And now for something completely different.
I went to the brand new Washington, D.C. location of Chicago's famous Billy Goat Tavern this past weekend, and to put it succinctly, I was horrified. For anyone who has been to the legendary Billy Goat Tavern on lower Michigan Avenue in Chicago, where the smell of grease is strong, where every surface is covered with Chicago Tribune clippings, where the Cubs rule, where pictures of goats and Tribune columnists adorn the walls, and where there is no Pepsi (only Coke) and no fries (only chips), the shock of the pristine Starbuck'd location and feel of the D.C. branch of this fine Chicago institution would be too much to bear.
Not only were there chips and Coke on the menu, but there were even White Sox pennants hanging behind the bar and above the condiment station! The White Sox! In the Billy Goat Tavern! That is blasphemous (unless, of course, it is some roundabout way of transferring the Cubs' curse to the White Sox, in which case I'm all for it).
Furthermore, there was a sign welcoming both elephants and donkeys, something that would be unheard of in the Chicago original where, during the Republican convention of 1944 in Chicago, a sign went up proclaiming "No Republicans Allowed." Perhaps this concession is a political necessity in a political city, but it still goes against the grain of the Billy Goat Tavern tradition.
The burgers are identical, though the buns lack the grease-infusion offered by the decades old grill surface in the Michigan Avenue original. And again, there were chips and Coke. That's a slap in the face to tradition.
I think I will be reserving my Billy Goat visits for the Chicago original. This D.C. location has sold out and sold out badly.
More on the DC location... Great food, but if you don't want to leave a tip (after all, your're the one getting your own food at the counter), be sure to zero out that area on your credit card slip or fill it in somehow. Otherwise, they'll add their own tip to your total without your knowledge. Unless you're going out of your way or doing something over and above your job, ya don't deserve a tip. Shame on Billy Goat Tavern in DC for adding a $1 tip to my credit card charge without my authorization.
Posted by: Jill | March 31, 2007 at 06:31 PM
Will NEVER go back! I ordered at the counter, while my boyfriend ordered and paid for our order at the bar. We had been doing this on every Tuesday evening for months. This past Tuesday, there was a new man working the food counter. After ordering our food, we wanted me to pay at the food counter. I told him that my boyfriend would pay at the bar as usual. The man literally had like a nervous breakdown and started screaming at me. I was so extremely shocked and upset. He screamed at me - "You pay here!!! If you want to pay at the bar, then you order at the bar!" This was news to me since we've been ordering this way for months. IF the ordering procedure has changed it needs to be posted! Having the Counter person screaming at the customers is NOT acceptable. I later saw him at the bar drinking. I think he was probably drinking on the job which is the reason he started yelling at me. It was one of the oddest things to ever happen to me. This man needs to be fired. I spoke to the barmaid about him and she said he is like the manager or something. I'm appalled. That kind of behavior is unacceptable.
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