Billygoat Tavern
I decided to try something different for lunch today . . . Most people would consider this typical but for me it’s unusual. I wanted to have some good old American food (Burger, fries, steak, etc)
I went to http://www.lunchintheloop.com and went to see what was available for that kind of food. Billygoat Tavern at 309 W. Washington was pretty highly recommended by all the individual reviews.
So I headed out a bit before 12 to beat the lunch time rush. I showed up around 11:50, the place was pretty empty. I walked in behind two others. Seating was almost completely open and this was not a small place.
I ordered a “Cheezborger” and a raspberry Nestea. The total had come out to $6.31. Wasn’t sure why it was so much until I looked at the receipt.
Chez Burger - $2.95
Fries - $1.45
Lrg Soda - $1.34
Tax - $0.57
They had added on fries. I was going to ask them to fix the bill but I figured I’d give the fries a shot too. They even added on tax! I didn’t want that at all!!! 
The prices are better depending on the day you go. Thursdays and Fridays double and triple burgers can be had for much less than my single cost me today.
The burger was ready within a couple of minutes I went to their condiment table and threw some onions, pickles and mustard on it. I was also able to request mayonnaise packets at the counter
The burger patty was a bit thin (as several reviewers on Lunch in the Loop stated) and was served on a Kaiser bun. The burger itself was . . . A burger. Not the best, not the worst. Just a burger. I didn’t notice how thin the patty was while actually eating it. The fries . . . Were fries that needed salt.
I finished eating around 12:10 (with half my fries left over, could not finish them. This place will fill you up!) and looked around. There were maybe about five more people in there than there were before. Today was, obviously, not a high traffic day for them.
On the upside they did have free copies of the onion on a table off to the side. I was able to read all about how Roomba Vacuum cleaners were hiding and harassing their owners with their incessant cleaning and how a shocking percentage of parents mistreat their children by limiting their TV time, saying maybe for hours sometimes days on end without a definite answer and engage in inappropriate touching by hugging and kissing them in front of the school bus before it leaves.
All in all the place wasn’t bad and I would like to try their steak burger at some point but from my experience today it’s just another burger joint, nothing more nothing less. Not what I was expecting based on the reviews. I might be back for a steak burger to try that out at some point.