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Girl & The Goat

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Address
809 West Randolph Street, Chicago
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Phone
(312) 492-6262
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Website
www.girlandthegoat.com

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About this place Girl & The Goat

Girl & The Goat is Stephanie Izard's restaurant at 809 West Randolph Street, on the West Loop's restaurant row. Izard won Top Chef and a James Beard award, and the menu is built around shared plates of vegetables, meat and fish, including house-made sausages and goat dishes. It's a mainstream restaurant listed as gay-friendly, not a gay venue. Dinner runs from 16:30 nightly, until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and there's a Sunday brunch from 10:00 to 14:00. With more than 8,000 reviews at 4.7, it stays busy, so book well ahead or go early for a bar seat. Boystown is a cab or L ride north.

Opening Hours

Closed
Monday 16:30-22:00
Tuesday 16:30-22:00
Wednesday 16:30-22:00
Thursday 16:30-22:00
Friday 16:30-23:00
Saturday 16:30-23:00
Sunday 10:00-14:00, 16:30-22:00

Features

Gay-friendly (straight venue) LGBTQ+ Casual Food served Outdoor Patio Walk ins welcome Outdoor terrace No dress code

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4.7
★★★★★
8,447 reviews

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Luke Ernst
Luke Ernst Jun 2026
★★★★★

Nice experience overall with lots of flavors. The kitchen recommends 2-3 dishes a person. Great place to share food and enjoy nice discussions.

Kevin Fackler
Kevin Fackler Jun 2026
★★★★★
Gail Whitney
Gail Whitney Jun 2026
★★★★★

Beautiful restaurant with exceptional food and fantastic service. We couldn't choose a favorite of the courses, everything was so delicious!

Ms. Madiba
Ms. Madiba Jun 2026
★★★★★

No organic/biodynamically grown menu. This is all poisoned by chemical pesticides and herbicides, which harm human health slowly over time.

Samiha Baker
Samiha Baker Jun 2026
★★★★★

The food was not up to my tasting, the mixing of the cuisines did not match & the fish did not smell good at all.. it’s pretty busy & people have different taste buds however I won’t go again.

Nicole C
Nicole C Jun 2026
★★★★★

An awesome spot in Chicago’s west loop/Fulton market area. Reservations are needed but we were able to go last minute and found seats at the bar where they have the full menu. Everything was incredible and portions were large enough to share. Highly recommend the goat empanadas

Amanda Cliby
Amanda Cliby Jun 2026
★★★★★

Finally got to check off my bucket list!! Want to start off by saying overall this experience was OUTSTANDING. Would give it 4.5 stars due to a couple minor things, but the food and drinks were AMAZING Watched the head chef Stephanie I. on Top Chef and loved her! After trip to Chicago for a work trip brought me to the Windy City I was able to finally go! Started off by ordering drinks. LOVE LOVE the creative drink names. (You can see on picture of menu later the full list) We ordered 2 different drinks. First (the shorter Yellow-colored drink) was called the *mai chai-A rum drink with fenugreek almond, orgeat, turmeric, lime and plum bitters. VERY unique and great flavor. Also ordered the *i don't want no shrubs- Vodka, basil-berry shrub, Cocchi Americano Cardamaro, lemon and transatlantic bitters. (this smelled like a fresh strawberry in a cup) Smooth and fresh! For our first course we order the Goat Empanadas (Pictures on cutting board) The crisp on the outside paired with the mouthwatering and melt in your mouth tenderness of the goat was so tasty. They came on a bed of spring onion pesto and pickled spring onion queso fresco. Perfect size for two to share for an appetizer and was simple yet heartwarming and absolutely delicious. We also shared the **sauteed green beans with a creamy fish sauce vinaigrette and warm cashews. The were cooked perfectly, tender yet with a lite bite. Although delicious was our least favorite of the three items (Which isn't saying much since these were also good!) And lastly the Sticky Glazed Pork Shank. WOW! Cannot say enough about this dish. The ABSOLUTE BEST PORK i have ever eaten. It fell apart with a fork and butter knife with hardly any effort. It came with a cucumber chili crunch salad, a strawberry herby chili, and hoisin may and a hot mustard mayo with lettuce and homemade pita. The hot mustard was the favorite aside from the sticky glaze. Now for the bad part. We weren't even 2 bites into dinner when we were interrupted by the server delivering out dessert menus and telling us what we should order. When I'm not even close to finishing eating this just feels like I was being told to hurry up and leave which is why I would've preferred to leave 4.5 stars vs. 5. Either way this place did not disappoint and would HIGHLY recommend. The restaurant was warm and stylish while also have a bit of the modern.

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Last updated on 9 November 2026

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