I had to book 3 months in advance for The Girl & The Goat, and even then, the earliest dinner reservation I could get was 9:15pm for a Monday evening on OpenTable. That’s how crazy people book in advance! I didn’t even know what I signed up for or even thought to comprehend that I would be eating goat meat here. All I knew was, if I were to go to Chicago, I must go to The Girl & The Goat. That’s what everyone said. And they were right. I didn’t regret it one bit.
But note: if you want to eat goat leg or goat shoulder, you must call and pre-order one day in advance. The goat shoulder is $25/lb with a 7lb minimum purchase. The goat leg was even larger…. We didn’t pre-order because 7lb for 5 people was way too much food!
However, there are other goat dishes that you can still order!!!
I wish I took a picture of this colorful, bright and vibrant yet weird painting of the girl and the goat on this particular wall in front of me from where I sat. The goat looked so cuute in such a weird and bizarre way.
Oysters. Raw. I wish the menu included the ingredients of these oysters because the sauces and seasoning put into these oysters were very refreshing and mildly savory while still highlighting the freshness of the oysters.
rory mcilroy. broker’s gin . lychee . pink peppercorn . black tea . lemon. This cocktail was one of the most refreshing, light and caffeinated cocktails I have ever had. I love the contrast of the tea and lychee and lemon yet the butter and sweet and sour flavors blended together so nicely.
goat carpaccio. smoked trout roe . olive-maple vinaigrette. Very tender, soft and chewy.
goat liver mousse. berry lamb jam . cranberry mostarda . bread & butter pickles. I really love this dish even though I feel like I might already be biased because I love pate and this is similar to pate in concept. The mousse was very light and soft yet rich in goat liver flavor. I enjoyed spreading the mousse on the bread. The contrast with the pickled sauces was a palate cleanser.
hamachi crudo. chili-soy vinaigrette . finger hots . gooseberries . puffed black rice. This was everyone’s favorite dish all around. I actually have never had good hamachi crudo before. The fish would always be so tough to chew. But these were as tender and soft and smooth as can be.
wood fired octopus. pepita mole . pickled banana squash. Octopus was soft and chewy. Mole was flavorful and savory.
pan roasted arctic char. bermese curry . sweet potato . fried brussels salad. I’m loving all of these curry seasonings here!! This was Burmese Curry. The fish underneath was extremely tender, extremely soft.
wood oven roasted pig face. sunny side egg . tamarind . cilantro . red wine-maple . potato stix. Hmm, I think this was my favorite!!! I just enjoyed eating the meat so much!! There was such good flavor in this dish. I think it’s also the tamarind.
bucatini. milk braised pork shoulder . tomato. Hmm, I think this was also my favorite!!!! The pasta was very soft and chewy. The light tomato sauce was milky and creamy from the milk braised. The pork was soooo tender!
crisp braised pork shank. buttermilk dressing . butternut squash kimchi . naan. Wait!! I think this was my favorite too!!!! The pork shank was HUGE. The meat flakes off from the bones so easy. Ugh. So. Delicious.
confit goat belly. bourbon butter . lobster & crab . fennel. Whoa! As if I couldn’t get any fuller, this goat belly was just as delicious! And with lobster and crab? There was plenty of that to go around! Definitely my favorite surf & turf hands down!
caramel corn & malt balls. vanilla malt ice cream . popcorn caramel . chocolate magic shell. And now let’s end it with some birthday dessert with one of their famous desserts! I love the playful popcorn and chocolate and ice cream and caramel altogether!
Now even if you can’t get reservations, you must come at night even at 10pm. Just try to stick in a reservation for 2. It’s so worth the late dinner!!!!!!!!!!
