Girl and the Goat opens today

Jay_Carroll · July 30, 2010, 5:56pm

WOW- went back to get a table for a followup dinner using OpenTable. Finally found one 3 weeks from now on a Tuesday at 815. Unless you like eating at 6 or 9, slim pickins…

Scott_Manlin · July 30, 2010, 6:11pm

Heading back there next Friday. I didn’t bother with Open Table as there was no chance of getting anything but 5pm or 10pm but they generally have a table or two held back fortunately. But you are correct, they are busy, Stephanie emailed today that she is there every night and won’t have a night off until October… I told her it was a good problem to have…

Been hearing mixed things… interested to go back now that they have been open a few weeks to see how the menu has settled down…

Jay_Carroll · August 18, 2010, 9:43pm

First full review I have seen

The reviewer was not a fan of the pig face and neither was I. But the dish I had was not the preparation mentioned. Nothing wrong with it, just enjoyed the other things more.

Going back next week.

TimF · August 25, 2010, 8:50pm

3 stars from Phil Vettel today. I’m kind of surprised – not sure I would go quite that high.

Benjamin_Sullivan_DNA · August 26, 2010, 12:36am

The real question here is: how hot is the girl?

WvanGorp · August 30, 2010, 4:37am

LOVE Girl & The Goat. Got an OpenTable rez for 8:30 on the same day. Chickpea fritters were great, chicken was great, frites kind of ordinary, and the fish quite good. Definitely eager to go back. All washed down with an Orval. Thought the energy of the place was great as well.

Jay_Carroll · August 30, 2010, 4:54pm

Review with video…

http://www.wgntv.com/videobeta/bfea5359-0a71-4872-8962-21f778c5771b/News/Phil-Vettel-Reviews-Girl-and-the-Goat

S_L_Clayton · August 30, 2010, 5:30pm

Phil thinks the name sounds like a " naughty movie" - he is one sick puppy…

S_L_Clayton · January 10, 2011, 5:05pm

Finally getting to G and G- any thoughts on wine pairings?

Corey_N · January 10, 2011, 5:20pm

Do you know whether they still have the same 2-bottle/$25 corkage policy?

S_L_Clayton · January 10, 2011, 5:30pm

Do you know whether they still have the **same 2-bottle/$25 corkage policy?[/**quote]

Just received a timely email confirming that!

Corey_N · January 10, 2011, 7:46pm

Sweet!

I’m heading there for the first time in a couple weeks (I live right by there but my g/f didn’t want to go until she was eating meat again). Would be very pleased if you posted your impressions of both the food and your wine pairings.

S_L_Clayton · January 18, 2011, 6:20pm

Finally got to Girl and the Goat. The food is interesting and frankly all over the place. We tried just about everything on the menu and came away pretty pleased with the food. As to pairing it with wine I would probably go with something with enough acidity to cut through all the different flavors while at the same time not gettting in the way. Their wine service kind of sucks- we were told by the som. and our server that pairing to their menu is " impossible" and to not even try. Well, with their wine list I would say that would be true . Thing is paying 25 dollar corkage to pop a Kabinet or Oregon Pinot? We did bubbles off of the wine list and it worked really well but was not cheap. We also tried beer and that probably worked best.

To really dial in the wine and food there I think the way to go would be to plan in advance and do their roasted goat and lamb. ( They do have a private room and the som. did seem open to making a deal on corkage FWIW) Next time we go there I would more than likely drink beer. Although a offline of Northern Rhone and whole roasted goat leg would be pretty rad.

Corey_N · January 18, 2011, 7:55pm

S L Clayton:

Finally got to Girl and the Goat. The food is interesting and frankly all over the place. We tried just about everything on the menu and came away pretty pleased with the food. As to pairing it with wine I would probably go with something with enough acidity to cut through all the different flavors while at the same time not gettting in the way. Their wine service kind of sucks- we were told by the som. and our server that pairing to their menu is " impossible" and to not even try. Well, with their wine list I would say that would be true . Thing is paying 25 dollar corkage to pop a Kabinet or Oregon Pinot? We did bubbles off of the wine list and it worked really well but was not cheap. We also tried beer and that probably worked best.

To really dial in the wine and food there I think the way to go would be to plan in advance and do their roasted goat and lamb. ( They do have a private room and the som. did seem open to making a deal on corkage FWIW) Next time we go there I would more than likely drink beer. Although a offline of Northern Rhone and whole roasted goat leg would be pretty rad.

Thanks for the update.

With the variety of flavors, I think you’re right – beer is probably the way to go.

johngonzales · January 19, 2011, 2:02am

We went over the Thanksgiving holiday and loved it.
I thought we had the best seats in the house, and I think you can request them. There are two seats facing the cooking line on each end. Two are to the left as you look into the restaurnat , and the better two, which we got, are on the right. These are facing the hot prep and just to the side of where Stephanie Izzard expedites. So we got to watch the action and do a little chatting with her.
I really liked the pig face, scallops, stuffed sepia, chickpea fritters, and gnocchi. Wine service is pretty basic, though they didn’t cop any attitude and chef was pretty gracious when we sent her a pour.

S_L_Clayton · January 19, 2011, 2:55pm

She’s not one to shy away from a drink…The food is really good I just think they could do better with their wine program.

Mark.Ricca · February 18, 2011, 4:11pm

Great article on her and the restaurant in the March Saveur.

Looks like I’ll have to go next time we’re in Chicago.

Dan.Gord0n · February 18, 2011, 6:58pm

Corey N.:

S L Clayton:

Finally got to Girl and the Goat. The food is interesting and frankly all over the place. We tried just about everything on the menu and came away pretty pleased with the food. As to pairing it with wine I would probably go with something with enough acidity to cut through all the different flavors while at the same time not gettting in the way. Their wine service kind of sucks- we were told by the som. and our server that pairing to their menu is " impossible" and to not even try. Well, with their wine list I would say that would be true . Thing is paying 25 dollar corkage to pop a Kabinet or Oregon Pinot? We did bubbles off of the wine list and it worked really well but was not cheap. We also tried beer and that probably worked best.

To really dial in the wine and food there I think the way to go would be to plan in advance and do their roasted goat and lamb. ( They do have a private room and the som. did seem open to making a deal on corkage FWIW) Next time we go there I would more than likely drink beer. Although a offline of Northern Rhone and whole roasted goat leg would be pretty rad.

Thanks for the update.

With the variety of flavors, I think you’re right – beer is probably the way to go.

First time we went I tried a couple of their interesting beers and they worked very well. Second time brought a SQN pinot which “mostly” worked…not sure what I’ll do next time as I agree that pairing is a bit tough…might go the beer route again.

Scott_Manlin · February 18, 2011, 8:43pm

Italian whites, Oregon Pinots, Liighter Reds in general, High Acid Viognier, Cool Climate Syrah all work well with Stephanie’s food…

Jay_Carroll · February 18, 2011, 8:56pm

Hmmmmm- high acid viognier…know anyone that makes such a wine???