Chilly Billy’s last weekend
Sad, but true. Chilly Billy’s will serve its last breakfast this weekend. We hear Sunday is the last day. Owners Jeff and Laura Christiansen bought the restaurant from the original owner about four years ago. And it’s been for sale for the last two years. It was last listed for $225,000.
There’s a kitchen full of food left to cook up. $2 off meals and free Bloody Marys and mimosas all weekend.
(Know how Chilly Billy’s got its name? Watch this interview with the original owner’s daughter.)
January 18th, 2008 11:44
so they are closing with no new owner in site? that’s a real shame. never had the chance to eat there but from everything I hear CB has become a must-eat place!
January 18th, 2008 12:03
Oh no!! Chilly’s was our place to eat breakfast on our Walk of Woe. The Bloody Marys knocked off a little woe for a while.
RD
January 18th, 2008 12:29
I’ve only been there once, yet i feel sad….
if only i had money to buy it/open it…it could be my reason to move down!
January 18th, 2008 12:32
Good afternoon
we ate there for breakfast everytime we’ve
been to stj and chilly billy’s had a great breakfast.
sorry to hear about them departing. wish them all
the best. i would like to be there this weekend
to have 2 buck off and free bm and m’s.
have a great weekend.
quenton
January 18th, 2008 13:41
I have fond memories of Chilly Billy’s. Sorry to hear they couldn’t make it. Good luck to the family of Chilly Billy!
January 18th, 2008 13:42
Q, small world! I know that boss man all too well
January 18th, 2008 14:05
I liked that they had trivial pursuit on the tables to play while you waited for your food. Hopefully something else will go in there soon.
January 19th, 2008 05:55
We enjoyed Chilly Bily’s breakfasts and light lunches for many years, but last July we found the service horrible, the noise from trucks driving by much too loud, and the food mediocre at best and stopped going altogether.
January 19th, 2008 06:35
So sad!
January 19th, 2008 14:30
I’m crushed. Very sad. We really loved to eat there.
January 20th, 2008 00:11
Janet Powell, we will find your Island Cooking
which is the BEST down the road.
January 21st, 2008 00:55
Many thanks to the Chilly Billy family. A true icon that will be missed. St John will not be the same without them. Maybe they can help me find and photograph the St John panther.
January 21st, 2008 11:37
Always slow, but the food was great and the staff took the “have a great attitude” to heart and I never did mind the wait. Will miss when there next January.
January 21st, 2008 22:45
Hate to hear this… it was the perfect stj breakfast spot with it’s view of Cruz Bay and the simple but hearty breakfast while you planned your day. Everyone was always wonderful to us there. You will be missed.
January 24th, 2008 14:09
Hopefully a restaurant with actual caribbean cuisine will go in there. Last year the food at Chilly Billy’s was horrible - although the people eating around us were worse than the food, let’s hope the (Fried)Fish Trap is next to go.
January 27th, 2008 09:42
It’s been a few years since we’ve been down, but when we were there we at beakfast there often and really liked it. My wife and friends loved the breakfast burrito. Ah the memories !!
did it get sold , seems to have went down hill ! great site ! can’t wait to get back
January 27th, 2008 09:45
it been a few years, but when we were on island, we at there often and it was great. my wife and friends love the breakfast burrito. did it change hands ? seems like it went down hill.
miss the island ! great site, gives me a small fix ! can’t wait to get back. always planning !
January 27th, 2008 12:42
sorry about that