Eat in Rockford, Illinois

Selections from Rockford, Ill., Yelp reviews.

The Illinois Machine Shed

Good breakfast. Portions very good sized.
REVISED:  portions still big, but quality inconsistent.  First time was great, second not so much.  Had my second time been my first, there wouldn’t have been a second.

Uncle Nick’s

the best gyros i have ever had in my life.  i once saw a prostitute out in a police car here.  it’s the best.

Smoke House

The owners are a family of very cool black people who make me picture giant family bbq reunions like on American Gangster when Denzel Washington went to go visit his family. They were super-friendly and told us their life story about how there were about 10 siblings and a bunch of their kids worked in the restaurant too.
Now I’m getting hungry. Game over.

Beef-A-Roo

Man, is there anything on their menu that isn’t good?  If there is I havn’t found it yet.  They could serve me any random thing they make and I’d still be happy.

This place is OK. I went there couple times

Subway

Why wouldn’t I like this?

Der Rathskeller

Look, I’ve only been to the place once so maybe it was an off year or something but my wife and I were seated in their overly crowded, dank cellar.

McDonald’s

I don’t eat at McDonald’s anymore, but I can’t resist a ninety-nine cent large Diet Coke when they have them on special!
Speedy enough drive-thru, nice server.

Old Country Buffet

I like boiled cabbage, what can I say?

Olive Garden

Oh, Olive Garden….Did my trusty pair of levi’s actually rip open after I left your restaurant? Sure did. I’m also not blaming it on daily wear and tear on an old pair of jeans that I ride my bike daily in, Im blaming it on the unlimited salad and breadsticks you kept forcing upon me. Next time I will remember to wear sweatpants.

Maid-Rite Restaurant

I honestly felt like I was transported in time when I walked in the door.  The franchise was started in 1926 and like that year, I was depressed.

Lord and Penix BBQ

1889 Santa Monica is a private residence in a middle class Rockford neighborhood. There was no sign in the front yard or anything else to indicate this is a restaurant, much less a business.

Not really sure what Michael W. was talking about.  The restaurant isn’t on Santa Monica, it’s on Alpine, and yes, it is a restaurant, not a private residence.