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.

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Recommended: Cemitas Puebla

David, the founder of the elusive “Club Sandwich” sandwich club, turned me on to what has to be the best Mexican sandwich in Chicago. Most of us are familiar with the many delicious tortas around town, but if you think this is just another torta you have no idea how wrong you are. It’s called a “Cemita”, which is a local sandwhich from Puebla, Mexico. I can’t really describe how good this thing is. It’s so fresh and has the perfect balance of meat/sauce/bread/cheese. Worth the drive or bike ride out to sketchy West Logan Square.

If that doesn’t convince you, here’s a video of an overweight, loud, obnoxious, sunburned, “tv personality”  in a segment called Grabbin a Sandwich. Thanks Guy!