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Video Shows What's Left Inside an Abandoned Rockford KFC

Years after Rockford's KFC restaurants closed, a video reveals what's still inside the deteriorating Auburn and Kilburn location.

Rockford, IL · 3d

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This Family-Owned Wisconsin Butcher Shop Sells Dry-Aged Steaks And Farm-Raised Meats Worth A Detour

A butcher shop with its own library and a big family-style table for reading? That tells me quite a bit before anyone even mentions a steak. It says the people behind the counter want you to learn something. They teach whole-animal butchering classes, so the curiosity runs deep. It also...

Wisconsin · 3d
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The Rockford Night Owl’s Guide to Eating After the Bars Close

From 24-hour diners to gyros until 3 a.m., this guide rounds up where Rockford-area night owls can find food after midnight, including options across the Wisconsin border.

Rockford, IL · 1d

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Customers Spot Concerning Notice at Another Rockford Restaurant

If you've been craving a big bowl of pho from a popular Vietnamese restaurant in Rockford, you might want to check on its status before making the drive. Recently I've noticed a lot of chatter about Pho 815, the Vietnamese restaurant located at 7437 E. State Street in the What's Happening in Rockford, IL Facebook group, and it has nothing to do with the food served there.

Rockford, IL · 1d
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The Legendary Breakfast At This Wisconsin Restaurant Is So Good It Deserves Its Own Fan Club

Somewhere in Madison, Wisconsin, on a street lined with real houses and real trees, there is a red brick diner that has quietly accumulated a following that most restaurants would trade their entire marketing budget to achieve. Ogden’s North Street Diner at 560 North Street doesn’t advertise its greatness loudly,...

Madison, WI · 9d

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5 Best Restaurants in Racine, Wisconsin You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Racine, Wisconsin — a city where Lake Michigan’s blue sweep meets the red-brick bones of industry, where Polish bakeries and Mexican taquerias stand shoulder to shoulder, and the laughter of families mingles with the dreams of newcomers. Here, the architecture is a patchwork: Victorian homes, weathered taverns, and the steady hum of factories softened by the scent of fresh bread and barbecue smoke. Racine is a crossroads — of old-timers and artists, of Hmong, Black, and Latino families, of those who remember the glory days of manufacturing and those who see possibility in every sunrise.

Racine, WI · 3d

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Taste the Town | JC’s brings award-winning burgers to Rockford

It’s time to Taste the Town, and today we’re featuring JC’s Burgers in Rockford. You might already know and love their original location in Davis Junction, but now this family-run business is bringing its burgers, chicken and signature flavors to a second location at 2921 City View Drive in Rockford. That’s off the northeast corner of Rockton Avenue and Riverside Boulevard in northwest Rockford.

Rockford, IL · 3d

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This Family-Run Illinois Seafood Counter Has Guarded Its Secret Red Batter Since 1951

A secret red batter coats the fried scallops at one Illinois seafood counter, and the family still won’t share the recipe. That alone made me curious. The same family has run this place since 1951. Their roots in the fish business go back even further, to Great Lakes commercial fishing in the 1930s.

Des Plaines, IL · 6d

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The Humble Wisconsin BBQ Joint Where The Brisket Is Absolutely Worth The Drive

There are two kinds of restaurants in this world: the ones that make you feel like you need a reservation three weeks out, and the ones that make you feel like you’ve been let in on a secret. Double B’s MKE-Style BBQ in West Allis, Wisconsin is firmly, gloriously,...

West Allis, WI · 2d

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This Popular Long Grove restaurant experience ruined by Rude Workers.

Sorelle Italian Market in Long Grove: A Beautiful Restaurant, Decent Food, and One Employee Who Ruined the Entire Experience. There’s an old saying that you can have the most beautiful restaurant in the world, serve good food at reasonable prices, and still lose customers because of one thing: terrible customer service.

Long Grove, IL · 8d

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People Travel Across Wisconsin For The Massive Subs At This Little Deli

A sandwich shop that sells subs up to 24 inches long also has a flexing red bull on the wall. That tells me quite a bit before anyone even orders. The size options say this kitchen likes a challenge. Two feet of bread is a group project, not a snack. It’s built for sharing, bragging, or a very ambitious lunch.

Milwaukee, WI · 3d

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This Massive Wisconsin Flea Market Is So Enormous You’ll Need An Entire Day To Explore

There are places in Wisconsin that make you feel like you’ve discovered a secret, and the Wilmot Flea Market in Wilmot is absolutely one of them, except the secret is out and apparently everyone already knows. The parking lot is your first clue that something serious is happening here.

Kenosha County, WI · 2d

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For longtime Beef-a-Roo employees, the return feels like ‘siblings are back together’

ROSCOE — When Sheilah Scheider started at Beef-a-Roo as a 17-year-old Jefferson High School student, she said the original owners Dave Debruler and Jean Vitale made her feel like part of the family. It’s a feeling that Scheider and other longtime employees say has been rekindled under the new...

Rockford, IL · 1d

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Milwaukee’s Friday Fish Fry Has a Secret Ingredient, and It’s Not in the Batter

Milwaukee has a standing Friday dinner date, and it comes with coleslaw. Across the city...

Milwaukee, WI · 3d

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How This Small Pizza Restaurant Built a LEGENDARY Local Following in Milwaukee, WI

Open, Sun - Thu 11PM- 10 PM | Closed Wed. Milwaukee has plenty of pizza stories, but Zaffiro’s begins with two East Side brothers, a neighborhood bar, and a very thin crust. Liborio “Bobby” Zaffiro opened the Farwell Avenue restaurant in 1954, starting with just a few tables and a service bar.

Milwaukee, WI · 1d

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Relive The Golden Age Of The 1950s At This Beloved Little Wisconsin Diner

Nobody warned you that a diner on North Farwell Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin would make you feel this good about being alive, but here we are. Welcome to the Comet Cafe, and try not to fall in love too quickly. The first thing you notice when you approach the Comet...

Milwaukee, WI · 7d

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Jalisco’s Cocina y Bar 1987 – Familiar Food at a Familiar Location

Everything changes, but it is nice to know you can get Mexican food in a familiar neighborhood again. Jalisco’s Cocina y Bar 1987 (2018 E. North Ave.) adds another option for East Side appetites. Most recently Hacienda Beer Co. and before that G-Daddy's BBC, diners of a certain age...

Milwaukee, WI · 1d

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A Family-Owned Wisconsin Spot Where Grilled Meats And Fresh Flatbread Are The Stars

Every single thing on this menu is 100 percent Zabiha Halal, from the beef kofta to the lamb chops. That one promise tells you a lot about how seriously this kitchen takes its food. The recipes come from family, passed down through generations. The grill handles kofta, shish kabob, and...

Oak Creek, WI · 2d

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For Two Decades, Illinois Families Have Picked Apples and Eaten Cider Donuts at This McHenry Farm

Some of the best days in Illinois start with a simple plan to grab a bag of apples and end with sticky fingers, a full trunk, and kids who refuse to leave. That is exactly what happens at one farm market tucked along a quiet country road. From the outside...

Mchenry, IL · 1d

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Crab Legs, Sushi And A Hibachi Grill Bring Wisconsin Seafood Lovers To This Racine Buffet

Some parking lots tell a story before anyone goes inside, and one lot on the south side of Racine is often packed. People drive in for crab legs at dinner, a sushi bar, and a hibachi station where cooks make plates to order. There is also a dessert corner that...

Racine, WI · 2d