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Rockford Restaurants Open Late: Where to Eat After Midnight

Late-night cravings? Here’s your guide to Rockford-area spots serving food well after the dinner rush, including a few that never close.

Rockford, IL · 3d

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Beef-A-Roo continues store reopenings with new launch this week

ROSCOE, Ill. (WTVO) — Beef-A-Roo plans to continue reopening Rockford area stores with the re-launch of another location this week. According to 815 Beef-A-Roo, the Roscoe location at 5109 Rockrose Ct. is set to hold a ribbon cutting on Thursday. Most local Beef-A-Roo locations abruptly closed in April due...

Roscoe, IL · 5d
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This Illinois Buffet Serves Crab Legs, Crawfish, And Sushi All You Can Eat

Crab legs, crawfish, and sushi share the same buffet lines at one suburban spot. Add a made-to-order hibachi grill, and the plate math gets complicated fast. This Illinois buffet keeps things refreshingly simple. Lunch costs less than dinner, a drink comes included, and you can build your own stir-fry while a cook fires it up in front of you.

Downers Grove, IL · 4d
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Award-Winning JC's Burgers Opens Second Spot in Northwest Rockford

A burger joint that spent more than a decade building a following in tiny Davis Junction has planted its flag in Rockford. JC's Burgers has opened its second location at 2921 City View Drive in northwest Rockford, taking over the former Scanlan's space and branding the new spot JC's North.

Rockford, IL · 5d
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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 · 7d

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The Beef-a-Roo Comeback Tour Is Making Another Stop This Friday!

More Beef-a-Roo is coming back to the Rockford area! Another familiar location has announced its reopening date, and hungry fans won't have to wait much longer.

Roscoe, IL · 4d

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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 · 5d

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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 · 10d

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These 4 Illinois German Bakeries Still Stretch Strudel Dough So Thin You Can Read Through It

Some of the best bites in Illinois hide behind plain storefronts with handwritten signs and glass cases fogged from the morning ovens. You walk in expecting a quick coffee and walk out with a box of strudel, sticky fingers, and a plan to come back next weekend. Real strudel takes...

Chicago, IL · 5d

We Are Rockford

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Rockford Needs to Open More Chicken and Taco Places

Rockford definitely needs more chicken and taco spots.

Rockford, IL · 6d

We Are Illinois

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Belvidere To Champaign, Illinois Barbecue Rivals Texas And Memphis

Illinois has some seriously good barbecue tucked away in small towns and Chicago neighborhoods, but most people don't realize it's even there.

Illinois · 3d

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Photos | Burgers, hand-battered tenders and more at JC’s Burgers in Rockford

ROCKFORD — JC’s Burgers has opened its second location, filling the former Scanlan’s space at 2921 City View Drive in northwest Rockford. The restaurant will celebrate its grand opening on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Festivities start at 6 p.m. and include a $2,000 cash giveaway and live music from That 70s Band from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Dress in your best 70s outfit.

Rockford, IL · 6d

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This No-Seat, No-Ketchup Illinois Hot Dog Stand Still Piles Fresh-Cut Fries On Every Dog Like It Has For Decades

The fries don’t come on the side here. They get piled right on top of your hot dog, a steaming heap of hand-cut potatoes burying the whole thing. The idea reportedly started at a Cubs game in 1945. A Chicago city worker added fries to his hot dog and loved the salty crunch.

Chicago, IL · 6d

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Winter Comfort Food Keeps Regulars Loyal To These 6 Illinois Family Diners

When January wind rips across Illinois, a plate of biscuits and gravy starts to look like a solid life plan. Family diners have always been where people warm up, catch up, and order the same thing they ordered last winter. This list covers six of them, from Rockford down to...

Illinois · 6d

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First Watch proposed for former Oswego Giordano’s location

Oswego Village Hall documents say a new breakfast and lunch restaurant is being proposed for the former Giordano's location at 2870 Route 34. First Watch, a breakfast and lunch restaurant, is proposing major changes to the building's facade and signage. There are other nearby First Watch locations in Geneva and Naperville.

Oswego, IL · 6d

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New craft vodka distillery slated for consideration by Rockford advisory board

An entrepreneur is seeking approval to launch a new vodka distillery in Rockford, Illinois, with a proposal scheduled for consideration by the city's Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board on November 17.

Rockford, IL · 5d

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Belvidere To Champaign, Illinois Barbecue Rivals Texas And Memphis

Illinois has some seriously good barbecue tucked away in small towns and Chicago neighborhoods, but most people don't realize it's even there.

Illinois · 3d

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Big Beef-a-Roo Reopening News for Roscoe

Beef-a-Roo fans have another reason to celebrate! The second Rockford-area restaurant to reopen has officially announced its opening date and time.

Roscoe, IL · 4d

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Grab A Warm Paper Bag Of Donuts At These 8 Illinois Orchards Before The Season Closes

Some of the best bites in Illinois come from places you might drive right past, like a plain farm stand at the end of a gravel lot. You pull in expecting a quick stop, and then someone hands you a warm paper bag that smells like cinnamon and fresh apples.

Illinois · 7d