American Restaurants in Rockford, IL

American in Rockford at a glance

• American is the 6th largest food category in Rockford, after bars and pizza.
• Its 4.7% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 27 listed below, 23 are independent and 4 belong to chains; 22 list a website.

American Restaurants in Rockford

• Tom & Jerry's Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 5446 E State St
• Cracker Barrel
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 730 North Lyford Rd. I-90 & State St
• Alpine View Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 1710 S Alpine Rd
• Beef-A-Roo
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 6593 Lexus Dr
• Lucha Cantina
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 1641 N Alpine Rd
• Thunder Bay Grille
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 7652 Potawatomi Trail
• Culinary Underground
  Restaurant · American · 416 S Main St
• Abreo Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 515 E State St
• Da Catch Rockton Avenue
  Restaurant · American · 3009 N Rockton Ave
• Garrett's Restaurant and Bar
  Restaurant · American · 1631 N Bell School Rd
• Applebee's
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 1675 E Riverside Blvd
• Mr J's
  Restaurant · American · 1803 Kishwaukee St
• GreenFire Restaurant Bar & Bakery
  Restaurant · American · 6795 E Riverside Blvd
• Skyview
  Restaurant · American · 2 Airport Cir
• Magpie
  Restaurant · American · 126 N Madison St
• Command Post Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 1004 Samuelson Rd
• Damon's Grill
  Restaurant · American · 755 Clark Rd
• Five Forks Market
  Restaurant · American · 6565 Lexus Dr
• Pearl
  Restaurant · American · 6876 Spring Creek Rd
• Take Outz
  Restaurant · American · 5851 Forest Hills Rd
• Tumbleweed Southwest Grill
  Restaurant · American · 5494 E State St
• 815 Kitchen (Grill & More)
  Restaurant · American · 479 N Springfield Ave
• Pour House Restaurant and Bar
  Restaurant · American · 2515 Kilburn Ave
• Wammy's Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · 1222 S Alpine Rd
• The Garden Grille & Bar
  Restaurant · American · 7675 Walton St
• InnaWay #FFF Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 123 Home
• Lulu's Roasted Corn
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · Water St

American elsewhere in Illinois

Among the Illinois cities in this guide, the most american listings are in Chicago (614), Springfield (38), Peoria (22), Naperville (21), Bloomington (18) and Evanston (18).

Run a american spot in Rockford?

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