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    Hard Rock Cafe - Rockford

    3.2 (18 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Huge crispy chicken sandwich with coleslaw. Both were really tasty!
    Debbie G.

    My hubby had a $20 credit so we figured why not give the restaurant a try. We started with the Bangkok spicy shrimp. Crispy shrimp with a really good sauce. A nice size portion too. The Messi chicken sandwich was delicious. Crispy chicken with the right amount of tasty sauce and fries. The chicken sandwich I got was huge! It was really good with a side of coleslaw. The coleslaw was fresh tasting and not overly saturated with mayo. It was good. We had great service. I think the prices are reasonable. I would eat here again.

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    David R.

    Always fun to visit a Hard Rock Cafe, especially when it's a new one. This particular one maintains high marks for their dinner salad and bowl, but unfortunately it was accompanied by terrible service. Salmon Cesar was light and the salmon was cooked perfectly. The Southwest chicken bowl had a unique guacamole ranch dressing which gave a dish that you can get anywhere a different distinct flavor. Unfortunately we waited a long time between seating and ordering drinks and then waited too long again to order entree's. The food did come quickly as they weren't that busy. Never offered refills of water and we were planning on getting that huge chocolate brownie dessert that they offer with coffee but we were never offered dessert, just brought the check. 5 for the food, 1 for the service.

    Manish C.

    The Hard Rock Cafe Rockford is located in the newly open Hard Rock Casino east of downtown Rockford. While Hard Rock usually opens up in more touristy areas, the city of Rockford has some nice parks, gardens, and museums, and has an interesting history as the birthplace of sock monkeys and is the former home to the Rockford Peaches of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (made a bit more famous in the film A League of Their Own). The Hard Rock bottle opener and city tee shirt they sell here do justice to the city depicting some of these into it's design. While I didn't get a chance to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe, I got to take in the festivities of opening weekend a bit as it was lively, with a band playing live music. The design mirrors that of their other US casino locations, but all the staff I encountered were really friendly. The Rock Shop is a few steps away from the restaurant, as it's a combination shop with the casino. They had the bottle opener and shot glass in stock, so I was a happy camper to add these to my collection. While I'm not the biggest fan of casinos, this one is designed really well, so recommend a visit to this location should your travels lead you to Rockford, Illinois.

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    Food was mediocre at best and was priced too high. Good atmosphere and customer service

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    Candie at the cafe was wonderful! She was attentive, sweet, and always so very nice! Can't wait to go back and see her again!

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    Ordered nacho appetizer, the chips were basically crushed so we had to ask for forks to eat it. Wont be ordering that again

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    I had the carne asada tacos and the soup and it was delicious! Tasted like the authentic street tacos I had when I lived in California.

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    A lot has changed since the last time we visited a few years ago…read more We were looking to break out of what I call our "DeKalb" funk since we have been eating a lot in DeKalb when we do eat out. I thought of Hoffman House, which is co-located inside a hotel. We'd eaten there years ago, and their prime rib was very good. While driving north, my wife looked it up. They changed from a white table cloth restaurant to more of a sports bar theme. Their entree list was rather anemic and just not worth the trip, except they did offer Prime Rib on Saturday. We made the trip. For starters, when you walk in there is no hostess station. The bartender told us "Sit where ever you want." so we found a booth that was clean and sat down. The seating was, well worn as in worn out. The seat covers were chipping on the chairs, and the booth seating was just dead. Our server arrived and we placed our order. My wife ordered tea, and I had a Guiness draft which was properly poured. The server brought out 4 honey buns, which are light and fluffy, sprinkled with powdered sugar, and served with a honey butter blend. They are best when they arrive - HOT. (Eat them as they arrive) It wasn't very long before the main course came out. No salad was offered. My Prime Rib was ordered and served medium rare, and the baked potato was cooked properly. I was expecting some horseradish sauce with the Prime Rib - nope. My wife did enjoy her shaved Prime Rib sandwich - the roll it was on was nice, and she opted for the premium onion strings, which were tasty. Why just okay? This was a place to go for a nice dinner with your family. It has transformed into a tired sports bar. Lots of screens, but it's kind of half-hearted with regards to the sports bar theme. Servers aren't in sports uniforms, there isn't a lot of stuff on the walls. The seating is worn out and should be either refinished or replaced. It feel like they ran out of money or concepts during the conversion, and just stopped. There is nothing compelling here to bring us back.

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    This place has been around forever, and for good reason! They have a great, casual, fun atmosphere…read morewith lots of sports playing all around. The place is slightly split into two parts: one side for dining and another for the bar. They have a million beers on tap, and also have wine and a full bar. Servers are friendly and helpful! The menu is pretty simple, all American food. So if you're not into that you might want to look elsewhere. But the stuff they offer they do really well. The fish and chips are great and the nacho portions are huge. They also do burgers well too. We got the kids spaghetti and meatballs for our son and it was good but the meatballs were spicy which seemed like a weird choice. The warm cookie topped with cold ice cream is the perfect dessert choice to end the night!

    Mediocre experience. Server was nice but inattentive to our table. Disappeared for lengthy time…read more Took 20 mins or more to get drinks. 10 mins before came to us to take order then another 10-15 mins to make 3 sodas and walk them 2 feet over to us. We were seated in the bar area. Bread sticks came out fresh, hot and were delicious. Well seasoned and perfectly cheesy . We were starving and inhaled them so fast I forgot to take a pic. Our order consisted of Spaghetti and Meatballs, BBQ Burger with tots and pizza with side cesear salad. The spaghetti came out look warm which was very disappointing. But it was very tasty and filling. Sauce was full of flavor and so were the HUGE meatballs. I can only imagine how much better it would have been hot. Would def order this again. The BBQ Burger was reported to be well cooked and yummy. It was also mildly warm when it came out. Tots were reported to be well seasoned and mildly warm also. Pizza was reported to be ok. It was also only warm. Son wasn't too impressed with it and he loves pizza.It looked very fake... like premade frozen pizza. He didn't eat but 2 small slices of it. Cesar salad was basic. Oddly enough the lettuce was warm instead of cold. So what I gather from all the temperature issues is that the food was made and sat out. That's disappointing. If it was brought out fresh I bet I could have given this a much higher rating. Refills were a struggle to get. She gave my husband and son 1 refill then never came back to check on us until it was time for the check. And again.. it was not even close to being busy. I counted 8 families in the whole place from time we arrived to time we left.

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