19 Best Italian Restaurants in Rockford

“Really fantastic pizza! Best around.“

“I haven't been here in +25 years. The food is still perfectly prepared and delicious. I wish I lived closer, I hope to return sooner than 25 years next time,“

“Friday 10/25/2024 my wife placed a carry-out order i thought it was for East State she called Riverside my work is 6 blocks from the East state the staff was very helpful and re-made my order everyone was super to me want to say thank-you very much“

“My order was late being delivered and we figured out it was likely delivered to the wrong address. The staff was helpful, quickly remade the order, and delivered it without a problem. The delivery driver was very polite and even ensured our address was corrected in the system. I appreciate their great customer service and the food was amazing as always.“

“The food is phenomenal, and they have great cocktails and martinis too. You can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. It’s our favorite spot in the Rockford region for Italian food.“

“Friday fish fry is my favorite. Prime rib is tasty on Saturday night very reasonable and tasty. My kids love the calzones.“

“MICHAEL… MICHAEL…. MICHAEL! Best Customer service, and best delivery guy in town! I didn’t get my salad and I honestly wasn’t going to make a big deal out of it since I haven’t had luck with getting a refund/food redelivered… but michael reached out to me on my cell and let me know he’s going to bring it to me and apologized that they forgot it! I mean honestly, I was so thankful! This is the meaning of service! I appreciate him and we Definitely need more michaels in the food industry! ‼️‼️??“

“We always enjoy their food. It is authentic Italian cooking. They use fresh ingredients and they have big portions and it is very reasonably priced. “Ro” is always very friendly. Even when it’s busy, we always get great service.“

“We recently hosted our son’s wedding at Franchesco’s…I cannot say enough about the service Kim and her staff provided! I 💯 recommend Francesco’s for your your wedding venue! No need to look anywhere else!“

“Addet and derek were amazing definitely recommend them very attentive always checking in on us went above and beyond to make sure my kids were happy and my wife was happy we will for sure be back

Kid-friendliness: Yes kid friendly except chicken strips were over cooked“

“Saturday 6/11 we ordered $96 worth of food at the East State location. Went to pick it up and the owner asked what we needed. We stated we order food and gave her our name. She was lscrambling and said she doesn’t have an order for us. We ordered it online and she found it. She gave us 3 bags. We wanted to open them to make sure everything was there. She said “ I personally bagged the order, it’s all there,” in a sarcastic tone. Okay since she’s the owner we took her word for it. Got home and we’re missing 4 items. Called her to credit the debit card and she said she couldn’t but can give us a gift card for the amount. Food was hot, quality was pretty good. But honestly I won’t ever go back. For being the owner, and a local restaurant she was not friendly and didn’t even Thank us when we left. She needs training on how to greet and thank her customers. Paninos…STEP UP YOUR GAME!“

“The server was friendly and the place is clean and their cheese pizza was cooked perfectly. One of the owners asked how Our meal was. We're retired so loved the music that was playing. Can't wait to go back. THANKS!!!“

“In town for work rn, stopped in to do some laundry and ordered some food and a few beers. Friendly home town vibe with cheap brews can’t be beat.“

“The Crab Rangoon pizza is so fire!! I hope you keep it on the menu!!“

“Great food, friendly people. Highly recommend!“

“I recommend it a lot they have really good food always very clean and every worker is very polite and professional in there job I 100% recommend to go eat“

“Waited quite some time for our pizza even though we ordered it from home so it wouldn't take so long. Once we got there. It was worth waiting for. The waiter was new but he did a pretty darn good job for a newbie. My only complaint was a restaurant was so cold that I could have used a jacket. I heard others complaining of the same thing.“

“This place is a hidden gem. I live right down the road from it and didn’t realize it was there until my cousin told me about it. Best pizza in Rockford hands down. I don’t suggest the stuffed crust because the pizza gets a bit too thin at least for my liking for the normal crust pizza is amazing.“

“amazing sauce, double dough crust and cheese. Decided to try a new place to me, and so glad I did. When I am back on that side of town and want pizza... my place to stop.“