27 Best Italian Restaurants in Rockford

“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“

“Love the WORKS pizza! Eats like a steak - with all the great meat and toppings!“

“the best dairy free pizza around my son finally enjoyed a pizza thank you so much 😁“

“Fantastic food, great service and excellent specialty cocktails. Very classy! I had heard that their lasagna was some of the best in Rockford, so I was going to try that, but one of the diners recommended the stroganoff, which was absolutely amazing. My wife had the lasagna, and it was as good as I had heard! Last night was our first visit, won’t be our last. Highly recommended.“

“I love Rockford pizza and I try to eat at new places all the time that I haven’t tried before. I tried Anna’s on N main for the 1sr time and their crust was absolutely delicious. Definitely one of my top 6 pizza joints in the surrounding area!!“

“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.“

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

“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!“

“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!“

“Great Italian food! It’s been so many years since I’ve been here but I decided to check it out again. We were seated at a booth near the window. The drink menu looks very interesting, might have to try one next time. I ordered the Chicken Parmigiana and my mom ordered the Lasagna Classico (both with salad). The breadsticks were served warm and were pretty good, although not deserving of all the hype in my opinion. The salad was very good, I really enjoyed the dressing. Our dinners came out very fast and were very hot. Both were very good and better than I would have expected. Our waiter Jake was very good with service, even though it seemed a bit busy. Next time I’m getting some of those Warm Italian Donuts though, I remember them fondly from previous visits.“

“Normally I would recommend this place. However, the last 2 times I have been here my soup bowl has been just barely half full. The first time, I let it go...figured it was a fluke. But, went again today and the same thing. I called to say I was disappointed as I pay $5.50 for a bowl and it should be full. The young gal who answered the phone informed me they are under new ownership and have lessened the proportions! Likely have lost my business now. It's a shame!“

“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!!!“

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

“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.“

“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“

“I ate there tonight my first time unbelievably awesome food. I ate the Italian beef on garlic bread and a cannoli. We also had the onion cilantro, steak tacos. Everything was perfect and very tasty. Will definitely go back. There are menu. Options are huge.“

“First time ordering from here.The pizza sauce is phenomenal. Cooked perfectly and great service- true to their word. The overall taste of the pizza was so good. And the women who took my payment was very kind. I'm glad this pizza place exists. I'll definitely be back!“

“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.“

“I was told that Gerry’s Pizza is amazing. Well it really isn’t. We tried it yesterday for the first time. We asked for a very thin crust and while it was thin it wasn’t more so than any other thin crust. The sauce lacked flavor. It was at best bland. We asked for extra sausage & cheese. If what they gave us was extra I’d hate to see what regular cheese & sausage consisted of. The bigger letdown was the “Fresh Calamari.” This wasn’t fresh! It was straight from the freezer bag to the deep fryer. Breading was very institutional from a place like Gordon Food Service. The person that took my order over the phone and got my food for me was very nice. You get one chance to make a first impression. Gerry’s food fell far short.“

“Food was delicious and service was top notch! The atmosphere was great and all the staff from the front to the back was so kind! Our server Ashley made sure our drinks were always filled as soon as they got low and checked on us regularly to see if we needed anything. I will for sure be returning for dine in again! Can’t beat their deep dish pizza!“

“Good food“

“We ordered the Franco pizza Was so dang delicious Thank you guys“

“Normally I would recommend this place. However, the last 2 times I have been here my soup bowl has been just barely half full. The first time, I let it go...figured it was a fluke. But, went again today and the same thing. I called to say I was disappointed as I pay $5.50 for a bowl and it should be full. The young gal who answered the phone informed me they are under new ownership and have lessened the proportions! Likely have lost my business now. It's a shame!“

“We love Lou Malnati’s. We picked up Two deep dish to take back home to central Illinois.“

“I've been driving past this place since they opened, but only recently had a chance to eat there when a friend and I stopped in to try it. My friend had pizza and I had an Italian beef sandwich. Our server were very friendly. The Italian beef was delicious, and I had enough left over to take with me. My friend was equally pleased with the pizza. Yesterday, I decided I didn't feel the cooking after I got off work, so I pulled up the online menu and put an order in. The online process was easy to navigate, and my order was ready by the time I arrived to pick it up at the convenient drive thru. The gal who waited on me was super friendly. I ordered the "baby" pizza - 6 slices, and the toppings were very generous; cheesy garlic bread with a side of sauce (which was in a closed container and wŕapped in cellophane just to be safe against spilling) and a canoli. Everything was excellent. I will definitely be ordering again when I am too lazy to cook!“