4 years ago
I've been going to Portillo's for over 25 years, s...
I've been going to Portillo's for over 25 years, so I was really excited to finally have one come to Rockford. Best fast burgers around, really good salads, and great Italian beef. I'll pass on the artificial blue-green pickle relish on the hot dogs though. (Come on. Like a 'real' Chicago dog must have fake blue color added? Whatever. Ridiculous.) I wish the Rockford location was big enough to have a Barnelli's Pasta Bowl, but at least I see now they've added a couple pasta options. Beer has arrived now too. Nice location for the restaurant, but not a very good lot. Leaves much to be desired for an outdoor dining area, as the drive through basically surrounds 4 sides of the building, whereas the Dekalb one, for example, has much more room for outdoor dining, and the Crystal Lake location has the full pasta menu as well. Both those locations are slightly nicer than Rockford, but like I said, I'm happy just to have one in Rockford now.