Love their fish fry! Crunchy fries, wonderful crappie, nice cold mug root beer! Top it all off with amazing service.

Super yummy dinner and great fibs chips. I will say that it was tough to find out what the actual menu items contained when I was looking online so that is why I'm posting their current menu as of 2026. read more

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I love this restaurant! Service is friendly and they stop by often to make sure you have everything. Love their Fish Fry, Prime Rib (what's not to like there) and their cocktails are delish! read more

Always a great place to eat. Staff is always nice and courteous . Reasonable cost for meals

Great food, quick service and very polite servers! Little busy on Friday but worth the 10 minute wait. read more

Extremely friendly service! Old style bar that reminds you of your grandpas basement. Lots of regulars who seemed to know each other. Drinks were cold and well made. Menu seemed all over the place- regular bar menu - burgers, wings, fried appetizers. Then you have entrees you would find at a more higher end restaurant- grilled pork chips, salmon, fried chicken, jumbo shrimp to a Prime Rib special (on Saturday night). Ordered the nachos to start out with- good but nothing special- and a smaller portion than I would expect- could have used more chips. All others seemed to enjoy their food but we ended up going across the street for dinner- nothing stood out to us there. Would be willing to give another try- just wasn't feeling the menu. read more

I used to get the Prairie Street Chicken sandwich or the dinner each time I ate there. It was excellent. It's a butterfly 2 breasts sandwich or dinner, smothered in grilled onions, grilled mushrooms and bacon with mozzarella melted over it all. . Now it's been bought out by another person. It's good enough but isn't the same. It tastes good but it's actually patties instead of actual butterfly chicken breast. It's much thinner, as patties usually are. The price is different too, an increase, of course. If you've never eaten there before you'll like it. A remodel is happening which is good, no more deer heads hanging on the walls. read more

Just wanted to say that Fibs in Rockton has done a fabulous job of remodeling the place. I consider their Fish Fry to be the best in the area. If you haven't been there for a while you won't be disappointed at all with the new owners. We hope to stop in some Saturday evening for their Prime Rib special real soon. read more

We hadn't been there since the restaurant got new owners we were pleasantly surprised with all the renovations although not finished with the first floor yet. The beer batter fish was wonderful even better than I remember. Can't wait till next Friday! The staff are very accommodating. The new owner came to our table to see how we were doing - Very nice. Kudos to the cook! Every thing was so good! read more

If you are looking for a burger it's ok but this is not the place to go for fish or fried shrimp dinner. The service is slow although friendly. We had breaded mushrooms as an appetizer they were very big and came with 6 an order - taste was decent but nothing special. Their side salad that comes as a side is very generous and included cheese, croutons, tomato. Overall it seems to be a staple to the small town and probably loved by them. Imho it's an old out of date bar and grill with mediocre food and service. read more

A big fat "F" for ambience! Owner, PLEASE fix your infrastructure!!!. The ceiling tiles, the gaping hole in bathroom wall stall. I'm surprised the health department doesn't shut you down. Is the kitchen ok? I don't know. Seldom have I EVER seen a restaurant in this bad of shape. It's downright creepy. However, having said that, the food is great, the service is great, the prices fine. Just pray the whole thing doesn't fall down on you while you're eating! read more

I ordered a Bloody Mary it only had an olive in it that's it.It was horrible I should've sent it back.The waitress acted like it was hard for her to be nice.She never asked us if we would like or needed anything else. I ordered a house salad which had some nasty kind of greens for lettuce,never again will I eat their salad.I ordered some French onion soup and it had very little cheese and no croutons in it,it was also horrible.Dont waste your money here go somewhere else.The place needs remodeling real bad too.It use to be a busy place but not any more I go on Saturday and it's not busy like you think it would be. I will never return. read more

Fantastic! Awesome food and service. Michelle, Omar, Albert and the entire staff are great! Stop in and enjoy! Highly recommend!!

This is a very common stop for me in the Rockton area. As far as dining options within downtown Rockton, this is one of the better ones I know of. Pros (at time of review): + Decent menu, and they will do specials to change things up. Full bar. Never have had a bad meal + Good Friday all you can eat fish fry + Staff has always been satisfactory. Good with take out + Upstairs space for larger events Cons: - Hideous parking situation. Best to get here early on Fridays. - One of their bar TV's is permanently stuck on golf - Closes a little on the early side Bottom Line: It's a local diner and bar. Pleasant enough atmosphere and a decent overall experience. Will be back read more

Great food and service. The fish fry is the best in the area. It was pretty busy on a Friday night but worth the wait.

What can I say? Stopped here on a Saturday night because my daughter needed some crab legs. We were told we could sit anywhere, so we went to the back. After a few minutes we decided it was way too cold back there and the ceiling tiles had a lot of water damage on them, making me wonder if there was a mold issue. We asked if we could move to the table that just vacated mid restaurant. She graciously obliged. We both ordered the crab legs and chose our sides. Didn't take long before our salads came out. Mine, lettuce, nice sized with lovely French dressing. Hers, coleslaw. Next came out heaping plate of crab legs with drawn butter and my baked potato. And a bucket for the shells. We quickly began cracking those steaming hot crab legs. Sooooo good! My baked potato was on the hard side. Not like raw. But maybe had been sitting around, not at all fluffy on the inside. I heard someone else complain about it as well. The star of the show were the crab legs. No doubt about it. There had to be a pound or a pound and a half. The food has always been good when I've come. The ambiance is going down hill. It's clear the building is having some issues. Replacing the ceiling tiles should be at the top of their list. Maybe that's the least of their concerns. With covid, the salad bar looks like it was closed down, which I understand, but it was kind of covered up in the back near the stained tiles. Other than that, service was great, food was great! read more

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We come once a year for the AYCE snow crab legs. The Sunday special is $45 and comes with 2 sides. They keep them coming and they're delicious! My son had the grilled cheese with bacon and it was yummy. Our waitress was great. Love the farmers potatoes. read more

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Had wanted to give this restaurant a try for awhile. Rockton is a cute little town with a sweet Main Street with a few restaurants. It was Saturday around noon and the restaurant was empty when we got there. The sides with my entree were bigger than normal. The salad was a huge plate of fresh greens. It was too much and I brought most of it home. I had the onion soup that had a great broth but there was too many croutons in it and made it's consistency thick and grainy/gummy. My man ordered a burger. He likes it plain and when he finally got his burger (it took awhile) it was loaded with cheese and all the toppings. He sent it back and he promptly got the correct burger but it was over cooked and very dry upon return. Because we got it so fast, wondering if they just washed the cheese off his double burger and then threw it in the microwave? He said it was awful. The service was sketchy and the server seemed a bit overwhelmed and disappeared several times. She was super nice tho. My entree was fajitas and it was covered in queso cheese. Lots of overcooked green peppers in dripping cheese. The shrimp in the fajitas were cooked to perfection and were delicious. Too many negatives. Doubt we will go back. read more

It doesn't have the best curb appeal. Had the prime rib. It was good as a standard cut of meat goes. The bar seems to have a lot of locals in it at all times. Drinks were made correct and establishment as a whole was clean for the age of the building. Overall food was a solid 7 atmosphere 5 staff 10 read more

This place is absolutely fantastic. New Year's Eve we had the best meal I've had in a long time. If you are looking for a great meal, fantastic service, delicious drinks, and a very reasonable price, go here. The atmosphere is casual. Nothing fancy but the food, the drinks and the prices are fantastic. read more

We haven't been here in quite a while because the service was getting slow and forgetful. The fish no matter what kind you get is always amazing so we decided to come back to give it another try. We are so glad we did!! There weren't many in there because it was early and there was a snow storm heading our way. The server we got seemed new (at least we had never seen her) but she was the best we have had there. She was on top of the water and reorders were quick. If you haven't been here in a while I recommend you come back and give it a try. We were very impressed! read more

I love supporting local businesses and this one has great food and staff! I highly recommend this restaurant and their Friday night fish is superb! read more

I've been here with my family several times. The seafood surpassed my expectations, the salad bar is so-so, you can't go wrong with the burgers-- well, really you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Unfortunately, the service here brings down the star rating severely. I experienced excellent (extra stress on the excellent) service here the in the beginning, but it has seemingly declined as I continued to return. My last visit was the last straw. If it's Sunday lunch rush, but there is no rush... why was I given a table in the very back corner? If there are only three other tables that need to be waited on, why haven't I been acknowledge? Lastly, is there a reason why the family that came in after me got their food orders in before I was offered a drink? Is the 20% tip I usually leave not good enough? Is it because I'm a minority in such a small town? Is it because your waitresses have grown too lazy to even be unable to produce at least a fake smile? It's unfortunate that I couldn't be a regular; I really enjoyed the food here. read more

Food is pretty damn good, the fish is amazing and barbecue sauce was just right on a pretzel bun. They do get super busy at night so make sure that you get in in the afternoon or make sure you have extra time. They do have take out as well. Barbara the bartender is amazing. Prices are decent as well! This is for Fibs, not find north. read more

Fibs - Hands down some of the best bar food we've had locally. Gets busy at night, but they do have take out. Barbara was amazing. - American Near Me - Rockton, Illinois

This review is for FIBS North - we have always had wonderful service here! There food is excellent and the place is lovely... It has changed hands quite a few time over the time we have had the house in Albany and this time they have it right... VERY FRIENDLY and clean - only thing is I wish they had decent wine - those individual bottle are not good - if ATTICA can have a restaurant with a wine list surely they can! Go there a couple of times a week..... read more

After a long day on the bikes we made this our final stop on a Sunday night for the all you can eat crab legs special. Let me say, this place is still 30 miles from home but It was well worth it. Our server was amazingly polite, funny and even told us when we should put our order in for more crab legs. We got there kinda late and they were closing down but still accommodated us like they just opened and told us not to rush. I can't speak for anything else on the menu but except for the crab legs and the salad bar which was average. In all, outstanding service , great food, wonderful experience. read more

Great Fish Fry on Friday night. Karaoke usually follows around nine, while not "The Voice" quality, it's pretty good. Several family visits with 4 - 10 people at a time. Salad bar is restocked in timely fashion. The crappie and the whitefish seem to be the best and a couple of us (adult son and myself) had seconds. Kids had burgers and fries - scarfed them up. Some of us had chicken, which was very tasty. We always enjoy the fish fry. Beer was cold. Free refills on ice tea and soft drinks. Service was very good despite being very busy on Friday nights. On another occasion a friend and I enjoyed the Fish Fry while eating in the bar area. No complaints. Suggest you call ahead to get on the wait list, or you might be sitting or SRO for a while. Get here early for the Fish Fry or the service declines and the food sometimes runs out. No points for running out of food when the restaurant does a "land office business" on Friday nites. Parking is usually a problem, try a drop off if no space is available.... good luck finding something nearby. From a facility perspective, If you are looking for a WOW factor, it's not here. Older building, somewhat dated motif in restaurant and a bit dingy. Just perfect for a small town guy (me) and a small town crowd. Am going to try the Prime Rib one of these days - heard it was pretty good. Others say not so much. We'll see! read more

We had a delicious fish fry and great service from Erin our very friendly server! Great many choices for sides also! Oh forgot the fish choices were many also! read more

This is one or the few places I have found that has Land Shark bottles. Every time I go, the bartender is very friendly, conversational and responsive. The 1/2 lb burger is made on a sub bun instead of a hamburger bun, unlike their 1/4 lb burger. They also lack the basic idea of culinary science by not putting the cheese before the lettuce and tomato. The moisture from these guys made the bread soggy and fall apart near the end of the meal. I would not recommend getting the burger at all. The cheese is supposed to be used as a moisture barrier so the lettuce or tomato doesn't get the bread wet/soggy. Besides the burger, I love the atmosphere and decor. Really good place to check out. read more

Was in Sunday Memorial Day wknd for dinner service at Fibs North in Brodhead My son ordered a kids fettuccine meal. He didn't like it so I tried it, had a very sour taste. Server apologized for the meal and asked if he wanted something different. My son declined. They took his meal off of the check. I had the meatloaf. I ordered it without gravy but the kitchen messed it up and just tried to remove it without me noticing it. The meatloaf was bland and had a somewhat mushy taste Wife ordered a cod sandwich, pretzel roll was burnt badly, fish was alright nothing special about it. Tasted like a frozen food truck fish Daughter had mini corn dogs. She enjoyed them with her applesauce. I had the salad bar with my meal. It is not all the rage like other viewers. I would give it a 6 at most Server was mediocre. Never came by for our refills or if we were doing ok. I had to get her attention for my sons meal. Will never return All others have been warned, stay away read more

This is ONLY A REVIEW FOR THE SALAD BAR and servers...we frequent there and still there is no improvement on the refreshing of the salad bar. My experience at different establishments have been seeing continued visits from servers to refreshen/restock salads. The servers, some are very nice and do their best to please patrons. Others however, not so much. Seems like there is no "team"work" involved to lends a helping hand to the hard working servers. Would be GREAT if management would observe this and improve it. Food is FANTASTIC! Prime Rib, one of the best around and priced reasonably!!!!! read more

Their menu has changed for the better and the wait is never long. Tacos are delicious and beverages are always flowing.

We like to sit at the bar and eat. Service there is always great. The food is delicious - especially love the lobster nachos (I have them with shrimp), Philly cheesesteak nachos,mushroom bombs, fire cracker shrimp, fish fry, and mac and cheese with the buffalo chicken just to name a few. read more

My wife and I looked for a different place to dine outside of Rockford. Went to FIBS - won't go again. The ceiling is falling in, place is dirty, walleye had a strong fishy taste like it was turning and the prime rib was overly chewy. We sat underneath a ceiling panel that I hoped would not fall read more

Like to be ignored? Love terrible service and mediocre food? Then this is the place for you!!! Came in, sat down. Two other tables sat down after us and drink orders taken and meal orders taken. We were never even acknowledged. Moved over to the bar to order drink and dinner there...bartender told us salad bar was out of order and that she'd have to make a salad for us. Came back and said it was open, couldn't even take a guess as to what kind of soup was being served. No one had a clue what is going on- who came in and needs to be waited on, salad bar operation, or soup selection. Save the headaches and go somewhere else! Go to Sams! read more

We were visiting from out of state & the restaurant was highly recommended by local relatives. We made 6 pm reservation for party of 8 on Wed. night. Most tables were empty & we were quickly seated, most of the party ordered the daily special - fried chicken. Waitress said it would take 15 minutes for preparation. She returned with drinks & appetizer, but took 50 min for entrees to arrive. Chicken was hot, corn was cold, no butter (wouldn't melt anyway) & waitress service minimal, despite very few customers. Very disappointed. read more

Great food, not just bar food. The crappie and cod fish fry is the best around. The burgers are huge, kind of unique and quite tasty. The entrees range from standard salads and such to rather rustically extravagant fried pork tenderloin with a jalepeno creme en glase. Servers and employees have always been great in my experience. Highly recommended read more

Worst wait time ever! Made reservations around 4 in the afternoon for 6:30pm. Showed up EARLY for our reservation and still wasn't seated until 45 minutes later at 7:15pm. What's the point if making a frigging reservation?????? read more

About 3 years ago or so my girlfriend brought us home fish dinners from fibs..she bragged up the place about how great the food was so I was really looking forward to my meal.She ordered fried fish, they gave us baked,the fish was slimy and had bones it was horrible fish,the baked potatoes were old and gray in the middle, and they left out one order of slaw, and totally forgot all condiments including lemon wedges.Of course after complaining to the owners they wouldn't make it right,in fact they tried to blame her for placing the wrong order REALLY...sorry but if I own a restaurant i'm making all my customers happy, and not just homey town folk that keep me in business. read more

To be honest, I only come for the friday fish fry. The fried walleye is great. Otherwise, too crowded, too loud, tables to close together, and not overly clean. read more