Such a great vibe in this restaurant! I did give a heads up in my OpenTable reservation that it was…read moremy birthday and they certainly made it special for me. Sat my partner and I in a big beautiful booth and comped dessert for my birthday. Their soups and steaks are great! In my experience with most steakhouses, they tend to cook it a little more than what you requested but not this one. They absolutely gave us steaks cooked as a true medium and they were delish on top of that. The only downside is their potato sides. I do have to agree with the other reviews that they are lacking a bit. What really made up for it was the combo of the fried onions, steak and the herb butter on top of the steak. The ambience is really special and cool. There is true Beloit history in that building and all along the walls. I loved the feel of the place. It gave us such a nice unique cozy experience. Lastly, I loved our waitress. Having been in the restaurant industry for 30 years, it's always appreciative to come across wonderful waiters/waitresses as it's becoming more difficult to find these days. She went out of her way to make sure we were taken care of and I had a great experience as a result. I'll definitely be back the next time I'm in town.

Top notch steak and seafood with a great steakhouse ambience…read more Staff are very helpful and attentive.

Thank you to the owner for responding and updating us with the new hours. We stopped in again…read moretonight to give it another try and it was GREAT!! The service was amazing, but we forgot the name of the server. She was helpful, gave recommendations and assisted in decisions between items. We ordered an appetizer of shrimp and it was AMAZING! Great portion size and great taste. We had the Mac and Cheese and the Philly Cheesesteak Wrap. Both items were delicious and more than enough food to fill us up and have leftovers. The best part of the restaurant is the draft wall. You can choose from multiple types of beer, mixed drinks, or straight liquor for mixing yourself. It added fun to the experience pouring your own beverages. The bar is very spacious and allows for multiple seating scenarios from high tops to regular chairs, to couches. You can watch teams play sports below or play pool and darts. I am very glad we gave them a second chance, it was worth the trip back. Thank you for a great evening.

This place is Innovation meets "Being Different" at its best! Love the buffet style self-serve…read morecraft beer on tap process. You get to read all about each beer by tapping on each screen, then tap your card on the card reader & beer on tap starts to fill your glass. As the ounces increases up so does the price on the screen so you're always aware. Then there's Pickleball, billiards, & any other activity I missed. Food is good too. 5/5!

Well, I was stunned (stunned I say) that I hadn't reviewed the Blackhawk Steak Pit. Mostly because…read moreI thought I already had. This is a traditional steak house - with some differences. A big case showcasing their steaks. A wonderful salad bar. Texas toast fresh off the griddle as you sit down with your water. Solid service. A decent wine list (but go look at the bottles to the left of the salad bar - there are some decent off-wine list bottles available there!) We dropped in after church on a Saturday night. The place was busy, but not crazy busy - no reservation, they could seat us. Beware of Homecoming Week or Autumn on Parade - those events will likely require you to get reservations or wait a while. We were promptly seated, and within a few moments, the Texas Toast arrived, fresh off the grille. How fresh? It was too hot to pick up initially. That came with our water. We went over the menu, and the waitress provided the specials, both Prime Rib with Lobster Tail or 2 Shrimp. My wife selcted the Prime Rib with 2 Shrimp, and I went with the 10 ounce Filet Mignon (biggest filet in the area) and a baked potato. Also, they are now offering cheese curds, so we ordered those for an appetizer (although their Saganaki is darn good and FLAMING!) Since we were both going with red meat, I ordered a bottle of Frei Brothers Merlot (which was not on the wine list, but I saw a bottle in the rack next to the salad bar, so I tried it. The price point was great, and we ordered it! With our order in, we took a run at the salad bar. First off, the lettuce isn't ICEBERG (which you find at some places.) This had several varieties of lettuce and spinach and arugula mixed well. You can add in all sorts of extras, I went with a few pepperocinis, some onions, green peppers, mushrooms and blue cheese dressing, along with a small plate of beets to help improve my red blood count. They also have potato salad and macroni salad. The salad was excellent - everything was fresh, and just perfect. About the time we finished our salads, the cheese curds came out. They were good, and were served with a small dish of Ranch dressing. Right after we finished those, the main course came out. My filet was cooked to order (and if you want, you can go watch them cook your steak on the grille,) at medium rare, and was seasoned just right. Some places you have to hit the steak with salt or pepper - not here. Just perfect seasoning. My wife had their 16 ounce Prime Rib medium rare, and it was quite good. It was served with Au Jus and Shrimp Sauce for the shrimp. It was so big she took a good amount home. I should mention the baked potato - it was cooked properly, and the butter and sour cream blended well with it. See the pictures. Not sure where others are coming from with their reviews. I eat here regularly, and this is one of the better steak houses in the area.

I've always said restaurants that turn their lights down super low tend to be just okay. Blackhawk…read moreis conveniently located across the Paddle Wheel Inn and after 3 visits, I finally caved and tried the place. The steak was okay, couldn't see much, even when I opened the blinds a bit to get a better look. They did have a salad bar to hold you over while your order is being made, but smelled a little funky, so I only tried a bit. They did have ketchup and A1 sauce for the steak, but disappeared after I used it once. The slice of cake was very flavorful and had a lot going on, so I saved it for a midnight snack. Felt it was a bit expensive for something I couldn't see, but if I didn't want to get into my rental, may swing by again. If anything, I'd go for the bar and try their drinks!

Such an amazing experience…read more Starting off with the restaurant itself, such a beautifully curated spot that is unlike anything rockford has to offer. Every detail a work of art. We really enjoy the bar area and its ambiance but hope to also experience the dining room as well. We started off with the Dip of the day which was a Miso Ranch dip served with fresh made tortilla chips. This was phenomenal and my only complaint is there wasn't more! We also both ordered a drink off of their happy hour menu. I ordered the old Fashioned and my wife ordered their margarita. Both were excellent. I also ordered the VIEUX CARRÉ based on our Server's recommendation and thoroughly enjoyed that. Such knowledgeable staff makes a big difference. For our main course, I got their Mushroom Pot Pie and my wife ordered the Ora King Salmon. Both dishes blew us away. Neither of us expected to be so full after our meals, their serving sizes were very generous! I wanted to highlight the mushroom pot pie, as a vegetarian, Fine dining usually does not cater to vegetarians. So having options at a place this nice was such a welcomed surprise. The greens included with the Pot Pie really stole the show, The most perfectly cooked and seasoned greens I have ever had. Chef Nick Risseeuw came over and checked on how we were doing and after hearing me rave about his pot pie offered two of his desserts on the house. We got a pistachio orange dessert and a Malt ball ice cream that was his interpretation of whopper candy as an ice cream. Both were DIVINE! Thank you again Nick for your generosity, it was a perfect way to end a perfect meal. I also wanted to highlight the staff as they played an essential role in our unbelievable experience. Everyone was so friendly, attentive, and prompt. We will definitely return soon and cannot wait to see what is in store for their upcoming menu

I had a horrible day today and I thought after my dinner at a different restaurant I would stop at…read moreSalt for a cocktail Dan the bartender was extremely rude. Acted like I didn't exist and he told me he was busy when I asked him what the problem was there was exactly 3 people at the bar that's not busy so I asked for the manager , he said we have no manager that's a problem. I said that's not my problem and there's no reason for you to behave this way. I didn't leave him a tip.told had dinner at Tavern Clark and talk about busy that place was busy and we had three customers and be so rude. It's not helping any owners and he's not helping himself.!

GREAT food with a welcoming atmosphere. If you are looking for some really great food without the…read moreexpensive price you should REALLY consider stopping in for lunch to check them out. The 4 food item "Soul Cup" it top of my list to order.

Stopped in with wife and daughter. I had the Lamb chops w yams and collard greens(greens flavored…read morewith smoked turkey chunks). Wife had fried pork chops w greens, Mac and yams. Daughter had shrimp Alfredo. All plates were exceptional in flavor. My lamb chops seems to be cooked on a charcoal or wood grill and were seared perfectly, juicy, tender and DELICIOUS. Collard greens were fantastic and had a big chunk of smoked turkey in it. The yams were tender and sweet. Maybe a little too sweet but still edible. The wife's pork chops must've been good cuz she refused to share w me and my daughter devoured her shrimp Alfredo.

Terrible service. The food we ordered was wrong. Didn't receive a filet mignon but a dry steak…read morepassed over as their filet mignon. Received a fully loaded potato with bacon when I ordered a potato with butter and sour cream. I don't eat pork. When I went to hand my plate over to the server to correct my order he literally took the potato of my plate instead of taking the whole plate. Bacon bits were still on my plate polluting my steak. I had to ask for a new steak and Received the same steak on another plate! Terrible. We will never visit their establishment again!!

This is the best steak dinner on the planet for the money, one of the best at any price!!…read more Bold statement? Yes... But the food backs it up! Small filet mignon 26 bucks, giant sirloin 20 bucks. This includes a great salad and a side, like a loaded baked potato. The steak has incredible taste. Somebody knows what they are doing. It all comes down to the seasoning. This chain is owned by the people that also own the tie high end Eddie V's. Very, very similar taste if you can believe it. I told our server how incredible the food was, and that I felt guilty loving it so much because I always try and support local businesses...... I asked her if the tips were really good because the food was so great and she said actually she gets stiffed every night by some people and how it drives some of new servers to tears at the end of the shift. On big tables when she gets stiffed, it actually costs her money to serve them because they automatically take 4% of her checks' totals based on sales for the other employees. Very depressing. I gave her 40% to make up for the losers that stiffed her. Help the servers out here when you eat, it's such a great deal you can afford to.... Super friendly atmosphere. Typical newer steak place decor.

Enjoyed a business dinner here. Upscale but not overly fancy. Food was on point!…read more I enjoyed their OLD FASHIONED cocktail. I had asked for a smoked old fashioned, which they thought they could do, but apparently no longer had their smoker accessible. I ordered a STEAK with side of mashed potatoes and sauteed onions. I had a brown gravy to pour on steak whichade the dish phenominal, exploding in umami flavors. We were a large party and service was great.

Amazing food and drinks! GreenFire provides a relaxed dining experience with bar and dining sides…read moreto the restaurant. The front staff and our server were very nice and helpful. We had the old fashioned and raspberry martini, both delicious. Their portions are very large, so plan to take some home or even share a plate especially if you get an appetizer! We had their shrimp Dijon as an appetizer and for dinner we had their short rib and French chicken. Both come with a side of garlic mash and veggies. Their crème brûlée and macarons are both to die for! I will definitely be coming back!

This is a family owned restaurant that has been established in Cherry Valley Illinois for over 30…read moreyears and everything on the menu is fantastic. I love this place and I love the people who run it. They are so charming and friendly. You just have to love them.

Finally tried this place Complimentary bread was warm & very…read moregood. Dish of whipped butter would be better than lil packaged plastic butters. Cheddar broccoli soup was very good with the bread dunked in it. Salads were fine, they could add a crouton, but tomato was good & I really liked their French dressing. I had the seafood diavolo which was a little spicy but not that great. It had 3 large scallops that were delicious but I didn't really like their sauce. Shrimp were large but tough. My portion was smallish with not much pasta. Load up the inexpensive pasta please. Wife & 1 son had seafood Alfredo & they both liked it. Other Son ordered penne with Alfredo & added a meatball ( which wasn't that big for $4). He liked his All 3 other pasta dishes were a larger portion than mine. Pizza looked decent, maybe I'll try it if we come back. Bill was $140 b4 tip for 4 meals with no alcohol, no apps or desserts.

Went for the first time the other day and me and my friend loved it! Everything was farm to table…read moreand they even show the farms they buy from on the back of the menu. First off, my drink. They had a tequila drink (my fav) with a pandan foam?! So delicious. I couldn't stop drinking it. We got a plethora of food and the standouts were for sure the yakitori, scallop curry, and the warm chocolate cake with ice cream. Also get the rolls! The rolls were fantastic. But I think you'd be happy with anything you order. Can't wait to try it again.

I went here for a business dinner. The first thing I noticed upon arrival was the live music…read more Really great musicians, but also made it not ideal for conversation I tried the following: - Goat Cheese Spring Rolls: Good. They actually sounded terrible, but I didn't order them. I had one bite and admittedly liked them more than I had thought I would. - Duck Nachos: Good. These are served as very large chips with toppings - so more like eating a street taco. They were good. - Ravioli Daily Feature: Good - Mushroom Yakitori: Ok. Use of the word yakitori seemed unnecessary. Not bad, but least important dish of the night. - Chicken Crepe: Good - NY Strip: Very good. Nice sauce. Service was good and attentive. As a business dinner, I wasn't quite as discerning about the food as I normally am, but I generally had a good impression of everything. If I was back in town, I would definitely consider coming back.

This is my in-laws favorite local place. On a recent visit to them, we stopped in for lunch…read more Small town cheers vibe for sure. Staff knew the regulars. It was packed! People standing waiting for tables so we ate at the bar. Two ladies working were hustling! They were very friendly. I ordered an Italian beef sandwich. It came with so much meat! I didn't like that it had onions on top, so picked them off. Cute little spot, but it is cramped.

My wife and I stopped on our way home thinking we could get a good meal and a couple drinks…read more It took almost 15 minutes to get a draft beer and another 10 before we placed our food order. Our food was lacking in taste and didn't really match the description. We were very disappointed in the employees lack of caring about our experience and are not planning on going back.