This place is living on its reputation. We haven't lived in Rockford for years. It hasn't changed…read moreat all and that's bad. It's run down. It looks pretty bleak when you walk in. As to the food, once again it's unchanged. I ordered the salad bar and my wife had the prime rib sandwich. The salad bar is legit but it's not on the Scoreboard menu and it's $17 these days. My wife's sandwich had lots of onion and mushrooms filler. The upgraded onion strings were good though. We used to love the place but now it's just okay at best. Too bad.

Very poor service. Onion straws were very undercooked. Asked for fries instead and they were too…read moreundercooked to eat. Employee never returned to the table.

Food was very good. My buddies loved the turkey sandwiches, turkey, sliced, very thin and piled…read morehigh! I had a BLT, which is not on the dinner menu, but BRAD had them make one for me anyway. And by the way, BRAD provided awesome service! Fried bacon appetizer is an absolute must!! comes with chocolate sauce! Everybody loved the sidewinder fries!!! Nice family restaurant atmosphere, wasn't too loud, we could all hear each other speak.

Complimentary bread was good…read more Potato soup was only broth Crab cakes had very little if any crab Truffle fries were way undercooked Seafood pasta has tiny scallops & shrimp & shrimp were tough. Bill was $65 B4 tip for 1 diner an app & a side of fries & 2 sodas We won't be back

A lot has changed since the last time we visited a few years ago…read more We were looking to break out of what I call our "DeKalb" funk since we have been eating a lot in DeKalb when we do eat out. I thought of Hoffman House, which is co-located inside a hotel. We'd eaten there years ago, and their prime rib was very good. While driving north, my wife looked it up. They changed from a white table cloth restaurant to more of a sports bar theme. Their entree list was rather anemic and just not worth the trip, except they did offer Prime Rib on Saturday. We made the trip. For starters, when you walk in there is no hostess station. The bartender told us "Sit where ever you want." so we found a booth that was clean and sat down. The seating was, well worn as in worn out. The seat covers were chipping on the chairs, and the booth seating was just dead. Our server arrived and we placed our order. My wife ordered tea, and I had a Guiness draft which was properly poured. The server brought out 4 honey buns, which are light and fluffy, sprinkled with powdered sugar, and served with a honey butter blend. They are best when they arrive - HOT. (Eat them as they arrive) It wasn't very long before the main course came out. No salad was offered. My Prime Rib was ordered and served medium rare, and the baked potato was cooked properly. I was expecting some horseradish sauce with the Prime Rib - nope. My wife did enjoy her shaved Prime Rib sandwich - the roll it was on was nice, and she opted for the premium onion strings, which were tasty. Why just okay? This was a place to go for a nice dinner with your family. It has transformed into a tired sports bar. Lots of screens, but it's kind of half-hearted with regards to the sports bar theme. Servers aren't in sports uniforms, there isn't a lot of stuff on the walls. The seating is worn out and should be either refinished or replaced. It feel like they ran out of money or concepts during the conversion, and just stopped. There is nothing compelling here to bring us back.

Our family contracted the Hoffman House to provide food for our family reunion. My immediate family…read moreis vegan, so we ordered food from the vegan menu and it was tasteless, not prepared according the description on menu, the veggies were raw unseasoned and inedible. I have contacted the contact at Hoffman House to be reimbursed for the meals. I will update my review if this matter is settled to my satisfaction which looks like being reimbursed for the meals that none of us ate.

My sister & I stopped in here on a Thursday night for a beer and a bite to eat. A few people…read moregaming, a few at the bar and a few at tables eating. We enjoyed the half price Rueben, fries and the pasta salad. They had Smithwicks on tap, so that was a plus for me. Menu was interesting and we had a hard time making our picks, plenty of dishes I would've liked to try. Guy singing Karaoke was damn good so we enjoyed that too. Would stop again. Might not be my scene on the weekend but during the week, sure. The only drawback was we sat down and no one noticed so I had to go up to the bar to get waited on but after that our server was attentive.

Just visiting the area and wanted a drink and some food. We thought this was going to be an Irish…read morepub. Just no. We walked in, were wanded, and asked to empty pockets. (First red flag) We sat at the bar and quickly found out this was a meat market. Servers were dressed to serve and to the point some were sitting at the bar drinking with patrons. (Another big red flag) The music was so loud you could barely hear each other. The place looked like it might get cleaned twice a month. We chose not to eat here, had one drink, and happily left. If that's your scene, by all means this is your place. But for us, we wanted something different. So we left and got that elsewhere.

This place has been around forever, and for good reason! They have a great, casual, fun atmosphere…read morewith lots of sports playing all around. The place is slightly split into two parts: one side for dining and another for the bar. They have a million beers on tap, and also have wine and a full bar. Servers are friendly and helpful! The menu is pretty simple, all American food. So if you're not into that you might want to look elsewhere. But the stuff they offer they do really well. The fish and chips are great and the nacho portions are huge. They also do burgers well too. We got the kids spaghetti and meatballs for our son and it was good but the meatballs were spicy which seemed like a weird choice. The warm cookie topped with cold ice cream is the perfect dessert choice to end the night!

Mediocre experience. Server was nice but inattentive to our table. Disappeared for lengthy time…read more Took 20 mins or more to get drinks. 10 mins before came to us to take order then another 10-15 mins to make 3 sodas and walk them 2 feet over to us. We were seated in the bar area. Bread sticks came out fresh, hot and were delicious. Well seasoned and perfectly cheesy . We were starving and inhaled them so fast I forgot to take a pic. Our order consisted of Spaghetti and Meatballs, BBQ Burger with tots and pizza with side cesear salad. The spaghetti came out look warm which was very disappointing. But it was very tasty and filling. Sauce was full of flavor and so were the HUGE meatballs. I can only imagine how much better it would have been hot. Would def order this again. The BBQ Burger was reported to be well cooked and yummy. It was also mildly warm when it came out. Tots were reported to be well seasoned and mildly warm also. Pizza was reported to be ok. It was also only warm. Son wasn't too impressed with it and he loves pizza.It looked very fake... like premade frozen pizza. He didn't eat but 2 small slices of it. Cesar salad was basic. Oddly enough the lettuce was warm instead of cold. So what I gather from all the temperature issues is that the food was made and sat out. That's disappointing. If it was brought out fresh I bet I could have given this a much higher rating. Refills were a struggle to get. She gave my husband and son 1 refill then never came back to check on us until it was time for the check. And again.. it was not even close to being busy. I counted 8 families in the whole place from time we arrived to time we left.

Stopped at Oscars on a Saturday afternoon. This place was busy. Our server stopped soon after we…read morearrived. Ordered, payed immediately with her and enjoyed an afternoon beer. Good server, cold beer!

I would give zero stars if I could. To keep it simple as…read morepossibly, a very close friend passed away and we had his memorial service today. We all decided to go to Oscar's for a drink and food to keep the mood light. The bartender AUSTIN was rude and terrible, making comments like his day was better a few minutes before our group walked in. I asked for a burger with a double patty, he said it was fine and started to put my order in. I realized it was busy and didn't want to inconvenience them. I got his attention and nicely said "I'm actually going to just do a single Patty I'm sorry buddy." I got a response of "Oh my fucking god!" And then proceeds to rush to the kitchen and shove the kitchen door open. Austin terrible bartender. Austin terrible customer service. Austin should be fired. Austin should be fired.

We stopped in late for wings and a beer. Service was top notch. Place had a lot of TVs as you'd…read moreexpect. Wish they would've shown more things on them. Sitting at the bar and looking around, it was like the same 3 games on all those TVs A distance away we could see other games on TVs near the seats over by the windows but couldn't really watch them. Bathrooms were clean and supplied. For the most part, this was a very nice BWWs, and we would definitely go back.

The food was good no complaints there. When we walked in,…read morewe waited 10 minutes to be told to wait 10 more. Once we got seated, our table had been soaked from it being wiped down, and on the ground were leftover CHUNKS of food, that had been left from the people before us. After waiting 15 minutes, the waitress then came to ask for our drink order. 20 minutes later came with the drinks. I hope you see the pattern. The whole night was waiting.. waiting... waiting... and then finally getting our food. Unfortunate for my first time going, and unless you're willing to spend over an hour waiting on food at a table with crumbs all on the floor, I wouldn't go.

We came here as a group to celebrate our colleague's retirement and the service was terrible. The…read morewaitstaff was not friendly. It was hard to get a drink and they acted like they did not want us there. I personally will not go back. A business establishment should make their patrons feel welcome. There was a lot of money spent tonight and a lot of disappointed people.

food was at best edible, 1/3 burger was a hockey puck and the chicken salad had no flavor also…read morefries were not hot, service was slow 3 drinks and $90.00 later......don't think we will return

Our family loves Famous Dave's! We've been getting BBQ here for years and it's always been…read moredelicious. To me, their brisket is the star of the show, but their ribs and roasted chicken are fantastic too, as well as their other meat choices. Most meals come with 1 or 2 sides, and they give you a bunch of options for those, so anyone can find something they're craving. We get takeout a lot, but when we do eat there we love the ambience of the place, makes you feel like you're not in Rockford anymore but somewhere down south. The servers have always been nice and helpful, too. Surprised by some of the low reviews of this place, I personally don't think they're warranted. Check it out for yourself and see!

Another trip to Famous Dave's in Rockford and another great meal…read more First off, the service was wonderful. I'm sorry I forgot his name but he was great! We had the Baby back ribs plus two meat platter. We actually added a third meat for $4 more. Besides the baby backs, we had brisket, chopped pork, and burnt ends. All of the meats were fantastic! For sides we had the Wilbur Beans and red skin mashed potatoes, along with the pickled onions and hell fire pickles. We love them all. I love going into Dave's and walking around the restaurant looking at all of the cool vintage signs and pictures hanging on the walls. The pictures of Dave in front of all the old historic bbq joints all over the country are really cool too. Stop in at Famous Dave's in Rockford and have a great meal like we did.

Gnats flying in our food and drinks. Fries were served cold and undercooked. Won't be backread more