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    Van Laars

    3.7 (3 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    5 months ago

    Wow! What a treasure we have in Rockford! The sourdough bread, homemade pies, fresh fruit... so much to offer! Always super friendly staff!

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    Valli Produce

    (40 reviews)

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    Great spot for shopping, especially for the more niche items. They carry basically everything, they…read morehave a decent amount of organic options but not as many as other stores. Prices can be a little higher than say Aldi, but they also offer a lot more selection. This is where I come when I want anything that's outside the normal American diet (although they have that too), they have tons of fresh produce and other food from seemingly every corner of the world.

    Traffic and weather were miserable as I was driving from Rockford IL. back to Madison, as as I sat…read morein a busy intersection thinking about how terrible the glare along the road was (could NOT see the lane division lines) as the long red lights reach from cars along the rain glossed roadway, I simply wanted to Get back on the freeway where lines are clearly seen and I'm doing 80+ and able to get clear of harms way, meaning every other car traveling in sight. Seeing to my left a large green word PRODUCE beneath crimson Valli, I decided I was really wanting arugula when I got home but there was not anymore. Food stuff is sparse having not stocked my new kitchen pantry with much. U turn in a red light, and I find the entrance to the parking lot. At first impression the store was long deep but a narrow neighborhood market, but that was deceptive, the entry was just the gauntlet leading to a vast supermarket. Massive and well presented produce. I loved it. Prices were in all appearances very good. Grabbed a package of rocket (arugula) and some bulb green scallions celery (something I've repeatedly forgotten every time I actually went to get it last week) Wandering into the meats I'm astounded that this place is NOT like the type of ethnic grocery that I've generally encountered chickens feets all in a pile looking all freaky for the vanilla people who would run away horrified in Middleton where all the chopped up animal parts bare zero evidence of the reality of where there hamburgers and stuff pork chops call ground zero! Big languid tongues of cows and pigs each in their segregated pens! Whole legs, things that look as though they'd be in the adult area of certain toy stores that are actually expensive cuts that restaurants make look beautiful and mouthwatering. The aisle for Indian foods are labeled as such. And lots of items. Mexican cuisine in the Mexican lane. I wandered past the Jewish shelves kosher stuff (damn, just realized I forgot the box of salt I need) and see matzo balls and some ugly looking crackers, at I think they were crackers But looking high and low I NEVER found the ITALIAN aisle. I found the ORIENTAL district represented, in the traditional wording before Asian was deemed to be the only acceptable descriptor. Lol. Guess where I finally found the Italian fixings? In the NOODLES row. across from TOMATO SAUCE, but not with any particularly untypical noodle shapes. Very generic, but I did score some nice nested tagliatelle. The Greek stuff was in the Mediterranean, where I spied Spanish items. Nowhere near I noted: Latin/Mexican goods. I loved the place. I want to return. The reason for 4 stars is petty, but they only have the giant basket style carts. I shop for my food using the streamlined truncated double decker basket carts. Only tonight I realized I might be a cart snob.

    Rockford City Market

    Rockford City Market

    (10 reviews)

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    Fun outing for a warm Friday night! The venue offers music, drinks (alcoholic or non-alcoholic),…read morefood trucks and food stalls selling BBQ, roasted corn, candied nuts, tacos, wood fired pizza, crepes, Thai food, churros, ice cream, coffee, burgers, bao and more! Something for everyone. On top of all that there are stalls from local farmers and sellers of flowers, honey, jewelry, baked goods, clothing, and plenty of other goodies, as well as local businesses and groups with games and information about their services. It's not a huge venue so on packed days parking may take you a few blocks away but it is a nice walk. Also sometimes seating can be tricky to find if you need to sit to eat, so if you do and you see a spot, don't let it pass you by! There is even a water feature the kiddos play in which was pretty cute to watch. Overall a fun way to spend a few hours on Fridays, getting a wide variety of food and drinks and listening to local musicians. Definitely worth a stop if you happen to be in the area on a Friday night in the warmer months.

    Rockford City Market is a fun twist on a Farmer's Market that is in Downtown Rockford on Water…read moreStreet between State and Market. There are people selling homemade crafts, produce, meats and cheeses, beer (yes, beer! Carlyle's brewing company has a table there and some local distributor as well), food and entertainment! From what I gathered, the booths change through out the season; some are only there for certain days while others for the entire show. That can be good or bad. If you find a place you like they may not be there the next week, but there may be something you like more! Plus the entertainment changes every week. This week while there we bought beer, a necklace and earrings for my wife, candied nuts, beer, peaches, pet odor eliminate candles, beer, sweet corn, Bleu cheese, a 5 gallon bucket, beer (not a 5 gallon bucket of beer!) some food and just had a good time. We even were able to take our son over to the permanent cooling off fountain the city has where he and the other kids can play in it while the parents watched. It was a good time. We killed 2 hours here just hanging out. Parking is a little difficult. There is a lot of public parking, but it was full by the time we arrived and ended up having to park in the public lot over by the Metro Center. This isn't a bad walk, nice scenic view crossing the State Street bridge over the mighty Rock River. If you go, bring cash. Some places might take cards or checks, but it seemed mostly to be a cash only arrangement.

    Van Laars - farmersmarket - Updated May 2026

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