Did know there are more than a dozen different cuts of steak?

I don't trust anyone who does not eat steak. (Just kidding, I know and appreciate a few vegetarians.)

I love a good steak and, in my opinion, it is hard for a restaurant to mess up a steak. Personally, the only way to ruin a steak is to overcook it. I want that thing as close to mooing as possible, rare-to-medium rare is just fine with me.

Steak might be one of the easiest menu items to find but we all want the best, right? If you are anywhere between the Illinois/Wisconsin border and into the deep suburbs of Chicago, this list is for you.

Let this be your ultimate guide to highly recommended steak joints throughout the Land of Lincoln.

25 Illinois Steak Joints You Need To Try Sooner Than Later

If you are anywhere between the Illinois/Wisconsin border and into the deep suburbs of Chicago, this list is for you.

Most of those places aren't in Rockford but we wish they were. Here are even more businesses we wish were in Rockford.

... ugh, and these places that were but aren't anymore...

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