Illinois’ Best Corned Beef and Cabbage Restaurants are Closer Than You Think
Grab your green beer and get ready for a weekend packed with corned beef and cabbage. Here are the best spots to find the St. Patrick's Day staple in the Stateline.
Yes, you may have seen the streets of downtown Rockford, Chicago and Milwaukee packed with green beer drinkers last Saturday, but it's actually not St. Patrick's Day just yet.
The holiday is really this Friday, March 17.
I'm not exactly sure why there were so many parades last weekend already, but hey, I'm only like .07 percent Irish, so it's not my holiday to dictate.
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Instead of wondering why we couldn't just wait to celebrate this weekend, I'll give you some options for corned beef and cabbage dining in Rockford this weekend.
And you know, Catholics got the 'ok' to eat meat on Friday, so you're totally allowed to visit one (or more) of these restaurants to celebrate with your favorite St. Paddy's feast.
Top 10 Best Corned Beef and Cabbage Restaurants
Yelp is one of the best places to visit when you're looking for local restaurant tips, but you do have to watch out for the comments, every once in a while a negative comment slips in there and skews the top ten, but I tried to filter those out for you!
- Murphy's Pub and Grill
- Rusty Nail
- 640 Meats
- Countryside Meats & Deli
- Polish Deli
- Irish Rose Saloon (closed until further notice unfortunately)
- Jason's Deli
- Prairie Street Brewing Company
- Buddy's Burgers
- Jerry's Cafe
What's your favorite spot for corned beef in the 815?