The Four Dishes: Olympic Tavern in Rockford, Illinois, worthy of gold medal

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We had a delightful evening at one of Rockford鈥檚 oldest family-run restaurants, the Olympic Tavern. The exterior is Craftsman style featuring dark brown siding, white patterned window panes and a low pitched green roof. It looks as though a couple of additions were added over the years.

The bar area is enormous. There are cozy booths and pub tables and chairs situated in front of the windows. The focal point of the main dining room is a gigantic floor to ceiling stone fireplace adorned with a mounted moose head.

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Olympic Tavern

Address: 2327 N. Main St., Rockford, Illinois.

Phone: 815-962-8758.

Website: theolympictavern.com.

Current hours: 4 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, closed Sundays.

Credit cards: Yes.

Wheelchair access: Yes.

Vegetarian items: Yes.

Gluten-free items: Yes.

Menu: The Olympic Tavern offers a variety of appetizers such as chips and guacamole ($9), potato skins ($10), and calamari ($13). Try a sandwich like the buffalo chicken ($13), prime philly ($15), or el chapo impossible burger ($16). Entrees include quattro mac and cheese ($13), grilled salmon ($25), St. Louis-cut ribs ($19 half/$27 full), and grilled 14-ounce ribeye ($27). Build your own pizza or order one of their specialties, like the uptown pizza with artichoke spinach dip, chicken and tomato ($14) or the meat hook with sausage, pepperoni and bacon ($15).

Plates: 4.5

Food: 4.0

Service: 4.5

Cost: $4-$29

Value: 4.0

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