ROCKFORD —Whether you are looking for a local slice or want to enjoy an authentic Italian meal these pizzerias and Italian restaurants have got you covered.
Readers voted on the best pizza and Italian restaurants in the Rockford area for the 2021 What Rocks Community Choice Awards, and winners were announced late last year.
If you want to try the best of both, a few restaurants on the list were either winners or finalists in both categories.
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Here is a list of the winners and finalists in the contest’s pizza and Italian restaurants categories.
Pizzas
Winner: Lino’s
Address: 5611 E. State St., Rockford
Contact: (815) 397-2077, linosmenu.com
Hours: 4:30-9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 4:30-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Finalist: Capri Restaurant & Pizza
Address: 313 E. State St., Rockford
Contact: 815-965-6341, caprirockford.com
Hours: 4:30-9 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, 4:30-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Finalist: Nunzio’s Restaurant
Address: 5800 N. 2nd St., Loves Park
Contact: 815-633-5000, nunzios.com
Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-10 p.m. on Friday, 5-10 p.m. on Saturday, 3-8:30 p.m. on Sunday
Italian
Winner: Lino’s
Address: 5611 E. State St., Rockford
Contact: (815) 397-2077, linosmenu.com
Hours: 4:30-9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 4:30-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Finalist: Capri Restaurant & Pizza
Address: 313 E. State St., Rockford
Contact: 815-965-6341, caprirockford.com
Hours: 4:30 – 9 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, 4:30-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Finalist: Salamone’s North
Address: 2583 N. Mulford Road, Rockford
Contact: 815-639-1200, salamonesnorth.com
Hours: 4-8 p.m. Sunday, 4-9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Shaquil Manigault: [email protected]; @RRstarShaquil
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