What Rocks: These 3 steakhouses voted the best in the Rockford area

Chris Green, Rockford Register Star
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Steak and mashed potatoes are seen in this undated photo from Merrill and Houston's Steakhouse inside of Ironworks Hotel, 500 Pleasant St., Beloit, Wis. Merrill & Houston's was voted as best steakhouse in the Rockford-area in the 2022 What Rocks Community Choice Awards.
Steak and mashed potatoes are seen in this undated photo from Merrill and Houston's Steakhouse inside of Ironworks Hotel, 500 Pleasant St., Beloit, Wis. Merrill & Houston's was voted as best steakhouse in the Rockford-area in the 2022 What Rocks Community Choice Awards.

If vegan is not in your vocabulary, then you will appreciate a perfectly cooked mouth-watering steak, a butter-and-sour-cream-topped baked potato and salad.

You can find that meal and more at Beloit's Merrill & Houston’s Steak Joint, voted by readers as the best steakhouse in the 2022 What Rocks Community Choice Awards.

Winner: Merrill & Houston’s Steak Joint

Location: 500 Pleasant St., Beloit, Wisconsin, inside the Ironworks Hotel Beloit.

Phone: 608-313-0700

For more: merrillandhoustons.com

More: Nominate your favorite business for the 2023 What Rocks Community Choice Awards

Finalist: Tavern on Clark

Location: 755 Clark Dr., Rockford

Phone: 815-708-7088

For more: tavernonclarkrockford.com

Finalist: Texas Roadhouse

Location: 7240 Walton St., Rockford

Phone: 815-227-1283

For more: texasroadhouse.com

Chris Green: 815-987-1241; cgreen@rrstar.com; @chrisfgreen

This article originally appeared on Rockford Register Star: Merrill & Houston's, Tavern on Clark among Rockford area's best steakhouses