What Rocks winners: Best fish fry, seafood, sushi restaurants in Rockford area
ROCKFORD — If you are preparing for Lent, then you may also be on the lookout for some of the area's best places to get fish on Ash Wednesday and on the next several Fridays starting this week.
Readers voted on the best fish fry, seafood, and sushi restaurants in the Rockford area for the 2021 What Rocks Community Choice Awards, and winners were announced late last year.
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Here is a list of the winners and finalists in the contest's seafood categories.
Fish Fry
Winner
The Hope and Anchor English Pub
Address: 5040 N. Second St., Loves Park
Everyday option: Fish-n-Chips, (A generous 12 ounce portion of Pacific cod, lightly fried in a delicate beer batter. Served with traditional thick-cut English chips & slaw. $18)
Contact: (815) 633-2552, hopeandanchorpub.com/menu
Finalist
Backyard Grill & Bar
Address: 6473 N. Second St., Loves Park
Friday special: All-you-can-eat beer battered fried cod filets served with fries and coleslaw for $13.
Contact: (815) 636-9430, backyardgrill.com/backyard-dinner/
Hoffman House Supper Club
Address: 7550 E. State St., Rockford
Friday special: Starting at 4 pm: All-you-can-eat cod ($15.99), All-you-can-eat walleye ($15.99), Broiled cod ($19.99)
Contact: (815) 397-5800, hoffmanhouserockford.com/
Seafood
Winner
Hoffman House Supper Club
Address: 7550 E. State St., Rockford
Seafood options: Golden fried shrimp, Tuscan salmon, butterflied prawns, Shrimp de Jonghe
Contact: (815) 397-5800, hoffmanhouserockford.com/
Josef Steakhouse & Oyster Bar
Address: 6860 Spring Creek Rd., Rockford
Seafood options: Fresh half or full dozen of oysters, Chilled Alaskan king crab, Smoked Salmon.
Contact: (815) 397-5800, hoffmanhouserockford.com/
Tavern On Clark
Address: 755 Clark Drive, Rockford
Seafood options: Seared scallops, blackened salmon, filet mignon and lobster
Contact: (815) 397-5800, hoffmanhouserockford.com/
Sushi/Japanese
Winner
Shogun
Address: 293 Executive Parkway, Rockford
Sushi roll options: BBQ beef steak roll (Barbecue beef rolled up in a lettuce wrap with gobo and cream cheese, topped with eel sauce), Chicago roll (Cali roll, spicy crab, tempura flakes baked in a special sauce), Rockford roll (California roll wrapped with salmon and topped with spicy tuna and special sauce)
Contact: 815-394-0007, shogunofrockford.com/
JMK Nippon
Address: 2551 N. Perryville Road, Rockford
Sushi roll options: Dragon roll (Cali roll topped with eel and avocado), Godzilla roll (Shrimp tempura, avocado, and cucumber topped with tuna sashimi and tobiko), Caterpillar roll (unagi and cucumber topped with avocado and tobiko)
Contact: 815-877-0505,
Marc's Fusion Cafe
Address: 4133 Charles St., Rockford
Sushi roll options: Hannibal (Fried chicken with cilantro, tomato scallions, and cucumber), Manhattan Roll (Whitefish with scallions tempura-battered, fried), Philly Roll (shrimp and avocado)
Contact: 815-713-2563, marcsfusion.com/
Shaquil Manigault: smanigault@gannett.com; @RRstarShaquil
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