ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Few things make a meal better than eating outside on a beautiful summer evening. Whether it’s a riverfront deck, a garden terrace or a rooftop overlooking downtown, the Rockford area offers no shortage of memorable outdoor dining experiences.
Using Tripadvisor rankings and regional tourism recommendations, we identified some of the area’s most popular restaurant patios. These destinations combine highly rated food with outdoor settings that keep diners coming back.
Fresco at the Gardens
318 Spring Creek Rd., Rockford
For pure scenery, it is hard to top Fresco. Located within Anderson Japanese Gardens, the restaurant’s outdoor decks overlook ponds, waterfalls and landscaped gardens that regularly draw visitors from across the Midwest. The restaurant promotes its garden-view decks as one of Rockford’s premier outdoor dining experiences…