New eats and drinks next to MetroCentre

November 14th, 2007 at 01:29pm Deborah Austin

There’s a new place to get food and liquid refreshment before you go to a concert at the MetroCentre — and starting this week you can get a downtown lunch there, too. 

Kiwi’s Cafe and Bar is open at 211A W. Elm St. in downtown Rockford, the spot formerly occupied by Quizno’s.  Owner Jodi Dierks said Kiwi’s full food menu includes build-your-own sandwiches, paninis, homemade pot roast with horseradish sauce, soups and salads. It is a smoke-free establishment.  As for drinks, Dierks describes it as a “cocktail kind of place” with mixed drinks and bottled beer and wine, but no beer on tap.

Regular hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. until midnight. For business lunches, Dierks makes the promise: You’ll get fast service.  “If you want a half-hour lunch, you’re going to make it.”

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