Table 13 owner happy with new location

1 comment January 16th, 2009

The owner of Table 13 says his restaurant has been well-received since relocating to a new spot off Perryville Road in Rockford.

Table 13 opened in December at 6957 Olde Creek Road inside A Perryville Place plaza where Ember Restaurant & Bar used to be. Owner Jeremy Germano had been scouting a new location since plans for a Walgreens developed at his former spot at North Main and Auburn streets.

The restaurant now offers lunch as well as dinner, and Germano hopes to add a breakfast menu soon. Germano said he’s seeing more walk-in business, which he attributes to the location, and Table 13 regulars are finding their way back.

“We’re just happy to be back,” Germano said. “And we’re grateful for the support.”

Germano worked to install a patio at the front of the restaurant on the Perryville Road side, a project he hopes to wrap up by spring to offer more seating. He also hopes to eventually add banquet space and a wine grotto in the basement.

A grand opening for the restaurant likely will take place in February. Table 13 is now open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, with additional bar menu selections. The hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. or so for lunch and dinner, and the bar is open later.

Visit table-13.com or call 815-964-1300 for more information.

Sonic plans moving forward

1 comment January 16th, 2009

Plans to put a Sonic drive-in restaurant near the Cherry Valley Menards store are moving foward. Village President Jim Claeyssen said the platting of the land has been approved by the village board and the final design should be available for the Planning and Development Committee’s OK in February.

“It’s a big win for us,” he said. “Obviously because of the economy, but we’ll also have the first Sonic in the Rock River Valley.”

Sonic is the country’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants,  serving more than a million people a day at 32,000 locations in the United States and Mexico. The average store does a little over $1 million in sales a year, based on 2006 figures, according to the company.

The location is being developed by Oklahoma City, Okla.-based Mason, Harrison and Ratliff. Karen Hall, marketing manager, said the company plans to open the location in mid-to-late summer.