Marinades Pizza Bistro

Got a 18 inch pepperoni, button and portobello mushroom pizza. The time was prompt, and the owner had a lot of love and passion for his craft. The pizza sauce was a little sweet for my liking, however overall the pizza was fantastic.

The price is good for the location, and I will definitely be coming back whenever I crave a good pizza and some wisdom in rockford.

I tend to be a bit of a talker, and the owner was patient, and had a lot of wisdom to share. I highly highly reccomend trying this place.

My daughter (7) and I were on a daddy daughter date and I thought I would try this place out for the first time. I am happy we did.
We started out at the bar with some root beer on tap for her and a beer for me.
We watched the cheese bread and pizza be put into the wood fire and be rotated with attention.
My daughter filled up on the cheese bread. I ate my fair share too. The marinara was fantastic with larger than life chunks of garlic in it.
The pizza was delicious as well. Probably my favorite pizza I have had in Rockford or Belmont. It was well seasoned and the toppings were very high quality (we had sausage and bacon) I really liked the crust on the pizza. It was like garlic bread.
The service was prompt and friendly. The owner was tossing dough and answering all of my questions.
The setting was nice as well. It felt welcoming without being to kitschy. The smell of the wopd burning in the oven was lovely.

What delicious pizza! The crust was light, crispy, and soft in a unique way I haven’t experienced before. And the sauce on the mushroom pizza was so perfect, I could have eaten it on its own. A very well-made pizza that I won’t soon forget.

Had for the first time today. Absolutely wonderful pizza! Will be back!

A favorite in Rockford!! They have the best pizza, everything is made fresh! You feel like you're in Italy between both the food and atmosphere🇮🇹 we've been here a couple times, and have tried several times to return but they are closed on Sundays, which is understandable, so looking forward to returning on a week day soon!

Pizza was awesome, I love the atmosphere and it’s nice to be able to walk over to Grill one/eleven without leaving the building.

I've never had a bad meal at Marinades. From the appetizers (try the meatballs) to the sometimes whacky sounding weekly specials. It is well worth your time.

The food was amazing, I got the Roman delight sandwich with chips and a pickle and it was spectacular!
Honestly this is probably the best restaurant in downtown Rockford, 5/5

We tried this restaurant on a whim, looking for something different. We found it! Absolutely AMAZING food and service. We ordered 2 personal pizzas and the loaded nachos. The pizza prepared in a wood fired oven. The dough is not like any other and the toppings are abundant. The nachos are homemade and wood fired as well, served with plenty of toppings. Bring an appetite, and you might leave with boxes of leftovers. They might even put on a show when they bring out pizza dough and toss it in front of you. The restaurant does not have many tables inside, but also seating area outside for warmer weather. It was a great date night.

Glad we finally found this place.
Great pizza at a great price.

Everything I’ve tried has been perfect especially their Margarita pizza. They also have very good ranch and are always friendly.

Marinades has excellent wood fired pizza. High quality toppings and great crust make this my go-to pick when in Rockford. If you're dining in and are a root beer fan, they have Sprecher's on tap!

This place is seriously tasty. We had a fabulous dining experience the other night, tried 4 different pizzas, the cheese stix with dill dip and the mediterranean platter. The food was fresh and the leftovers stayed fresh. The cleanliness of the restaurant was fabulous and felt like they really care about sanitation during the pandemic. Makes a great date , night or day. The staff was very pleasant.

Best wood-fired pizza I. The Grand Rapids area hands down! The spicy sausage is amazing with its whole garlic cloves and spicy Italian sausage. None of that fake stuff: beyond that everything else is incredible too! Meatballs, gyros, wraps, the list goes on! All great food and service!

Great pizza in a great location. Dine in or take out. The Barbecue Chicken is highly recommended!

Really good calzones and wood-fired pizzas! Fast friendly service.

Hands down the best pizza around. The flavors are incredible and it’s light and simple with fresh ingredients. Salads are also very fairly portioned and so fresh. Love hanging out on their covered patio !! Staff and managers are super friendly. Definitely coming back and highly recommend !

This was a new discovery for us recently and what a delightful discovery it was. We ate there for lunch and had different "personal" size pizzas - very ample - and each was just absolutely delicious. We can't wait to go back for dinner and we want to try salads and dessert. The pizzas were superb - wood-fired, perfect crust, perfect toppings and seasonings, excellent cheese - everything about the food was really great. The service was wonderful - friendly, not intrusive, helpful, casual but professional and informed. The pizzas did not take too long at all - because of being wood-fired - and all was so fresh and well, I'm repeating myself, but really, really, really good. Can't wait to go back!

I've visited here a few times and on my last visit I sat at the bar. I had the pleasure of conversing with the head chef Teej. It didn't take long to see how passionate he was about the menu and he had the right too. The pizzas were amazing as well as the cheese bread. I'd highly recommend this for a stop. It is a wood fired oven so allow yourself a bit of time. Limited beer menu but what they had was very good. Exceptional staff as well.

It’s a nice menu with lots of homemade items that are affordable. Great wood fired pizza. Dill dip is delicious. Side salad was yummy too. Nice atmosphere; mix between higher end restaurant and relaxed wood fire pizza place. Employees were friendly and helpful. We’ll be back.