Octane InterLounge

AWESOME - Hawaiian burrito! Roasted potatoes! Atmosphere!

I LOVED this place. The menu has so many original and interesting dishes it was difficult to make up my mind. I settled on the Hawaiian Burrito, and it was just melt-in-your-mouth FANTASTIC. Also, the potato wedges are a great alternative to the standard "french-fry or chips" carb options. Roasted to prefection - not too crispy, not too soft.

We were there during a weekday lunch hour, and though the place was busy, the service was great. The decor is charming urban chic, and comfortable. Some of the folks I knew were regulars, and it seems there are a lot of regulars! The staff knew my dining companions and were very welcoming and accommodating.

I highly recommend Octane, and am looking for a good excuse to drive back to Rockford and stop in again...

I've been to Octane twice. It is a lot of fun. I'm not sure what my waiter's name was but he is always very nice. I've gone there once by myself and once with friends. It shines a great light on Rockford. The decorations are so artsy, and the food is to die for. I feel the need to go here every time I go downtown. I recommend the Hawaiian wrap. It is so good.

I live blocks from this place and I keep giving it second, third, fourth, fifth chances, but Octane always disappoints.  I'd like to write a review of the food, but my stay rarely gets that far because the service is so horrible and snotty.  In the past five times I've been there, I've left without ordering three times because I've been ignored-- just flat out ignored.  One time I sat for twenty minutes while they seated and served several other tables without even bringing me water.  When I finally got up to ask somebody for service, they said they thought I was finished and waiting for my check-- even if I was waiting twenty minutes for my check that counts as a horrible oversight.  The bottom line is that they just aren't nice at Octane and I never feel like I'm welcome.  For my money, I'll walk the extra six blocks up to State Street and patronize Wired Cafe, Social and Abreo where you can actually get good service.