Nobody leaves the Illinois Machine Shed in Rockford hungry! Dedicated to the American farmer, Illinois Machine Shed is known for homestyle, made-from-scratch cooking. Its evening meals are served family style. Its specialties include pork and beef entrees, as well as favorites that include hot homemade soups, sandwiches and apple dumplings. Illinois Machine Shed is a member of Heart of America Restaurants, who are a premier Midwestern hospitality company with a 25-year history of excellence. In addition to its excellent cuisine, Illinois Machine Shed maintains an on-site gift shop with such unique items as butterscotch root beer, gooseberry jam and huckleberry preserves. It also offers its customer an order catalog that features gifts that are available through mail order.