15th & Chris

Rockford, United States

4.8

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Bussiness info

Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Lunch
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
No
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Divey
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
No
Drive-Thru
No
Caters
Yes

Description

Specialties

The food at 15th and Chris is served fresh and sourced by other local businesses her in Rockford. BYOB means Build Your Own Burger, you can build your burger or try one of Chef James signature burgers. The menu includes Burgers, wings, salads, ice cream, shakes and so much more!

Meet the Business Owner

James P.

Business Owner

Tucked away on the corner of 15th Avenue and Christina Street, a little ice cream shack with a long history awaits its fresh start. For more than two decades, the building has sat vacant, in recent years covered by sheets of plywood from roof to foundation. But all that has changed thanks to James Purifoy, who set out to revive the ice cream parlor that had been a staple of his childhood. The revival of the eatery will feature more than cold treats. Purifoy plans freshly ground burgers, pasta and potato salads, frozen yogurt, smoothies and 30 flavors of soft serve.

«I had been riding past it so many times and not even noticing the place,» Purifoy said. «or wishing it was what it used to be.»

«We used to walk to it from over by Orton Keyes and spend what change we had,» the 39-​year-​old owner and head cook said. «It was history, of growing up in the inner city. … Let’s bring some of that history and momentum back.

«There’s culture that happens right here.»