Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, 9901 Orlando St., Machesney Park, opens at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2022. It is the Wichita, Kansas-based chain’s first location in the Rockford region and 17th in Illinois.

  • Christie Glaeser, vice president of operations for M&M Custard LLC, talks Monday, April 11, 2022, about the opening of Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers in Machesney Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • The PBC & B custard at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers in Machesney Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • The bacon and cheese double steakburger at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers in Machesney Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers cut the ribbon on its Machesney Park location on Monday, April 11, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • The PBC & B custard at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers in Machesney Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, 9901 Orlando St., Machesney Park, is the company's first location in the Rockford area and 17th in Illinois. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • The bacon and cheese double steakburger at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers in Machesney Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers plans to open at 9901 Orlando St. in Machesney Park in mid-April. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)