OMG. continuing our quest for vocal each this one is the top on our list so far we heard the garbage plate is famous in Rochester New York and we went out of our way to find this place. It's the bomb.com. I don't know what kind of spices they use for this mountain of delight, but I enjoyed everybody

When you want a garbage plate in Rochester Nick Tahou is the OG! Don't be afraid of the building that looks like it's ready to fall down. The inside is not anything fancy just a very basic old school diner. They close early at 7 on Saturday so we got there right before closing. Very quick service. The plate was very good. I ordered the cheeseburger plate. The meat sauce wasn't super spicy like other places which was a good thing. My only complaint was it was somewhat cold. The home fries were cold which was kind of a bummer. Other than that very enjoyable plate!

What an experience! I am from the other side of the country originally but for some reason the garbage plate came out somewhere a million years ago. I was told it was a thing of upstate New York. Now that I live on the other side of the country, I was able to narrow it down to Rochester. Someone said if Rochester had a food, it would be this. So lo and behold when my friend and I are taking a hiking trip up to upstate New York, I mentioned to this to him. He said let's go try it out! So we did and so glad I got to experience it. They have parking in the back and you can walk into the back door. This place is completely no frills. Pretty bare bones and I can tell they are hurting for labor as there were signs indicating that orders would take a bit longer because of lack of staff. There were plenty of people in there from all walks of life and it felt like a good place to try something new. I just ordered a standard garbage plate with hamburger meat and got it about 8 minutes later. It was pretty good! Very interesting that's for sure. Hard to explain except it's just regional and a thing of Rochester and glad I got to try it. Definitely a mixture of flavors. It's just really hard to explain. But would definitely try it again! Good prices as well.

Our last stop in our drive through to Buffalo! What a place! Just shows you don't need fancy signs, neon, gimmicky things to get people in the door! Like a step back in time, a slow down of the moments! Real conversation with the owner and staff of the place. Jo and I split an Italian sausage garbage plate which comes with macaroni salad, home fries (next time I'd sub for French fries), 2 Italian sausage links and mustard, onions and sauce along with a side white hot dog. My dad got a cheeseburger with grilled onions. Drinks are $1.25 and free refills! Everything is priced as if it's not 2023 and i respect that a lot. For all our food and 3 sodas it was $25 plus we tipped to the kids Xmas fund. That's a steal if i say so myself. The owner who may or may not be named Alex provided great conversation about the establishment and the staff behind the counter was quick to get out food out and ask if we wanted refills on our drinks. The hospitality of this place is immeasurable! If i lived here this would be my go to lunch or dinner spot. The building is old and the inside is a through back to simpler times. No frills just tummy filling food and i really appreciate a place that stands the test of time.