Garbage Plates: Rochester's Best-Kept Secret || Food/Groups
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- People are shocked to hear that Rochester, a one-time boomtown on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, is actually the third-biggest city in the Empire State. It might not have New York City’s international cachet, or Buffalo’s diehard sports traditions, but Rochester has something arguably even better: the garbage plate.
It’s a glorious, 3000-calorie gutbuster of greasy lunch counter staples, from macaroni salad to cheeseburgers, and it brings this Rust Belt city together across lines of class, race, and generation.
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Why would you need a historian to tell you about garbage plates when the guy who’s family literally invented is 20 feet away in the back?
Hey, it's you again!
LMAO epecially when the so-called historian adds jack shit to the story. "representation of survival mentality in Rochester" - whatever you say, you pretentious prick
gross
There isn't even a "back" the entire kitchen and dining room are all one long strip in one room.
Have a seat right there
two bros, chillen in a restaurant, one seat apart cus they're not gay
@@fountainchain126 bro its a joke lmao
Okay, so, I'm a native Rochestarian and I'm disappointed that nobody mentioned that we are also have Zwiegle's white hot dogs. That's how I eat my plates.
Concerns very well noted. White hots are essential.
Thanks. I was wondering why the hot dogs looked more like bratwurst.
I was born a Canadian, but I'm spiritually from Rochester. I've been eating what I now know as a Garbage Plate for years. My dad called it A Dog's Breakfast
Wait, do they do something similar in Canada? Is there a poutine garbage plate?? TELL ME I MUST KNOW.
David Infante This is a link to a menu for a restaurant in Brandon, Manitoba featuring various poutines.
joebeeverz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/JB-Poutine-Sept2015.pdf
pri mera Agreed on the best place. The very best place I ever had poutine was a trailer cantine on the banks of the Rivière-Rouge. Its been well over 20 years and I *still* think about how amazing that poutine was.
As a native Rochestarian, I think I speak for all of us when I say we love our neighbors to the North and you are always welcome to our delicious plates. May I humbly recommend you check out DogTown for your next plate? That will surely compliment your Dad's assessment of this local delicacy.
My grandparents called it Grül
"Best Kept Secret"...it's literally the only thing I know Rochester for.
What about Kodak/Xerox. They're good tho
@@beatsbycarson Strong Museum, Susan B Anthony house. There is more but I'm blanking. From Fairport myself.
@@thatdudeinthehoodie Brockport.
Bausch and Lomb. Fredrick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony are buried here. Frenchs mustard. Lou Graham from Foreiner was born here. Farm teams of The Minnesota Twins and Buffalo Sabres... Scenes from Spider-Man 2 were shot here. Abbott’s frozen custard, oldest function carousel in the world. Wegmans stores, Kristen Wiig ,Tey Diggs,Abbie Wambach, Phillip Seymore Hoffman are from here. It’s philharmonic and art scene. The music scene is ridiculous around here. Tons and TONS of festivals. It’s the perfect Goldilocks town. Not too big not too small.
Kodak xerox zwiggles
those garbage plate farts must be absolutely horrendous
michael cioffi on Jah vro
🤣🤣🤣🤣
They are. Rochester, N.Y.
Yes. As a local, yes.
Using it for hangover food doesn’t help either with the alcohol shits man
It's probably the second thing I ate when I visited Rochester. Went straight to Nick's joint. Funny how everyone in the city offers their version and naming convention...trash plate, sloppy plate, rubbish plate, dumpster plate, bucket plate. Excellent episode! 👍
It's because the Tahou version is the original -- and trademarked! Glad you enjoyed the piece. We enjoyed the plates!
+Thrillist Yup. So glad they trademarked the name!
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1:28 dips fork in 3000 calorie meal, ends up with one potato and one macaroni 😂
Used to love going to Henrietta Hots for their garbage plates when I was at RIT. Now that I'm 400+ miles away again it sucks.
PFieroGT87 I gotchu hmu and I’ll send some out for you😂
GO TIGERS!
I'm sorry but H hots it's absolutely terrible, Ive given them 3 chances. Go to F hots or P hots if you ever return to the Rochester area
Gotta say with all the chaos going on, the two things I'm happy about when it comes to heading back to RIT in the fall are Garbage Plates and the Pakistan House food vendor that hopefully comes back to campus
Now I miss RIT. Graduated in 2009!!!! I also miss Wegmans!!
Glad this video exists. Living out of town now, no one ever knows what I'm talking about and why I care about it so much. If any of you are ever heading up to Canada, stop by Rochester and grab a plate. You won't regret it.
That rochester accent really brings me back to being a kid living there. I kinda miss it ngl
Some hometown pride right here. Might get one tonight now!
Hell yeah! Which spot is your favorite?
Hiltonite, checking in.
@David Infante Dogtown for sure has the best plates.
Dogtown is excellent! Hungry's over in Pittsford is great if you sub the home fries for the double battered fries
Brian Shneydman that’s the shit 😂 love it there
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Trasher plate 🤤
JENNA MARBLES VEGAN GARBAGE PLATE BROUGHT ME HERE OOOOHHH HE'LL YEAHHHH
meeeee tooooo
same...
HE'LL YEAHHHH, INDEED
she needs those carbs because she has a basketball game tomorrow
Vegan garbage plate? Isn't it just a salad? 😜❤️
Looks like I got a road trip to plan.
DO IT! Rochester is awesome, wish we got to spend more time there.
They’re really not that good
Seems like an opinion I would have to form on my own.
Don't walk alone at night and you'll be good
Born and raised in Rochester, garbage plates are always a comfort food for me ❤️
Always awesome to see the spotlight shine on the ORIGINAL boomtown. Thank you for stopping by!
Nice to see Rochester getting some good recognition
Used to live 500 feet from Tahou's on Canal St. I miss my little city sometimes. Crotchfester, NY will always be home.
Me too!!! I lived right on the corner of Long Pond and Trolley Blvd. Now I'm in AZ. Been here for 15 years. Damn I miss those garbage plates 😔
I didn't go to Rochester to have mine but My job sent me to Brockport for training. I was told before I left i had to try a garbage plate. So I had a garbage plate from Jimmy Zs and Bill grays Both were amazingly delicious.
I Grew up in Brockport, Jimmy Z's is easily the best plate in the area.
God I miss Jimmys
Cesar Luna my brother lives in brockport
Tonight I am watching videos of Garbage Plates because I am on prednisone and want to eat my entire house covered in gravy and mayonnaise.
Another reason to love being from New York!
I was born and raised in Rochester. I cooked for over twenty years and I can confirm hands down the garbage plate is the greatest secret of this City. If I ever moved away from Rochester I would seriously consider opening up a hots place in a small college town that's never heard of them before. Right in walking distance of the Campus.
Cheese Burger Plate, HF, Beans (warmed up), ket, must, onions, meat sauce!
Sent by DeFranco - glad I did, I live in Ontario close to the border, this is worth an adventure to Rochester for me!
i live in rochester and nick tahous has the worst garbage plate in rochester!
It really does
I agree 💯!!!
U watch ur mouth.
So who has the best?
Nothing like the OG.
You can’t possibly live in ROC.
ROCHESTER,NY LOVE LOVE LOVE IT IT !!!!!
YAY THANKS!
Here from Binging with Babish
1:26 GETS SERVED FOOD MOUNTAIN
ONLY EATS TWO FRIES
Thank god you guys went to my hometown and took a look at the plate. Now I'm regretting moving to Philly and South Jersey and want a plate so badly.
Ditto. I'm in Pittsburgh and perogies are good but they ain't a plate.
I think I need to make a plate with perogies...
This is my hometown ahhhhh!
Sorry.
Same bro
Same here.
Mines too
ITS SO FRUSTRATING KNOWING THAT NOT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT A GARBAGE PLATE IS AND NICK TAHOS. its the best thing I’ve ever had. I live in Rochester and this is the best food you’ll ever have in your life
It's been years, but I had a boyfriend in Ohio that was from Rochester. His best friend was here too. My b/f took me to Rochester several times, and we had a garbage plate each time. Wonderful. When either my b/f or his best friend went home to Rochester, neither was not allowed back into Ohio unless they brought several garbage burgers back home with them.
Sounds like a good rule.
My hometown!! Went to high school with Chris Clemens. Everything he said is absolutely correct.
Grade A+ cinematography and presentation. Why you're not blowing up on yt is insane.
give it time. Spread the word!
I've lived in Roc all my life and this is my favorite food of all time.
"Didn't have the Queen of England yet, but we're still hoping"
yea, a bit too late now
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What I learned from this video is that good editing can even make minor league baseball seem fun.
Just moved to Baltimore for grad school, but I've been home to Roc 3 times now already and haven't missed out on having a plate each time. I'll be back in 2 days to get another one!
eat some taffy and blue crab
these plates sux
Shout out the cooks on the line, they deserve more respect.
True
Love this episode! Rochester is far from being part of the rust belt though. Having said that... That garbage plate was part of a right of passage growing up in Rochester. I spent 39 years up there and loved their garbage plate. Well worth the 3k calories every now and then.
Throw everything what your cooking on it... I like that college kids style!!
Living in W Palm Beach now, from the Rochester area, I had to order the meat sauce online and make my own. .Yummy. The Lilac Festival has a giant food tent where Nick has an area! Yummy.
I have but one criticism of the video; that last guy is incorrect about chicken spiedies being a "Syracuse thing." Salt potatoes are a Syracuse thing, but spiedies hail from the city of Binghamton, which is about an hour due south of Syracuse.
That being said, one of the first things my friends and I did when I moved up to Rochester was grab a plate from Nick Tahou's. 3,000 calories? Totally worth it.
Great videos, Great host, Great stories, Great soundtracks. Keep it up!
Thanks Ryan! We appreciate the comment/support. Hope you'll subscribe -- and stay tuned!
You're too kind, Ryan. TOO KIND, I SAY.
Garbage plates remind me of what I enjoyed at cookouts when I was growing up.
I'm moving from Rochester soon, and man am I gonna miss garbage plates
We won't tell if you sneak a few with you.
They have invented this thing called a kitchen.
why moving?
I'm missing my hometown, when somewhere else is not the same
great vid - thanks from Roc
Interesting cooking idea for home use. I found out online about Rochester(and Rochester Falls) from looking up my favorite beer, Genesee lager. With hops from the Yakima Valley here in Washington.
Might seem off-subject but it does go good with food. I can afford more costly beer but there's something about Genesee.
its got that grease sir
You kniw what, now that im sober. it explains alot .
Good lord lolol
You guys are killing it with the aerial photography! Incorporated very thoughtfully in a way that supports the narrative. Well done.
Thanks! We appreciate it.
I concur! Made my city look great from above!
This is why I love living in the Rochester area. I’m never leaving. Lots of people who grew up around here move out of state, and I’m like, why? The pizza is good the garbage plates are good and there are tons of different restaurants and bars and shops. Plenty of things to do and see. I hear people complain all the time that somewhere they live down south doesn’t have good restaurants and I’m like, that’s why I live here!
I lived there for 5 years. Went to RIT. I couldn't handle the snow as I'm from South Africa!!!
The real garbage plate you have to order "all three" mac salad home fries and beans.
Ooooh sounds good!
The Garbage Plate was terrific at the OLD NICK'S on Main Street but even better was the free entertainment at 2AM, 3AM or 4AM in the morning on a Friday or Saturday night. WOW! WOW! WOW!
And we're back!
This channel's gonna be big with content like this.
Hey, thanks. We hope so!
I work with some good folks from Rochester and they only talk about garbage plates every single day.
That honestly sounds kind of annoying but if I were from Rochester I would do the exact same thing.
David Infante Nah, it just really makes me want a garbage plate
Nick Tahues Garbage plate is the best one in all of NY
love it born and raised in this city and still here great show
Rochestarian here, our garbage plates are delicious :)
Anyone else here after Jenna’s video???
Megan Jones a not so last minutes trip to Rochester for plates night is a must!
Nope
I am from rochester ny i miss garbage plates.. sweet and sour wings.. country sweet and even boss sauce 😍
Who else came from Phillip DeFranco and really wants a Garbage Plate now!?
im a rochestarian!
Thats looks so good Im making it at home
The meat sauce is the secret! Get that right, and the rest comes (relatively) easy.
There should be a festival called The Great Plates of Rochester. Like Buffalo has a wing festival.
When u move out of the Roc u miss garbage plates soo much..... I MISS THEM SOO MUCH
WOOOOO SEASON 2 IS HERE
YAY! We're excited, too.
I was born in Rochester but left at the age of 4 or so but I was sitting in my kitchen and threw some stuff together and my parents saw it and immediately took some and were like I'm surprised you remember the garbage plate.
I was like what's a Garbage plate.
I made it with no idea
Home sweet home. God knows I've had my share!
“The redwings we’re ready for their big night” *walks into a literally empty frontier field* yeah sounds about right
Jenna brought me here
Love Rochester and love Tahou’s
we koreans describe a mess of different foods clumped together "daeji bop" which translates to "pig food"
Lived in Rochester my whole life and I’ve had one twice
As a local, I can say, they are so good.
This video perfectly displayed what Rochester, NY is!
As someone that prefers food to all be combined to get maximum flavour per bite, I NEED a garbage plate.. lmao
Yooooo, I was feeling pretty weird this whole video and I didn’t know why, and then it hit me... he sound exactly like Adam from college humor
My hometown and I never had a garbage plate but will try one day
I recently moved to Florida from Rochester and a garbage plate is all I can think about
Mark's Texas Hots on Monroe Ave is one of the best in Rochester
Luc DeCarr I’ve had the best garbage plate at Henrietta Hots
Thats crazy.. i couldnt imagine something so glutenous and greeasy but that said i must try it
omg college memories all came back, that plate is not that great on its own, but as drunk food its like the BEST
Your number 2 on the "Rochester dumpster fire" search list. Make of that what you will.
Im eating one now as I watch this lol.
I like how this guy says Garbage lol
oh man makin me homesick
Time for a trip back?
My grandparents live in Pittsford and I spent summers there. Nick Tahou’s was gas
Jesus, that body shape combined with the atrocious mustache is going to be the new Guy Fieri cultural target for mockery if this guy somehow gets famous.
I describe my body as "microwaved pear" and my mustache as "boorish, charitably", so honestly this all checks out. Thanks for watching!
'Merica
My home town salute🇮🇹
Rochester's best kept secret? You can't open a Rochester channel without seeing garbage plates.
amazing host and amazing content. keep it up!!
Hit my calorie limit for the day just by watching this...
That doesn’t look appetizing but it looks SO GOOD
Eating this while watching sliced cucumber...
I MEAN- watching this while eating sliced cucumber :(
Going to have to spend enough time in the gym to burn 1000 calories after eating that 😅
Best I could do is about 700 calories per hour on my cardio day
Either that or only eat the lightest small portion food for the rest of the day: Fruits bowl, protein shake, oatmeal, vegetable bowl, salad, etc
I really need to take a road trip to Rochester.