Nick Tahou Hots

320 W. Main, Rochester, NY - (585) 436-0184

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Nick Tahou is famous for its "garbage plate" -- Texas hot wieners, hamburgers (with or without cheese), Italian sausage, or steak plated with piles of baked beans and home-fried potatoes, a scoop of cool macaroni salad, a dollop of spicy chili sauce, a squirt or two of mustard, and a sprinkle of chopped raw onions. It comes with plastic fork and knife, a bottle of Ketchup, some hot sauce, and white bread with butter.

83% Approval Rating (36 votes)

Scorecard

Overall: Legendary - Worth driving from anyplace

garbage plate	White Hot Garbage Plate
Grilled Cheese Garbage Plate	Cheeseburger w/chili

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Michael Stern -

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"Founder Nick Tahou died in 1997 after more than fifty years running Rochester’s premier hot dog joint. His culinary legacy remains the amazing dish known as a garbage plate. It is up to each customer to choose the foundation of his or her garbage plate. It can be ..." [Read More]

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Map & Web Site

320 W. Main, Rochester, NY
(585) 436-0184

http://www.garbageplate.com/

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	Breakfast, Lunch, Late Night
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	No
Alcohol Served:	No
Outdoor Seating:	No
Reservations Accepted:	No
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	Yes

"Eat this quickly or all the fat will gel the ingredients together!"
Stephen Rushmore

"This is probably one of the greasiest cheeseburgers I have ever eaten. It is ladeled heavy with chili sauce."
Stephen Rushmore

"Jane prepares to enter Nick Tahou Hots circa. 1989."
Michael Stern

"Not every city has a single dish that attracts foodies from afar."
Michael Stern

"Grilled cheese makes the perfect garbage plate garnish."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle