Gitsis Texas Hots

Gitsis on Monroe Ave, 10-2008

Location

600 Monroe Avenue, Rochester NY, 14607

Hours

Sun-Wed 24 hours

Thurs-Sat 6AM-1AM

Phone

585 271 8260

Reviews

Yelp.com 2+ reveiws

Trip Advisor - 13+ reviews

Gitsis Texas Hots is a diner on Monroe Avenue. It's open all the time and they grill the burgers. Great place to kick back during off hours. The clientele can be somewhat obnoxious during peak hours when nearby bars close, but overall this is still a great diner. They take orders over the phone for carry-out. In September 2008, due to various incidents, Gitsis is no longer open 24/7 on Thurs-Sat nights.

Wonderful things at Gitsi's:

• Unsweetened Iced Tea
  

• Monte Cristo Sandwich
  

• Steak Fajita Wrap

Great place to go if you work odd-hours.

Gitsis was voted "Best Place To Eat At 3AM" in City Newspaper's 'Best Of' awards in 2006.¹

Notes and References

• The Webcam for RocPic.com, run by RonMorales, is currently located in the building beside this diner.
  

• Company Data on Manta.com

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2008-01-16 20:40:31   Wow, I had no idea how scary this place actually is (assuming, of course, that everything written here is true) But then again, I grew up in the sheltered suburbs, so I guess a lot of city stuff scares me.

I went here one time on a Saturday morning at about 7 am, and I thought that the food was only OK. Also, the place seemed kinda dumpy and run-down. I haven't been back since. —EricArdis

2008-01-16 22:27:40   I've eaten at Gitsis plenty of times, all hours of the day and days of the week. Reading this page actually shocked me because I didn't know there was so much trouble with the place. There's always cops at that table in the corner eating and having a good time. I'm thinking everybody here might be mixing it up with Mark's Texas Hots? —JoannaLicata

2008-01-16 22:50:45   I've been at both Gitsis and Mark's Texas Hots late at night and never had an issue. I don't do it often but I have done it. I also usually have some large humans accompanying me. —PeteB

2008-01-17 10:45:36   I lived several houses away from Gitsis in 2007. I would not call it exactly dangerous and I have not exactly had much trouble personally but I have seen dozens of things there I didn't like. (I did get in one fight there years ago but it wasn't bad.) A weekend didn't go by that we didn't see cops outside with lights on. Be prepared to get cut in line repeatedly while waiting outside. There are fights in the parking lot and down the street. It is worse during the summer when a crowd of about 30 gathers in the parking lot after 2am, hanging out and blaring music. Disclaimer—read my above comment, I do dislike the owner and think he is a punk. Mark's may not be much better but I do go there late night once in a while. —BadFish

2008-01-17 15:22:21   When I go here, it's usually between 10pm and midnight and I've never noticed any unruly or unpleasant customers. In fact, most of the tables tend to be unoccupied. Which is weird, because the parking lot is just about full. There's lots of nearby on-street parking though. —DaveMahon

2008-02-05 11:41:18   There's no reason to be afraid of going to Gitsis unless you visit after 2am on the weekend, when it's packed full with people getting out of bars. Any other time and it's a great place to find a wide variety of very inexpensive food. If you want quality diner food you're
better off going to Highland Diner down Goodman street. —MarcCharbonneau

2008-03-29 13:38:13   I agree with MarcChar the only time you should avoid Gitsis is after 2am on the weekends. Other than thai it is a nice family restaurant. I go there all the time with my boyfriend and it is very cheap for the good service recieved. —EnishaCray

2008-06-12 17:13:06   I used to come here almost every weekend really late at night; it was good food compared to whatever else was available that late. Then about 4 years ago, my car windshield was broken/shattered for no reason in the parking lot (nothing stolen). Since that incident, I haven't been back. —TippingPoint

2008-07-21 15:53:46   Yes shot in the gravy... Beat up by the dish washer..... Lions tigers and bears oh my!?!? Please this is "ROCHESTER WIKI" so if the city scares you that much why live here? I dont come out to the burbs to complain about the soul less legions of sheep I do my shopping and leave! OK maybe every now and then I eat a sheep.... But the turkey gravy at this place is much better! —mbelenaziryusef

2008-08-21 21:49:47   I love gitsis, ive been there about 8 times now, I always had great service and the waiters are all veryy nice.The food is great, The milkshakes are amazingly good. So for all you people saying its a dump and scarey i personally think your wrong its a veryy nice diner to go to and eat with you family. Yes it can get a little wild around 2 am on weekends but what place doesnt when you have a bunch of drunk people coming in after they got out of the bar. I personally dont think it gets out of hand. —FreedomEaton

2008-08-22 01:53:09   gitsis is only bad because people make it bad —FreedomEaton

2008-09-16 09:11:07   There was another shooting there, this one made the news: http://www.whec.com/article/stories/S562963.shtml?cat=565 —BadFish

2008-10-01 10:19:29   I applaud Gitsi's for finally having some sense and closing early on the weekends. —DarrenKemp

2008-10-05 13:31:27   I was at Gitsi's on Saturday Morning with my three year old. We had a pleasant, great tasting breakfast. When we went up the cashier to pay our bill, she asked me to sign their petition to remain open 24/7. I absolutely refused to sign it. My husband (DarrenKemp) and I have experienced the nightmare of late night eating on a Friday or Saturday, therfore Gitsi's should be closed between the hours of 1am to 5am Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. —ShannonMartin-Kemp

2008-10-19 17:49:28   I've been a Gitsis customer since 1975, remember when there was a counter along the east wall, and the grill was up by the front window. I've seen the restaurant ownership change hands 3 times since 1975, and have been there every hour of every day any day of the week. It is unfortunate that there are some customers that get intoxicated and violent, Yea society has a few bad seeds, they used to be at Nick Tahous up until Nick's started closing earlier in the later 1990's. And guess what, those violent, intoxicated people moved to Marks on Lake Ave. first, then to Monroe Ave., and then to Gitsis. The current owners, George and Spiro, have been through a spell where they closed Fridays through Sunday nights about 7 years ago when certain persons were causing havoc, so this is nothing new. I love Gitsis, the chicken Romano soup is awesome (Thursday), I've preferred the "Gitsis Plate" over Nick's "Garbage Plate" since the early eighties when it appeared on the menu, My wife worked there for a few months, to help out, I've raised my 5 children, often eating there, breakfast, lunch and dinner, and I'll be back there again soon. I'm a Restaurant person, I met my wife at a restaurant, and Gitsis is without a doubt one of the first choices when I'm hungry, now that I'm living in Henrietta, I don't get there as often as when I lived in the city, But as long as it is open I'm there at least once a month. —BonsaiCult

2008-11-25 19:59:42   I love Gitsi's, my mom brought me there as a kid all the time and I love it as an adult!! The food is by far the best diner food around. Very good homemade taste and *gasp* I like their Gitsi's plate better than Nick Tahoe's or any other place that offers one. The meat hot sauce is the best not to hot and not sweet like others and the fries and brown gravy are one of my favorites as well as the french toast and corned beef hash with poached eggs. Ive had almost everything off of the menu and will continue to eat here for years to come. Unfortunately stupid people have to ruin a good thing and spread violence but I think it is a good idea that they close early on the weekends even though I will miss having my after bar snack! —MinaLoy

2009-07-07 01:15:55   I Love this place - why? The food is great and cheap. How can you beat that? Yeah when the bars are getting out, it might not be the safest place to be, so don't go there at night! I usually stop by for a pick-up order for a late breakfast or early lunch. Have you seen their menu? Theres a wide selection from dinners, to burgers, subs and breakfast. And its all affordable - if you go there before 11am, you can get eggs, toast, meat and fries for about four bucks, and it one of the best breakfasts I've had. The people who work there are always friendly to EVERYONE - as in, they serve to a wide range of customers if you know what i mean, and they've always had good customer service when I'm there. It's also has that family-run mood. I also see a bunch of cops and EMTs there too. —heyhowareyou

2009-09-09 19:58:06   Gitsi's must've gone back to 24/7, because when a friend and I went there to meet up with another friend and a friend of theirs after we'd all left Vertex on a recent Saturday night, it was still open. We were there until at least 4:30am Sunday morning. By the way, the food that we had was delicious, especially the dessert, which was, if I recall correctly, a chocolate layer cake. Granted, we encountered rowdy drunkards on our way in, but it wasn't bad at all inside. I wouldn't mind going back. —ShawnWright