Gone, But Not Forgotten

Gone, But Not Forgotten

Gone, But Not Forgotten Restaurants Vegetarian Restaurants Bars & Clubs Services Bookstores Retail Friends & Family Stadiums Festivals, Events, Venues Organizations Sports teams Miscellaneous

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See Also:

• Lost Rochester Bands
  

• Alphabetic List - for automated listing of pages linking here.
  

• Chronological List - for chronological listing by year and month.
  

• New Openings, Welcome - for new business openings in the area

Restaurants

• 3S Restaurant & Cafe
  

• 99 Pho
  

• Alpha Street Deli
  

• Ariana Kabob House
  

• Arrivederci Pizza & Subs - Pizza shop in Fairport
  

• Atlanta Bread Cafe Express as well as renamed Atlanta Bread Cafe
  

• Baba Emad - Former South Wedge establishment
  

• Bay Hots
  

• Bay Tree
  

• Basha Mediterranean Eatery - now Sahara
  

• Basta Pasta - Italian restaurant on upper Monroe Ave - replaced with SEA Restaurant
  

• Barley Rib & Chicken Pit - Closed sometime prior to 11/24/2006
  

• Bellanca's Portside Restaurant
  

• Best of Italy
  

• Bodhi's Cafe & Lounge
  

• Blue Marlin Seafood Grille - Closed August 2008
  

• Cafe East Chinese restaurant in Chili Paul Plaza-bought and reopened as AJ Bistro
  

• Cafe Geo
  

• Cascade Cafe
  

• Cathay Pagoda-Chinese restaurant-closed 2007
  

• Charlie Brown's
  

• Chayote Mexican Cuisine
  

• CJ's Gourmet Soups
  

• City Cafe - NYC Style restaurant in Winton
  

• Coffee Cabana
  

• Common Ground Cafe
  

• Coppergrass Bistro
  

• Corky's Craving Parlor - Closed March 2008 due to the owner moving out of town.
  

• Daily Perks Coffeehouse-Closed August 2007. Reopened as The Mez (House of Hamez).
  

• Dashen - Ethiopian restaurant - Closed 2007. Now South Wedge Colony Bar & Grille
  

• Desert Moon Cafe - (RIP 2007) Mexican restaurant in Henrietta
  

• Don Pablo's-Closed 1/14/2008; Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar is now there.
  

• Don Pedros Mexican Grill - short lived and universally panned Mexican restaurant in Gates
  

• Donuts Delite-Closed 2005
  

• Edwards - Upscale restaurant with excellent food on Washington St and at one time Fitzhugh.
  

• El Nopalito Mexican Restaurant - Closed May 2009
  

• El Pacifico - Closed May 2008
  

• Fairport Village Coffee - closed January 2009 - replaced by Towpath Cafe
  

• Fast Chinese Restaurant - closed 2005
  

• Favitta's Family Pizzeria - closed 2008
  

• Feta-Chinni -Village Gate restaurant
  

• Fig Cafe - Cafe in Perinton
  

• First Taste Grill
  

• Formosa Breeze - Taiwanese restaurant
  

• Fresco -Italian restaurant
  

• Garibaldi's Mexican Grill
  

• Gipettos
  

• Grana's at the Renaissance
  

• Hartmann's Butcher & Deli - Rochester butcher shop/deli only - meat processing company still active
  

• Hawthorne's Restaurant
  

• Hot to Trot - Closed 2009
  

• India Cafe
  

• India Palace - Closed 2008
  

• I Scream - Closed May 2008
  

• JC's Backyard BBQ - Closed Oct 2009
  

• Jack Lavere's - Closed November 2007.
  

• Jerkers Jamaican Restaurant - Closed 2007
  

• Jimmy Mac's Bar and Grill - Closed May 2009
  

• Joe Bean - Closed 2007
  

• Jonny's Village Hots
  

• JP's Authentic Sandwiches
  

• KC Tea & Noodles
  

• Kilwin's - closed in 2006.
  

• Kobay
  

• Krispy Kreme - Closed September 2007
  

• La Manne Haitian
  

• La Trattoria D'Abruzzo Italian - closed 2008
  

• Lone Star Wings - Closed late 2008
  

• Ly Lou's- There is now a taco shop in its place, Taco John's
  

• Mama Tacones - Italian restaurant that used to be where Acme Bar & Pizza is
  

• Mangia! La Famiglia Grill-Closed Nov 2007
  

• Manhattan Bagel - franchise owner rebranded operation as SoHo Bagel Cafe
  

• Manila Grill Cuisine of the Philippine Islands
  

• Martini Grille
  

• Mel's Diner - West Henrietta Road diner location now Namaste Indian Cuisine
  

• Monroe Hots
  

• Montana Mills Bread - Most closed, the remainders became Great Harvest Bread Store in 2006.
  

• Moonshine Bar-B-Que
  

• Mundo Grill
  

• Namaste Indian Cuisine
  

• NapaGino's
  

• New Health Cafe
  

• Norton Grille
  

• Olive Tree Restaurant - Closed 9/2008. Owners retired
  

• Om Foods and Gifts
  

• One Way Cafe
  

• Organic Alley
  

• Pakistan House
  

• Paola's Burrito Place Closed July 2009
  

• Park Avenue Hots
  

• Pasta Andiamo
  

• Patrik's Culinary Kreations Bake Shop
  

• The Penguin Diner
  

• Perinton Hots - Closed-replaced with Aja Noodle Company
  

• Philly Express
  

• 99 Pho
  

• Pizza Agerola
  

• Pizza Cafe - Closed June 2007
  

• Pizza Pizza - Piatza's Pizza Gourmet is now in that location, corner of Park Ave & Oxford
  

• Plaka
  

• Raj Mahal
  

• Rich Port Bakery - Public Market
  

• Ristorante Grappa
  

• Roadhouse Grill - Closed May 2008
  

• ROC City Hots - Closed Summer 2006
  

• Rose Corner Restaurant - 2008
  

• Sahara - Mediterranean Restaurant on South Ave, Closed Dec 2007
  

• Saint Aubyn's House of Soups - New Health Cafe is in that location now.
  

• Sal's New York Pizzeria
  

• San Jose Mexican Restaurant
  

• Schoen Place Prime Rib and Grill - Closed in 2008
  

• Slice of Napa - Closed April 2009
  

• Spiro's - Greek Restaurant on Monroe Ave, Lola Bistro & Bar now occupies the spot.
  

• SS Coliseum Pizza — 1540 Dewey Ave
  

• Stephanie's Pizza
  

• Stoney G's Pizzeria
  

• Super Suppers
  

• Sweet Chicks Pastry Shoppe
  

• Swiss Chalet - Chicken and ribs joint on S. Winton Road based out of Buffalo, where several locations still remain.
  

• Tano's Pizza Grill
  

• Tijuana Tokyo's - Closed 2008
  

• Times Square Pizzeria & Subs - Closed 2009
  

• Tom & Nancy's Pizza - Closed 2009
  

• Tuscany's Italian Trattoria - Closed 2008
  

• Tut's- Closed 2008
  

• Two Paisans Pizza - Closed 2007
  

• Webb's Café & Grill
  

• WeBringFood Delivery - probably closed 2007 - verifed Nov 2008

Vegetarian Restaurants

• Paradigm Cafe - Closed 2005 - had the best vegetarian burgers anywhere
  

• The Atomic Eggplant
  

• The Mission Cafe -Super delicious- it was on Monroe Ave.-I think where Subway now is or thereabouts
  

• Skippy's Veg-Out - Restaurant closed but Skippy makes food for Coffee Connection

Bars & Clubs

• Alexander Street Pub - Closed in 2006. Moved to Lawrence Street as A-Pub Live
  

• Barfly - replaced by Syxx
  

• Betty Meyer's Bullwinkle Cafe Closed in May 2007, no reason known
  

• Barnstormers Pub
  

• Brickyard Pub
  

• Brighton Bowl - Former East Ave bowling establishment—now a World Gym I believe
  

• Bru - (RIP 2006) Bar (with mini brewery)/Restaurant located in High Falls
  

• Bushnell's Basin Bar & Grill
  

• Comedy Block Party - closed with High Fidelity
  

• Comix Cafe-Closed June 2008
  

• Coyote Joe's
  

• Dicky's - Bar - now known as The Black Pearl Cafe now occupies this location.
  

• Henrietta Neighbors Bar & Grill-short lived bar/grill on East Henrietta Road near Lehigh Station
  

• High Fidelity - closed also Comedy Block Party
  

• Hooters - Henrietta (RIP 2007) across from the Roadhouse Grill, closed 2007. Became Cheerleaders USA which is also closed.
  

• Irondequoit Town Lounge
  

• Jillian's - downtown game spot/bar
  

• Jimmy Mac's Bar and Grill - Closed May 2009
  

• Keys - RIP 2006
  

• Liquor Room
  

• Millennium Billiard Club
  

• Motor
  

• AMF Olympic Lanes- Bowling alley & bar/restaurant
  

• Rendezvous Nite Club - AKA Vurdu Ultra
  

• Riffs Wine & Piano Bar - RIP 2007
  

• Shantel Lounge
  

• Spikes
  

• Sneaky Pete's
  

• Spy Bar and Polish Soup
  

• Syxx
  

• The Rock - Spikes now occupies this location
  

• Table 7 Bistro and Lounge on St. Paul
  

• The Bar
  

• The Black Pearl Cafe- RIP 2008
  

• The Mez
  

• Tonic - Club- now split into Daisy Dukes, whereas the upper level has become SoHo East
  

• Two89
  

• Woody's - Monroe Avenue bar, closed in September 2008
  

• Wish
  

• 2001 Club of Rochester 3240 Chili Avenue 1978-1989 15,000 sq. ft. disco (old W.T. Grant location)
  

• 747 Club of Rochester - 2525 W. Henrietta Rd. (currently a Hyundai dealership) Disco club built with actual interior pieces of a 747.

Services

• ARC Floral
  

• Clutter-to-Cash - Ebay consignment shop
  

• Dave's Village Bakery
  

• Druboy Motors - Auto mechanic shop-Closed September 2006
  

• Fast Ferry - RIP 2006
  

• Genesee Hospital
  

• Glenwood Sales - Electronics store
  

• King Of Rochester - media group not active since 2007
  

• Mike's Bicycle Shop - violence reported here on Exchange Blvd
  

• Next Barbershop -Closed 2009
  

• Permanent Solutions - closed in 2009
  

• Rochester Rug Sculpting & Vocational Programs
  

• Thrillz Salon & Z Spa -Monroe Avenue, Pittsford spa/salon
  

• Triadic Heart Yoga - Closed March 2009

Bookstores

• Books! Books! -Used bookstore-declared bankruptcy
  

• Brown Bag Book Shop
  

• Gutenberg Books - gone but not forgotten rare and collectible book store at 675 Monroe Avenue.
  

• ROC Comics - Closed fall/winter 2006
  

• Village Green - was a small book selling chain, with a store on Monroe Avenue, and stores in Greece, Buffalo and Penfield before succumbing to Borders and Barnes & Noble. It was a gathering place on Monroe that is sorely missed.

Retail

• Animas Traders - Gift shop/Latin Arts & Crafts (RIP 200?-2006). Now Coqui's Journeys has opened in the same location.
  

• Analog Shock RIP 2003(4?) awesome little South Ave. record store
  

• Annabelle's Closet
  

• Beadesigns- Jeweler/beads
  

• Chase-Pitkin - Hardware store owned by Wegman's
  

• Century Liquor
  

• Circuit City (Marketplace, Greece Ridge, Eastview - stores go into liquidation Yahoo Local Jan 2009 - Timeline
  

• Clubhouse Liquor - Monroe Ave
  

• CompUSA - Closed sometime in January or February 2008
  

• Coqui's Journeys
  

• Daddy's Junky Music
  

• Doolittle's- Pet shop
  

• Dream Emporium - Clothing store
  

• Fantastic Records - RIP 2004 (was located in the plaza across from the Pittsford Wegmans)
  

• Firehouse 15 - Hip store on Monroe where the PABA is now- they sold household items
  

• Funny Farm - fun "toy" store on Monroe near Archimage- possibly where Cricket is now
  

• Furniture Fair
  

• Gleason's Tobacco Shop
  

• Global DVD
  

• Hands on and Beyond - Toy store in Pittsford
  

• Houseworks - Furniture store that was in Winton Place.
  

• Knit N Purl -Yarn shop
  

• Lunatique - Boutique in Pittsford.
  

• Maitlins - Furniture store now selling merchandise via the internet.
  

• Monroe Theatre
  

• :nook
  

• Peruvian Style - Peruvian gift shop in the village of Pittsford.
  

• Record Theatre- Long time store in Midtown Plaza-closed 1/26/07
  

• Rochester Photographic
  

• Steve & Barry's - chain clothing store
  

• Tradition - Judaica gift shop
  

• Up the Creek - Casual Men's shop in Pittsford.
  

• Ultra Sonic Sound -Great independent record store on Monroe Ave.
  

• Weird Furniture - Great vintage furniture store on Monroe Ave.- a bit west of Archimage
  

• Wegmans - Mt Hope, Driving Park, & Brooks-Chili
  

• Wild Wools -Knitting/yarn store

Friends & Family

• Johnny Ipacs

Stadiums

• Silver Stadium (formerly Red Wing Stadium) - 500 Norton Street. Home of the Rochester Red Wings from 1929 to 1996. View some photographs of the ballpark.
  

• Holleder Stadium

Festivals, Events, Venues

• Alexander Street Festival
  

• Door 7
  

• Shipping Dock Theatre

Organizations

• Rochester Alternative Housing - former Google Group ROCAH inactive since Oct 2007

Sports teams

• Rochester Rattlers - Outdoor Lacrosse team from Major League Lacrosse.
  

• Rochester Brigade - af2 arena football team.
  

• Rochester Lancers - Pro soccer team.
  

• Rochester Zeniths - Basketball team.
  

• Rochester Royals - Now the Sacramento Kings of the NBA.
  

• Rochester Jeffersons - Former NFL team.

Miscellaneous

• Empire Brewing Company
  

• Sweet Tarts - former burlesque troupe
  

• Maiden Lanes - bowling alley
  

• Jump N Jungle - Indoor inflatable playground