Hole-in-the-wall Restaurants

Rochester and the surrounding area is full of hole-in-the-wall restaurants. Here's a quick list to start you on your culinary adventures. See below for definitions and resource links.

• Swan Market - German deli/butcher/restaurant on Parsells a few blocks from Culver
  

• Ming's Noodles (Asian noodle place) - South Clinton Ave. near Cinema Theater - hole in the wall, takeout and a few tables, excellent noodles
  

• El Taino (Puerto Rican and Dominican) - Lyell Ave. few blocks from corner of Lake Ave. - haven't been in a while, so hopefully still there. Great food.

Notes and References

• Definitions
  

• Answers.com
  

• Ask Yahoo,com
  

• Etymology Dictionary Online - " 'small and unpretentious place' is from 1822"
  

• FreeDictionary.com - "A small, very modest, often out-of-the-way place."
  

• Merriam Webster - "a small and often unpretentious out-of-the-way place (as a restaurant)"
  

• Peak English - "A small, simple place, particularly a shop or restaurant."
  

• Wikipedia usage of term and Wiktionary definition
  

• YourDictionary.com - "a small, dingy room, shop, etc., esp. one in a remote or unfrequented place"
  

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• Chowhound.com - number of entries from 2007
  

2009-06-30 23:08:46   From Original Page List of Hole-in-the-wall Restaurants - Props to Jean for starting the list! —jesse.decker

2010-10-05 13:32:23   Cottage Hotel in Mendon is good though not sure it is a hole in the wall. They do serve 36 ounce beers out of mason jars on Wednesday nights, and you can get a strong ale (though I forgot what it was) as a choice. Also, they have 36 ounce bud lights anytime the Yankees are playing. Where else are you gonna get those kind of drink specials on the south east side of Roch? —ScottLaRock