Nick Tahou's - Rochester Wiki

Locations	Phone	People entering Nicks for a tasty garbage plate.
320 W Main St, Rochester, NY 14608	585 436 0184
3070 West Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623	585 272 1182
Hours
Rochester location:
Monday to Saturday 8:00am to 8:00pm
Closed Sunday
Henrietta location:
Daily: 10:00AM to 12:00AM
Accessible
Yes
Website
http://www.GarbagePlate.com/
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The mobile Nick Tahou's, spotted at Taste of Rochester (by Flickr user nflect license info)

Nick Tahou's is home of the Garbage Plate™. Nick Tahou Hots is housed in an old 1881 railway terminal, originally built as a depot and hotel serving the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway. Today this is located near the 'west' entrance of the Abandoned Subway.

In 2010 they opened a second location in Henrietta, which received some local media attention.

Notes and References

Founder Nick Tahou passed away, after being ill for some time, in January 1997.
Breakfast at Tahou's an adventure story (:>)
Garbage Plate Flickr Photo
Sometimes misspelled as Nick Tahoes

Awards

Voted 'Best Rochester "Plate"' in City Newspaper's 'Best Of' Awards in 2008. (As if it needed an award — they invented the Garbage Plate!)

Photos

Jan 2010, BradMandell

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2008-04-11 19:34:54 I started making my own, replacing mac salad with mac and cheese. Try it out. In other news, Tahou's is a must see on the Rochester visitor list! —TimDoyon

2008-07-20 14:25:47 Interesting idea.

The original Nick's is still the king. I've never had a plate here that was less than superb. A must-go for anyone visiting town. I only wish it were open later. —ZachSmalt

2008-09-10 17:22:40 The food is not for me and the both locations are dirty hellholes. But I am in the minority, as many people love garbage plates and the crap that comprises them. When my friends drag me there, I get a hamburger and fries and the loosely termed "cooks" make fun of me. During college my fraternity brothers would often drive from Buffalo to get a plate, they loved them so much. That says something when people will drive an hour just to eat your slop. —MrRochester

2010-02-09 22:48:13 I made the grave mistake of ordering a chicken sandwich. If looks could kill, the guy taking my order would have been a murderer. The chicken sandwich was nothing special. Do they have any fresh vegetables (lettuce, tomato or onion) at this place? I am guessing their garbage plates remain popular since I noticed a steady stream of customers despite the stern/rude order-taker. —OneLove

2010-04-08 14:42:10 Half of the fun of Tahou's is the experience of actually going. Reading comments about rude employees, cooks giving the evil eye, etc., it's apparent that they are not the target demographic of Tahou's. Loosen up a little and try going again. Part of the fun is dealing with the employees. They'll warm up to you if you play along with them. All that having been said, Garbage Plates remain one of the greatest things to grace God's green earth. —PeteTarkulich

2010-08-20 09:59:53 If you are old enough, you may have been lucky enough to have ate at the pre-B&O location in the 60's. That was back when Downtown still had some life, the Main Street Bridge had stores on it (no sight of River) Nick's had a more frozen in the 50's feel. —JimLill