Moved to Rochester last October from the west coast. What are your food recs? Not talking fancy, talking somewhere I can go and get a good pizza, burger, sandwich. Your hole in the walls, your diet cheat days, the fun stuff. Bonus point for getting spicy options.
Alright, I want your food recommendations!
3 years ago by Robert Petersen to c/roc
bricks 1 point 3 years ago
These are both great options for chicken and pizza respectively.
Other low key eats that are good to check out - Chortke, Neno’s, Old Pueblo Grill, Vesper, Calabresella’s (sp?), Bodega, and Swan Market.
Also, I think all the OG fast ground round place - Tom Wahl’s, Bill Gray’s, Schaller’s, Charlie’s - are all great for trash. Big fan.
RobertPetersen 2 points 3 years ago
Thanks!
drunnells 2 points 3 years ago
Surprised that nobody mentioned the Hots places for Garbage/Trash/Dumpster Plates yet. It's kind of the thing around here, and no Rochester experience is complete without them!
- Nick Taou Hots
- Empire Hots
- Webster Hots
- Henrietta Hots
- Schallers
- Fairport Hots
And like a million others!
I like to get the Cheeseburg Plate with Mac and Homefris and everything on it.
RobertPetersen 2 points 3 years ago
I’ve actually heard from people at work to avoid Nick Tahou’s because the quality went down and the owner is a dick? Will look into the others though!
sirdavidxvi 1 point 3 years ago
For pizza, I love Pizza Wizard for Detroit style (which was new for me in the last year) or Mr. Shoes for a more traditional style. Joe's Brooklyn has good NY style thin crust.
Calabresella's has great sub, salads (pasta, potato, etc.) and desserts. Also DiBellas's for subs.
Naan-tastic is a local Chipotle-style Indian place that I love. And for some spice, The King and I is a Thai place that can make some dishes that knock your socks off (if you convince them you can handle more than typical white guy spice).
Heyassbutt 1 point 3 years ago
Hi and welcome to Rochester! Not sure how hole in the wall these places are per se, but I like Jeremiah's for good wings, Dibella's for good subs, and The Nutcracker Restaurant for wraps/sandwiches.
RobertPetersen 1 point 3 years ago
Awesome, thanks for the recommendations!
morgenman 1 point a year ago
Ok, for LA style Mexican food - Chuy's is fantastic. Their shrimp tacos and flautas are killer. Across the street, Jasmine is an excellent Syrian restaurant. My favorite Mediterranean place for stuff like gyros etc is Mediterranean Kebab House. Anything hotdog related, just got to Dogtown. Cheap, delicious, what more can I say. For sushi, Shiki is excellent and also has some killer curry. Very authentic, has kind of an izakaya vibe. For normal pizza Mr Shoes is pretty good. Pizza Wizard is killer but a little more expensive but a better place to pickup a single slice. If you like Korean, Sodam is great, but I'd do pickup. The dolsot-bibimbop is my favorite but their soups are great too especially when you're sick. For the garbage plate, I think the Genesee Brew house is the best. Get a plate, go to the roof to look at the falls, get a free tour of their micro brewery. Pretty iconic. If you are looking for something more upscale, Park Ave has some good options. I'm partial to Roux and Dorado. If you like arcade machines/pinball you have to check out Swillburger. They have a basic burger shack kind of menu but it's delicious! Don't get me started on coffee shops.
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Should add that I’ve done Magnet Chicken in Penfield and Peels on Wheels in town, thought both were fantastic
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