It’s Been Years Since I Last Ate a Garbage Plate
Jan 3rd, 2008 by Alex
When you’re craving a plate you just need a plate. It’s that simple.
Not unsurprising to anyone who went to school in Rochester, that desire doesn’t weaken after a few drinks. At 4am on New Year’s Day, a man drove his Cadillac through the brick wall of Nick Tahou’s building downtown. The Democrat & Chronicle has the story and more photos of the scene. Though unfortunate, I doubt it’ll deter anyone from eating there.
It is nice to see that Tahou’s finally has a web site, although I didn’t see their Lyle Avenue location listed. When I asked DJ if they closed it, he told me that it’s now Steve T’s Hots. Even if it did stay in the family — dispute/falling out aside — it’s strange when a fixture of your college days just up and changes.
I miss Rochester.
I’m going to have to have another party. There are so many people down here who haven’t experienced a garbage plate, we’re going to make ‘em in my kitchen, complete with the sauce, slightly stale bread, and Genny. It won’t be the same as driving up, but I think they’ll be pretty tasty.
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That sounds… so gross. Don would probably love it.
Wikipedia to the rescue…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Tahou_Hots
In 2007, Steve Tahou and his sister Joanne Tahou-Demkou, the children of Ike Tahou (Nick’s brother), assumed full ownership of the Lyell Ave. location and renamed it “Steve T. Hots and Potatoes”. Steve has returned to using Rochester-based Zweigle’s hot dogs and Italian sausages, which were used in the original garbage plates at Nick’s. The original West Main Street location will continue to use the trademarked “Nick Tahou” and “Garbage Plate” names, and will keep using the Nick Tahou Hot Dog branded dogs in their plates.
Paul: There were rumors that the owners of the West Main Street location called foul over the trademarked names, leading to some bad blood within the family, hence the change of name.
Either you mean, “not surprising to anyone who went to school in Rochester,” or “Unsurprising to anyone who went to school in Rochester,” but certainly not both, right? Not to be the word nazi but that little double-negative certainly threw me for a loop.
Apparently people who went to RIT will be quite surprised to learn that drinking leads to the desire for a garbage plate! Somehow I doubt this.
OMG the garbage plate sounds fantastic. I want one, and somehow I doubt that I could do it right at home, considering I don’t have an old grease-spattered grill here. Damn. Now I’m hungry.
Carol: There’s enough grease in the burgers and sauce that a little less on the home fries won’t matter too much. As it is I’m going to have to have someone else cook the burgers or bring a grill over, since mine is nasty/unworkable. Although not matching the rest of the menu, I sense a special coming on.