Recommend a great place to eat in Rochester area

[rob-c]

Youngest lives in chili and we are driving up to celebrate the wife’s birthday Saturday . So recommend a good place for four..

[moog5050]

Lucanas for Italian 

Black & Blue for steak and seafood

dinosaur BBQ is cool if you have never been

 

[DanD]

I second the Black & Blue from Moog if the Mrs. likes a good steak and seafood.

[rob-c]

24 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

Lucanas for Italian 

Black & Blue for steak and seafood

dinosaur BBQ is cool if you have never been

 

Wife had mentioned  dinosaur bbq, but wasn’t sure..

[Bolt action]

Dinosaur is a good bet for BBQ. are you looking for anything in particular?

[rob-c]

7 minutes ago, Bolt action said:

Dinosaur is a good bet for BBQ. are you looking for anything in particular?

No not really , she likes a good steak just as well as seafood or pasta. 

[Lawdwaz]

1 hour ago, rob-c said:

Youngest lives in chili and we are driving up to celebrate the wife’s birthday Saturday . So recommend a good place for four..

Happy early birthday to your wife!

[rob-c]

7 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

Happy early birthday to your wife!

It was actually the 9th but the youngest didn’t have a weekend off till this coming. Love her to death , it’s no big deal she says, it’s just another day. 

Edited February 11, 2020 by rob-c

[Steuben Jerry]

Agatina's. On the west side just a couple of miles down the road from North Chili.

I always get the frog legs as an appetizer. Magnifique!

https://agatinas.com/menu/

 

 

 

[LET EM GROW]

Beale Street is good stuff too! 

[moog5050]

26 minutes ago, Steuben Jerry said:

Agatina's. On the west side just a couple of miles down the road from North Chili.

I always get the frog legs as an appetizer. Magnifique!

https://agatinas.com/menu/

 

 

 

Have not been there in over 20yrs.   Food was always solid.   

[moog5050]

27 minutes ago, LET EM GROW said:

Beale Street is good stuff too! 

Pretty sure both closed.   

[2012_taco]

If you're going to the Dino, just a heads up, check the Amerks schedule. That place is real busy about 1-2 hours before the game.

[Uncle Nicky]

Nick Tahou's, get a Garbage Plate.

[johnplav]

I'll preface by admitting I don't know anything about the restaurants on West side of ROC.

 

Decent "trendy" spots are good, but crowded later on weekends - Trata, Good Luck, Lento, Nosh

Italian - we've been going to Fiorella

Pizza and Burgers - The Gate House 

Mexican - La Casa < Selenas < Ox & Stone

Also Mesquite Grill is very good on the East Side... so I guess I can recommend the original one in Gates

 

[Nomad]

Solid choices listed .

For steak I’ve always likes Tournedos , it’s downtown ,behind Ch. 10 neat place . http://www.innonbroadway.com/Default.aspx?RD=2317
 

For something a bit different many like Good Luck ,in Village Gate in N.E. Roch. https://d1qmdf3vop2l07.cloudfront.net/loyal-window.cloudvent.net/compressed/_min_/07d748c288c8e1a6f7daf39470520a3a.pdf

Another place in Village Gate is The Gate House , very good burgers, wood fired pizza and so on, just for another opinion  . We often eat here before or after going to a play at the Auditorium Theater , if there’s a play, you may have trouble getting seats though . Same for Good Luck .http://thegatehousecafe.com/menu/

Honestly my best meals in Roch. Were in firehouses , so, it’s hard to recommend restaurants.

Edited February 11, 2020 by Nomad

[Five Seasons]

27 minutes ago, johnplav said:

Decent "trendy" spots are good, but crowded later on weekends - Trata, Good Luck, Lento, Nosh

 

these are a few i'd throw out there as well. 

next door is another

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Nice small quaint place. Their ribeye is fabulous and many other great dishes. It is on the East side but worth the trip. 

Branca's over on rout 96 by Bushnell,'s Basin. 

http://brancabasin.com/dinner-menu/

Edited February 11, 2020 by Culvercreek hunt club

[Nomad]

I’ve been to Trata many times , mostly for drunks passed out, gas leaks and so on . We ate there for the first time a couple weeks back, I was expecting a bit more on the menu myself , ended up getting a wagyu burger .

 

[johnplav]

33 minutes ago, Nomad said:

Solid choices listed .

For steak I’ve always likes Tournedos , it’s downtown ,behind Ch. 10 neat place . http://www.innonbroadway.com/Default.aspx?RD=2317
 

For something a bit different many like Good Luck ,in Village Gate in N.E. Roch. https://d1qmdf3vop2l07.cloudfront.net/loyal-window.cloudvent.net/compressed/_min_/07d748c288c8e1a6f7daf39470520a3a.pdf

Another place in Village Gate is The Gate House , very good burgers, wood fired pizza and so on, just for another opinion  . We often eat here before or after going to a play at the Auditorium Theater , if there’s a play, you may have trouble getting seats though . Same for Good Luck .http://thegatehousecafe.com/menu/

Honestly my best meals in Roch. Were in firehouses , so, it’s hard to recommend restaurants.

I wonder how many times me and @Nomad have been in the same restaurant?

I always forget about Tournedos.

Theres actually a few other good places that are in hotels - Char at Strathallan, Grappa near Strong Hospital... even Amore thats connected to East Ave Wegmans is pretty good. 

Edited February 11, 2020 by johnplav

[LET EM GROW]

1 hour ago, moog5050 said:

Pretty sure both closed.   

Damn!! That stinks. shows how long its been since i lived up there lol. 

[Nomad]

1 hour ago, johnplav said:

I wonder how many times me and @Nomad have been in the same restaurant?

I always forget about Tournedos.

Theres actually a few other good places that are in hotels - Char at Strathallan, Grappa near Strong Hospital... even Amore thats connected to East Ave Wegmans is pretty good. 

Well I’m an East sider, and worked on N. Goodman for 14 years and University Ave for 14 , so I’m familiar and comfortable around there .

I really liked The Brighton on East ave back in the day .

I still have a hand full of drink chips from Nosh, the owner dropped them off at the firehouse .

My daughters took me to Grappa for my birthday .

We’re mostly at Pub 235 in Webster as it close and we always run into people we know there .

[moog5050]

Tournedos is great but bring your check book.

[moog5050]

2 hours ago, Culvercreek hunt club said:

Nice small quaint place. Their ribeye is fabulous and many other great dishes. It is on the East side but worth the trip. 

Branca's over on rout 96 by Bushnell,'s Basin. 

http://brancabasin.com/dinner-menu/

Forgot about Brancas.  Its top notch too.  This thread is making me hungry.

[moog5050]

1 hour ago, LET EM GROW said:

Damn!! That stinks. shows how long its been since i lived up there lol. 

I think its been closed a LOOOONNNGGG time.  lol