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    Bill Gray's Gates

    3.1 (48 reviews)
    InexpensiveBurgers, Hot Dogs, American
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Good for kids

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    Great Plate
    Amy M.

    It is plate night! We had one last week. I switched it up and got one Cheeseburger and a white hot dog. Yum! There are many possible combinations and it usually lasts me two meals. I took away one star because they forgot my roll.

    2 kids meal cheeseburgers on hard rolls w/ everything. 1 with french fries 1 with onion rings. Comes with Oreos and a drink.
    Justin E.

    Bill Gray's is as Rochester as Rochester gets. Their slogan is home of the world's greatest cheeseburger..and if you grew up in the Rochester bubble you probably still believe to this day that they are. Yeah you probably switch back n fourth from various burger and charbroil joints...but don't you always come back to the world greatest in the end? What is it about Bill Gray's that always keeps me coming back...(I had it 3 nights in a row this week alone) Is it their hot sauce? That one of a kind truly unique meat hot sauce...I always order extra so I can finish my meal off with a shot of it. Perhaps it's the perfectly flattened out Burger made fresh for you each day....combined with that tasty cheese and topped with all the toppings you like.( I prefer everything) Oh and you can't forget that ever so perfect hard roll that it all sits on...Mouth watering yet? The fries are simple krincle cuts but pair perfect with Bill Grays gravy. That's right... Gravy. And it's one of the best gravy's I've ever had. Only a true gravy aficionado would agree. Those onion rings are something special too...again it's a no thrills simple battered, deep fried, skinny onion ring..but somehow they nailed it..and it's hard for me to go-to bill grays and not order them. On a budget you say? Well as far as I remember Bill Gray's has been generous with their coupon policy...hell I can't even remember a time I bought a worlds greatest cheeseburger and didn't use a buy 1 get 1 coupon. They even take thier rival competitors coupons Tom Wahls. These days I usually just show them a coupon on my phone and ask them if they can use that times however many orders of burgers I've gotten and they gladly oblige. Dont just...Give me any old cheeseburger. Only Bill Gray's will do. I love the taste and the quality, and they're juicy through and through. It's the world's greatest cheeseburger, made fresh for you each day..So if you're lookin for some good cookin say Gimme Gimme Gimme Bill Grays!

    Bacon Cheeseburger & Chilli fries
    Alex D.

    Just OK. Visited Bill Gray's yesterday for a quick burger and chilli fries. We got what we ordered but somehow I wasn't impressed. Food tasted flat and not particularly flavorful. I don't think I will return.

    Garbage plate
    Arthur H.

    The garbage plate filled me up. It was ok. But the way I was in line and Everyone in front of me was ordering their dish so I decide to do it, I think it's way over rated.

    Bill grays owned by the gray aliens
    Fox E.

    You do realize that if you take the word "Gray's" out of the name of this restaurant, you are left with Bill Gates. Which means you are left with a crapload of money and your own personal computer geek. If you use your well-honed "Gates-dar" you should be able to tell when Billy is here. And when he is, you need to come here, and lick his custard, and seduce him, and get him to marry you so you can share his riches. We want pre-nup, we want pre-nup! What to get: World's Greatest Cheeseburger, Abbott's Vanilla Custard Like all Bill Grays, the best thing about this location is that it shares a spot with Abbott's which means you can get some of the best custard ever. Their garbage plates aren't great, but their burgers certainly are, and the custard at the co-business rocks my world. The servers here aren't great and will get stuff wrong and take awhile to serve you, but they are making an effort, and the girl sweeping the lobby is very friendly. It's not my fave interior of a Bill Gray's either, that would be the one at 1225 Jefferson. So I'll give it a 4. Abbotts/Bill Grays share space like Taco Bell/KFC do in many places. The employees work for both. This location is a total palace, more than enough space for 2 businesses. Or five. It's one of my "best 5 custards I've ever had." I think I like custard more than ice cream, more than fro yo, less than real gelato. For custard specifically, which is sort of like soft-serve-but-creamier, the best in the country are Leon's in Milwaukee and Nielsen's in Vienna, VA, and then Abbott's in 3rd.

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    Amanda G.

    Stopped in with my boyfriend to try the world famous Abbott's custard. We split a small and it was delicious! We also had a world famous burger with everything on it the day before and I was so excited about it, I forgot to take a photo! The meat hot sauce makes the burger soo good! Definitely a must stop for out of staters!

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    Stew L.

    Solid fast food place with an Abbotts frozen custard built in! Drive through as well. They have standard fast food fare as well as breakfast and milkshakes. I had chicken tenders. Overall service and food was good (as expected).. Marginally better than a McDonald's or Wendy's but a little more expensive. Try one of Abbotts ice creams or creations for a treat :)

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    3 years ago

    Tried the fish fry and again the coleslaw was spoiled and the fish was greasy, Done with Bill Grays in Gates.

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    Bill grays is always great! Staff is awesome. Good is good. Prices a tad high :( and of course ice cream is a destination point.

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    Thanks so much, Michael! We're happy to have you back. See you soon!

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    How about egg and cheese buy one get one coupons?

    They didn't stop them but they are harder to find. But you can use the buy 1 get 1 coupons from the Tom Wahl website and Bill grays takes them.

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    You aren't going to find a better hot meat sauce anywhere.

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