You need to be drunk to eat here? Seriously? Do you people get tummy aches anytime you eat anything that might be a little greasy or unhealthy? It's a standard hots and hamburger place. Yes the food is greasy - it's supposed to be!!! That said, I try not to eat trash plates very often, but I love them, so once in a while I will treat myself to the greasy deliciousness. Henrietta Hots is a good plate. Far better than Nick's. I'm sorry, I know Nick's is the original, and I have fond memories of skipping class and heading down West Main to grab a plate, but we all need to face the fact that Nick's isn't even in the top five trash plates in Rochester anymore. The plate at Henrietta Hots makes a run at top five, in my opinion. They get bonus points for a choice of which two sides you would like on the plate (home fries, french fries, salt potatoes, macaroni salad or baked beans). Everything on the plate is solid, but nothing is really remarkable. The meat sauce has a decent amount of heat and flavor, and is not overly spiced as some are (I HATE too much cinnamon in meat sauce). The mac salad is somewhat bland. The home fries are average. I've never tried the salt potatoes, beans, or french fries. I've never had anything besides the plate. They are open late (3:00 AM on weeknights, 4:30 AM on weekends) for late night shenanigans. There is a parking lot with plenty of parking, and an adequate number of seats inside, although around lunchtime it sometimes fills up. read more

The food here is really good but the building is old and always seems kind of dirty and empty. We usually get plates to go and they are always good and fast. I really enjoy the grilled cheese plate as the grilled cheese is very cheesy and buttery. This definitely isn't the place to go if you're on a diet but they have amazing comfort food! They are open late so it's perfect for the late night munchies. read more

Henrietta Hots serves some food that no one will or should ever buy. They also serve a local Rochesterian delicacy called the garbage plate. It is, without a doubt, the greatest, least healthy thing one can eat after a night of drinking. And I say that having been to many a post-party greasetastic eatery. HH also wins out over Nick's simply it's closer to RIT. No more, no less. Also, I wouldn't recommend eating here if you're not at least 5 drinks deep, or really, Ethiopian-child-level starving. Trust me on that one. read more

The trash plates are decent but every time I get a plate, there's never any bread to go with it because they've run out. If you serve plates, you should serve bread and butter especially if you're charging the same price for the plates as other places. The dinning area is a mess and there are flys everywhere. As I'm writing this I'm thinking that if the dining room is this bad, how dirty is the kitchen and the area where my food is being cooked? Ketchup is out and the trash looks like it hasn't been taken out in a week. Definitely not going back. read more

This place has good food at good prices (and a huge variety of garbage plates!) but the reason to keep going here? They have GREAT people who care about others. My son's been going there weekly forever. My first experience was 9/26...during the pandemic (and the rest of what's been 2020)...and they could not have been nicer! How lucky Rochester is to have a small-town feel in a place on W. Henrietta Rd. read more

Longest wait ever for 8pm. Got here at 810pm. Did not get food until after 840pm. It's a garbage plate people! Also the woman taking the order was extremely slow and would not stop touching her hair and then food. That does not include handling money and other cards... real sanitary...... won't be coming back anytime soon considering all of the great plate places around the ROC... read more

I begged off the garbage plate and went for the steak and cheese instead. Purveyors of a Rochester tradition called garbage plate; it is anything but garbage. I sampled my seat mates plate and was blown away by the mix of favors. Do yourself a favor and not add hot sauce before your long drive back to PA. Car mates paid dearly. read more

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Love their plates! Their garbage plates have no visible grease on the bottom when you're done eating -- which is so much better than places like Nick Tahou's. They also have great chicken fingers and italian sausage. The philly cheesesteak was only okay, I wouldn't order it again... but I am a cheesesteak snob :) Staff is friendly and always available. They also bought the entire building and expanded the inside of the restaurant, so it is very clean, updated, and beautiful! There are a lot more tables. read more

Sign says closed at 3:30, but don't trust that. We arrived at 2 on the dot and were told we couldn't eat in the dining room. We were then treated extremely rude by the "night manager". Needless to say, I will never eat there again. TLDR: terrible customer service, bitchy night manager, lazy employees. read more

All I can say is Amazingly Delicious, We stopped here after trying to go to Golden Coral which was a mad house and way overpriced. I ends up getting one of the Garbage Plates- Wow , I am a big eater and could barely finish it... Great value for your money and nice employees as well. read more

Henrietta Hots - Cheeseburger Garbage Plate with Home Fries and Baked Beans - Burgers Near Me - Rochester, New York

While in Rochester on business I asked my customer where to go to eat. They recommended this place and said "They have great garbage plates" HUH??...garbage plate?? This is a case of "Don't knock it until you try it." Grilled hot dogs (or cheeseburgers, or Italian sausages) sitting atop a mountain of home fries and macaroni salad, all covered with onions and a proprietary meat sauce. FANTASTIC!....of course this is no place for a dieter to go to eat. read more

Last night after dinner plans for plates at Ken's fell through we decided to try Henrietta Hots. My traditional cheeseburger plate was fine, nothing exciting and could've used some seasoning on the homefries. My husbands steak and cheese plate however was amazing. Get it with everything and peppers/onions and it's a pretty slamming plate. Super quick service too with a pretty busy late night crowd. read more

Henrietta Hots - Super intense steak and cheese plate with everything and curly fries. So freaking good. Watch out though. So much food. - Burgers Near Me - Rochester, New York

Inexpensive greasy, good. The place could use a little TLC. But, if you want some serious junk food and you love hots, it's good enough. Folks expecting anything else are simply ridiculous. Damn I love White Hots! The cheeseburger garbage plate looks like a really good idea, too. read more

Nicks it's not ! Ordered a cheeseburger to go for lunch. Got back to work to eat it it was like a hockey puck with hot sauce on a roll. Jury is out as to 1). It was "freezer burned" and cooked and served anyway, 2) It was over cooked on the grill. 3) It had been cooked A LONG time before, and re-heated. Or the MOST likely ALL OF THE ABOVE. Total lack of care on the part of whoever is (ALLEGIDLY) the cook. I will NEVER go there again read more

Henrietta Hots - Freezer Burned, Over Cooked Junk This Place Serves. Dried out had to resort to eating only the middle (was still HORRIBLE) JUNK! - Burgers Near Me - Rochester, New York

It was pretty much a straight shot from where I lived at school, so on those nights where your DD really didn't feel like waiting in the mile and a half long line at taco bell at about 230 am Henrietta Hots was a great alternative on the way back home. Greasy, filling, and not half bad. Plates aren't as good as Nick Tahou's. But they'll suffice. Oh and if I remember correctly they have a "Primal Rage" video game there...shit was awesome back in the day. read more

As a second year student opting to live off of campus at RIT this year, this place has always loomed in the background of the surrounding fast food areas and places to get grub for whenever during cram times at late hours. It's like a 2-5 minute drive from anywhere around RIT. Henrietta Hots has a solid white/red hots plate that I think topped my experience at Nick Tahou's hots. I've tried both of RIT's plates and they can't quite get it, although Crossroads opened my eyes to what onions can do for your plate. Another plate I've tried is from Jay's, but honestly Jay's in general isn't really that good... Service is quick and friendly, and it's pretty nice inside. There are some vending machines with a fairly diverse selection of drinks on top of what they offer at the fountain. The home fries are crispier than Nick's, and the meat sauce isn't overpowering. Good selection of extra sides and such, definitely worth a look. I recommend onions and mustard, or at least some kind of extra topping otherwise it's kinda bland. Plates are pretty good when you're drunk or baked or... starving, in general. read more

Came back Worst place ever to eat at 10:30pm only two customers Inside I ordered only a cheese burger with meat sauce Took them 20 mins lol I started to eat it burger was omg dry as helll z bun are soggy as he'll ... never again will I come back read more

Closed before the time stated on the door. Either update your hours or stay open until 3

I went to RIT, so as with others, garbage plates are something you grow to love. We called it H-Hots and is the place to go in the early hours of the morning after parties or barhopping. RIT tries to make their own at Crossroads on campus but they don't even come close. That and they're not open anywhere near as late as H-Hots. Skip the bread on the side. You'll never get to it. I've had their chicken tenders... not the best. I'd advise skipping on those as they're not worth the $5. Stick with what H-Hots was created for: the garbage plate. I personally love the cheese burger plate, but a few of my friends get the hots* plate. It's not the most charming place, being located across from a vacant car sales lot, but the staff behind the counter do their job well. When you order they ask for your name and write it on the top of the styrofoam container that your meal comes in. I have a feeling this strategy was enlisted for when they get busy late at night. I've never had a problem with what I've ordered and never been given the wrong order. *hots are rochester's term for hot dogs. There are two different kinds: white and red. read more

I never crave for this when i'm sober, but after a booze filled night, i always find myself eating a garbage plate. I usually get it to go. The smell it radiates during the car ride is just heavenly. Cheeseburger plate w/ mac salad, home fries, meat sauce, topped with eggs. Alone, each item is average...together and smothered in ketchup, yuM! Now that i'm no longer in Rochester, i make sure to get a plate whenever i'm in town. Looks like crap, taste delicious. read more

Henrietta Hots - Cheeseburger plate - Burgers Near Me - Rochester, New York

This was my first time at Henrietta Hots, so I needed time to check out the menu. They have a large menu & you need to chose wisely. The specialty is the Henrietta Hots Plates, which you combine into a small or large everything you want. The place was clean, good food made to order, soda fountain & a big bucket of pickles on the counter! read more

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Been coming here for years and the last for time have been iffy at best. Counter girl last two time was rude when telling me they were outta something to complete my order. I understand this time it's twelve at night but they say they are open till 2:30a. And even as I'm writing this they are mocking the lack of cheese and seem not to care. So I'm going to look for a new hots place. This will be the last as the service is bad, they are always outta stuff and somehow I got charged for cheese that they said they are out of. A well. read more

Haven't been here in awhile and looks like I won't be back any time soon. Prices are on par with every other hots place in town. It's just this town is home to Zweigles. The hot I had was definitely NOT a Zweigles no where near the size and quality of the home town favorite. Burger was mediocre at best. Onion rings were tiny and the fries were not cooked long enough. Pepsi fountain drinks had an off taste. Almost as if the lines needed to be cleaned. Speaking of cleaning, my pics will tell the story. Plain and simple filth in the dining room and the men's room. Everyone raves about this place but I am not impressed read more

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Called them at 1 am and they said they closed at 12, yet on the website it says 3 am and I called back at 2:30 am and they still picked up. I can't imagine it takes 3 hours to close up. Also told me to "shut the fuck up" when i questioned the hours. Terrible read more

Good food, poor service. The woman behind the counter was very unhelpful with my questions and didn't seem like she wanted to be there at all. (The menu is very overwhelming for a newcomer.) Also disappointing that they are still using styrofoam for all their drinks and food containers. However, with all that being said... the macaroni salad... that stuff is addicting. I'd go again. read more

The WORSE SERVICE....30 minute wait for a hot dog and sausage. They were nothing in taste. I spent $4 on a hotdog with a tough roll.....This place interested us because of the name....don't waste your time, taste or money! read more

What's the point of going to a resturaunt when they are out of majority of their menu? I came in wanting a blt wrap just to be told they're out of bacon. So I decided to get chill cheese fries come to find out they're out of chili. Mozzarella sticks? Nope out. Pizza logs? Nope. At this point I gave up I just wanted a drink on my way to some place that actually has food come to find out they're out of all soda except diet Pepsi. Who ever is in charge of ordering the food needs to get fired because they clearly aren't doing their job right read more

First, the girl working the counter was beyond miserable. I figure if you choose your place odd employment, you shouldn't be unhappy about it. I used to work in the restaurant business from every facet imaginable, and I never complained bc I chose it. Besides her being very rude, I was in high hopes the plate would be great. My beans were okay, my potatoes were soaked in more grease than the usual plate I get from per say Nick's or Charlie's and the plate was overall blah. I wouldn't recommend this place as there are far better hots in competition. read more

The hours clearly say they're open till 2:30 AM from Sunday night to Monday morning. However, presently its 10:46 PM on 06/26/16 and they are closed. The seats are up top on the tables and all the lights are off. What type of business does this? read more

Definitely my favorite place to get a garbage plate. I come here on my lunch breaks multiple times a week. Always quick and tastes amazing no matter what you get from here! read more

I love this place. Service is always fast, but they do get busy at times. Great plates. Homey atmosphere. But if you have not had their Friday Fish Fries, go there This Friday! (after me of course) My wife gets the traditional cole slaw, but I order it with their mac salad and I shoot some hot sauce on it. Just wow, so good, and enormous. I think they just raised it a buck but it is still the best deal going. read more

My friends and I were looking for a good spot for some late night food so we decided to Uber to Henrietta Hots because the website said they closed at 3. When we called on the way a man who called himself "the manager" told us they decided to close around 12 because it was "slow". After we questioned him on why he would close 3 hours early he told us "to fuck off" We then when to Jay's diner and had a marvelous experience. Highly don't recommend they were extremely rude over the phone and had absolutely zero customer service. Don't make the same mistake we did and just go to Jay's diner from the start. read more

Say what you will about Tahou's, but this is the best plate in Rochester. Try it. Now.

Foods good but horrible business. Closes whenever they feel like it and very inconsistent with answering the phone.

In my opinion this is the best bang for the buck when it comes to the famous Rochester's garbage plate. I ordered godfather plate which it comes with four choices of meat two eggs, meat sauce, home fries and macaroni salad. I went all in for cheeseburger for the choice of my four meat options. Cheeseburgers were decent juicy and delicious. Macaroni salad was also ok but lack of proper seasoning to my taste. Home fries and eggs were awesome too. The staff was very responsive and explained my options well. I waited around 5 minutes for the food to get ready while sometimes especially Friday nights it can get really busy and you may have to wait up to 20 minutes. The food portion will be enough for two normal people or one if you want to suicide. Also they are open till 4 a.m. So next time you can't go to sleep and craving oily delicious food get out of the bed and give it a shot. Note that I like Steve T's meat sauce more but overall I love this one. read more

Henrietta Hots - Burgers Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Fast friendly service. Double Cheeseburger special w/ fries came out quickly and was very good! I highly recommend the meat sauce...just the right amount of zing! I will come back...as a matter of fact I'm getting a Zwiegle hot to go! read more

This place is going downhill fast. The staff is inattentive. Pop machine breaks down often. Really dirty inside and out. The new owners turned this place into a dump. read more

I like the food. However, I called to place my order as I got in the car to drive across town to pick it up. I was immediately put on hold and was able to drive all the way there before anyone bothered to pick up the phone and take my order. Ridiculously poor customer service. read more

I ordered 2 hots plate with salt potatoes and baked beans for my sides... DO NOT EVERY ORDER FROM THIS PLACE. They DUMP all the food you ordered into a box on top of each other and try to serve it to you in that manner as if nothing is wrong and that it is actually acceptable to serve customers their food they paid for in such a manner! Like a dog! I was appalled. read more

If you like "Garbage Plates" this place is a must!!! They have them in two sizes and you can add more sides. read more