Good food and great service. I got the feeling that they cared about the customers! I was very satisfied with the meal.

While visiting Rochester, the locals told us we had to get a 'garbage plate'. Wimpy's was the best choice in town! At first I didn't recognize the name. When we arrived at the location I realized it was associated with classic cartoons. The cashier we had was very friendly. She took the time to explain the menu and translate was a plate was. She also gave us the recommendation of the best selling cheeseburger plate. Food was up quickly. Restaurant was decorated with taste. After we shared the huge plate, the cashier took the time to explain to us the framed dollars around the restaurant. Highly recommend you visit when in town! Support local businesses! read more

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I stopped in to grab a quick lunch at Wimpy's after shopping at the Garden Factory. The menu is very big and has all of the traditional burger joint stuff and then some. I was the only customer there, and asked for a grilled cheese and fries. The cashier said "We only have the kids' menu grilled cheese." I said that was fine, because it was what I was in the mood for. But after looking at the menu, "regular" grilled cheese is definitely on there. They must have figured it out because I definitely received a full size meal (pretty quickly too). The food was tasty and reasonably priced - around $10 for my two items. Where can you get lunch that cheaply any more? I also see they offer a decent selection of vegetarian items (veggie burger, quesadilla, wraps) so it's good to have options! read more

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Food is pretty good quality and typically ready fairly quickly making it a great option for my lunch break.

We used to come here regularly after seeing a friend at the hospital. We live aways away. Came in today and this was the absolute worst food and service I have ever received. The mac salad was so bad I asked the 2 workers behind the counter if they were under new owners or new management. One worker told me no that it's the same owners and same recipe but something was clearly off. Both my self and my husband ate around the mac salad away. This was a huge waste of money and time. I would give less than a 1 star if I could. I will no longer be driving out of my to visit this establishment. read more

Stopped in to get two plates to go. One Cheeseburger Plate, One White Hot Plate. I called the order in while I was enroute. The woman taking care of the front end was very helpful. My order was coming off right after I got there. The plates are bountiful - and quite tasty. The restaurant is clean, well taken care of. This is a nice change from when I was here last with a bunch of friends before we went to Tinseltown. Then the food was underwhelming. Today it was great. read more

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The service is amazing. Staff are Always kind and ready to be of service. I always come for the fried fish. Perfect. Fried hard to perfection. Like omfg. I love them. Oooo don't for get the bubble tea lemonade. To die for. Amazing. read more

My previous review should be nullified, since it was for the short lived location that was in Greece. Grabbed a G-Plate in Gates. This plate had, and has, all the potential to be the best in 585. It was under $10, which is basically unheard of in 2022. The Mac salad was the best I've ever had in a plate. The home fries were passable, although I like mine more well done. Everything was really good and came together great. The only thing holding this back from 5 stars and being an elite garbage plate? Being skimpy with the meat hot. There was barely any. Be more generous, so that it covers more than just the cheeseburgers, and hits the Mac and home fries, and this would be a top contender for the best. The Greece location had the generosity with the meat hot sauce, kinda odd that it's father in Gates isn't. read more

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Ordered 4 different burgers with fries for our group. No one was happy with their food. Bland thin mushy burger. Seems like they tried to make pizza there too. It was a sad looking little pizza oven. Name is cool Counter person was nice . read more

Was super slow and super loud in the restaurant. Food was ok. How does it take 30 minutes for mozzarella sticks.. like cmon.

Let me start by saying Burgers are not a go to food for me. We had a small office training session and ordered carry out at Wimpys. For me it was okay, nothing special. Flat burgers on a bun with cheese. To be fair I didn't place the order nor look at the menu so this review is based solely on the food brought to me. When I think of Wimpys, I see Popeye the sailor man and Wimpy eating a bunch of hamburger sandwiches. The burger came with fries which were also ok. Of course fries are best served hot and us getting takeout it's hard to say for sure. I wasn't going to Yelp this place, but figured I'd share my experience. If I did Wimpys again, I would eat in so everything was fresh. And also if I do, I'll update this review. Still gave them a 3 since the food was decent. read more

if i could rate 0 stars i would absolutely disrespectful and blatantly rude staff, food was bland and didn't even get what i asked for. i complained to the manager about his employee being disrespectful and i was told to get the f*ck out!! don't go here read more

I ordered a cheeseburger plate. French fries were stale and way over cooked. Cheeseburger was ok and meat hot sauce was good. Degfinitele would not recommend! read more

They have vegetarian options and the only veggie burger plate around that I will get. Ordered to go and food was ready quickly.

If I could give a minus review I would. I ordered food through uber eats, didn't receive half my order, called the store, the girl that answered was incredibly rude, I asked for the manager, she gave me a credit and said I just needed to call in with my phone number to use it. Did that today, but of course, no credit is in the system. I asked for the Manager or Owner's name and the kid hung up on me. I called back the girl that answered put me on hold, then hung up on me. I called back again and a man with a heavy accent cussed at me for calling back, said the F bomb several times and threatened me. No wonder there are never any cars in the parking lot. Pathetic excuse for a business in our town. read more

I have a mega crush on the girl that works here. The tanned blonde girl with the awesome fake nails that seem to get longer, more elaborate, and more eye-catching every time I come in here. One time I asked her if she was single and she was like, "sorry, I like big, tall guys, and you just look too Wimpy." I was like, "hold on, I thought I you guys were Wimpy?" The guys behind the grill heard me call them Wimpy. Needless to say I was kicked out. They did let me keep my garbage plate though, so I was happy. What to get: Garbage Plate with one White Hot and one Red Hot, extra extra meat sauce. What else: White Hot with extra meat sauce, everything. If the owner injured their leg, it'd be Limpy's. Easily my favourite Garbage Plate in town. This is the best Garbage Plate I've ever had, and quite possibly the best in the world. If the injury didn't go away, it'd be Gimpy's. It's significantly better than Taci's Irondeqoit and Nick Tahou's, which themselves are far better than every other place in town. The white hots and red hots are perfectly prepared, hot, fresh, snappy, juicy and perfect. I recommend ordering one of each... you can have any combo you like on there. Burgers are pretty typical so I always go with one white hot and one red hot just for variety. White Hots are one of Rochester's gifts to the world, by the way. They're similar to Brats... and amazing. If the girls working here dressed only in underwear, it'd be Skimpy's. If the employees lived off Garbage Plates, it'd be Blimpy's (oh wait that's already a thing). The various elements of the plate (mac salad, hash browns, beans, coleslaw) are all fresh and delicious and work perfectly, I highly recommend the mac salad and hash browns. I love that their mac salad is creamy and not at all sweet, and I usually don't like these types of potatoes, but these are excellent and go perfectly with the meat sauce. Cut into very small cubes so they really soak up all that meat sauce juice. Sort of like my gf does. If they sold seafood, it'd be Shrimpy's. If the guys were all super cute it'd be Dimply's. I love that when I ask for extra meat sauce at Wimpy, they give me buckets and buckets of the stuff. It makes the food twice as heavy (and probably twice as deadly, but whatever). Even moreso, I like that their meat sauce is greasy, juicy, spiced, tasty, and probably the most delicious meat sauce of any of the GP spots in Rochester. It's perfectly flavoured, to put it mildly. If it were full of Trent Rezner groupie girls, it'd be NIN-pies. If all customers were naked, it'd be Skinpy's. They are open super late... not the 24 hours of Steve T's, but later than most garbage plate spots. 1, 2 or 3am some nights. The hours vary so check into it before you take my word for it. But I like that I can drive to Rochester at midnight and get my fave GP. If everyone took 2 hours to get ready before coming here, it'd be Primpy's. If the owners were into cartoons, it'd be Ren & Stimpy's. Their array of sauces and dressings and mustards (holy mustards, they must have 15 of them from all over the country) is extraordinarily impressive. They all taste different, they all taste gourmet, kind of like my ex-girlfriends. And if guys named James were constantly p*ssing in the parking lot, it'd be Jimpee's. A quick post-review explanation for those reading around the country who don't know what a Garbage Plate is: A GP is not a doctor, but you will need one after you eat one. It is probably the worst thing in the world that you could eat in health terms, but if you're into late night drunk college food, it's absolutely delicious. A Garbage Plate basically combines hamburger patties and/or hot dogs with any combination of mac salad, hash browns, beans, coleslaw, you name it. And it covers the whole thing with delicious spiced wet meat sauce - the more, the better. It's greasy and it's enough to stop your heart. Some people love it, a lot of people hate it. Few are indifferent to it. I personally love them, though I never eat them. And if it were a place where you can rent girls and boys by the hour, the owners would be Pimpy's. Oh wait, that's pretty much what goes on here, now that I think about it. Nm. You select which one you like (Himplease). And then when you get to his/your place, it's position selection (Mishplease) and then, it becomes Pumpy's. So, again. This is the best Garbage Plate I've ever had, and imo the best in the world. read more

WE LOVE WIMPY'S!! Hands down best garbage plate in the area - the whole plate is so large that we usually split it and leave extra full (though, it would be OK to go for a whole one and not split because who doesn't love a garbage plate?!). The place is clean and they have all these dollar bills on the wall that we love to look at when we come in. The service has always been quick and friendly. For our plate, we always go with our go-to: two cheeseburgers, home fries, extra chili sauce, mac salad with all the condiments loaded on top. They do give you a roll on the side, with butter and extra condiments on the counter. YUM! They have super late hours which is nice if craving a late night snack, and they also have a pretty large menu with burgers, fries, chicken sandwiches, etc., so you don't have to go for the garbage plate if you don't want to, though I'd suggest it. read more

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We order from Wimpys through Grubhub several times a month. My husband always gets a red hot combo plate. The last couple of times the hots are burned black. Does the cook know hot dogs are pre-cooked and don't need to be burned? Plates aren't cheap and this is ridiculous. read more

First night back in the ROC from NC... My husband had to get a GARBAGE PLATE! It has been a long looooong time since I have been to Wimpy's. The plate was fantastic! Cheeseburger plate with Mac and home fries. Their meat hot sauce was really good. Not saying I am a hot sauce snob or anything but I am kind of picky about my meat hot sauce. I regret not getting an order of mozz sticks. I saw a pic another Yelper posted and they had BATTERED instead of breaded. I LOVE battered. Ah well. Might have to stop back! read more

Wimpys Burger Basket - A ROC classic- cheeseburger plate! - Burgers Near Me - Rochester, New York

The food is disgusting. Got food there with my family. My husband found a hair in order. They refused to refund us for his order only offered new food which we were disgusted and not interested in eating there any longer. The owner and staff were all very rude. When I walked up to the counter the staff was celebrating having a car towed in the parking lot. Not a business to support read more

So, we just ordered take out, seriously I paid $.75 for this much hot sauce sauce SMH read more

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My husband and I ordered a couple of plates for delivery. I got the breakfast plate and he got the cheeseburger plate. Both were hot, fresh and tasty! I was very happily surprised. They have lots of vegetarian plate options which is a plus, too. We'll definitely order again in the future. read more

Food quality is horrible, ordered 4 cheeseburger plates and side order of fries. On each order placed I asked for well done deep fried home fries and French fries, cashier said sir they are all deep fried and well done! Got my order and the home fries were soggy, so undercooked/raw. Asked for everything on my plate, had a huge pile of onions, no ketchup and hardly nothing else. Meat sauce and burgers had no taste, mac salad was watery. Highly don't recommend, many other choices for go quality food/plates near by.. read more

I called to tell them they got my Ruben wrong again. This is the third time yeah and they totally mess it up. I've called the second time I called. Yeah I said the other manager from the first time he screwed up and put sauerkraut on my Ruben and when I don't eat it, she said come in at your convenience. Here's my name boom boom boom I'll get you a new one, so I called to say I was coming in and they said oh I'm a new manager and I will not honor that so today same thing happened. Sauerkraut on my Reuben and I called and she told me to come back in the pouring rain tonight and bring back the sandwich and I'll make me a new one. I'm in my pajamas cause I got home two hours ago and I'm outside deep my supper. They don't care and I said I can't believe you don't care I will never step foot in that place again. I spent $40 every time I go and they can't get a Ruben right without sauerkraut. The staff is also rude and stoned. read more

I really like Wimpy's because of its location. It's at an area of about 4 competing bars, and when people are drunk, they want food, this place stays open AFTER the bars close. Drunk? Wanna make a decision you'll regret in a few hours? Come here and get the "Burger/Chicken from hell". Food is pretty good as far as burger places like this go, the tables were all really clean too. But when I grabbed at the drawer with the plasticware i noticed it was sticky with who knows what....gag... SanitizeSanitizeSanitize!!! The fan above me was shaking and swaying in a way that reminded me of the "Final Destination" movies...to the effect that it looked like I may or may not live through my meal. Great drunk food. I recommend the "From Hell" stuff (Burger, chicken sandwich, etc) if you like hot stuff. Not the hottest thing ever, but tasty. read more

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I've been going here for years. Decades. There is a star for that. however, I'm deducting 3 for Last couple times I have tried to give them chances. 3 Chances, a deducted star for each time I got sick here. It used to be really ok. 3.5-4 stars --for years... Except, the 2nd last time, a fish fry got me sick. I didn't even mess with tarter sauce Bc I had food poisoning from bad Mayo once so I stay away from the white stuff. What made me quite ill was definitely the fish--and/Or the dirty frier grease in which It was cooked. The 3rd to last time, a garbage plate got me sick. The last time we went, a burger didn't get me sick, but it got my husband sick. Now he Remembers it's questionable. Shame on me for trying again lol Tl;Dr: it has gotten very questionable there. I gave them a star for the history of being ok for 20yrs before the last 3x we we ate a botulism burger with a side order of salmonella back In 2020. read more

This review has been long overdue. Wimpy's is my favorite place to get a garbage plate in Rochester. Simply called a "plate" here. I have to say I haven't tried Nick Tahou's yet. But I have eaten plates at many other places and Wimpy's has by far been my favorite. Here's the logic behind why they have the best plates. Nick Tahou's might have come up with the concept of take all kinds of junk food and throw it on a plate and you have a delicious garbage plate however this concept only works if the ingredients that go into a plate are all cooked well. And that's exactly what Wimpy's does. Everything that goes on your plate tastes amazing. The fries, macaroni, cheeseburgers, shaved steak, meat sauce.... everything tastes amazing. Everything is hot exactly like I like it and is loaded with cheese and onions. I've tried other things they make like onion rings and finger food and everything has tasted awesome. Top it off with some Frank's Red Hot and you have a masterpiece of a plate. And the serving size is huge! They do half plates too but the half plate that I ordered (cheeseburger) had the same amount of mac and fries as a full one. Just had one cheeseburger instead of two. Located right near Tinseltown IMAX this is my favorite to go spot after a movie to fulfill my ravenous appetite. Another super duper plus point is that it is open late. I have made frequent trips to Wimpy's though it is a 20 minute drive from me for their awesome garbage plates. The staff is mostly nice and service is very quick. There is a condiments bar which has every sauce/spice you can imagine. Two tubs full of butter and garlic spread and unlimited dinner rolls are available to devour with your carb loaded garbage plate. Fountain soda with unlimited refills. Clean restrooms most of the time. Adequate seating for a hots place and outdoor seating available in the summer. 5 stars because this is possibly the best "hots" type place I've been to. Wimpys' garbage plate is a culinary orgasm for an obese carbohydrate vacuum like me. My favorite late night guilt provoking meal. Don't miss it. read more

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Most underrated garbage plate in Rochester. I love the recipe for Mac salad and it always goes well with fries! In my attached photo I had a chicken finger plate w/ max salad, fries, and meat sauce/mustard/no onions. The total cost came out to be around 8 dollars. Overall very pleased with Wimpys food! read more

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Last week I came I had a really rocking burger. Bleu Cheese, Bacon, and some balsamic braised red onions. Really unique and unexpected to see! Making another trip tomorrow, probably going to try another burger! P.s...will not stress this enough....Dyno Logs change lives people. Order them! read more

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Had a great grilled chicken platter at a reasonable price read more

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It's pretty bad, this place used to serve decent food. My wife placed an order this evening for two Reuben sandwich's, one was a meal, the other just a sandwich along with a house salad. I paid upwards of $30.00 for absolute garbage. The house salad was not fresh, it had been sitting in a walk in for some time then once some poor soul wants one it's sent on it's way for $7.00. The sandwiches were disgusting and soggy, I ate a half of one and, that was enough for me to want to do this review. What really irritates me is this Business continues to raise their prices, but the quality of the food goes down. On the website it says your can buy a bottle of Hell Sauce. That's only allowed at the Greece Store, unless the Gates store is a a different franchise, you'd think they'd want to offer everything that's available on the menu to the customer's. If you're looking for disgusting crap, at Jeremiah's prices then continue to buy the Garbage that Wimpy's Burger Basket is slinging out. Good Luck buying a bottle of Hell Sauce in Gates also. It's too bad I had to waste time and give a review of a once decent place. Seems too me they don't have a passion as they once did, so in order to keep going they take advantage of their customer's by increasing the prices while pushing disgusting food. read more

I've come to appreciate Wimpys. It has real value in the community. The food is just able average. Not saying that in a bad way. The fact that is is a tick above means it worth while to make the trip there or order from. I've had many things on the menu and some are better then others, but I haven't had anything that down right disgusting. Wimpys is a trust worthy spot for simple tasty food. read more

Not half bad for a quick stop for lunch on the go. I snagged a half plate here after an event and some shopping/errands. I was craving some salty eats and needed it quick and on the go so it was an easy pick to try Wimpy's. I mostly was super excited that they make it with crispy golden crinkle fries (the best kind of fry). The Mac salad was good, although the noodles were a touch over cooked, but the flavor was there and the single cheeseburger patty was basic and nothing fancy, as expected from a lowkey burger joint. I had the meat sauce on the side and it reminded me of meat chili, flavor-wise and went well with a few bites of the Mac salad. The portion was huge even though it was a half plate. Definitely would order from them again if in the area - it was quick and easy and the service was great. read more

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I can't get the smell of disgusting chicken grease out of my clothes. Washed twice. The fryer ventilation in here must be either broken or not properly connected. You could see it in the air and the smell was vile. Awful. Fries are good. Burger ok but over cooked. Service fine. But based on the greasy, smelly air I won't return. read more

This place has gone down hill over the years. The menu is way too large to have anything really "fresh". Everything is frozen and the taste will verify that. This will probably be my last order from here. It used to be packed but I think everyone figured out that the quality has dipped as well. read more

Very unprofessional employees. We came in late and the employees are giving piggy back rides to the young lady in the front. They are joking around being loud. The food was ok but to me if I'm spending my hard earned money I expect the whole experience to be good. read more

Buffalo chicken sandwich was horrible and expensive. And their fountain drink is very small and expensive. Chicken quesadillas was fine read more

This place cant get anything correct except garbage plates. If you go in for a plate when its on sale or with a coupon you wont be disappointed. Beyond that, your taking a strong gamble that your meal will be mediocre at best and that's IF they get your order correct. read more

There are many places to grab a burger and some fries in the Gates area, but when I'm craving a Garbage Plate (don't know what a Garbage Plate is? It's worth a Google.) my go to is Wimpy's Burger Basket. However, Wimpy's boasts more than just burgers and fries, they have a vast menu, and are constantly adding new items to fulfill whatever craving you might have. The restaurant is always nicely maintained and clean, and is always open late so you can satisfy your late night hangriness. Don't want to wait for your food? Call ahead and they will have it ready for you to walk out the door with. I know I just had a Plate last night, but now I'm craving another... read more

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As we live in the area, we would choose Wimpy's over any other fast food joint in the neighborhood when we were in a hurry because it used to be a decent option with a wide variety to suit everyone and the quality somewhere between Tom Wahl's and Burger King (and they had a really tasty plate). Can't seem to say that anymore. Not that their quality was ever way above par, but they have REALLY slid downhill and have obviously stopped caring. The presentation is hideous and sloppy, the food isn't cooked thoroughly, and the staff is rude. I can usually give allowance to a bad day once in a while but this is the same experience the past three times there. I didn't even call to say anything to them this time when I received my food because I was so disappointed. It's time to find another place to go. Just offering a small PSA. Buyer beware. read more