Jim Gaffigan Tried Rochester's Infamous "Garbage Plate" | CONAN on TBS

Jim hasn’t recovered from the meal, but he highly recommends it to anyone who visits Rochester.
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Jim Gaffigan Tried Rochester's Infamous "Garbage Plate" | CONAN on TBS
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[@sarahlink9509]

I’ve never been more proud to be from Rochester NY than this exact moment, and I probably never will be again

[@infinitelybanta]

Rochester NY: at least we're not Syracuse

[@PyroShredder982]

“At least 12 places have them” as a rochestarian, I can guarantee there at least 35-40

[@jonathandodd6712]

Had a garbage plate last time I was in Rochester and Ive thought about them once a week since. That was six years ago.

[@laurenmuraco7234]

I’m from Rochester, NY and live in Rochester, MN (and even more coincidentally, work at Mayo Clinic). My worlds just collided all over the place

[@johnexley.family]

ROCHESTER!!! That’s my home city! Best place for a garbage plate in Rochester: Dogtown. Cozy spot off Monroe Ave

[@JimmyInTheROC]

Thank you Jim for sharing Rochester's wonderfully unhealthy creation. The number of places you can get a plate are actually in the hundreds, but Nick's is the true original and I'm glad you gave them props.

[@Arbrax]

"I really like it when you act in movies" - Conan, 2020

[@adamregula4328]

Lived in Rochester NY for over 8 years .... best drunk food ever!!!

[@stevetheskeltion]

Lol I live in Rochester and anytime I see something about in I’m outside media 9 times out of 10 they are talking about garbage plates

[@clintonleonard5187]

"Have you ever heard of this, Andy?" "Just when he tells about it." Lol.

[@LatinBlaze]

Always smile when Rochester makes it mainstream every now and then

[@alexwheeler723]

Thanks for putting us on the map, Jim! We love our Garbage Plates here!!! Don’t knock it ‘til you try it Conan. Btw Jim, we’re starting our own clinic for Garbage Plate related illnesses in Rochester. Next time you stop by you’ll have your own personal physician to check your vitals right after you finish your plate. lol And personally, for all those interested in trying it, I think the best garbage plate combination is cheeseburgers, home fries, Mac salad, meat sauce, onions, and ketchup. Enjoy!

[@robertmiller-vi9oh]

I am from Rochester and I miss these dearly. What he doesnt tell you, is that you can change the meat out, some ppl do burger patties instead of hots. Some do baked beans and homefries or homefries and mac salad. So many combos.

[@DarthD00bius]

"Garbage plate" was originally a nickname. Nick Tahou called it an "everything plate" and didn't like it when the food he served at his restaurant was referred to as "garbage". I imagine he got over it when they started to sell really well. They are much more appetizing after you've been drinking for a few hours.

[@MrWharfrat05]

“Fancy cheese” 😂😂😂

[@P1983sche]

“Have you heard of this Andy?” “Only when he talks about it.” “It was the 70s!” 😂

[@ericwalter2944]

As one who lives in Rochester I can confirm every word of this is true. Garbage Plates: the glory and the shame of the Flower City!

[@annarounseville1392]

Lol, love how he said he “still hasn’t recovered from it”. During College I went with some of my friends from SUNY Brockport to go on a pilgrimage to Rochester to the then originator of The Garbage Plate, Nick Tahoe’s. Nowadays in Brockport, Jimmy Z’s has won a local award 🥇 for theirs. I only had the one from Tahoe’s and it was ok. The guys in our crew enjoyed it. It seems built for guys inherent need for a lot of volume of food at a modest price. It feels like something concocted to address a hangover. Just a guess. Anyways, this was fun to watch play out in the local community as people were answering his questions about what to eat and where, etc on both the local press and Social media. He seems like a good guy. That fishing 🎣 in the pool 🏊 thing sounds odd, yet stranger things have happened. My first fishing was with my Dad near my grandpa’s place further downstate. A proper creek outdoors. Coffee Can of worms we searched for early that morning. Dad put the worms on the hook for me, I was maybe 7 or 8 max, he took a lot of the ick factor out of it for me which I always appreciated. Anyways, fun clip! Thanks for the morning laugh!

[@JGS007]

I remember one of those back in '91, drunk on a Friday night/Saturday morning as a student at U of R. I haven't recovered yet either.

[@guitarmatricide4834]

He’s not lying. My sister went to college in Rochester and I had many of those as hangover food. Worked well! And it’s delicious!

[@zenclover8468]

Im from around the area of Rochester, often times things are substituted with whatever is on hand but jim got the basics right and its a lovely dish people pretend to be better than. Theres many places to get them, each a bit different.

[@glennargenti4291]

I live in Rochester, NY. It is amazing! I was not born here and moved here in late 20’s. It is typically served with home fries, mac salad, two cheeseburgers or hot dogs all smothered in a hot meat sauce. I add onions, ketchup (catsup for people who are always wrong), mustard.

[@aotoda486]

**Nixon's presidency** *_"iT wAs ThE 70's"_*

[@randyfleetwood9713]

“I am white trash” Lmao!!😂😂😂

[@k.o.b.5794]

That's how I describe a garbage plate to visitors of Rochester....a picnic on a plate. When you grow up there you learn to love it. Thx for visiting Jim.

[@jeskoumm]

The glorious garbage plate. I believe the venue remains indecently the same as "Henrietta Hots" definitely creates the classier and rosier couch potato, where over the years the ironing board is recycled into a LOTR reference crafted from Utah.

[@CasepbX]

The 70s were dark times.

[@AgentXamYreaf]

Being from Buffalo... literally hours away from Rochester... the garbage plate is great! So is Jim’s new special which I saw in Buffalo yesterday! Good show!

[@TrinityCourtStudios]

My parents had that menu item once when they were in college in Rochester, NY in the mid 1980’s. It was a cheap menu item that college students could afford. They apparently haven’t been the same since.

[@pauld205]

I cant wait to start using "it was the 70s" as an excuse for everything.

[@JoeSmoe1]

I can confirm the garbage plate is amazing

[@ChrisReadsTolkien]

Now I'm going to have to reconsider Rochester and the 70's.

[@magicrat74]

Well, now, someone in Rochester needs to invite Conan over

[@jacobprucha]

His best role was as Roy in That 70's Show.

[@ludicrousslim]

Home fries, mac salad, double cheeseburgers, heavy everything (onions, mustard, hot sauce). Swimming in grease. Crusty, 5-minutes-til-doorstop stale bread, pulled from a large black plastic bag. If you go for the hots, they MUST be Zweigles, and preferably the white hots. I prefer a Styrofoam take out tray, even if eating within the restaurant. I am a Tahou's orginalist. Rest in peace Nick, you beautiful monster you.

[@vilmariemorales4396]

I'm live in Rochester NY!! it's actually from Nick Tahoe's when he first opened and college kids or people that were coming from the club wanted something to eat and he put whole bunch of stuff on a plate and someone called it a garbage plate and it suck . 🤓🤓🤓 The best thing out there !!!

[@dmv1121]

I find your lack of ‘garbage plate interest’ elitist, Conan. -David Rochester, NY.

[@Shuv80]

I'm from upstate NY, about 40 miles outside of Rochester and I gotta ask, are there places that serve macaroni salad any other way than cold?

[@mjireland1]

Was it at Nick Tahou's? I was in Rochester NY several years ago and went there to have some Red Hot's. I was tempted by the "garbage plate" but I needed to go to a wedding the next day and decide it wasn't a prudent thing to do.

[@RageDaug]

There's only one "Garbage Plate" ®, and you can find it at Nick Tahou's...and it is good.

[@TheLowBrassDude]

Rochester is known for the Garbage Plate and George Eastman. That's it!

[@on2wheels378]

Looks like food they served in the 1980s US Army chow hall... 11B 1985-2009 11Z Retired Sky Soldier...

[@stebbenwolfe]

We’ve seen Conan anywhere from South Korea to Ghana to Haiti. Is Conan Rochester, NY next?

[@FROSTINATOR]

Conan you must come to Rochester! You can start a comedic food skit for your show. Start it off with a small tour of the garbage plate stops in Rochester NY!

[@rafaelcisneros562]

Telling Philip Seymour Hoffman he's a 'good Actor', Blasphemy! He's the Best, lmfao. yes and Jim Gaffigan is a good comedian!

[@Gr8Layks]

Upstate New York is beautiful. Much more beautiful than that plate of food!

[@doctorbeanis]

I met Jim at Acme Comedy club many years ago in the twin cities - he was so cool and down to earth. Made me laugh until I cried, and truly a humble man. I remember it clearly over a decade later. Thanks Jim:)

[@m.w3883]

Trust me, it sounds bad but once you've had one you'll crave it for weeks.

[@rvazz69]

Wooohoo garbage plateeeee. Yo that's amazing. #585. Represent

[@stephenp.5377]

Nick Tahou's baby! We Rochesterians got at least one thing right.

[@michelevitarelli]

Gaffigan is filling the void left by Phillip Seymour Hoffman!

[@geirkselim2697]

The garbage plate started in the 70s... So the "it was the 70s" thing also applies

[@matthewryanpampolina1836]

It's like watching 2 Andy Richter and 1 Conan

[@lizziegeedee]

Nick Tahou’s Hots Garbage Plate!!

[@stephanielewis7858]

Conan is my favorite comedian/late night/overall talk show host and it makes me so happy to know that he know my city exists now. YAY ROCHESTER

[@djdannyd816]

Conan (with) Jim Gaffigan Clueless Gamer 🐐

[@Wildwing16]

Jim got it SO close. The Garbage Plate originated at Nick Tahou’s 100 years ago, and there have been many delicious imitators since then. It’s your choice of two of the following: Mac salad, home fries, or baked beans; then choose a meat, typically two cheeseburgers or hot dogs, covered with mustard, chopped onions and meat hot sauce, and finished with Frank’s Red Hot sauce! Great at the end of a night of heavy drinking or anytime!

[@sterlingscott3008]

Remote with Conan and Jim getting a garbage plate, please.

[@lupusnoctis8656]

I think Andy and Jim could be brothers

[@duane964]

Highly recommended! Garbage plates can come with Hamburgers, cheeseburgers, white hots, red hots or steak. I miss not living in Rochester but have learned to replicate the "garbage plate". Also the meat sauce topping is a Rochester thing and not tied entirely to the garbage plate, a lot of burger places up there use it for burgers, hots and fries. Google Nick Tahous hot sauce for a recipe.

[@tp6935]

Get to the ROC, Conan. I'm buying.

[@KED528]

Jim and Andy look and sound like brothers lmao

[@katiegarcia3016]

Conan and Jim thanks for pronouncing Appalachian correctly 😉

[@Robertoni7]

Jim and Andy have to be related somehow.

[@beatsbycarson]

Rochester Native here. It’s tasty. Gotta try it.

[@johnuelrivera9891]

Quality content because it was the 70's

[@1PITIFULDUDE]

The 70’s were great!

[@alexanderperez7604]

Come on up to Rochester & try one, Conan!!!!

[@betoxoxo5636]

Jim & Andy look like brothers 😄

[@fishizgood9733]

Grew up in rochester and I want to add a few things, it is usually home fries, (cold) mac salad, 2 cheeseburgers and meat hot sauce. Now a garbage plate can be any combination of things depending on where your getting it from. Almost every restaurant you go to in rochester will have this dish on their menu. Fun fact is only one place can call it the garbage plate because they literally trademarked the name. So it's generally referred to here as just a "plate"

[@jamesp9595]

Andy and Jim look like brothers

[@dominantkitty5]

Can't wait to see Jim this year, always wanted to go to a live show :D

[@shovelhead7821]

Rachacha,ny

[@gurkemole]

Never knew Andi had a brother!?

[@MrsTurtle23]

As someone from Rochester I can attest that it's very good

[@kabukininja8591]

is that guy andy's brother?

[@alanphillips1610]

Mmmmmm I've had those s couple times at Nick Tahos

[@cchlebina]

Agreed about cheddar cheese being called fancy. And yes I caught fish in pools post-70s. The Midwest is great.. but Jim is truly wonderful

[@dkjphills79]

Absolutely love the garbage plate. The godfather. Double cheese burger, double white hot. Extra onion and sauce. 👌👌👌

[@SkateOrDie666]

Andy and Jim are the same lol

[@bigreddog2534]

I’m from there. What what!!

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

This brother is hilarious. Him and Andy would riff off each other extremely well.

[@davelynch3064]

He was Great in Capote...

[@mjm5081]

We made it Ra Cha Cha! 😆

[@mcgreggers99]

When our AAA baseball team periodically changes their name to the Rochester "Plates" you know it's a legit cultural obsession.

[@williamhiegel2756]

Jim looks like Andy mixed with Adam Savage

[@wadehumphrey2925]

My pool did that too lol

[@braydennoh9980]

Jim sounds like Chris Griffin when he is grown up

[@Rick-rz5cu]

his description didnt do it justice. It's mac salad, home fries, either hot dogs or cheeseburgers, mustard, chopped raw onion, all covered in a meat sauce (ground beef with seasoning). served with a piece of bread or roll on the side. sounds gross but tastes great when its all together. you dont need to go searching too hard, basically every local restaurant in Rochester sells these. they even have them at the airport.

[@alexp.4270]

"No" my favorite word in the English language.

[@abhinanda2967]

Jim Gaffigan is Andy in everyway possible. It's like having 2 Andy's on Conan

[@vaibhavsompura]

He's like David Harbor, if he went to rehab.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Gaffigan is hilarious. Having two epic comedians in one room is a sight to see.

[@mavfan1]

When Bill Burr was talking about shooting burned out cars Conan's line was "You can't just say it was the 80s" Waiting for the other decades to get their props.

[@JP-uz7nc]

Rochester! Woooo!

[@mystshark7646]

How ya doin’?

[@nexvibes3549]

3:53 was that Andy’s subtle Evil ass laugh? lol

[@coolcat6303]

I still think that Jim Gaffigan is that little boy, from Jerry Maguire, all grown up. I keep waiting for him to say “The human head weighs 8 pounds!”

[@frigginjerk]

I hope it was from Nick Tahou's.