So I fell off the wagon momentarily. Anyone that knows me knows I don't eat fried food. It's been over 2 years since I decided to give up french fries, chicken fingers, potato chips, onion rings, and anything else deep fried. I have accidently slipped a few times here and there. I think I've eaten 2 donuts, I ate an eggroll a couple months into my new dietary decision by mistake, and I haven't been able to give up tortilla chips just yet, but that's really it. A french fry hasn't touched my lips... until today.
A garbage plate can come in many forms, but the basic idea is this: 2 hotdogs or 2 cheeseburgers (your choice) piled on top of a mountain of macaroni salad, french fries, home fries, baked beans, or several other delicious choices. When you order your plate you get to pick 2 of those things that your meat is piled on top of. I go with french fries and homefries. On top of this greasy mountain of yumminess is a big scoop of unbelievable meat hot sauce, a handfull of onions, and a splat of mustard. It all comes together once you add ketchup and Frank's Red Hot to the equation. The summation is one of the most delicious, and downright awful for you, concoctions you could possibly imagine.
Nick Tahous (ta-hoes) is the home of the garbage plate in Rochester, NY. When I was in high school Tahous was open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, save for a week at Christmas time when they locked the doors and literally hosed the place down. It has since come under new ownership (although still in the Tahou family) and I'm not sure if the same hours and policies apply. What I do know is that there was nothing better at midnight, or 2am, or even 4 in the morning than a plate with your buddies.
I came home for the weekend and after 2 years of shunning fried foods I couldn't help myself. I went for it. I fell off the wagon momentarily, but it was the most delicious fall you could conceive. A picture tells 1,000 words...
A garbage plate can come in many forms, but the basic idea is this: 2 hotdogs or 2 cheeseburgers (your choice) piled on top of a mountain of macaroni salad, french fries, home fries, baked beans, or several other delicious choices. When you order your plate you get to pick 2 of those things that your meat is piled on top of. I go with french fries and homefries. On top of this greasy mountain of yumminess is a big scoop of unbelievable meat hot sauce, a handfull of onions, and a splat of mustard. It all comes together once you add ketchup and Frank's Red Hot to the equation. The summation is one of the most delicious, and downright awful for you, concoctions you could possibly imagine.
Nick Tahous (ta-hoes) is the home of the garbage plate in Rochester, NY. When I was in high school Tahous was open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, save for a week at Christmas time when they locked the doors and literally hosed the place down. It has since come under new ownership (although still in the Tahou family) and I'm not sure if the same hours and policies apply. What I do know is that there was nothing better at midnight, or 2am, or even 4 in the morning than a plate with your buddies.
I came home for the weekend and after 2 years of shunning fried foods I couldn't help myself. I went for it. I fell off the wagon momentarily, but it was the most delicious fall you could conceive. A picture tells 1,000 words...
In its purest form
My routine: flip the burgers, cut them into sixths, add kethcup and red hot, mix
Done
And now my stomach doesn't feel too good, but it was well worth it!
3 comments:
You are out of control.
yummy! that's a well deserved treat!
Update or die.
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