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Elmwood Inn

Elmwood Inn! Elmwood Inn is a little bar/restaurant in the Lilac Neighborhood, near the University of Rochester campus and Mt. Hope Cemetery. It has a college/sports atmosphere, with good, reasonably-priced food, and a good selection (about forty) brews and microbrews on tap1. An under-appreciated, but supremely bad-ass feature: side-by-side dartboards allowing head-to-head play, with a television display. That is, two people can play each other in a number of timed or untimed games, each with their own board. Ponder this feat of awesomeness.

Betty Meyer's Bullwinkle Cafe

Betty Meyer's Bullwinkle Cafe, commonly known as "Bullwinkle's" or "Bullwinkle's Cafe," was a bar tucked away on Lake Avenue that was basically only open for Betty's Sing-Along on Saturday nights mostly featuring popular standards from the 1900's. The place was packed with oddities such as a working (air-powered) nickelodeon. It was customary to grab a hat from her collection and wear it while you're there. See JayceLand #326 for a brief synopsis with photos. According to a 2010-Feb-2 Craigslist posting, the 2,704 square-foot building (620 Lake Ave.) is being sold by First Realty Company. The building includes a "two bedroom apartment upstairs" and the sale "includes all furnishings and restaurant equipment located in the building". It was built in 1880. Elizabeth "Betty" Meyer died on November 6, 2013 at age 90. According to her obituary, she was predeceaed by her husband, Raymond Johnson and was a graduate of the Eastman School of Music.

Papa Van's Eatery

Papa Van's Eatery was a restaurant located on North Goodman Street in downtown Rochester. They also served pizza. The owner was arrested in late 2010 for home invasion. (same owner as Al's Green Tavern)

Regional Distributors, Inc.

Regional Distributors, Inc. Regional Distributors, Inc. is a distributor of commercial products and equipment. They provide a bundled supply source for commercial janitorial, paper, food service, warewashing, laundry, ice cream, frozen yogurt, and green products. Their headquarters are located in the city's Lyell-Otis neighborhood. Established in 1994, the company is a NYS Certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE), family-owned, veteran-hiring business owned and operated by Tracy Scalen, President, and her husband David Scalen, Executive Vice President. Products Regional Distributors, Inc. delivers a diverse range of markets a streamlined, one-stop source for commercial supplies and equipment including: Janitorial and commercial cleaning products and equipment Paper Supplies Office supplies Industrial cleaning and shipping supplies Restaurant, food service, and food processing supplies, packaging, and equipment Catering supplies and equipment Ice cream products and equipment Frozen yogurt products and equipment Laundry and hospitality supplies Commercial warewashing machines and products Green products and equipment

Leo's Deli

Leo's Deli is a Kosher Deli located in the Jewish Home of Rochester in Brighton. They serve soups, salads and sandwiches, and do catering as well. Under kosher supervision of Rabbi Shaya Kilimnick. Notes and References New York City-style deli comes to Brighton Story on MPNNow.com - Brighton Pittsford Post - March 2, 2009

Emergency Diner

Emergency Diner Emergency Diner is a diner on the west side of Rochester near Rt 490 at Mt Read Blvd. Emergency Diner opened May 29,2012.

Bistro 135

Bistro 135 for Jazz, Wine, and Food Bistro 135 was a jazz lounge and upscale restaurant in East Rochester. Featuring late evening fare and drinks, and free parking. The restaurant changed ownership in late 2007. Closed in 2015.

Camille's Sidewalk Cafe

Camille's Sidewalk Cafe on Park Avenue. Photo by Rachel Blumenthal (April 2007) Camille's Sidewalk Cafe is a national franchise cafe that used to have three locations in the Rochester area. The owner of the 3 locations in the Rochester area decided to privatize them, resulting in colie's Cafe in October 2010. Wi-Fi access was available.

Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut is a national chain restaurant featuring pizza with a number of dine-in and order-out only locations in the Rochester area. The West Henrietta Road location features an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, which runs Monday through Friday, from 11:30AM to 1:30PM, and costs $7.99 per person. That location also accepts RIT's Tiger Bucks as payment.

Press Coffee Bar

Press Coffee Bar is a coffeehouse in Grove Place's Windsor Lofts building (bordering the East End). They roast their own beans daily. Currently, Press offers direct trade coffee from a farm in Puerto Rico owned by a family member. The rest of their beans come from Vournas Coffee, a certified organic, fair trade importer. For brewing, customers can opt for French Press, Turkish coffee, or pour-over. The menu also contains numerous espresso drinks unique in Rochester to Press, such as cafe miel, cafe borgia, cafe con panna, cafe cubano, cafe marocchino, and cafe breve. They also offer panninis, bagels, yogurt, and pastries. Press is also one of the few venues in Rochester for live jazz year-round. The 1,400-square-foot space has a piano and hosts talented Eastman students every Friday and Saturday evening. The cafe is also notable for its large windows overlooking Main Street, along with sidewalk seating outside. Press Coffee Bar opened May 12, 2014. The owner is Damian Serafine, whose brother Jerry owned 2 Vine. Damian ran successful coffeehouses in Arizona for over twenty years and decided to move back to the Rochester area in 2013. The location was previously Cathay Pagoda. The business was sold to Todd in March 2016, as Damian was moving back to Phoenix. Press continues to roast and sell its own beans. Closed 2018. References Press Coffee Bar opens at the East End - Rochester Business Journal (2014-05-16)

Moms Margios Diner at the Port

Moms Margios Diner was a 1950's style diner formally on Dewey Avenue at the former Blue Ocean Japanese Restaurant. They moved to Charlotte at the Port of Rochester on October 6, 2016. Closed February 21, 2018.

Dolce Italy Rochester

Dolce Italy Rochester was an Italian Bakery serving pastries, cakes and Italian street food, like focaccias. Some of the pastries were served at Ristorante Lucano in the same plaza. Opened August 25, 2020.

Hartmann's Old World Sausage

Packaged selection 12-07 Hartmann's Old World Sausage (aka Hartmanns Old World Sausage) was one of the few remaining German butcher shops in the Rochester area. Some of their cold-cuts are also sold at Wegmans. The company, from its Canandaigua facilities, now focuses solely on processing and selling a wide range meat products at wholesale and in bulk. NOTE: earlier Page Revisions under "Hartmanns". Open since 1973, their location in downtown Rochester (on North Clinton between Avenue D and Norton Street, on the southeast corner with Burbank St) was closed "as of 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22." 1 1Whats New on their website

Max Rochester

Max Rochester is the collective name of several related venues in the Rochester area. All the locations feature high class food and are owned by Chef Tony Gullace. Max Chophouse - Steakhouse Max of Eastman Place - Restaurant on Gibbs St. Max at High Falls - Banquet space Former Max locations: Max at the Gallery Max Market Max Sushi & Noodles

Flight Wine Bar

Flight Wine Bar is a wine bar in the Corn Hill Landing that opened April 2010. Flight refers to a trio of pours or tastings where customers can try wines with similar themes, such as three Pinot Noirs or sparking wines made in different styles. In November 2013 it was announced that a second location will be opening at UR's College Town. Instead the owners were going to go with a whiskey based bar but decided to open the second location in Greece. Awards Voted "Best Bar for Wine" by City Newspaper's 'Best of Rochester' Awards in 2015.1

Cottage Sanibel

New restaurant in Webster. It looks nice inside but the food is average at best. Raw oysters are stuck in the shell because they don't shuck them correctly - they must do this in the morning also because they're very dry. They have a nice bar with televisions ad such. My wife got a glass of wine but they serve it in a tiny little glass. — Ditto on the oysters. I had high hopes as the place is close to my house. — The food was just...plain and awfull.... — Great restaurant/Great food! My family and I eat there once a week (sometimes more). Between the four of us, we've tried almost everything on the menu and have never been disappointed. I'm impressed enough with the quality and presentation of the food that I'm having a banquet there in several months. Oh yea, besides the good food, the entertainment is fun! We bring our out-of-town friends and family there whenever they visit. Thanks to the owner for bringing Sanibel to Webster/Penfield! P.S. Never tried the oysters. — Great food & Great staff! We almost passed up this place because of the first 3 comments but had to find out for ourselves. 3 of us stopped in without reservations on a busy night. The owner seated us in the tavern within 3 minutes after the hostess said it would be 45 minutes. That was unexpected and appreciated. I had 2 Gold Margaritas for $7 each and 6 shrimp for $3.95. I wasn't expecting anything great because of the price but I was impressed again. Having been on Sanibel Island I was tempted to order the conch fritters and grouper but went for a medium rare prime rib. It was thick, tasty and juicy! The baked potato was also perfect and the side of au jus added to the flavor of the meat. Dessert was a delicous warm slice of granny smith apple pie with caramel. I was full but couldn't pass it up. It was a nice size large enough to share yet not too big for one person. We felt very welcome here and look forward to going back often. The prices are very resonable! Thanks Kevin! — My take on this place is that it has an identity crisis. The atmosphere and ambiance are great. The description of the dishes in the menu along with the descriptions of their specials sound upscale. Everything is great until the food comes.

Gracie's

Gracie's is RIT's main dining hall, serving as the campus's central hub for student meals and campus dining. Located on the RIT campus in Henrietta, it offers extended hours throughout the week to accommodate the university community's varied schedules.

Palermo's Meat and Food Market

Palermo's on Culver Road in Irondequoit. A mortadella sandwich (medium) with a can of limonata. Palermo's Meat and Food Market was a meat market. The original was in Irondequoit, just north of the Rochester city limits. On their 10th year anniversary, the owners decided to close Palermo's. (November 2012) HISTORY: Palermo's specialized in Italian imports, such as pasta, cheeses, and oils. There is also a fresh produce counter as well. The deli counter was extensive. There was a sandwich station, where you could get a small sandwich in an Italian roll, or a medium or large sub. There were hot and cold sandwich fillings, as well as 6 different kinds of panini. The menu boasted 17 homemade side dishes, from soups to salads and sides. Antipasto trays were made to order. Italian dinners on the menu ranged from lasagna, to homemade meatballs and chicken parmesan, to arancini (deep-fried risotto balls stuffed with Sicilian meat sauce, mozzarella, and a sliver of hard-boiled egg). Prime rib sandwiches were available on Thursdays; Friday there was a fish fry. A dessert counter featured cannolis, cream puffs, cakes, and other Italian desserts. Photos See also: Palermo's disambiguation.

Ralph's Kendall Inn

Ralph's Kendall Inn is the only bar and eatery within the town of Kendall. They have a limited menu, but it includes the essentials like burgers, subs, and "their own version of the Garbage Plates which they call a Farmer's Plate. This is a accurate name, I have gone there for plates with friends that are in fact farmers. The plates and food are good. They probably have the best garbage plate in Orleans County. The bar side of the business does attract a lot of business from locals. The Kendall Inn is a stop on the snowmobile trails that cut through Orleans County. During the winter, the side yard is packed with snowmobilers looking for a bit to eat and to wet their whistles. It is frequently referred to as "K-I" by locals." 1

Craft Cafe

Wall of Rochester memorabilia. Coffee table made from an old espresso machine. Craft Cafe was a lunch spot and coffee bar that served the Downtown Rochester community. They were located on the ground level of the historic Kirstein Building in the St. Paul Quarter. They prided themselves on freshly brewed Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters gourmet coffee and Boar's Head Deli premium quality deli meats. Newbury Park Pastries and Sweet Street Bake Shop provides cookies and pastries daily. Craft Cafe was an environmentally friendly establishment. They used 100% recycled paperboard products to promote a "green" community. They also offered online ordering and free WiFi for their customers. Craft Cafe opened on January 14, 2013. Formerly ROC River Coffee Co..

Qdoba

Qdoba Logo Qdoba is a Mexican-style fast casual chain restaurant. They had multiple locations in the Rochester area: one in Penfield opened in June 2016, the other in Henrietta opened October 2017. Other previous locations were CityGate (August 11, 2016 to June 2019), Brighton (late 2017 to December 12, 2018), and Greece (late 2017 to June 2019).

Ice Cream Factory

Ice Cream Factory is a local ice cream shop in Rochester that offers wheelchair accessibility for both the establishment and restroom facilities.

Don Pedros

Real Estate Information and Pictures as of April 2010 Vacant Property Available for Sale or Lease Don Pedros was a Mexican restaurant on Buffalo Road in Gates. It was in the old location of San Jose Mexican Restaurant. The owners sold the restaurant, as they were faced with an increasingly dwindling customer base. Looks almost exactly like one of the menu problems shown on the Kitchen Nightmares TV Program. Here is the 6 Page Menu they had (only the top 11.5 inches of 14 inches - in a letter size scanner) Page 1 of 6 Page 2 of 6 Page 3 of 6 Page 4 of 6 Page 5 of 6 Page 6 of 6 They spent a lot of time getting a too complicated menu. Just in different combinations and sizes, about 40 actual ingredients or so! Hard to read, and the pictures are not of the actual foods served, not labeled what they are. (Except for the Beer)

Corn Hill Grill

Corn Hill Grill was a restaurant located on Exchange Boulevard downtown. Hot sandwiches (roasted turkey, meatloaf, grilled cheese) and classic American (chicken pot pie, mac and cheese, spaghetti and meatballs) dominated the Corn Hill Grill menu, with a few meal-sized salads thrown in as well. A spattering of appetizers (shrimp cakes, potato latkes) and a half-dozen meat-centric entrees (braised short ribs, stuffed chicken) kicked into gear at dinner service. Awards Corn Hill Grill's macaroni and cheese was awarded "Best Upscale Comfort Food" in City Newspaper's 'Best of Rochester' Critics' Picks Awards in 2009.1