A striking name for a piled-up dishSourced
The Garbage Plate is a meat-and-sides combination
Rochester, New York’s Garbage Plate piles hot dog or hamburger meat and sauce over sides such as macaroni salad and potatoes. The name is a restaurant trademark, with other restaurants using modified names. The alarming label does not literally describe the ingredients.
A crowded plate also comes with naming distinctions.
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