Rochester Bar Bill Tavern - Opened Yesterday (7/7/23) - Thoughts?

[ROCBillsBeliever]

Mods, I didn't see a thread on the Rochester Bar Bill Tavern (a.k.a. Bar Bill East), but feel free to merge, if there is one.

 

Bills Fam: Rochester just opened up their first Bar Bill Tavern, on Empire Blvd, overlooking Irondequoit Bay. It's in the old MacGregor's, for those familiar with the area.

 

I got to stop in, yesterday, and somehow elbowed into the slam-packed bar for a Beef on Weck and some wings. Service was slow, but I figured it would be on day 1, but the food was incredible, as always.

 

Compared to the East Aurora location, the benefits I see are:

1. MUCH large location.
2. NOT cash-only.
3. Bills bar.

4. Beef on Weck is on-point.

 

Any thoughts from local ROC folks?

[Bigvinny]

Heading up to the ROC in a few weeks, will try it out. 

[Draconator]

The East Aurora location started accepting cards I want to say a couple of years ago. We were there last weekend, and using a card was no problem. 

[HOUSE]

I am not paying a buck for one lousy chicken wing...

Pass

 

Edited July 8, 2023 by HOUSE

[NewEra]

  On 7/8/2023 at 8:30 PM, HOUSE said:

I am not paying for wings

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Just pull out one of your 17 hairs and put it on you last wing. Boom

[Augie]

  On 7/8/2023 at 8:32 PM, NewEra said:

Just pull out one of your 17 hairs and put it on you last wing. Boom

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That seemed to come quickly and naturally for you. Hmmmm…….. 

 

😋

 

Every time this topic comes up I shed a little tear that the Duff’s franchise 45 minutes from me closed down. It was a haul, but I could get my fix. The rest I’ve seen, including an Anchor Bar, are just imposters. 

 

 

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Edited July 8, 2023 by Augie

[Einstein]

What is everyone's fascination with this Applebee's quality restaurant?

[Mike in Horseheads]

  On 7/8/2023 at 8:59 PM, Einstein said:

What is everyone's fascination with this Applebee's quality restaurant?

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Why do you just set yourself for scorn?

[muppy]

  On 7/8/2023 at 9:02 PM, Mike in Horseheads said:

Why do you just set yourself for scorn?

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that is a straight up troll post. Rude and uninformed. Quite beneath a genius. 

 

lol

[Draconator]

  On 7/8/2023 at 8:59 PM, Einstein said:

What is everyone's fascination with this Applebee's quality restaurant?

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It's kind of the same fascination with your takes on McDermott. Uniformed and clickbait. But we love ya at the same time. You're like a car wreck that we know we should drive 55 mph past, but we have to slow down to 10 mph just to look and see what happened. 

[That's No Moon]

  On 7/8/2023 at 9:32 PM, Draconator said:

It's kind of the same fascination with your takes on McDermott. Uniformed and clickbait. But we love ya at the same time. You're like a car wreck that we know we should drive 55 mph past, but we have to slow down to 10 mph just to look and see what happened. 

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I sort of assumed he was riffing on Willis McGahee's super hot take from years ago.

[Augie]

  On 7/8/2023 at 9:42 PM, That's No Moon said:

I sort of assumed he was riffing on Willis McGahee's super hot take from years ago.

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You mean, after a rousing game of ski-ball at Dave & Buster’s? 

[buffaloboyinATL]

  On 7/8/2023 at 8:49 PM, Augie said:

 

That seemed to come quickly and naturally for you. Hmmmm…….. 

 

😋

 

Every time this topic comes up I shed a little tear that the Duff’s franchise 45 minutes from me closed down. It was a haul, but I could get my fix. The rest I’ve seen, including an Anchor Bar, are just imposters. 

 

 

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It took me more like an hour and 20 minutes to get there, but I still went about once a month.

[PBF81]

  On 7/8/2023 at 9:49 PM, Augie said:

You mean, after a rousing game of ski-ball at Dave & Buster’s? 

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Ski-ball?  

 

🧐🤔😎

 

Otherwise I'm marveling at how quickly this thread went off the rails.  

 

 

Edited July 8, 2023 by PBF81

[3rdand12]

going to do see if we can get in tomorrow with Son and his Daughter.
She wont make it even a half hour of waiting  (4 year old) but going to give it a shot !

[PBF81]

  On 7/8/2023 at 8:30 PM, HOUSE said:

I am not paying a buck for one lousy chicken wing...

Pass

 

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Then you ain't gettin' no chicken wing!  

 

 

  On 7/8/2023 at 10:20 PM, 3rdand12 said:

going to do see if we can get in tomorrow with Son and his Daughter.
She wont make it even a half hour of waiting  (4 year old) but going to give it a shot !

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Go as soon as they open or mid-afternoon, you'll be fine.  

 

 

[Einstein]

  On 7/8/2023 at 9:02 PM, Mike in Horseheads said:

Why do you just set yourself for scorn?

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Because I prefer to not eat garbage food?

 

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Edited July 8, 2023 by Einstein

[NewEra]

  On 7/8/2023 at 9:32 PM, Draconator said:

It's kind of the same fascination with your takes on McDermott. Uniformed and clickbait. But we love ya at the same time. You're like a car wreck that we know we should drive 55 mph past, but we have to slow down to 10 mph just to look and see what happened. 

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Speak for yourself.  Life’s better without looking at the disaster 

[Augie]

  On 7/8/2023 at 10:55 PM, Einstein said:

 

Because I prefer to not ear garbage food?

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Well, if you’re doing the wings in your ear, I may have a suggestion for you. But you have to say “please”. 

[Einstein]

  On 7/8/2023 at 9:32 PM, BUFFALOBART said:

The original Anchor bar, is simply awful. Soggy wings, for a tourist price.

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Stop being "rude and uninformed".