“a U.S. trademark for the phrase in 1992; it refers very specifically to ‘prepared entrees consisting primarily of one of the following: hot dogs without buns, hamburgers without buns, steak, pork chops, sausage, ham, fish, or eggs and processed potatoes and processed beans.’”
How the Garbage Plate Became a Western New York Icon
The Rochester dish is late-night drinking food at its finest
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