I grew up just east of Rochester, it has some neat aspects and history but is overall a dump. Better to visit than live there with the taxes, NYS laws, dirt bag cops, and lake effect winters.
Anyone can replicate Nick Tahou’s Garbage Plate, the bar isn’t that high.
Ha, Tahou’s! My wife is from Rochester and she brought me there for a plate when we visited her parents. Pretty good. She makes her own 2-3 times a year. Love ‘em.