James Brown's Place/ Funky Griddle — Restaurant in City of Rochester

Seriously do not eat here. I tend to shy away from leaving bad reviews but I just spent $50 on food I didn't eat. The utensils we dirty. Everything on the table were coated in dirt and old food like they literally never even wpie the condiment bottles. Then the food itself was gross. The coffee was either extremely watered down or decaf. The half/half were in this dirty take out bowl with milk all over them. The food was disgusting. I ordered French toast which weren't cooked through, they were mush inside. I ordered scramble eggs with cheese, there was no cheese. My Dad ordered a cheese omelet with bacon on The side. They ended up putting the strips of bacon inside the omelet. Like cooked separately but then wrapped in egg.. ?? My mom ordered this Country plate that was a mix of a giant piece of ham and Burnt chicken. Covered in gravy sauce. It just was all bad. And there were literally only my table and one other table so it wasn't that they were busy.

The sad part is years ago this restaurant used to be amazing. It had the best menu. Literally lines out the door. The food was amazing even though they were packed to the brim with customers. If you are expecting to ear at the old James Brown Place please know that this is a completely different place.

I still ended up paying for the food that we didn't eat because idk why. They made it so I felt bad not paying. I also like to avoid conflict especially with my parents being there. I also still left a tip because its the right thing to do. Also the waiter asked if I wanted to remove anything from the bill. I declined because honestly, everything needed to be removed. Nothing was eaten. I didnt even drink the coffee. I've just never paid $50 at a restaurant and...

Some of the worst vegan food I have ever had, taste was so off I had to stop eating asap . The atmosphere is disgusting and just watching the workers walk around and make the meals with all of they’re dirty cook ware and sauce holders was a sight to see. I am now dealing with nausea & just blown away they are still open to the public with a kitchen and building this disgusting. Have they given up??

EDIT/REPLY to owner: Your cookware and kitchen workspace was indeed filthy, we sure did order 50 dollars of food and ate NOTHING sent back everything besides the French toast my girlfriend ordered which I expected to pay for after explaining how disgusting everything was nicely to the server. We did not bring our own drinks, we ordered water and the server brought us water bottles. After I explained how disgusting everything was and gave them back all of my food beside the French toast, she brings me a check charging me still for things I gave back and didn’t even touch after one bite. I explained to her that I would pay for the French toast since it was the only Edible thing, and to remove the hash browns off of the check , and keep the 5-7 dollar tip for our 3 dollar side of French toast (only thing my girlfriend ate). We are actually very healthy and have been healthy for months now also we were having a great morning and felt awesome until we tasted that disgusting food. Clean the place thoroughly, possibly hire new staff, and definitely change your recipes. Oh, and your attitude. Just give up on the place if you can’t fix what’s actually happening and deal with the truth !! If I could give 0 stars now I truly would, especially since whoever replied to...

I'm in Rochester on business and have had breakfast at James Brown's Place several times during my stay.

The food and the service are both amazing. The people complaining about the fact that the grill is right behind the service counter apparently haven't spent much time in diners. That's a very typical set up. If you ever find yourself in the south check out The Waffle House.

I had the opportunity to meet James himself. He is a very friendly and interesting man who runs a terrific establishment. April who serves as a waitress and hostess is an amazing young lady. If I owned a business I'd want her working for me. After just one visit she remembered my name, specifics about my job, and my order. I always drink unsweetened iced tea and she always has one ready for me to go when I leave.

The food is delicious. The cooks do a great job. I haven't had anything there that wasn't among the best I've ever had. The place is usually not very busy first thing in the morning on weekdays which is when I stop in, but I hear it can get very busy on Friday nights and on the weekends. I understand why.

If you have the opportunity I would strongly encourage you to stop in sometime. Even if you have to go out of your way. You...