Binghamton Hots

I LOVE their jerk chicken garden salad! That’s the only thing I’ve ever ordered from there, but it’s amazing.

No free water. Upon request they denied, claiming they are not obligated because they do not serve alcohol. This is a representation of the stupidity of their management, clearly they do not give a damn about their customers. Even asking for a cup full of ice, they still denied after talking to the manager.
Food is decent, but if a customer was choking. They would offer you an option to purchase a bottle of water to wash down that mozzarella stick.
*edit* I was/​am angry at the time I wrote this. In all seriousness, who doesn’t offer free water?

So this is a classic college drunk food spot, that opens until pretty late at night. My friends said this is a must try while in Bing, so we went one night after visiting friends at Hawley. They have all the classic American fried foods, mozzarella sticks, spiedies, fries, and the like. I decided to get an Old Bay fries with Sriracha Aioli and a Buffalo Mozzarella Sticks with ranch sauce. It was around 9.50 $ which isn’t that bad. When my food arrived, I was surprised at the presentation. Instead of the mozz sticks having a buffalo coating, they added buffalo sauce on top instead, which made everything SUPER SALTY. The old bay fries were overly seasoned, and the Sriracha Aioli just added to the sodium overload. My friend got the regular version of mozz and fries, which if I ever come here again will order instead. Super salty food is ok when your drunk, but it was a little too much for me.

This is a place you attend strictly for the late night drunk food. I’ve had Binghamton Hots menu items both sober and drunk and I honestly haven’t enjoyed them either way. I’m from Rochester so I don’t even dare touch any other city’s version of a «Garbage Plate». Besides that I find that most of their food doesn’t taste fresh, isn’t too great in flavor, and most importantly is overpriced. The mac salad, and cole slaw taste like they’re store bought from Price Rite. $ 8 for Chicken Fingers, $ 6 for a hotdog? I don’t get it. I could never soberly pay that much for those items or anything else they offer on their menu. I’ve gone several times during regular hours and things I’ve ordred haven’t been available for one reason or another (do they ever keep a kitchen fully stocked?)
All that being said, the only time to get food here (literally the only time) is during restaurant week for lunch. They have a great deal for a 3-​course meal. Other than that, there’s really no reason to eat her. Go anywhere else in downtown Binghamton (even Zona’s) and I promise you’ll get better service and food.

Great service. I was greeted warmly as I walked through the door, and the person at the counter was very polite and friendly. It was my first time here. I scanned over the menu, and it seemed to be a pretty typical american menu, phiily cheesesteaks, hot dogs, burgers, fries, etc.
I ordered the hot plate with two red hots with 2 x sides of macaroni salad. Five minutes later, they brought the food to my table. I thought it would just be two hot dogs with macaroni on the side.
Surprise!!! It was an amalgamation of two hot dogs, layered on top of the macaroni salad, covered with some spicy ground beef stuff and mustard on top. It also came with a single slice of bread on the side. Apparently, they brought this unique style of food from its origins in Rochester, NY.
It tasted pretty decent, but it’s not something that I would ever crave. Someone came over in the middle of my meal, and asked me how my meal tasted. Great service again.
Looking at the pictures on their Facebook page, they have some really yummy looking dishes. They offer more than just the hot plates. I’ll have to stop by again and give it a second look sometime.
If you’re in the area, it’s a decent place to get a meal. I hear they’re open very late and is a popular stop for the drunk BU students.

This place is the worst. If you like expensive drunk food, a long wait and a bathroom that has been broken for years come to this place. I once got a hotdog and fries and they didnt even give buns. Tried to charge an extra $ 2 cmon guys

There are quite a few Binghamton Hotties, including Nicole (hi Nicole!), and this restaurant caters to all of them. Not really, though, since if you eat at this place too much, you’re kind of going to let yourself go a bit. Grease and meat and such are not very good for one’s body, to put it mildly.
My experience here was a mixed one. While I enjoyed the garbage-​y food, I did think it was a little overpriced and not as good as some of the hots places in Rochester. Nevertheless, I was delighted to find a place open so late in the dead of the night in Binghamton, so this was a good thing. The service was just okay.
However, while I was ordering, I’d left my car in a no-​park zone, but so had others, and it was 3 in the morning, and someone was watching it (in the passenger seat). Unfortunately, she had fallen asleep, and the lovely friendly cop who was obviously keeping an eye on us, waited for me to leave, then wandered over and gave me a ticket while she was sleeping. She would have gladly moved the car if he’d asked, but then that wouldn’t have generated any money for the city, would it.
So I’ll give the Binghamton Police Department a ¹⁄₅ for that little maneuver when I get around to it, but the Hots themselves score a healthy 4. Which corresponds to how many Binghamton girls I’ve scored in my day. Just kidding. (Way more).

Great food but very slow service. Two nights in a row I waited over 20 minutes for my food. They had only two workers but a full restaurant. Would be great if they were faster but the wait isn’t worth the food. They should be prepared for the rush at night.

I read the review and thought I would give it a try. I didn’t read enough to know that once I ordered my cheese steak, fries and beans that the hot plate meant they mixed it all together. It was good though and just what I needed after a few drinks.

Pulled pork is amazing. I don’t suggest the cole slaw but everything else is yummy.

Not really sure how I ended up in Binghamton. or why these nice people spell «Spiedie» like that, but the garbage plate at Bing Hots is delish. Sweetie working the counter, and this first timer to Bing Town is smitten with this place. This chicken is amazing. You need this in your life.

Had a midnight snack when staying at hotel across the street. Clean restaurant with good food and good service. What more can you ask for at 1 a.m.

Small portions & too expensive. Food is alright. Service is great. It’s a nice place. But the food is intended or assumed to be eaten while inebriated. So, recommended if drunk.

I had a great experience. I came for restaurant week and I had the salad with glazed pecans and pears’ the bacon cheeseburger and for dessert brownie with raspberry sauce. the food was great other than the fact they forgot to say no onion in the salad. I’m also not sure why they don’t have the restroom clearly marked. the service was outstanding; from my server Corey to the owner Dave. they are very nice people. I would definitely visit again.

The staff made fun of me for my food allergy and refused to tell me what was in what I ordered. I will never eat here again. The staff was incredibly rude.
P. S. The food consistently gives all of my friends diarrhea. Do you want diarrhea? No, you do not.

Let’s be honest you aren’t coming here for dinner. You’re coming here cause your drunk and hungry.
With that in mind I ordered a hots plate last night. It took quite a while to make and the portions were small. Additionally, one patron was in handcuffs outside when I walk in the door.
In short good food, long wait, small portions, 2 stars

I’ve been in here once before and the food was pretty decent — granted its downtown and it was at 4am so we all know the condition I was in.
However — the four stars comes from the customer services. I was here for parade day and they told us they were full out of food. However, the cook came out from the back and said here’s our last batch of fries, sorry for the inconvenience and gave it to us on the house — three full styrofoam containers (the big ones) full of fries. That’s service and that’s worthy of multiple return trips in my book for sure!

Walked in this place on parade day and they were out of food. They had one last batch of fries that were done and they gave them to us as a courtesy for the inconvenience. That’s the way you run a business when things are tough and you want people to return. I will definitely be back to get a full review. For now this place deserves 4 stars simply for this great visit.
Yes the fries were excellent.

Bing hots is probably the only late night eats around Binghamton. Their prices are relatively cheap for the amount of food you get.
Skip the coffee, it’s never good. But definitely try the hot plate if you’re in town. Also, avoid the late night scene during the weekend if you’re a newcomer, the drunk college kids will probably scare you off when school is in session

One of the things I miss from my decades in Rochester are «Plates.» The Garbage Plate™, invented by Nick Tahou early last century, is a delicious mishmash of macaroni salad, home fries and/​or baked beans, topped by your favorite fast food meat (usually hot dogs or hamburgers) and slathered with a cinnamon-​and-​meat flavored hot sauce. It sounds awful, but it’s soooo good. Imitations (or as I prefer to call them, «tributes») are at joints all over Rochester, but alas, they were nonexistent in Binghamton. Until now.
The plate I had at Binghamton Hots was darn good. I had a cheeseburger plate with mac salad and home fries, topped with onions, mustard and hot sauce. Mmmmmm. I was bloated and useless the rest of the day, but it was worth it. Next time I’ll try a spiedie plate — mixing the best of my old home and my new.