from the link
A Garbage Plate is a true Rochester delicacy. It is a disorganized combination of either cheeseburger, hamburger, Italian sausages, steak, chicken, white or red hots, a grilled cheese sandwich, fried fish, or eggs, served on top of one or two of the following: home fries, fries, beans, and mac salad. A plate is always made to order. Then, the plate is adorned with optional mustard, onions and hot sauce.
now how is that a definition?
When I was no higher than a grasshopper in a hole up in the mountains
of NC, I used to listen to a radio station every night from Charlotte...there
was a pizza place called the Olive Garden that used to advertise a pizza called The Garbage Can.
It had everything on it....it sounds nasty, but they sure made it sound good.