What are some good restaurants in Harlem?

[Carolina Slim]

What about Sylvia's? Is that joint still there? I remember eating there summer of 2000 when I was in NY for some days with my family. The food was good and its a soul food spot.

Nah. Even then Sylvia's was falling off... I stopped going there before that; I wasn't going uptown from BK to get some under-seasoned soul food. I think it was a product of her expansion; she had opened up a spot in ATL, then she was branching out into canned goods. Last time I went up there, there was a good amount of white folks up there, and they was happily eating the food like , while the nikkas who knew what was up was looking like and having to put extra seasoning on the food.

I'm sure it's still there, though, her seed is probably running it. I went to a hole in the wall spot once, somewhere near the Polo Grounds, I think, that had some real good soul food. I wish I could remember where it was.

 

[GatorStaceyAdams]

At Harlem's own and them nikkas

No- Harlems Tavern is not good at all

Its just a hang out spot for big groups.

I went up there for a brunch, and the spot was and the women was but the food and drinks (by NYC standards) was

Amy Ruths is the last true soul food place up in Harlem- although you can find smaller ones all over just not as nice.

Sylvia's and Red Rooster (which is ran by a swedish black guy ) have become way to 'commercial'. When I went to Red Rooster it was 75% white and the menu, while creative, was not what black people want when we are looking for soul food

 

[Carolina Slim]

Red Rooster too $$$ and upity I heard but the food good I was thinking Brooklyn also but didnt want to venture too far into brooklyn Juniors is played and food aint that good but I might just settle and go there since my girl like cheesecake and got cravings

Aight, I'ma need you to stop talking bout my spot like that, nikka.....

 

[Poitier]

Last time I went up there, there was a good amount of white folks up there, and they was happily eating the food like , while the nikkas who knew what was up was looking like and having to put extra seasoning on the food.

I aint gone lie, I went there with some White friends one time and they thought that shyt was heaven. Apparently, white people don't use grease or seasoning to cook their food.

 

[Roberto Dinero]

Nah. Even then Sylvia's was falling off... I stopped going there before that; I wasn't going uptown from BK to get some under-seasoned soul food. I think it was a product of her expansion; she had opened up a spot in ATL, then she was branching out into canned goods. Last time I went up there, there was a good amount of white folks up there, and they was happily eating the food like , while the nikkas who knew what was up was looking like and having to put extra seasoning on the food.

I'm sure it's still there, though, her seed is probably running it. I went to a hole in the wall spot once, somewhere near the Polo Grounds, I think, that had some real good soul food. I wish I could remember where it was.

We went there cause someone recommended it as being Harlem's most popular Soul Food spot but it seemed to be mostly tourists like us up in there. I remember the peach cobbler being good tho. And this was when Sylvia was still alive and she would play hostess and sing gospel songs and stuff, it was a cool atmosphere. I think its still there, I'm not sure.

 

[Commander in Chiefin]

Any soul food joints? I aint eating pizza

They serve more than just pizza and its one of the best slices in NYC.

Rao's on 114th st and Pleasant Ave.

 

[mson]

They serve more than just pizza and its one of the best slices in NYC.

Rao's on 114th st and Pleasant Ave.

Ain't Rao's a mafia spot and you got to put in reservations six months ahead?

 

[villain]

Pink Tea Cup between 14th and 15th is dope soulfood if that's what you lookin for

 

[mson]

Pink Tea Cup between 14th and 15th is dope soulfood if that's what you lookin for

I thought you was trying to blue oyster that nikka for a second.




How you not going to a soul food spot in Harlem though?

 

[Commander in Chiefin]

Ain't Rao's a mafia spot and you got to put in reservations six months ahead?

There's no such thing and I don't know how their reservations work

 

[-G$-]

Ain't Rao's a mafia spot and you got to put in reservations six months ahead?

i'm not even sure you can just call and get a reservation even 6 mos out like that. most of the tables are "owned" so you usually need to know someone to even eat there. never been but heard the food is fukking incedible.

 

[mson]

There's no such thing and I don't know how their reservations work

 

[Big Skilly Films]

go up through broadway starting on 135th st up until 185th...lots of spanish spots dope food beautiful latin women...amy ruths on 116th & lenox is a good spot to eat...chicken & waffles and a sweet cup of koolaid real talk kool aide my nikka...sylvias is wack dont go there...theres a few new spots close to sylvias that i havent tried out yet...

 

[~*--------(Big Boom)]

Lmaooo Sylvia's been fell off since the 90s stay clear from there

 

[Poitier]

Why would you get soul food in NYC? We do it much better in the South