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In New York go to Amy Ruthis Home-Style Southern Cuisine for a four star meal. Here's a place to get good food. Try this spot for cheap eats in the Harlem neighborhood. It's been awarded the Best of Family-friendly Dining and Best of Seafood awards. Know before you go: this place features live music. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a casual atmosphere. This place features private rooms, breakfast, and brunch.
The buttery-yellow walls, high ceiling with its warm wood-toned panels and sparkling lighting set off African-American artwork around the room. Word-of-mouth buzz keeps Amy Ruth's consistently crowded. On...
citysearch.com - expert review - 10/26/2004
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4.0 of 5 stars.
6/28/08, 5:30 pm Went on Yelp recommendation as well as recognizing them from Food Network and I was not disappointed.
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lined up for my first harlem soul food fixins. A host seated me inside. Nice place, pictures of louis armstrong and nat king cole and the like on the walls. The dishes are all named after famous…
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ok so this is the first place i Ever had Fried chicken Dipped in HONEY it more then blow my socks off...i been going back ever since.
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite kids' book is Uptown by Bryan Collier, which explores life in Harlem through the eyes of a little boy. My favorite line is this one... "Uptown is chicken and waffles served around…
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Loved the location, loved the restaurant, loved our waiter, and loved the food! I ordered the Rev. Al Sharpton's dish, which comes with crispy waffles and 3 pieces of fried chicken. The meat was…
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came for the Al Sharpton. That's the fried chicken (I like the white meat) with waffles. EXCELLENT food...however, service not so impressive. We were ignored for a good 10 minutes and the place was…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Come empty leave filled. Whether your stomach or soul, this place will get it filled up. The atmosphere of this place actually shocked me at first. On the same street as other less affluent stores in…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had the Smothered Pork Chops with collard greens and corn and the husband had Southern Honey Dipped Fried Chicken with mashed potatoes and fried okra. The skin on the fried chicken was as mind…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Top Reasons to Venture to Amy Ruth's: Delightful sides (mac n'cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy)
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You are a Northerner. A "Yankee", if you will. You did not even know that chicken and waffles could come together to make a meal. But after eating at Amy Ruth's, all of a sudden you want to go out,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Chicken and Waffles. This place does it. They have great fried chicken and a GREAT waffle. Nuff said!!!
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Aww gyeah! You have not had Fried Chicken until you have been to Amy Ruth's. My buddies and I traveled all the way from the west coast, took a cab to Central Park, and walked deep into Harlem just…
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
wow. i havent had good chicken and waffles in a while, but damn. that was amazing. i got the straight up "rev. al sharpton" (fried chicken and waffles), and it couldnt have been better. i will…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh My God. This place is what perfect is.
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If youre in the mood to grab some good grub... AMY RUTH'S is the place to go! I love the chicken and waffle combo! The chicken is fried to perfection! The waffle is warm and buttery. They make their…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My friend says to me, "You have to try Amy Ruth's when you are in NY". I said, "ok".
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was at Dinosaur BBQ eating at the bar with friends when we got to talking with a couple from Harlem that were saying this place was nothing compared to a small restaurant farther east and a little…
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is what made me end a 12 year stint as a vegetarian. My friends from SF decided to pay me a visit in NYC shortly after I moved there. One of them wanted to go to Amy Ruth's because he saw…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If I could get my friends to get up early enough I would have breakfast here every Sunday. Seriously had the hardest time deciding what to eat. But finally settled on a glorious strawberry topped…
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place. Amazing chicken. Fast and friendly service. Worth the trip.
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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The four of us were ravenous and anxious to see if Amy Ruth's lives up to its excellent reputation. IT DOES! The mac and cheese was so fine that I ordered a second dish of it to eat as my dessert. I've...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE this place! They're always busy but I've never had to wait more than a minute for seating. The breakfast there is amazing. The dinner is even better! You MUST have the smothered pork chops.…
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is better than Roscoe's Chicken N' Waffles in Los Angeles. Mainly because they don't use grade D chicken like they do at Roscoe's. Actually, I think this is the first soul food place I've…
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best Mac and Cheese I have ever had in my life. Yes, it was my first night in NYC. Yes, Harlem after midnight scared the crap out of me but once again, best mac and cheese i have ever had in my life.…
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Rosco's Chicken and Waffles has always owned my top spot for fried chicken, and the waffles were just a bonus "side" for more flavor. However, my first time at this place, and a new champion had…
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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We just happened upon Amy Ruth's while on our first visit to NYC. I grew up in the south and have eaten southern food for years, so I was quit surprised to be able to order such a meal in the city! We were...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/23/2007
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Very nice, simply melow place to go dine, enjoy nice food and atmosphere, with relaxing music, and friendly service.
menupages.com - user review - 12/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I wasn't overwhelmed or underwhelmed. Just whelmed. For soul food in Harlem, one has several choices. Why would one choose Sylvia's over Amy Ruth's or vice versa?
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2007
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I had the misfortune of being stuck in the city over the Thanks giving Holiday(Alone). I looked thru Menu Pages for a nice Home cooking type place to have lunch. I almost skiped Amy's because of a few of the...
menupages.com - user review - 11/22/2007
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The first time we went the food and service was great. The second time we went is was all around horrible! One person has smothered turkey wings the size of chicken wings and two had the seafood platter. The...
menupages.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite fried chicken of all time! The honey dipped fried chicken is delicious when you need a lil sweetness, with your fried salty goodness. And the waffles... absolutely fantabulous! Also, be…
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ever since I was told about Roscoe's in LA, I've been hankering to have me a nice heaping pile of chicken 'n waffles. Good thing Sean answered my prayers and brought me to Amy Ruth's, the famous New…
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is somewhere in between a real "soul food" restaurant and a more modern version, but man- it was ALLLLL DELICIOUS!!!! We stopped in at 4 PM on a rainy day in october, got a seat easily- though…
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2007
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I have been going to Amy Ruth's since august of 1990. I must admit the food is the best in NYC the atmosphere is great. I moved to Georgia in 2006 and can't find a resturant that can compare to it. I would love to have a Amy Ruth's down here, my first stop when i go back home is Amy Ruth's
openlist - user review - 10/23/2007
This was one of the best dining experiences in my life. The food surpassed my expectation of a soul food restaurant. The fried chicken, catfish, macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes and the collard greens...
menupages.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The okra recipe is for stealing! Seriously if you know it or how to get it please find me and lemme have it. . . Anyways their line is always outside the door sorta like a hot spot in Chelsea (even…
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Once upon a waffle, there was a piece of moist, delicious fried chicken. And on this piece of moist, delicious fried chicken, there was some syrup (optional but preferred by this narrator) and some…
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very good chicken & waffle, butter corn, and smothered pork was tender and garlicious. But agree with previous reviews, the chicken and waffle are still not as good as roscoe's in LA. 4 star for the…
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yummy waffles, collard greens and red velvet cake. I came here on a Saturday, there wasn't a line but the bouncer was there for sure, he was nice though. The restaurant is rather large and has 2…
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had to pass on the chicken and waffles as the idea makes me a little bit quesy. Everyone else at our table ordered it anyway so I tried the chicken... & it was fried & it was good.. We surmised they…
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2007
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The decor in this place is nothing to speak of, and you do have to wait outside. Service was decent and I think the prices are very reasonable. The food was very good. I had the fried chicken wings & waffles,...
menupages.com - user review - 09/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It ain't no Roscoe's Chicken N Waffles, but it's pretty good. The waffle was more of a Belgian style - sweeter, with bigger holes, as opposed to the Eggo-sized holes of the waffles at Roscoe's.
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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Quick seating, service, unhurried and OMG damn good food just like down south, while the mac & cheese was mediocre ( macaroni was overcooked) everything else was tasty and a great value a must go in Harlem!
menupages.com - user review - 09/16/2007
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one word EXCELLENT. Everyone should go at least one time. Food is great and served fast.
menupages.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I didn't think anyone could cook soul food this good and authentic other than my Grands- I've been o'ding on this food!
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2007
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I'm a NC native, so I'm used to restaurants that claim they know southern cookin' and always leave thinking that they must think added grease equals southern. Amy Ruth's was a pleasant surprise! The green...
menupages.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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Been here twice and the food is really good and tasty and they give you a good portion, I always have to do a doggie bag. The sweet tea is good too.....ready to go back....
menupages.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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I will be very brieft as Amy Ruths is probably the best soul food that I've eaten outside of my own kitchen. There are many restaurants in NY that lay claim that they have the best soul food. If you have not...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was very, very skeptical about the fried chicken and waffles...it sounded so weird, chicken and waffles?? c'mon, that's disgusting! However, I went here with a couple of friends and after reading…
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Boy was the chicken and waffles to die for! I'm so into this place. This is the best soul food restaurant there is around here. Make sure to go there hungry :)
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had my first order of grits here. Yum. It's smallish, familial, usually busy, clean and friendly. The food is great, the service nice and happy to recommend something, and the menu extensive enough…
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is my new favorite soul food restaurant whenever I am in New York. The honey fried chicken tastes so good makes you wanna slap yo mama! Can't wait to go back!!!
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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I had the opportunity to dine at Amy Ruth's this past 4th of July holiday. WHAT A CELEBRATION WE HAD!!! I can honestly say that we enjoyed the food and ambience of the restaurant. Being from Texas, where there...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was craving some LA chicken and waffles... Roscoe's to be exact so I headed uptown with a couple of friends. Pretty good... NOT AS GOOD as I had it in LA BUT what can you do? I can't fly out to LA…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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My recent visit to Amy Ruth's was fabulous. My husband and I heard the food was amazing, but we didn't have high expectations. Being from Memphis, TN; we eat good southern soul food all the time, so we figured...
menupages.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We ordered the honey-dipped chicken with fries and cole slaw. The chicken was delicious, perfectly cooked, but the fries weren't very good. Not very crispy. The ones at the bottom of the plate bathed…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After four days of eating my way through New York, including a bit too much Junior's cheesecake the night before, I was extremely apprehensive about meeting some friends at Amy Ruth's for breakfast…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2007
