Home-Style Southern Cuisine Restaurant in Manhattan
(646) 863-9568
113 W 116th St
New York,
NY
10026
40.802289
-73.950325
Neighborhoods: Uptown, Harlem
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Amy Ruth's Restaurant
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Famous Amy Ruth's has been feeding locals, tourists and celebrities southern home cooked meals for years now. No trip to New York would be complete without a visit to this famous soul food spot. The restaurant is named after owner Carl S. Redding's Grandmother, Amy Ruth Moore Bass. Carl spent most of his summers as a child at her Alabama home. During those summer months, Carl would always find his way to his grandmother's side helping her prepare home cooked southern meals under her direction. He has since perfected his craft and opened the restaurant in her honor. Each meal is made and…
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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 weekends, the after-church crowd is here; during the week, people are in and out from breakfast through dinner. Chicken and waffles, smothered chicken, baked Virginia ham, salmon cakes, chicken livers, fried fish, pancakes--it's all inexpensive, freshly prepared and fabulous. Amy Ruth's is the kind of homey, unpretentious place you'll want to come back to--soon.
07/20/09
The best southern cooking in NYC
by Bridgetann
I recently ate here and the Mac and cheese was so good I almost died!!! I also loved the waffles! When it comes to southern food Amy Ruth's is the only restaurant worth coming to in the city. I cannot wait to go back!
- Pros: Best southern food in the City
03/24/09
Awesome fried chicken smotherd in gravy
by GrumpyinFL
Had the Honey crusted chicken with collerd greens & yams soaked in coconut milk, OMG... talk about great... even the white meat brest was jucie. Would vist there next time I'm in Harlem.
- Pros: Awesome Fried Checken & Waffles
- Cons: none that I know of
09/13/08
From Soul to Seoul
by blave
Imagine this, a group of Koreans and an African American women eating together for a birthday party on a Thursday night in the middle of Harlem.
We had arranged for a large table upstairs for the party and were promptly given one. I was one of the first people to get there, and when entering the restaurant was whiskly greeted with a smile by the attendant and asked if I was there for the birthday party...LOL...Was it that obvious? The bottom level had a fairly full dining room, the upstairs was very sparse. With only a few tables being occupied and the large one in the back allocated for us. I decided to do a quick Anthony Bourdain check and looked inside the bathroom and was suprisingly shocked at how clean and well maintained it was. The decor inside is very homely with a few knick knacks spread about, but the clean bathroom assured me I was in for a good dining experience.
I had the honey fried chicken with a side of macoroni and cheese and potato salad. Chicken was incredible, although a little greasy. Potato salad was oddly sweet, but very good. The only downside is that I had ordered the dark meat, because I'm a dark meat connoseur, but the portion was too small! If you want a bigger portion get the white meat. I think the biggest attestment to the quality of the food was that our rowdy party was fairly silent during the dinner service. For dessert I had the peach cobbler, a friend of mine went outside and got some vanilla ice cream to put on top and it was heavenly!
They don't server beer or alcohol, but the waitstaff was extremely accomodating pouring all our BYOB into a carafe and giving a bucket of ice to chill the champagne. All our needs were taken care of with extra plates, napkins and drinks whenever we needed one. The service was simply exceptional...I rarely venture all the way up to Harlem to go dining, but for this place I will have to return again!!!
- Pros: Great service and soul food
- Cons: No alcohol available
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- Catering Southern Food in Manhattan
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- Soul Food in Manhattan
Famous Amy Ruth's has been feeding locals, tourists and celebrities southern home cooked meals for years now. No trip to New York would be complete without a visit to this famous soul food spot. The restaurant is named after owner Carl S. Redding's Grandmother, Amy Ruth Moore Bass. Carl spent most of his summers as a child at her Alabama home. During those summer months, Carl would always find his way to his grandmother's side helping her prepare home cooked southern meals under her direction. He has since perfected his craft and opened the restaurant in her honor. Each meal is made and served with same love and nurture Carl's grandmother bestowed upon him. It is with that same love that Carl S. Redding, his mom Inez Bass & Family, and the Amy Ruth staff welcomes each one of our valued patrons to Amy Ruth's Home-Style Southern Cuisine Restaurant!
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