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Amy Ruth's Home-Style Southern Cuisine

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113 W. 116th St., New York, NY 10026
nr. Lenox Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-280-8779 Send to Phone

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Reader Rating:
7.3 out of 10

9 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Southern/Soul

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Official Website

amyruthsrestaurant.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, 7:30am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 24 hours

Nearby Subway Stops

2, 3 at 116th St.; B, C at 116th St.

Prices

$12-$20

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Breakfast
Late-Night Dining
Lunch
Private Dining/Party Space
Take-Out

Alcohol

BYOB

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

Amy Ruth's feels as if it has always existed. It's confident and comfortable—just as we imagine Carl Redding's grandmother, the restaurant's namesake, must have been. Redding opened his soul-food kitchen in 1998, a year after Amy Ruth passed away, and what a tribute it is to her, to her cooking and to a number of noteworthy African Americans. Order the "Rev. Al Sharpton" (fried or smothered chicken and waffles), the "Stan Hoffman & Lu Willard" (BBQ spare ribs), or any other soul-food staple: fried chicken, catfish, collard greens, ham hocks. If you aren't so lucky to have a southern grandmother of your own to cook for you regularly, visit Carl Redding's instead. — Chloe Osborne

Note

Reservations are accepted for parties of 20 or more.

Recommended Dishes

Collard greens, $4.50; the "Yasmin Cornelius" (chicken wings and waffles), $8.95; the Stan Hoffman & Lu Willard (BBQ spare ribs), $13.95

Reader Ratings

7.3

"Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Great Taste

mzmichigan from 49509 | Posted on 8/12/07

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	9

Décor:	8

Value:	10

WELL THE FOOD WAS GREAT, GREAT, GREAT..I AM FROM GRAND RAPIDS, MI, AND HERE WE HAVE NO SOUL FOOD RESTAURANTS. SO TO GO SOMEWHERE AND SIT DOWN AND EAT SOUL FOOD IT WAS GREAT. THE SERVICE WAS SLOW, BUT THE...Read More

My Husband forbids me to go back :-(

Hope99 from 10039 | Posted on 6/27/07

Overall Reader Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)


Food:	8
Service:	2

Décor:	4

Value:	4

My husband took me to Amy Ruths so I could enjoy some Chicken and Waffles. Reservations not accepted , so they say, so there's usually a line outside of the front door. When we arrived tables were available, but the host...Read More

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