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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

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    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

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Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
66% Would you go back?
55% Would you take a date?
44% Would you take kids?
55% Would you go on business?
37% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.3
Service: 6.3
Décor: 6.3
Value: 7.0

Great Taste

mzmichigan from 49509 | Posted on 8/12/07

Overall 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 FOOD MADE UP FOR EVERYTHING............. THE SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS ARE TO DYE FOR , THE CATFISH WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD THEY ARE LIKE HAND SIZES....I WOULD RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO AT LEAST TRY IT, I REALLY ENOJYED IT AND WOULD RECOMMEND EVERYONE THAT I COME IN CONTACT WITH GOING TO NEW YORK GO TO HARLEM TO AMY RUTH YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED.

My Husband forbids me to go back :-(

Hope99 from 10039 | Posted on 6/27/07

Overall 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 motioned for us to stay outside. A line began to form behind us, yet the host never came outside to greet us. 10minutes go by and a person goes in to alert the host that their party of 4 had arrived. Still never addressing the line of patrons outside, the host opens the front door and tells us to move to the side so the small party can come through. I asked the host how long the wait would be, and inquired about the empty tables, and he said those tables were reserved so we just have to wait. (Large parties are seated upstairs- no reservations for small parties) My husband felt so offended by the host that he made us leave, and insists that I boycott. I am willing to take the occasional mistreatment to enjoy those wonderful waffles, but I guess my husband is right.

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