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Soul Restaurant Reviews
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Blue Smoke
116 E 27th St.
b/w Lexington & Park Ave.
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Girls night out....restaurant week.... you might not think of barbeque as a top choice on a night like this, but we had a great time. I'd heard about how good Blue Smoke was suppo.. >
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Amy Ruth's
113 W 116th St.
b/w Lenox & 7th Ave.
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Day off from work + no line at Amy Ruth’s (116 & Lennox in Harlem) =
Very Happy Zach. I love President’s Day!!!
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Charles Southern Style Kitchen
2837 8th Ave.
b/w 151st & 152nd St.
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I got some really sad news today and needed some Fried Chicken therapy. Of course, I had no cash, so I had to go to the bank. A short walk from said bank, I became mesmerized by th.. >
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Egg
133 N 5th St.
at Bedford Ave.
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$$$$$
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Recognized Egg, in Williamsburg, for the great breakfasts on which it made its name. .. >
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Pink Tea Cup
42 Grove St.
b/w Bedford & Bleeker St.
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On Wednesday I took advanage of The Pink Tea Cup's special lunch menu, dragging Nancy along with me... >
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Pies-N-Thighs
351 Kent Ave.
at S 5th St.
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Pies 'n' Thighs closes. .. >
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Old Devil Moon
511 E 12th St.
at Ave.nue A
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Just recently reopened after major renovations, Old Bridge has a nice sushi bar, with a few decent Korean options near the bottom of the menu. (Hint: the Hwe Du Bap is to die for.... >
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M & G Diner
383 W 125th St.
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The interior of this "soul food diner" was plain, functional, but still bright even on a dreary, drizzly day... >
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Virgil's Real Barbecue
152 W 44th St.
b/w 6th Ave. & Broadway
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The bottom line: there were highlights and lowlights; overall, I had two good meals here. This isn't life altering barbecue by any means, but the pulled pork sandwich was excellent.. >
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Ruthies Restaurant
96 Dekalb Ave.
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When I’m out there on the mean streets in my cab, I’m risking my neck for food tips. More than monetary tips or even a good story, I want to know where my fares eat. And I’ve got a.. >
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Ressie Mae’s Soul to Go
612 8th Ave.
b/w 39th & 40th St.
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Ressie Mae’s, the soul food place on 8th ave. btw. 39+40th with loose ties to Amy Ruth’s in Harlem has closed as of today. I was just emailed these sad photos from Midtown Lunch’e.. >
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Maroons
244 W 16th St.
b/w 7th & 8th Ave.
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$$$$$
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I should know better. Valentine's Day, along with New Year's Eve and Mother's Day, is one of the biggest restaurant rip-off days of the year. But, considering that I'm without a bo.. >
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Rack & Soul
2818 Broadway
at 109th St.
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Charles Gabriel, perhaps NYC's finest fried chicken practitioner, has expanded south from his base at 151st St. and Eighth Avenue (Charles Southern Kitchen:212-926-4313) to 109th a.. >
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Londel's
2620 8th Ave.
b/w 139th & 140th St.
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My two favorite minorities in the world are the Kurds and fat people. Although I’ve never picked up a Kurd, I’ve been hailed by many, many fat people. Some cabbies have told me tha.. >
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Duke's
99 E 19th St.
at Park Ave. S
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Sides were a mixed bag. Warm biscuits, presented in a basket before the meal, were decent, and lighter than most. Collard greens were pretty good, with big leaves and good use of s.. >
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Brother Jimmy's
1485 2nd Ave.
b/w 77th & 78th St.
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Service at the Second Avenue location was a major upgrade from what I suffered through at the now-defunct Cambridge MA location and at Brother Jimmy’s Express in Grand Central Stat.. >
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Live Bait
14 E 23rd St.
b/w Madison Ave. & Broadway
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The bottom line: Not bad, but not good. This is Duke’s/Earl’s caliber barbecue, with a seafood slant (and I’m guessing the seafood is better), making it a palatable option to the l.. >
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A&M RoadHouse
57 Murray St.
b/w Church St. & W Broadway
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Got to love this little neighborhood. Just so many places to go. I had a decent day today and think I am going back one more time tomorrow... >
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Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
1501 Broadway
at 44th St.
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Today was a chillier day than the past couple that we had so I threw on a jacket and planned on making a visit to the East side of town. As I stood waiting on the crowded subway pl.. >
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Lenox Lounge
288 Lenox Ave.
b/w 124th & 125th St.
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I headed up to Harlem today to meet my buddy Bernie. Bernie is the guy that picks me up at 8:00 A.M. for 1:00 P.M. games so we will have enough time to tailgate. The next home game.. >
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Orchid
675 9th Ave.
b/w 46th & 47th St.
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Calm down, Adam," said Patty. "You can take it all out on your blog later.. >
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Mara's Homemade
342 E 6th St.
b/w 1st & 2nd Ave.
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Last night was the 1 year anniversary of Mara's Homemade and reservations were on a first come first serve situation - no walk-ins tonight... >
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The Hog Pit
22 9th Ave.
at 13th St.
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My plate arrived with four huge mounds of food. The ribs were falling-off-the-bone tender and then some, with one of the bones already separated from its meat by the time the plate.. >
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Brother Jimmy's Express
Grand Central Terminal
at 42nd St.
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Anyway, the pulled pork sandwich came slightly warm on a fairly fresh Kaiser roll. It didn’t have the vinegar sauce I was expecting to make it North Carolina style, but they did su.. >
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Hip Hop Chow
129 2nd Ave.
b/w 7th St. & St. Marks Pl
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I've had a lot of time to think about this review. ...And I still don't know how it's going to turn out. Basically, Saturday was an all around weird day that began with an odd brun.. >
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Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Too
366 W 110th St.
b/w Columbus & Manhattan
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Step off the crazy intersection of 110th and Columbus and step into the warmth of Miss Mamie's...just walking in will make you smile..a small oasis from the UWS bustle. White walls.. >
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Sylvia's
328 Lenox Ave.
b/w 126th & 127th St.
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I headed up to Harlem today to meet my buddy Bernie. Bernie is the guy that picks me up at 8:00 A.M. for 1:00 P.M. games so we will have enough time to tailgate. The next home game.. >
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B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
237 W 42 St.
b/w 7th & 8th Ave.
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I had such a good time yesterday I felt compelled to somehow pay for it today. To do this I headed to Times Square and made a point of visiting places I would normally avoid at all.. >
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Bubby's Brooklyn
1 Main St.
b/w Water & Washington St.
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As a brunch destination, Bubby’s in DUMBO has a few things working in its favor. First is its location: right on the edge of the water overlooking Manhattan, Bubby’s sits in the ve.. >
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Union Picnic
577 Union Ave.
at N 11th St.
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When the world is cruel and people are mean, when the days swelter or sting, when the payroll department screws up your paycheck for the third time and the ATM rips you off and som.. >
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Biscuit BBQ
230 Fifth Ave.
b/w President & Carroll St.
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Having worked my fingers to the bone cleaning toilets at the Park Slope Co-op last night, I was famished after my shift. A friend and I wanted to grab a seat at the bar at Union Ha.. >
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Two Boots of Brooklyn
514 2nd St.
b/w 7th & 8th Ave.
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Lazy Sunday...hazy heat....zzzzzz! Oh yeah, wake up, it's blog time! What's with this heat anyway? Ok, yes I may be orig from Miami, but that does NOT make me immune to this sle.. >
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Soul Spot Restaurant
302 Atlantic Ave.
b/w Hoyt & Smith St.
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The Boerum Hill/Cobble Hill/Carroll Gardens area (I refuse to utter that silly, TriBeCa-inspired concatenation) is not exactly a cheap eaters’ paradise. Beyond Bedouin Tent, sever.. >
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Lazy Catfish
593 Lorimer St.
at Conselyea St.
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BRUCH IS BETTER with drinks. It's even better with "free" drinks. A Lower East Side staple for some years now, the "three free cocktails" hook is always sure to lure in a brunch cr.. >
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New Caporal Fried Chicken
3772 Broadway
at 156th St.
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It was really fun to read the article in the times about the Korean style fried chicken I can’t wait to try it. In fact, I was toying with the idea of making a fried chicken blog, .. >
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Bubby's
120 Hudson St.
at N Moore St.
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Copeland's
547 W 145th St.
b/w Broadway & Amsterdam Ave.
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Manna's
486 Lenox Ave.
b/w 134th & 135th St.
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Voyage
117 Perry St.
at Greenwich St.
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Billie's Black
271 W 119th St.
b/w Frederick Douglass Blvd. & St. Nicholas Ave.
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B.Smith's
320 W 46th St.
b/w 8th & 9th Ave.
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Justin's
31 W 21st St.
b/w 5th & 6th Ave.
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Mannas
51 E 125th St.
at Madison Ave.
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Wimps
29 W 125th St.
b/w Lenox & 5th Ave.
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Acme
9 Great Jones St.
b/w Broadway & Lafayette St.
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Bayou
308 Lenox Ave.
b/w 125th & 126th St.
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The River Room
145th St. & Riverside Dr.
Riverbank State Park
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Raw Soul
348 W 145th St.
b/w St. Nicholas & Edgecombe Ave.
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Jezebel
630 9th Ave.
at 45th St.
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Lola
15 Watts St.
at Thompson St.
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Melba's
300 W 114th St.
at Frederick Douglas Blvd.
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