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Top 10 Soul Food near me in New York, With Menu List
Soul food has been an NYC favorite since Sylvia’s opened in Harlem in the 1960s. That spot is still wildly popular, and their Sunday Gospel Brunch is a must, but several other eateries have put their own spins on classic Southern styles.
Here are five places in New York City where you can find out how they do it in the South.
Harlem’s famed soul food restaurant, Amy Ruth, was inspired by the memory of a loving grandmother.
Amy Ruth Moore Bass was a native of Alabama. A devout Christian, she was the wife of Elijah Bass Sr., the mother of 10 children (7 daughters and 3 sons); and grandmother to 12 grandchildren.
Amy Ruth was also a farmer, gardener, the best cook in the world, and a very friendly person. She was a longtime member of her local church, the Jerusalem AME Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and sang in the church choir.
Above all, Amy Ruth loved her family. She taught all of her children and grandchildren how to love each other, take care of each other, and respect themselves as well as others.
By his example, he also taught them how to love God and put God first in everything they do.
Unique Eats Nyc Opening Hours
Mon 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM Tue 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM Wed 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM Thu 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM Fri 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM Sat 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM Sun 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sausage Breakfast $8.95 Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. Beef Sausage Breakfast $9.95 Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. Bacon Breakfast $9.95 Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. Glazed Virginia Ham Breakfast $9.95 Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. Chicken Breakfast $12.95 Choice of preparation. Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. Pork Chop Breakfast $12.95 Choice of preparation. Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. Fresh Sauteed Chicken Livers Breakfast $9.95 Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. Fresh Salmon Croquettes Breakfast $14.95 Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. Shrimp Breakfast $16.95 Choice of preparation. Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. Fried Catfish Breakfast $15.95 Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. Fried Whiting Breakfast $15.95 Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. Corn Beef Hash Breakfast $11.95 Served with 2 eggs any style and choice of side. French Toast Breakfast $8.45 Pancakes Breakfast $8.95 2 Eggs Any Style Breakfast $7.45 Served with choice of side. 2 Egg Whites Breakfast $8.45 Served with choice of side. Omelet Breakfast $9.95 Served with choice of side. Oatmeal Breakfast $5.00 Served in a bowl. 2 Egg Any Style $6.95 With grits or home fries. 2 Egg Whites $8.45 With grits or home fries. 2 Egg any Style $8.45 Choice of side. Bacon $9.45 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Bacon with 2 Eggs $9.45 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Beef Sausage $9.45 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Bowl Oatmeal $4.00 Bowl of Oatmeal $4.00 Cheese Omelet $9.45 With grits or home fries. Cheese Omelets $9.45 Served with choice of side. Chicken $12.45 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Corn Beef Hash $11.45 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Corned Beef Hash with 2 Eggs $11.45 Includes choice of grits or home fries. French Toast $7.95 French Toast $7.95 Fresh Salmon Croquettes $14.45 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Fresh Sauteed Chicken Livers $9.95 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Fried Catfish $14.95 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Fried Catfish with 2 Eggs $14.95 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Fried Chicken with 2 Eggs $12.45 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Fried Pork Chop with 2 Eggs $11.95 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Fried Shrimp with 2 Eggs $16.95 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Fried Whiting $13.95 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Fried Whiting with 2 Eggs $13.95 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Fruit Oatmeal $5.95 Glazed Viginia Ham $8.45 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Glazed Virginia Ham with 2 Eggs $8.45 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Meat Omelet $10.45 With grits or home fries. Meat Omelet $10.45 Served with choice of side. Pancake $7.95 Pancakes $7.95 Pancakes with Bacon $9.95 Pancakes with Sausage $9.95 Pork Chop $11.95 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Pork Sausage with 2 Eggs $8.45 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Pork Sausage with 2 Eggs $8.45 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Salmon Croquettes with 2 Eggs $14.45 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Sausage $8.45 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Sauteed Chicken Livers with 2 Eggs $9.95 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Sauteed Shrimp with 2 Eggs $16.95 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Shrimp $16.95 Served with 2 egg any style and choice of side. Smothered Chicken with 2 Eggs $11.95 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Smothered Pork Chop with 2 Eggs $11.95 Includes choice of grits or home fries. Veggie Omelet $9.45 With grits or home fries. Veggie Omelet $9.45 Served with choice of side.
Waffle MenuThe Rev. Al Sharpton Waffle $19.95 Fried or smothered chicken and waffles. The Carl S. Redding Waffle $12.95 Amy Ruth’s original waffle. The Tommy Tomita Waffle $21.75 Waffle with fried chicken wings. The Ret. Chief Joseph Leake Waffle $16.95 Waffle with bacon or pork sausage. The Monica Brown Waffle $20.50 Waffle with fried whiting. The Rev. Thomas Johnson Waffle $20.50 Waffle with fried catfish. The Jennifer Holliday Waffle $21.50 Waffle with fried shrimp. The Natasha Anderson Waffle $18.95 Original waffle with pork chop. The Guy Woods and Shay Barnett Waffle $16.95 Waffle with cinnamon, fresh banana and pecans. The Sister Jannette Robinson Waffle $16.95 Original waffle with fresh strawberries. The Bishop Charles Reed Waffle $14.95 Original waffle with sauteed apples. The Gregory and Gloria Page Waffle $16.95 Original waffle with blueberries. The City Councilwoman Inez Dickens Waffle $12.50 5-grain waffle. Appetizers4 Pieces Fresh Jumbo Salmon Croquettes $14.95 2 Pieces Fried Whiting $14.95 2 Pieces Fried Catfish $14.95 6 Pieces Fried Shrimp $16.95 6 Pieces Sauteed Shrimp $15.95 4 Pieces Fried Jumbo Chicken Wings $15.95 2 Pieces Pork Chop $15.50 Salad CornerThe Judge George B. Daniels Salad $14.50 Choice of protein with mesclun greens. The Harold Doley, Sr. Salad $6.95 Tossed mesclun greens. The Rev. Wenzell Jackson Salad $18.95 Vegetable platter with choice of 3 sides. The Elombe Brath Salad $11.95 Garden burger with tossed salad. Sandwich Board Served on a Kaiser roll with lettuce, tomato and 1 side.8 oz. 100% Beef Burger $16.95 Mac and Cheese Burger $17.95 Grilled Top Sirloin Steak Sandwich $17.95 Fried Chicken Breast Fillet Sandwich $13.95 Fried Whiting Fillet Sandwich $17.45 Fried Catfish Fillet Sandwich $17.45 Three Alarm Hot Chicken sandwich $16.50 Shrimp Po’boy Sandwich $17.95 Daily Entrees Served with choice of 2 sides.The President Barack Obama $20.95 Fried, smothered, baked or BBQ chicken. The Ludacris $22.50 4 fried jumbo chicken wings. The Reggie Harris $23.95 Southern honey-dipped fried chicken. The Gabrielle Union $23.50 Fried or smothered pork chops. The Nate Robinson $24.50 BBQ pork spare ribs. The Ibn El Rasul $23.95 BBQ beef spare ribs. The William Allen $26.95 BBQ pork spare ribs and chicken combo. The James Ford $25.95 Sauteed or fried jumbo shrimp. The Michelle Obama $23.25 Fried whiting. The Ruby Dee $23.25 Fried or baked catfish. The Al Roker $28.45 Boneless beef short ribs of beef. The Lt Governor Brian Benjamin $22.95 Fresh salmon croquettes. The Dr. Walter Delph $27.95 Fisherman’s platter. Fried shrimp, catfish and crab cake. The Latesha Anderson $26.95 Fried or sauteed shrimp and grits. The Honorable Bill Perkins $25.95 Pan-seared salmon with peach butter. The Etu Evans $22.95 Grilled boneless top sirloin steak. The Rev. A. R. Bernard $22.50 Real Jamaican jerk chicken. The Assemblyman Keith Wright $20.95 Smothered turkey wings. The Mamane Baque $22.50 Meatloaf. Three Alarm Hot Chicken $19.95 Daily Specials Served with choice of 2 sides.The Bert Padel (Sunday Only) $22.75 Herb roasted turkey with stuffing. The Anthony Kaleem (Monday Only) $19.95 Tender pepper steak. The Rcv. Frank Blackshcar (Tuesday Only) $18.95 Old-fashioned chicken and dumplings. The Sister Karriemah Muhammed (Wednesday Only) $15.95 Sauteed chicken livers. The Melita Smith (Thursday Only) $25.95 Jerk shrimp. The Willie and Kerri Dixon (Friday Only) $23.95 Grilled seafood medley: shrimp, scallops and tilapia. The Wendell Haskins (Saturday Only) $21.95 Real Jamaican jerked pork chops. Side OrdersString Beans $6.59 Homemade Mashed Potatoes $6.95 French Fries $6.95 Buttered Corn $6.95 Cabbage $6.95 Beans and Rice $6.95 Cheesy Grits $6.95 Steamed White Rice $6.95 Okra $6.95 Potato Salad $6.95 Coleslaw $6.95 Black Eye Peas $6.95 Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese $7.95 Homemade Collard Greens $7.95 Homemade Candied Yams $7.95 BeveragesFruit Juice $4.95 The Sunrise $5.95 Soda $3.95 Bottled Water $2.50 Homemade Sweet Iced Tea $4.50 Freshly Squeezed Lemonade $5.75 Half and Half $5.50 Lemonade and sweet tea. Milk $3.50 Iced Coffee $3.75 Coffee $3.75 Hot Tea $3.75 Hot Chocolate $3.25 Hot Herbal Tea $3.75 Kool-Aid of the Day $3.50 Please call restaurant for selection. DessertsNeal Shoemaker $8.95 Peach cobbler. C. Virginia Fields $6.95 Lloyd’s famous carrot cake. C. Elaine Parker $6.95 Pineapple-coconut cake. Inez Bass $6.95 Red velvet cake. Bessie Mae Bass $7.95 Homemade sweet potato pie. Antoinette Burrows $6.95 Double chocolate cake. Herb and Elza Boyd $8.95 Creamy banana pudding. Charmaine “Cake Diva” Jones $7.75 Rum de rum cake.
location
113 W 116th St New York, NY 10026 7th Ave & St Nicholas Ave
Menu for Unique Eats Nyc
All Day Breakfast
Steak and Eggs
12 oz. NY strip steak with eggs any style. $22.00
Shrimp and Grits
7 jumbo Cajun butter shrimp, asparagus, tomatoes, grits. $20.00
Chicken and Waffles
5 jumbo naked fried wingettes and a choice of waffles. $18.00
Salmon and Grits
8 oz. Cajun salmon filet, asparagus, tomatoes, grits. $20.00
Lobster and Grits Twin lobster tails, asparagus, tomatoes, and grits. $24.00
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