This place was fantastic! The ambiance was beautiful from the moment we walked in, with the option…read moreto sit inside or outside. The dim lighting and overall atmosphere made it feel like a true hidden gem in NYC. The service was top-tier. Our server constantly checked in on us, gave us honest recommendations and feedback on the menu, and maintained such a positive attitude throughout the entire night. Even the manager was incredibly friendly and stopped by our table a few times to make sure everything was going well. It honestly felt like we were dining with a group of friends! And the food was delicious. If you love pickles, this is definitely the spot for you! There were pickle options everywhere, from fried pickles to diced pickles incorporated into the dishes. Everything was flavorful, extremely filling, and satisfying. One small tip: if you order something that comes with a biscuit, be mindful of the biscuit sitting underneath the chicken, as it can get a little soggy. Other than that, everything was great! Overall, I had a wonderful experience and would definitely come back. A great atmosphere, amazing service, and delicious food -- definitely worth checking out!

This place was absolutely AMAZING! It hit 5 stars on all aspects from the service to the food to…read morethe ambiance! I will definitely be patronizing again in the near future. A friend and I chose to experience the Restaurant Week lunch special since neither of us had been to this restaurant before. We sat at the bar and decided to go for the $19 lunch special they serve Monday - Friday instead. We had alot of staff servicing us. Even though we sat at the actual bar, we had a floor server attending to us as well as the bar staff. We even met the manager, Tiffany, as she introduced herself to us and made sure we were taken care of properly. The UWS location is huge. It is about 2/3rds of a North/South block with an enclosed patio built in the front of the restaurant. The bar is simply beautiful. It is half inside and half on the sidewalk also semi enclosed. I did not walk around the inside of the restaurant but I did see there were alot of mirrors and a darker interior. Bar was filled with liquor on the walls and gave it a modern day saloon feel. Very comfortable and inviting. We ordered drinks initially. They were carefully crafted and tasty on a hot summer day. I ordered the Waldorf Salad lunch special and my friend had the Spicy Chicken Sandwich. I must say the portions are large. They make sure you do not leave hungry! :) Both entrees came with soup and a second side. I had the biscuit and honey/maple butter. Oh my was it heavenly. My friend was super satisfied with her sandwich. It looked like a meal fit for a Queen! All of the food was seasoned well. While we were still enjoying our meal the bar changed from lunch to happy hour service. My friend decided to order the Margarita flight. It came with three flavored margaritas for a mere $12. I tried the Spicy Brine Margarita and it will now be the only drink I have for future visits. So delicious and flavorful. We were having such a great time as the bar filled with patrons and we spoke with our neighbors. At this time one of our servers brought us a complimentary pretzel. It was the star of the show from presentation to taste I would recommend anyone to try it. The bathrooms are unisex. By the time I needed to use it the restaurant was crowded and so it needed to be serviced. The stall I utilized had a strong urine smell and needed a proper cleaning. Management might consider placing air fresheners in each stall to at least give the illusion of cleanliness. This restaurant raised the bar for hospitality! The service was top notch as well as the food and atmosphere. If you have not tried this place I highly suggest that you do. It is a 100 out of 10 establishment for NYC! My gratitude goes out to all of the wait staff and bartenders that made our experience so wonderful.

Came up from NC wanting some good Southern food, and we found a true gem!…read more We ordered the smothered turkey wings, fried fish, yams, mac and cheese, and delicious cabbage--and everything was SO good! The portions are generous enough for two people, so you definitely get your money's worth. The workers were sweet, welcoming, and friendly, which made the experience even better. And listen... the cornbread and freshly squeezed lemonade are a MUST! If you're looking for authentic, delicious Southern comfort food, definitely give this place a try! 5 stars all around!

Overall, it wasn't that great of an experience. I had the chicken and waffle. Three stars for the…read morefried chicken. It tasted good but was a little pink in a couple of parts. The waffle and cornbread was just ok. My waitress was efficient but not friendly and she rushed through everything. She set the tone for why I didn't enjoy my visit. I still tipped her but I won't be coming back. One of the reasons I came was to support a black owned business, but it's not black owned anymore.

One of the best chicken caesar wraps I've ever had. Staff were ok and service was decent. The wrap…read morewas delicious and it's something that I crave from time to time. Will definitely be coming back soon.

Bobwhite serves up a bit of homestyle southern in the heart of East Village. Although I wouldn't…read morerecommend for a visitor of the city, I would highly recommend for a local looking for a Saturday/Sunday morning hangover spot. Delicious sweet tea with melt-in-your-mouth chicken biscuits highlight a casual atmosphere.

Food was a great take on southern comfort food…read more Great atmosphere with great music, some classic hits. Services was attentive. Appreciated their selection of mocktails.

This place is fantastic! My friends and I always thought it looked cute and finally went for a…read morebrunch and we're so glad we did. They had a 90s DJ brunch and loved the cute greenery and floral wall they had behind the DJ booth. The Caesar salad was great and so were the drinks! The shrimp and grits were my absolute favorite (hard to find good southern food in UES) and the wings were tasty too. The owner, Cedric, and his staff were super welcoming, friendly and hospitable. Will definitely be coming to visit again to where they're moving to their new locations a bit further south!

Sweet Chick in the Lower East Side was one of our favorite unexpected discoveries of the trip…read more Located right across from our hotel it turned out to be a total hidden gem. The vibe inside is so cool, chill hip hop music playing throughout and I genuinely added about five songs to my music library before we even finished eating. That kind of atmosphere is hard to find. The food was incredible. I ordered the buffalo chicken tenders with waffles and everything about it was perfect. The tenders were crispy and glazed beautifully in buffalo sauce. The waffle was not your average waffle, it had this wheat cinnamon style to it that made it stand out, soft, fluffy and absolutely delicious. It came with butter and what I believe was an herb butter as well and whatever it was it was incredible. My fiancé ordered eggs Andy style, scrambled with bacon and toast, and the real standout on his plate were the potatoes. Crushed style, perfectly seasoned with what tasted like brown sugar and paprika. We are still talking about those potatoes. Service was amazing and the whole experience just felt effortless and fun. If you are in the Lower East Side and looking for an incredible brunch spot with amazing food and even better vibes, Sweet Chick is the one. Do not sleep on this place.

This one honestly hurt my heart…read more.. Y'all... this review hurts my heart to write because I am a Sweet Chick fan. Not a "I tried it once" fan. A real fan. I've been going to Sweet Chick since there was only one location in Brooklyn. I was literally traveling from Jersey to Brooklyn just for the food, the drinks, and the experience, and I never minded doing it because it was always worth it. So when they opened the Ludlow Street location, I was excited because now I didn't have to make the trip to Brooklyn every time I wanted my chicken and waffles. Back then, Sweet Chick was an experience. They had the big specials board with rotating waffles, desserts, and seasonal items. Their chicken and waffles never missed. I honestly can't remember ever leaving disappointed. So this review is really hard for me. Back on June 26th, after work, my mom and I decided to grab dinner. I work in the LES, and she suggested Sweet Chick. I did tell her my brother Robert had gone recently and said it had changed a lot, but we figured we'd see for ourselves. We got there around 9-ish. The first thing we noticed... It was HOT. Not warm. Hot. Like, "why does it feel like a sauna in here?" hot. We've had enough hot weather this summer, so walking into a restaurant with little to no air conditioning was honestly uncomfortable. We actually debated leaving before we even ordered, but decided to stick it out. Unfortunately... it never got better. The service also wasn't what I remembered. I'm really big on customer service, and Sweet Chick has always had amazing service whenever I've gone. This time it just felt different. The attentiveness wasn't there, and the overall vibe just felt... off. Even the menu has changed. My mom used to love their kale salad, but now it's made differently with things like dates, and she wasn't interested in it anymore. For drinks, my mom ordered an espresso martini, and unfortunately she really didn't enjoy it. It was pretty bitter, and we couldn't quite figure out what was off about it. If I'm ordering an espresso martini, I have certain expectations, and this one just didn't hit for her. I ordered the Queen of New York, and I actually really enjoyed my drink. No complaints there. Now... the food. I ordered the Maple Chipotle Chicken & Sweet Potato Waffle. And this is where my heart really broke. Years ago, when they first introduced the sweet potato waffle as a special, I remember it actually tasting like sweet potato. This one... Honestly just tasted like a regular waffle. I kept looking for that sweet potato flavor, and it just wasn't there. The chicken itself was crispy and cooked well, but the maple chipotle sauce wasn't evenly coated. Some bites were really good, while other pieces were dry because they barely had any sauce on them. Another thing longtime Sweet Chick fans might notice is the butter service. I remember getting three or four different flavored butters, each in their own little container. This time we got two flavors together in one cup. It's a small thing, but it was one of those details that always made Sweet Chick feel special. My mom ordered the Carolina BBQ Chicken with the Grilled Corn Waffle. I'll be fair--her waffle absolutely tasted like a corn waffle. I tried it, and it was really good. She enjoyed her meal more than I did, although she also had a few pieces of chicken that weren't evenly coated with sauce and were a little dry. Overall, she thought it was okay. And I think that's really the word for this visit. Okay. Not terrible. But not the Sweet Chick we remembered. Maybe that's why this visit hit me so hard. When you've loved a place for years, you naturally compare it to what you know it can be. I genuinely hope this was just an off night because I have so many great memories here, and I'd honestly love to come back one day and have the Sweet Chick experience that made me fall in love with it in the first place. Because this restaurant has meant a lot to me over the years, and I'm rooting for it. I really am.

This was a revelation. It was extremely loud so that part was annoying, but man oh man the service…read morewas amazing and attentive, and the food was revelatory. Pasta is freshly made and you can tell. It was not a big eating night for us as we've been eating like a-holes for a month now. So we only got three things, but all three were absolute perfection.

The velvet rope at the front door confused me for a bit, but if you mill about, the host welcome…read moreyou with a broad smile and boundless enthusiasm. I came to experience the pasta happy hour, which was well worth the trip. I also had the collard green salad, which would have been even better if there were a few more shallots in the mix, though that might have been user error. The rigatoni I ordered was stellar, the pasta fresh and the sauce well salted work some lovely basil notes to compliment the sausage. I would go again!

TATIANA never steered us wrong. the Food excellent and the service was even betters. Solid soul…read morefood in NEW YORK!

My daughter and I dropped in for brunch two Saturday's ago. She ordered the fried catfish sandwich…read moreand it is amazing!! I was so mad I didn't get it. She also had the Arnold Palmer, which was great. Comes with fries which were good. I had the oxtail, with a side of garlic mash and Mac n cheese. Yes! Lots of carbs, don't judge me! lol The oxtail were pretty fatty and fell short in flavor, I also wasn't impressed by the sides. My drink, sexy sangria was delicious, strong and the service was A1, Brian was great and so was the server. Sampled the hot sauce, very good. My one critique of the establishment, smelled a little like wet mop. But the playlist was bumping and overall great vibes, love the art on the walls.

Super cute, chill spot with comfort tapas! Their dishes are korean inspired with southern…read moreinfluence. It's been hard to get a reservation here and I finally snagged one. Did a casual, cozy little anniversary date with the hubs here and it was such a fun experience and evening. Good for casual date nights and good spot to come with friends for a fun night. All the servers were attentive and so chill! That's the whole vibe of this place -- chill. Their food was sooo good! Our server helped us with our ordering since it was our first time, but we didnt go with one of her salad recs, which we really should've lol. We need to go back to try the rest of their menu. We were just sooo hungry and wanted everything on their menu. We may have gone a little overboard on all the heavy dishes lol. But I'd literally order every single dish again. We got the: Popcorn chix - they just make it PERFECT. Sauce is so well balanced and the chicken pieces are fried and tender. Green tomato hot pocket - better than a hot pocket! Cheesy, thick, filling, but doesn't make you feel gross. Toast roll - YES. I'd order again. Has shrimp in it. Oxbone cream pasta - SO GOOD. It's creamy but also light. Mushroom bibimbap - i really enjoyed this. Lots of mushrooms, a runny egg, rice, and stuff. Mummy. We needed something healthy haha. Seouls'bury steak - SOOO good. It's definitely a heavy dish, but we thoroughly enjoyed it. The grits on the bottom were delightful as well. I would say all the dishes can be shared amongst 2 to 4 ppl. They gave us a little soju shot to start our evening and also one to end our evening for our little anniversary. We wanted to try their desserts (!!!), but we were overly full. We'll be returning to try the rest of their menu and their desserts. Loved the food, the experience, the vibes.

My friend heard good things about C as in Charlie and wanted to try it, so the three of us made a…read morereservation a couple Mondays ago. It's a Korean and Southern fusion restaurant where each dish is roughly tapas-sized. The interior is on the smaller side, but it felt warm and intimate. Our server took our orders quickly, and we even got complimentary sake shots before our food came out. I'm a bit of a lightweight, so I was already feeling a teeny bit woozy a few minutes later. Between the three of us, we shared five tapas: FLUKE CEVICHE - 17 Five pieces of fluke swimming in leche de tigre (a citrusy sauce), along with diced tomatoes and pickled onions. The fluke was firm and light in flavor, which contrasted nicely with the bright marinade and pungent onions. This was fine, but not the most memorable ceviche I've had. POPCORN CHICKEN - 17 The popcorn chicken is one of their most popular tapas, and it was a favorite among our table. The chicken was freshly made -- crispy, juicy, sweet, and saucy. My only qualm was that it was a little too sweet, although my friends didn't seem to mind. OXBONE CREAM PASTA - 16 This was a pretty standard white-sauce pasta. I'm not entirely sure where the oxbone comes into play (maybe in the sauce) but it wasn't prominent enough for us to notice. Still, it was creamy and addictive, with generous amounts of bacon and scallion that added plenty of flavor. MUSHROOM BIBIMBAP - 18 This was easily my favorite tapa. The bibimbap was incredibly umami-forward and loaded with different varieties of mushrooms. The poached egg on top was the cherry on top, adding even more creaminess. I'd highly recommend this if you love mushrooms. SEOUL'SBURY STEAK - 16 The hamburger steak itself was just okay and pretty forgettable, but as a huge fan of grits, I loved the grits. They were made with gruyere, which made them rich and cheesy. Overall, the food was pretty good, and nothing we ordered was bad. The pasta and bibimbap were definitely the highlights for me, although I wouldn't say any of the dishes were particularly mind-blowing. C as in Charlie might actually be more memorable for its sheer amount of randomness. At some point during dinner, I went to use the bathroom and noticed a video projected onto the wall. It showed a guy sitting on a 90s-style sofa surrounded by 90s-style decor, casually reciting... numbers. While I was already a little buzzed from the sake, I sat there wondering why I was hearing, "1759... 1777... 1783..." until it finally clicked. They were all prime numbers. So there I was, slightly tipsy, sitting in a restaurant bathroom listening to a random man reciting prime numbers on a wall. I have no idea what the artistic vision was here, but I suppose it succeeded in being memorable.

I was craving some soul food and was very happy to try this place out! We came here during a cold…read moreweekend lunch and there weren't many people at the restaurants. They have a few booster seats around the sides of the room and it mainly seemed like a take-out place. We ordered a large oxtail with a side of baked mac & cheese and collard greens and it was delicious. We shared it between two people and we almost couldn't finish it. The oxtail basically fell off the bone and was very tender and flavorful. I like the mac & cheese as well although I wish there was more cheese as it felt a bit carb heavy. But the real star was the collard greens which were incredibly tender and soaked up all the meat juices it was marinated in. Will definitely be back to try more items!

Recently tried creedy pot very small portion for the price dishes were okay not worth the price…read morethat you pay

Was there Sunday 8/2 and our server Ariela was awesome. She was was sweet and accommodating. Was…read morepatient as she explained several things on the menu. The restaurant itself was very welcoming and it felt like being at a family member's house

@sylvias is a nice classic spot for some good soul food! It's been around since the 1960s. I got…read morethe mac and cheese, rice, and catfish which were all delicious! Everything was tasty and flavorful. Their corn bread was divine as well as their peach cobbler! Service was quick and efficient, we were seated quickly and our food also came out quickly. The server also suggested certain things and gave good suggestions. They said to get the cat fish instead of the other fish dish, since the other fish would have bones. This place is busy, but there is plenty of seating available and this place is huge. It was kind of hard to track down the waiter for the check, since it gets busier later in the evening. Sylvia also has her own sauce which they served, and that you can also find in supermarkets. Price: $30-40 Rating: 8.5/10