I don't understand how anyone can rave about amy ruths' bland food. i guess they must have never eaten food cooked by someone's real southern granny.....i MUST admit that they have one of the best macaroni and cheese recipes in NYC. but if you're already uptown you may as well pick another place that will have better (and cheaper) food. the tourist prices at amy ruth's are outrageous but the food is even worse. the potato salad does tastes like it has a pound of pickels and sugar in it....the fried chicken is bland and dry (a huge no-no for souther food)...the smothered chicken is also bland and literally drowning in lumpy and undercooked ""gravy."" i once had the salmon which was ok and they make a half decent steak but it's definitely NOT worth the 20+ bucks they charge you for it. Amy Ruth's makes food for people who don't know what soul food is supposed to be like. the best bet is to take advantage of the 24 hour schedule on weekends and get something simple for breakfast after the club, like plain waffles or eggs, they at least get those right. or do what i do, stop by for a side of macaroni to go and get the rest of your authentic soul food somewhere further uptown.....the worst part of all ....NO PARKING....and truly outrageous service. i once came in on relatively un-busy friday night around 11. we were a table of four and they took about 20 minutes to come back for our order after bringing us menus and water. then we ordered and our food NEVER came. they didn't even notice our food never came even though we were sitting at the table directly in front of the cash register which was hilarious and infuriating. after canceling our order, for which the manager had no explanation or excuse except ""oh, we just switched shifts"" we didn't even get a discount on the one meal we managed to get for take out.
Pros: Macaroni and Cheese
Cons: parking problems, food is not even authentic
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