Hello Harlem. Sylvia's is a historic staple in Harlem and that becomes apparent just by walking up to the restaurant. You see locals laughing with Sylvia's staff and walking down the street with Sylvia's take-out. The wait staff is super friendly and seems to know every damn body that walks into the restaurant.There is an outdoor sitting area right out front with a perfect view for people watching..dinner and show.
When we walked into Sylvia's, it seemed super crammed with customers and waitstaff trying to move about. The host told us that it would be a 25 minute wait but we asked about the outdoor seating and we were told that there was no wait for that. Sold. I believe the high that day was around 65 so it was pretty nice outdoor dinning weather. Everybody in Harlem was out that day due to the warm weather and it provided us with great surroundings for our meal. We heard great classics playing in the background being blasted by the old timer street vendors.
Our waitress brought us our menus and we put in our drink order for a pitcher of iced tea to share for the table. A cheaper deal than than getting 4 separate drinks. It took about 15 minutes for us to be served our complimentary cornbread and the iced tea that we ordered. I figure that the customer's seated inside get faster service. The cornbread was the worth the wait. I'm not even really a big fan of corn bread but it was really fluffy, warm, and delicious. The iced tea was yuck and the glasses were not clean as I saw hair/fibers floating around in my glass. I also looked in my friend's glasses and I saw the same thing. I stayed thirsty for the entire meal.
Once we put in our meal orders, I'd say we waited another 15 minutes before our food was brought out. The garlic mashed potatoes were light and fluffy. They were seasoned nicely and contained some skin, which I love. The only thing that would elevate the taste would be some damn gravy..who wants mashed potatoes without gravy?! I was told that the collared greens were amazing grace as was the fried chicken.
The fried shrimp was pretty good. It came with 2 dipping sauces, one a tauter sauce and one tangy marinara sauce. Both were yummy with the shrimp and complimented it nicely. The macaroni was yum. Nice and baked and nicely seasoned and yum. Overall my dish was yum.
The cheeseburger was amazing like one of the best burgers I've ever had. Why is this burger not talked about more?! That damn burger was just so flavorful. It must be in the seasoning or they are sprinkling some crack on it. The french fries are trash though. Don't eat them ever.
The peach cobbler was boss. My final advice would be to bring your own beverage, perhaps some lemonade smuggled into your purse because their drinking glasses are dirty as hell. Enjoy the amazing corn bread. Get the burger but substitute it with another side because the fries are soggy trash. Get some peach cobbler and waddle out of Harlem. Goodnight.
When we walked into Sylvia's, it seemed super crammed with customers and waitstaff trying to move about. The host told us that it would be a 25 minute wait but we asked about the outdoor seating and we were told that there was no wait for that. Sold. I believe the high that day was around 65 so it was pretty nice outdoor dinning weather. Everybody in Harlem was out that day due to the warm weather and it provided us with great surroundings for our meal. We heard great classics playing in the background being blasted by the old timer street vendors.
Once we put in our meal orders, I'd say we waited another 15 minutes before our food was brought out. The garlic mashed potatoes were light and fluffy. They were seasoned nicely and contained some skin, which I love. The only thing that would elevate the taste would be some damn gravy..who wants mashed potatoes without gravy?! I was told that the collared greens were amazing grace as was the fried chicken.
I was told that the chicken and waffles was delicious. A hood classic after all.
The cheeseburger was amazing like one of the best burgers I've ever had. Why is this burger not talked about more?! That damn burger was just so flavorful. It must be in the seasoning or they are sprinkling some crack on it. The french fries are trash though. Don't eat them ever.
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