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Harlem dinner recommendations?
Posted: 9:43 am, September 23rd, 2009 in Eating in Other Areas of NYC
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I'm too lazy to look up where the Apollo actually is, wanna help with an address/cross streets? :P
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The obvious choice is Sylvia's...if you can get a reservation....
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isnt dinosaur bbq in harlem?
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Yvo - Oh sure! 125th, btw. 7th and 8th.
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Thanks, I go with what Samwich said then, I was going to suggest it but Harlem is kind of big right? So I didn't want to look too foolish. Dinosaur is like 127 I think and Riverside. Very close to the water. Get the pulled pork.
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Goats - I've heard Sylvia's is to be avoided by anyone not from the midwest. Any merit to that theory?
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I can attest to both Sylvia's and Dinosaur. Don't know how quick either will be, though. You might get special attention if you shiver some pickles. Just sayin.
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Dinosuar SUCKS these days. I went to Cuse, home of the original, which used to be much better than what I got at the Harlam location 2 weeks ago. No joke, got the worst case of diarhea from their crap food!!!! I pooed 9 times within 12 hrs, including at 4 am when I awoke with gut wrenching pain! My friend did as well! Had the 6 hot wings app, plus the tres hombres combo, which I barely touched. Ribs were fatty and not well smoked, Lean brisket was also fatty and gross---pulled pork was ok. I brough it home and fed most of it to Max, my pooch.
Sylvia's is very good! Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying....
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Try Melbas on 114th and Frederick Douglas. Serves soulfood like Sylvia's. She won a Bobby Flay throwdown with her chicken and waffels.
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maybe you wouldn't have gotten diarhea if you hadn't ordered "crap food.' har har har.
shivery, you best end up getting chicken and waffles if you go to sylvia's. they do it right.
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I second Melba's. I used to live up there and there are a ton of great spots to eat at. If you want good ole soulfood, Melba's is the place to be. She's the niece of the actual Sylvia. Her place is nicer and the food is better. She uses strawberry butter for her chicken and waffles. And the best part is, she's almost always there. Service there is definitely the better because it's smaller and not a tourist trap. After epic fails at Sylvia's and Amy Ruth's, Melba's is well worth the buck. I also have a friend who works at Nectar Wine and Bar that's great for a quick drink. And if you want an after show cocktail, check out the classic Lennox Lounge. Iconic.
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Dinosaur seems overrated to me. I went there a year or so ago. I was unimpressed. I'll go to virgils any day over Dinosaur. Virgils is easier to get to, and tastes darn good for "fake barbecue".
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ive never had a bad meal at Dinosaurs. then again, i havent been there in over 2 years.
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Hi guys! I'm going to a show at the Apollo tonight and am wondering if anyone has any favorite places nearby to grab some quick, cheap eats?