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“I hate Amy Ruth's because they use canned beans and crap ingredients.”
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5.4/10American
AI-generated summary
People are split on Amy Ruth's. Fans get the , especially the , and say the portions are huge. The people who skip it say the food runs salty and the ingredients are cheap, canned beans and all. Newer visitors tend to like it more than longtime Harlem regulars do.
“I hate Amy Ruth's because they use canned beans and crap ingredients.”
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“Sylvia's is better than Amy Ruth's, IMO.”
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“We ate at Amy Ruth's last month while on vacation and even though it was pretty decent it's really not the same as Southern home cooking or what you might get in a small town diner in the South.”
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“-Amy Ruth’s for Fried Chicken”
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“Amy Ruth’s. They call it the “Gabrielle Union” there.”
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“All the classics in Harlem fell off including Amy Ruth’s. Everything there is either salty or straight up mid. The only thing they have going for them is their large portions”
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“Soulfood from Amy Ruths”
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“That honey dipped fried chicken is my guilty pleasure.”
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“Amy Ruth's has decent fried chicken sides and cakes.”
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“I went to Amy Ruth's in Harlem last week and the fried chicken, collard greens and cheesy grits were all 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍. Tbh as an outsider to the US the southern food / soul food distinction is too subtle for me, especially when it's billed as a soul food restaurant based on Alabama family recipes. Bottom line it was delicious”
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“Amy Ruth’s is OG for chicken and waffles.”
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“the smothered was fine”
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