How Sylvia's Dishes Out Harlem's Most Legendary Soul Food | Legendary Eats

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I grew up eating Sylvia’s on the regular but it’s nothing like it used to be when she was alive. Her niece has a spot called Amy Ruth’s which is really good like Sylvia’s used to be. They all was in business together but it seems like Amy took the recipes or secret ingredients with her! Lol 😂

"Fall of the bone tender".......hand shakes as she struggles to take meat off with a fork

“I love the fried chicken” Eating the ribs 😂😂

That’s why Sylvia’s food was so good... She was from South Carolina! She brought that southern hand up north with her.

Sylvia was such a sweetheart.  I went there before and after she passed;  it is not the same, she used to walk around and talk to customers like you were family visiting her, especially when they had the Jazz Brunch on Sundays, it was packed.  I went back in 2014 and the food seemed a lot of "from the can" or "frozen" collard greens;  this is what happens when soul food becomes just another stop on the tourist buses that  stop there for out of state and foreigners who will not know what Sylvia was like back when she used to put her foot in it, lol.

Sylvia's is not the same since it was sold this is just selling the hype, it's over, being from Harlem we know it's not the same, it's been like this for a while.

Im from NY and Sylvia's food is not what it used to be. This place is overrated and only tourists think this place is good. Amy Ruth's is so much better

As a native New Yorker this is one of those tourist spots YOU AVOID!

Yes I ate at Sylvia's back in December 2002, with my honey from Lake Jackson Texas. We had the smother stake, and smother chicken with greens and Mac and cheese rice and grave, and corn bread. Highlight of are Xmas that year. Thank you blessing us with soul food.

Between Sylvia's and Mo's burgers they fed a whole population, not just generations. I went to Sylvia's in my first family trip to NY, I went to Mo's in my first solo international trip. Throw in Joe's Pizza, Papaya King and the cheap Chinatown restaurants to the equation and trust me, they made my trip the best

I'm lucky to call NY my neck of the woods. Home of good food and diverse culture

That chicken looked dry.

If the ribs ain’t SMOKED THEY AINT COOKED RIGHT!

I'm team Sylvia's all day, everyday, always slamming customer service, dope food, on the money music and entertainment, fantastic experience. My birthday breakfast, every year, past 12years.

I’ve eaten here twice. It changed my life!! I’m from the south (Memphis)and we swear can’t nobody throw down like us. Well it’s true BUT Sylvias was just amazing!! I’m a big fan.

Been there several times. Food is delicious. Harlem is a unique place so many different cultures and beautiful architecture all around. Much love from Cali

I checked out her cookbook in high school and her recipes are amazing

This video is making my mouth water from 15 years ago... the first time I had it! They run such an amazing establishment... can't beleive she didn't get the candied yams 🤦🏾‍♀️😆

"Fall off the bone ribs " ..... uses fork to pull off tough and stale meat 🤣🤧