Tag Archives: red velvet cake

Sylvia’s- Harlem

12 Apr

Sometimes you just need some soul food.  So we took a pilgrimage up to Harlem to finally check out Sylvia’s.  

1DSCF7522

We noticed that there was a beer on the menu from Harlem Brewing Company.  When in Rome…

It was quite good, especially with the rich food.

DSCF7498

The bread was old fashioned corn bread served with, what else, Fleichmann’s margarine. 

DSCF7499

And then the food started arriving…

Fried chicken with sweet potatoes and mac and cheese… OHHHH the mac and cheese.

DSCF7502

Chicken and waffles.

DSCF7504

Smothered pork chops with green beans and mac and cheese… OHHH the mac and cheese.

DSCF7507

More chicken and more waffles.

DSCF7509

And more mac and cheese… OHHH the mac and cheese.

DSCF7511

Everything was really delightful. The fried chicken had a great crisp to it and wasn’t greasy at all.  I had the chicken and waffles and the waffle was really fantastic. There is something quite spectacular about maple syrup on the waffles and chicken. 

But OH the mac and cheese.  It was heavenly.  Perfectly baked, perfectly cheesy, perfect perfect perfect. I consider myself a mac and cheese connoisseur and this, this was GREAT mac and cheese.  Up there with Blue Smoke (which is the best flavor but a little too saucy) and Chat ‘n Chew (which is #1 in my book, however, it’s inconsistent). 

We really wanted the peach cobbler for dessert, but they were out.

::pout::

So we got red velvet cake (which was good, but I’m not a red velvet cake fan).

DSCF7513

The strawberry bread pudding with bourbon sauce (really delicious).

DSCF7516

And the southern style banana pudding.  Also pretty good.

DSCF7518

I can’t say I LOVED the desserts, but the meal was great and that mac and cheese…. OH that mac and cheese.

Total Nom Points: 7 out of 10