Loved it!!! Felt like I was eating in mom's kitchen... collard greens & smoothie was wonderful…read more.. -Shanelle

Outstanding! Make My Fish was having another busy Saturday this afternoon. The people were lining…read moreup so fiercely, that I had time to place my order at Make My Fish; walk out and across the street to order, wait and pickup at Amy Ruth's; then still have time to wait for my order back at Make My Fish. I was not the only one to do a similar thing. MMF is always busy doing business. I ordered fries with just catfish, extra crispy. Twenty bucks. I heard other people placing their respective orders of whatever, extra crispy. Perhaps that is responsible for the extra time, but it is time well worth it when you get home. I'll be ordering mine extra crispy from now on. Those high quality fillets of catfish with that crispy corn meal batter, crisped and seasoned to perfection is a simple pleasure that has me here on the regular. The catfish version of fish and chips is superb at twenty bucks and good luck trying to find that deal anywhere at this level for that price. You just need the patience to wait for it. I saw three young cats eat theirs almost right away just outside on the sidewalk. They couldn't wait to get home. It's worth noting the wide demographic lining up at MMF. People of all walks line up here. I have the impression MMF is constantly attracting newbies as much as the regulars. 4.5 excellent and always return worthy stars!

Look. You already know. Best whiting in all of NYC. Unmatched. And if you disagree, let's go.read more

A Taste of Seafood is a good place to pickup a diverse array of seafood, most of it fried, given…read morethey also have scallops and crab, often not on other menus that focus on fish and shrimp. This is a takeout only place and service was prompt for me on a recent snowy Saturday afternoon. I ordered the $18 catfish and chips along with $22 eleven piece scallops. They were very generous with the fries accompanying the catfish. The fries were very good, not top flight, but very good. You can do far worse. The catfish was good, but there is competition in Harlem that puts this catfish in the rearview mirror. The batter is not as crisp and seasoned and the catfish fillet strips are a bit on the thin side. They give you about seven or eight strips, which is satisfying enough for $18, but you can do better in Harlem. The scallops were a bit more numerous that eleven pieces, probably around fourteen or fifteen pieces, but these need to be more numerous, given their teeny tiny size. You can spend $22 far more wisely here or anywhere in Harlem. They are tasty little fried scallops. If you have lemon and cocktail sauce with the radish at home, that would add to their impact considerably. However, nothing can make up for their diminutive size. Here, size matters. A Taste of Seafood offers good seafood and a clean environment with friendly service. I told them not to overcook the scallops and they did not overcook the scallops. So I give points for that discretion in the kitchen. 3.3 stars!

Visited last minute after an event and the food hit the SPOTTTT!…read more First things first, it's cash only. If you don't have cash there's an ATM on site. My friend and I split a fried catfish and shrimp platter which comes with two sides. We had to get the mac and yams. Food came out in about 20ish minutes and it was GOOD. There's no seating at this location. Everyone just grabbed to go but since we still had to take the train home we ate our plates outside. The catfish and shrimp was fried perfectly. The mac reminded me of my nana's, soooo good. Paired with the yams too? Yeah, I'll be back here soon!

The Buffalo wings was ok for me, the sauce was a bit tangy to each his own…read moreThe crab bites was ok as well, The Mac and cheese was just too much cheese to be honest butttttttttt ladies and gentlemen let me say that RASTA PASTA was delicious. It was well balanced, good amount of shrimp, the portion was nice and heavy. I was full and still wanted to keep eating it.

Small neighborhood spot that's been around for years. Prices are reasonable, and the food is…read moreconsistently good. The fried options are a standout for me, and the broiled plates are just as solid. They also make a great sweet tea and lemonade mix. It's a very basic, primarily takeout setup with limited space. Everything is cooked fresh to be order, so while you wait, your clothes will likely pick up that fresh fried aroma. I normally wait outside. Service is prompt, friendly, and efficient.

This is a very popular spot and has been in the neighborhood for a very long time however, I found…read morethe food to have a more fast food vibe while tasty. Not sure I'd eat here often

This week, my family enjoyed the steamed vegetables and grilled seafood with baby octopus, red…read moresnapper, shrimp and scallops. The cooks were very attentive and got my order perfectly prepared. Everything was delicious--particularly the grilled seafood. The vegetables were perfectly steamed and very flavorful. WE WILL BE BACK

Horrible. My mom got 3 dozen crabs, potatoes, and corn. The crabs weren't cooked all the way, the…read moreinside of the crabs were disgusting. Hence why they were $24 not their expensive $36. No meat. They were light as a feather! They look like farmed crabs and Not wild caught. Potatoes weren't cooked! Sad. The corn was cold and soggy. Probably from freezing and thawing. I will never return such a waste of money. Bad business. Ask to hold a crab before purchase. Their shell is thin as ish. Something is off here. Money hungry business.

Harlem Renaissance is always a vibe…read more The atmosphere is just right every time, and the service is consistently amazing. My go-to is the branzino with a side of jollof rice and sweet plantains... it never misses. The Afro beats are always on point and really set the tone. I've also gone for brunch and it's pure vibes. Good food, great energy, and the DJ on deck brings it all together. Definitely one of my favorite spots.

I stopped into this restaurant for lunch. When I arrived I parked on the street nearby. I walked…read moreinto a cozy small restaurant. I sat and ordered: Grilled Octopus Lobster Mac and Cheese Short Rib & Mashed potatoes Pan Seared Flounder and Jollof Rice Cheesecake The food was good with the short ribs being my favorite! A good time all in all!

I always go for the Live Crabs. Always a reasonable price. They usually have both male and female…read morecrabs. I get the females.

Sea and Sea is great, especially if you want to feed your family or a small group of friends. This…read moreis for all the seafood lovers and pescaterians. Tired of beef steaks, come get your fish steaks. The salmon looks great here. Everything looks great here. Walk in through the front doors and notice something? No fishy odor, just fresh fish. Let's cover the layout and ground rules. On your left, you have immediately the whole fish. Further back on your left, you have the fillets and steaks. All the usual suspects are here. All the way back on your left, you will find the various sized farm raised shrimp. Around that left corner, moving from left to right you will find the wild caught shrimp. In the middle at the back, is the register where you will eventually pay. Immediately below and in front of the register are the veggies: broccoli, carrots, corn, onions. To the right of the register in the back are the mussels, scallops, and clams. On the right as you walk in, there is one of the busiest counters with a guy steaming all your orders in a giant steamer behind the counter. Walk a little further toward the back on the right side is a guy who is busy frying fish and French fries, making fish sandwiches, and frying whatever whiting, catfish or shrimp you desire. Further back on your right toward the back is where you can obtain your crab legs and lobster. Given this was my first time, I am laying out the ground rules and procedures. Use the tongs everywhere to load your seafood in the steel bowls by the seafood on your left or in the middle of the store on a few tables. You take your bowl or bowls to the guy at the register in the back and pay for your items by weight and their various price rates. Most things are between $10-$20 per pound. Cash is King, but I believe they take Master and Visa, not American Express. Tell the guy how you want your seafood prepared: fried or steamed. He will slice your fillets and chop your corn, placing everything in a plastic basket if you want it steamed together or separately if you're going to fry certain things. He will give you a number for every basket and place the identical number in each basket for tracking. If you're frying, take that basket to the second station or counter on the right. If you're steaming, take your basket to the first station on your right as you enter. The guy at the steaming counter with liberally add the Old Bay, garlic and other seasonings to your seafood. If want low sodium, this is where you tell him to limit the salt. This is also in retrospect, when I would emphasize to the steaming guy not to overcook your seafood. Many of my people (African Americans) and from what I observe among the Latino community like everything cooked well: steaks medium well to well done, eggs scrambled hard, veggies cooked to death and seafood cooked well done. So this is the default expectation and the guy will steam to that degree. The cooking and steaming will continue on your way home, so I would in retrospect advise cutting the steam time by at least five minutes. Your shrimp will suffer the most from over steaming and this would likely apply to your lobster as well. Keep this is mind and let the guy at the steamer know you wish to limit the steam time. My overcooked shrimp is reflected in this rating, but there is more upside when I return. When the steaming is done or overdone, he will announce your number and bag your seafood. You can and should ask him to add laddles of melted butter to your bag of seafood. Tell him how many laddles of butter you want added to your bag(s). He will add more seasoning at this point as well if you ask him. He will twist the bag(s) closed and place them in a plastic container with rubber bands for the trip home. It's all so very delicious and I will return. Two fillets of catfish, two fillets of cod, about a dozen Tiger shrimp and at least a dozen large scallops with the veggies came to $71. I find this quite reasonable and it tastes so good. If you want your shrimp deveined, they have the ones with the shells taken off and deveined. Go home, crack a beer and devour! 3.8 stars!

Seafood boils are really more of an experience than anything else. Whether you're eating it alone…read moreor with a group, you kind of have to be ready to get down and dirty with it and that's exactly what I did. I popped into this spot because I was craving seafood and it happened to be happy hour so they had $7 drink specials which I definitely recommend. But to be real this is not really a cost effective meal. Seafood is just expensive right now and there is no way around that. I got a boil with mussels, potatoes, sausage, corn on the cob and two lobster tails and it came out to about $100 with drinks. The drinks were strong too. I was definitely wobbling out of there even after all that buttery food. Everything was tossed in their Cajun sauce on medium and my mouth was on fire in the best way. I honestly can't even imagine what hot would be like there. Also random but actually clutch they have a mouthwash station in the bathroom so you do not leave tasting like straight garlic and butter.

What a roller coaster tonight was. Let me start from the beginning…read more... I had called two weeks ago to make a reservation for my boyfriend's birthday for a party of 10. They confirmed it and said not to be 15 min late or they would be forced to cancel our reservation. I even called again to double confirm and we were all set. So we showed up early tonight and stood in the entry way for over 10 minutes before someone finally acknowledged us. (One employee stood in front of us that whole time with her back turned to us without a single acknowledgment). The restaurant was PACKED. No sign in sight that they had even attempted to reserve a table for us. So finally we grabbed a server and let them know we had a reservation for 10 at 7pm and they ran to the back. Finally what I believe to be the manager came up to us with a clipboard to help us. He claims the reservation was never made (I showed him the call log on my phone) and he apologized and asked me to write our name and number down. He said he would do his very best to get us in as soon as he could. So, we went next door for a drink while we waited. He called me about 30 minutes later to keep me in the loop (which I really appreciated) and to let us know that they were waiting on one party to finish eating and pay. I said not problem, thank you for keeping me in the loop. He had offered for half of us to go over and start, but I requested that we all get to have the experience at the same time and to let us know when our full table was ready. He called 10 minutes later to give me a 5 min warning and we all headed over. Once we got there, the service was INCREDIBLE. Great servers, quick service, split our checks without us asking, etc. the food quality was good and we were having a great time. THEN, the servers dropped the checks and we were still waiting for our payments to be made when the manager came over and urgently said "we need you to leave now". Uhh...what? After how patient we have been you are asking us to leave when our credit cards are not even with us (still with the servers)? I explained we were waiting for our payments to be processed and our party to use the restroom then we were leaving. But that alone was frustrating after how patient we had been with the whole situation. We also had barely been there for an hour after all was said and done. BUT THEN, while our party was still using the restroom, a family sat down at our open chairs and proceeded to just GLARE at us. They then started falsely accusing us of being rude, taking too much time to eat and saying we were verbally harassing their family members. (NOT true at all. We didn't even know they were there). They were truly about to start a fight with us. After we had been so patient and understanding, I was incredibly frustrated that the staff did not step in to help us on this matter until I turned around and had to ask someone to come over because this other family was heavily escalating the situation. The manager then stood there so we could all leave but that family continued to verbally harass our group as we left. I WOULD NEVER. SIT AT A STRANGERS TABLE AND STARE AT THEM UNTIL THEY FELT UNCOMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO LEAVE. THEN ACCUSE THEM OF HARASSMENT AND MORE. If this were my restaurant, those people would not have been allowed to stay. This was NOT a cheap meal. In fact, one of the most expensive seafood boils we've been to in the city. We were so patient tonight and for all of that, after the night turned around to not feel the staff went above and beyond for us, and to rush us out to accommodate bullies? No thank you. Very disappointed on how the night ended and we will need to take our business elsewhere for future birthdays and seafood boils.