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Taste This Balt

3.7 (175 reviews)
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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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BBQ Pork Ribs Platter
Kayla P.

The food was seasoned well, great portion size, good customer service. Ordered take out ,but there's space in the restaurant to eat in.

Grilled salmon platter with mac & cheese and collard greens
Kimberly J.

Taste This is definitely one of my favorite carry outs in the city. I've been coming here since they first opened at this location and the food is always excellent! The salmon is usually my go to. I love both the grilled and the stuffed option. The BBQ ribs and Taste This Hennessey ribs are good too. They have great sides too. The mac and cheese is my favorite. The collard greens are delicious also. The Taste This Harbor East Baked potato was my absolute favorite thing to get but it got a little too pricey. Overall, I believe that anything you order from here is a solid choice.

Same fair, smaller portion.
Conaky M.

This is good old Down home cooking, even though I'm up from from up north. I know good soul food when I have it. The fish was fried to perfection, everything was tasty, and the portions were generous. The food was delivered to a retreat I attended, so I can't comment on the ambience, but I will definitely go there myself.!

Several order of wings
Tiffany D.

This review is for the honey old bay wings! GLOWS: - These are some of my favorite wings!! - They are battered and not flash fried (makes them super crispy when they are fresh, but not that great for reheating) - The prices used to be VERY GOOD, but even with an increase, they are still fair for the market - Calling in a pick-up order ahead of time is easy/ they also have ordering online GROWS: -Not sure how to put in a larger order that makes it easier to order in advance without ordering multiple single orders. I'm often ordering wings for a large group

Harbor East Sub
LaVonn T.

This isn't my 1st time ordering from here when I visited on April 19th.. Their food is always good.. I ordered the Harbor East Sub & it was delicious.. Young lady as the Cashier was polite & delivered Great Customer Service.. Clean , Nice & Quiet inside..

Build Your Own Mac and Cheese with broccoli and crab dip. INCREDIBLE.
Kayla M.

GREAT food! Beautiful presentation, seasoned well, Salmon (Platter) grilled PERFECTLY. Top 5 Mac and Cheese ever (both the entree Build Your Own Mac & Cheese and the side), and the Collard greens are Top 3. Will *definitely* be ordering from here again. Maybe tomorrow lol We Doordashed this so don't know what the service and atmosphere are like in the restaurant but judging by the care that they put into their take out orders, I would bet it's awesome.

Hennessey Rib on a bed of tender yellow rice Mashed and string beans
Tanya D.

CALLING ALL FOODIES!!! LISTEN UP IF YOU IN THE BALTIMORE AREA or IF you travel for food like me!! .....THIS PLACE RIGHT HERRRRRR......Ooooo!!! It says it in the name....TASTE THIS YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED...period! Stuffed Salmon Hennessey Rib Spicy Chicken Jerk Lamb chops Sweet Tea & Lemonade......CRAZY!! JUST EXCELLENT I TELL YA!!! Mac & Cheese...cheesy as all get out! Mashed potatoes....yummm Yams...like grandma's you can eat solo they so good... Yellow Rice....tender String Beans...yummm Cabbage... was cool. Could have been chopped more & a smoked turkey but that's me. My only issue...Rib was too fatty for me...can't do it...all else excellent. We sampled a Fried Chicken Wing...you have too LOL - Delicious, cooked all the way thru I sampled the bread pudding as well. Very tasty! Salmon cooked to perfection ...PERFECTION...I had to ask who cooked this??? & HATS OFF!! Chicken Breast Strip thick and tender..no gristle! Lamb Chop fell off the bone and the jerk danced on ya tongue and went down smoothly.....ooooo Jesus!! I ate for 3 days!! & can we say GOOD ON THE REHEAT!!! You know you got good food when that reheat hits the same as when you 1st ate the meal if not better...Yeah... uh huh you know!! I ordered 4 meals as it was a celebration, my moms bday & we decided to go here last minute and we have not stop talking about the experience since and plotting return soon. Staff was Amazing....AMAZING...thank you Lovetta & Mama D!!! Awesome food Awesome service & they made mommies day!!! I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS PLACE AND CANNOT WAIT TO RETURN! My mom said the experience reminded her of the movie with Queen Latifah called Last Holiday as we sampled and tasted everything like there was no tomorrow!!! Thank You Taste This & Staff!!! Pssst...they will also be featured in a local Baltimore Publication this month!!! Congratulations you deserve it!!

Fried chicken
Kenneth L.

Order ahead. The wait takes a bit since they are constantly busy! Was able to try two items and was pretty good... But man this is overly heavy. The rice is not that good but the proteins are done significantly well. I will come back but i don't think I can finish one on my own again. The bread pudding though. . Can I have this forever? It was an absolute gem hot or even cold as left overs

Crab cake
Hilda C.

Bomb ass crab cake!! First timers and man were we blown away. Delicious. Full of real crab meat. Family oriented atmosphere.

Smothered Pork Chops Platter, String Beans, Mac and Cheese
Melody C.

I've had Taste This a few times and each time was good! I would recommend placing the order an hour beforehand as they are usually busy. The portions are amazing in the platter, usually I finish half and save the rest as leftovers. The yellow rice is good, well-seasoned especially if you order something with sauce. My partner loved the fried catfish and thought it was well-seasoned and crispy. My favorite would be the smothered pork chop! There was a good amount of gravy, though I would say that the pork was a little dry. I also like the spiced chicken because of the sauce, which was creamy and delicious, but the chicken itself was more tough and dry. The sides on the other hand are AMAZING! My favorites are the string beans, collard greens, and garlic mashed potatoes. My partner loved the yams, which were sweet and spiced well. I would probably skip the Mac and cheese, it's really cheesy but wasn't as seasoned as I would have liked. Most of the food was on the saltier side for me personally.

08-07-22 - Taste This
Solan W.

When it comes to Soul Food joints, this spot is average. However, the location is excellent, on the corner of E 25th and St. Paul St. The dining room was clean. Restrooms were available for customers; the establishment has a great face. On the food side, the shining light starts to dim. I started with the basics, fried chicken dinner with macaroni and yams. I made a special request to have my wings fried hard. When it comes to fried chicken, I prefer fried hard. It is all about texture. There is nothing worse than crispy skin with pink chicken beneath. Or worse yet, chicken cannot reach the "done" point. Instead, Taste This poultry is slightly slippery and juicy, with a rubber-like rebound on each bite. The chicken did not reach the "done" point. It was apparent in the way the drum separated from the flat. It was also noticeable how the skin was so crisp and the meat so tight. There should be harmony between the two. The skin on the drum should break with the drum and stay with the drum. Something is wrong if I bite and skin shatters, but the meat stays on the bone. The yams were confusing. There were tasteless chunks amid gravy-like portions. The cheese in the macaroni was faint. I did not finish either. The solution is at a lower temperature with a slightly longer cook time. This balance would produce better-fried chicken. There would be time for the chicken to absorb the seasoning while "cooking" thoroughly. In the current state, the flash-frying will have crispy skin with bland tough poultry waiting. Unfortunately, I am allergic to fish; I would love to sample the fish dinners. So that's where the stars appear. When it comes to Fried Chicken, here are your options. You can risk insisting on having your chicken fried hard beyond the point of a standard request. Or you can avoid it entirely, saving yourself the foodie remorse of disappointingly weak chicken that's fried.

Stuffed Salmon Platter  Mac and Cheese  Candied Yams
Darnisha E.

My first time eating at this restaurant and it def won't be the last. This location is a carry out as well as a restaurant. You have the option to take your food to go or dine in. Staff is friendly and efficient. It can get busy in the evenings so it's best to order ahead. Everything was amazing. This is like homemade Sunday night dinner food. The green beans were my favorite (not pictured). The portions were so large you can get two meals out of each. I found out you can order just a sides platter which I will likely get next time as they were THAT GOOD I could have them as a meal by themselves. Prices are very reasonable for the quality and the amount of food you get. If you have not tried this restaurant it is a MUST.

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I ordered takeout and got the stuffed salmon. Delicious!!!! I will definitely order again.

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It was just ok. I ordered delivery from Grubhub. The salmon was kind of dry but the sauce over it was awesome with the rice.

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Friendly service and the salmon, asparagus, potatoes, and yams were all delicious. The ambiance is also nice.

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