I just heard Carl Redding on the radio and he announced that he has sold Amy Ruth’s along with the name and he has opened a new restaurant in Englewood, NJ, called Ruthie Mae’s. Another Harlem “Landmark” gone! changing hands!
EDITOR’S NOTE: We don’t want to send any false alarms out there. Like a couple people noted, Amy Ruth’s is not closing, just changing hands. We’ll see if the new owners change anything.
*Update: Ruthie Mae’s is closed. 9/29/08
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Steve Smalls
February 17, 2008
Wow Debra! We must have gone to 2 different places? You don’t know good food. Your comment wasn’t real. It sounds like a personal
attack. The food at Ruthie Mae’s is outstanding. My God who goes into a restaurant and orders only potato salad? You must must be some righteous BITCH????????
G-man
February 17, 2008
THE NEW RESTURANT RUTHIE MAYS IS AWSOME THE OWNER CARL HAS MOVED UP. HE HAS UPGRADED. THERE SURE ARE ALOT OF HATERS OUT THERE LET THE BROTHER BE. THE FOOD IS GOOD, MORE ROOM LIQUOR LICENSE ECT. I RECOMMEND THIS RESTURANT VERY MUCH
Deborah Butler
January 19, 2008
The decor of the building is very impressive.
The food was not acceptable.
cornbread before the meal 1 piece for each guest
when the meal arrived, we asked for more corn bread.
Potato salad was horrible-no seasoning
taste like store brought Shop Rite/Pathmark
I would not recommend this place to friends
steve smalls
November 24, 2007
now, now my friends; isn’t it the american dream to open a business , make it successful and then sell it? i heard that he did sell it because he was up to his neck in debt and the uper manhattan empowerment zone forced him to declare chap 11 bankruptcy. if that’s true that says a lot for the UMEZ. for whatever his reason, he did the right thing by selling.
the jobs of his employees weren’t lost, and the community still has a dining destination to go to. i call that unselfishness. he could have just closed it. i understand that he has opened a new and exciting restaurant in englewood, nj and i’m gonna go and support him, especially if he’s only 10-15 minutes across the gw bridge.
that brother deserves our support. he’s done a lot for the harlem and ny community. he came to 116th st and built an anchor business when no one else would do so. now look at 116th st. WOW! i also used to see him for years working for and beside the rev. al sharpton. he was working in a movement that i was too scared to be a part of for fear of getting my ass hurt. i’m sure he must have gone through a lot working for that man and all the crazies that surround the movement….
i hear that his next move is to bedford stuyvesant, bklyn. when he manages to pull that off i think that its a great move and will be in step with what he’s done in the past. with the new owners of amy ruth’s opening at the brooklyn mall, they will have a problem if he’s(carl) cooking in the bed-stuy location.
i’ll end by saying, “go and support the brother”
Sista Foodie
November 16, 2007
Restaurant News
Ruthie Mae’s Authentic Bar-B-Qued Soul Kitchen
Ruthie Mae’s Authentic Bar-B-Qued Soul Kitchen (90 West Palisade Avenue, Englewood, New Jersey) is proud to announce its opening, providing the Northern New Jersey region with a new experience in home-style, southern and BBQ dining.
Executive Chef Carl Redding is not at Amy Ruth’s Restaurant (Harlem, NY), but he’s back on the culinary scene and has teamed with real estate/business great and restauranteur Michel Bittan (of Club 201 and Solaia Restaurants of Englewood, NJ) to bring his mastery of southern cuisine to Ruthie Mae’s. Redding has successfully changed the face of southern cooking in New York at his former restaurant, Amy Ruth’s in Harlem, NY.
Redding served in the US Marine Corps in the Food Service Dept. and honed his skills as an apprentice at Wilson’s Restaurant in Harlem. At Wilson’s, Redding did everything from cooking, washing dishes, baking and decorating cakes. After Redding’s educational career, he had the opportunity to work at a few restaurants and bakeries in the tri-state area. Redding also spent nearly a decade working as Chief of Staff for Rev. Al. Sharpton’s National Action Network and as his personal assistant.
In his new restaurant, Redding approaches traditional southern dishes with superior ingredients and quality products. The menu will include Redding’s signature fried chicken and fluffy waffles, salmon patties, succulent short ribs of beef, spicy sautéed shrimp, slow hickory-smoked spareribs, smothered pork chops, string beans, potato salad, black-eyed peas, 3 green stew, sweet potato pie, pineapple-coconut cake, strawberry peach cobbler, and of course to wash it all down, watermelon iced tea.
Redding’s new establishment is located in Englewood, New Jersey’s upscale downtown area, and will immediately seat 100 persons. The restaurant occupies 10,000 square-feet and includes a bar, event space that can accommodate 300 persons and an outdoor café that seats more than 200 people (to be opened in Spring 2008).
The décor features a warm southern setting with southern quilts and oversized photos taken by Redding, a self-proclaimed shutterbug. Photos include shots of celebrities who attended the opening of Oprah Winfrey’s Girls Academy in South Africa among others.
Redding, former owner of Amy Ruth’s restaurant in Harlem, believes his new venture will appeal to everyone who enjoys soul food and BBQ in the northern New Jersey area.
Contact:
Carl Redding @ 917.359.0917
Michel Bittan @ 201.541.0101
http://www.ruthiemaes.com
Anonymous
November 15, 2007
he needs to lose weight, that is one fat black man. he’s been eating his food, all which is unhealthy.
narmer
November 15, 2007
OK, it might not have been a “Landmark” but it was the ‘flagship store’ that drew tourist and others to 116th street.
Carl Redding himself during a radio interview yesterday said that he sold the resturant and its name and he is no longer affilated with Amy Ruth’s. He has opened a new place in Englewood, NJ.
See the original post for more details.
Divine1906
November 15, 2007
Another landmark gone? What evidence is there of that?
There’s been a rumor on the streets for months that Carl was giving up ownership of Amy Ruth’s because of bankrupcy.
I was just there last Saturday for lunch. The place was packed and there was a line to get in.
It didn’t seem like Amy Ruth’s was going anywhere to me.
C.A. Walker
November 15, 2007
I am not sure if it means gone. It just means no more Carl. And hadn’t he been moving on over the last 2 years anyway? I heard that the transfer happened months ago, while he was still part of the organization. This $ fueled his new venture. And, it seems like its the same as it ever was, with him or without him.