Root & Bone
“I loved the fried chicken, the flavoring is *just* right, the meat was deliciously juicy and the skin was nice and crispy.”
“Also terrific are the waffles and deviled eggs and macaroni & cheese and grilled corn.”
“The real "cheat day" is if you go to a place like Root & Bone and you don't get the crispy, free-range Bucket of Bird.”
Root & Bone
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Loved Root and Bone!
My friends and I shared a cold bottle of rose.
We also split the drunken deviled eggs (so good, reminded me of Russian olivier salad), grandma daisy's angel biscuits (which were literally melt-in-your-mouth), and the heirloom tomato and cucumber salad.
My hubby and I shared the crispy fried bucket of bird. it was A LOT. Seemed way more than 1 bird. The fried chicken was really juicy and crispy. We also had a side of mac and cheese which was really creamy and delicious.
Our server was really friendly and we left full and happy 🙂
Food mediocre . Been there twice now and the fried chicken is only slightly better than kfc / Popeyes on a good day. Less greasy, yes and a little better. What got my goat today was their misleading menu practices. I identified a food item that was priced differently on the bill relative to my memory of the menu, and asked the waitress – she asserted that my memory of the bill was incorrect. Upon asking for another copy of the menu, it turned out that my memory was in fact correct, and the bill had the item priced at a different level. The waitress then proceeded to claim that there were multiple menus with different prices and that only some were correct. Suspicious? A little – given that two different randomly selected menus had the same (low) price. More likely sneaky restaurant practices trying to squeeze a dime (in this case a dollar) here and there out of unsuspecting customers. I don't blame the waitress – she even offered to pay the difference out of her tip (an offer which we obviously didn't take her up on), but watch yourself if you visit this place. This time the theft-from-customers was implicit through menu fraud ; next time it might be lifting twenties out of your wallet.
Finding a fried chicken and waffle place that tops Root and Bone will be tough. For the three of us, we split the deviled eggs, 1/2 chicken bucket, side of waffles, mac and cheese and collard greens. Deviled eggs were phenomenal. The only problem is resisting the urge to order more. Fried chicken, perfectly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Great balance of seasoning too. Really loved the cheesy waffles that they serve up. Mac and cheese is SPOT ON. I hate it when you get that mac and cheese that turns into a thick paste within minutes of coming to the table. Root and Bone's mac and cheese offers up a crispy bread crumb topping and cheesy goodness below. Collard greens were just 'meh' to me, nothing special except for the fact it was the only vegetable I had consumed during the entire meal.
So I had a pleasant time here and everything but I just didn't think the food was that amazing. Southern comfort food can be incredible, and this place just wasn't. The service was friendly, I will give them that. Also, the biscuits were not bad, but the sauce that came with them did nothing to enhance the flavor, which was so odd. The fried chicken, the star, was good but again not really award-winning stuff. The seasoning was tasty but the skin wasn't really crispy and hearty the way it should be; it was good but not great. The most disappointing part was the mac and cheese, however, and the cheese tasted so processed and wasn't really creamy. Such sadness. Overall though, the meal was fine and the decor/ambience are pretty cute, so I won't stop ya if you have your heart set on going. As for me though, I probably won't be back.
Ooh momma. Not for the faint of heart or for those in the mood for anything remotely healthy.
I came here on a blind friend date (we were set up by my cousin – PRETTY GROOVY EH?). IT WAS FUN!
We split the 1/2 chicken bucket with cheddar waffles, and a side of mac and cheese. Wowee! Everything was delicious, and both our hostess and server were wonderfully nice, which I sometimes value more than the quality of the food itself.
Definitely one of my top chicken-&-waffle spots in the city fer sher!
Walked here on a Saturday night and got a seat.
I really liked the interior. It was very rustic.
I got the root beer and my gf got the cheerwine, both were good.
grandma daisy's angel biscuits: this was probably my favorite dish out of the whole meal. I give this dish a 5+ stars.
asparagus: this was a horrible dish. I think we got it to stay healthy with the meal, I know. Kind of hard with the southern comfort line up. but, the asparagus was burnt. It was $14, I would steer everyone clear of this dish. overpriced and not worth it by any means.
we got the 1/2 order of chicken: There were about 4 pieces. It was really good. It was above par.
Mac and cheese: this was a good addition to the chicken. A nearby patron stated it was the best mac and cheese they ever had. I didn't feel that way. It was above par, but everyone has a different palate.
I would come back again. I wouldn't get the asparagus, don't be tempted to. Don't do it. But, DO get their biscuits. I guess, it canceled each other out in terms of overall impression.
I'm from Alabama. I freely admit it – I ain't ashamed. Growing up in the south makes me something of a fried chicken expert.
It's one of the few cuisines that NYC misses the mark on more often than not. (Calm down, I know this city likes to be the best at everything, and it's got some world class fried chicken – It's just probably not at the places you think it is, but that's a discussion for another time.)
Since this is billed as southern style fried chicken I was really excited. I can't really say where he goes wrong. The chicken is fried hard, but his attempt to fuse other flavors with southern cuisine insists upon itself (Much like the hipsters that frequent this place).
The citrus flavor of the lemon dusting overpowers the subtlety that southern style sweet tea brined chicken needs to shine.
The thyme crust of the mac and cheese distracts from the overall taste of the dish – It's like they added it simply because they could, not because it added to the dish.
The cornbread is crumbled in the grits when ordered. The coarse and crumbly texture of the cornbread is ruined because it comes already in the grits – you lose the contrast of the two textures this way…
I don't really see a reason to come back here with Bob White's Counter being so close to this place…
I totally blame the Australian Chef that partnered with the southerner for ruining this place. She's gotta be a regular Yoko Ono to lead the poor guy astray…
AMAZING fried chicken, definitely lives up to the hype!
Came with a group of 5 and ordered multiple sides (grits, Mac and cheese, waffles) and a full and a half bird for dinner, everything was delicious. As an appetizer we ordered the Chicken Biscuits which absolutely stole the show…they were amazingly delicious and my favorite dish!
Great drink selection and service as well!