Southern Hospitality
“Justin Timberlake did a great job creating an authentic southern BBQ restaurant in the middle of a busy urban setting.”
“A little disappointed that I didn't meet JT, but that's okay because the food was phenom.”
“Buffalo Mac and Cheese (5 star): This was delicious; flavorful, spicy cheese plus the fried chicken, awesome pairing.”
Southern Hospitality
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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I was wandering through midtown Manhattan and stumbled upon southern hospitality. Let me tell you, this place is to die for. If you're looking for good food and a good time this is the place to be. Be sure to request the waitress named Jenny.
So apparently Justin Timberlake is part owner of this fine establishment :). That alone is enough to get me in the door. Unfortunately, today neither him or any of the other N'SYNC band members were in today, I guess they're too busy with their revival tour LOL.
Still, the food is more than enough reason to also come in here. Southern Hospitality true to its name serves up southern styled American food like fried chicken (A MUST HAVE), burgers, and fries. They also have a fully stocked bar and offer a Happy Hour.
I walked in on a sweltering hot night. Seriously this heat wave we've been having is merciless!! The hostess kindly guided me to my seat right away, and my waitress was very kind and attentive. I just had to have their famous Tennessee Fried Chicken. They fry the skin super crispy here, literally it is soooo good that I could just eat all the crispy skins and toss out the meat LOL! Of course, I didn't do that, and even the meat itself was nicely marinated.
I also ordered their Crispy Fries, and requested to have melted cheese added to it. Please note that they don't offer cheese fries straight up on the menu itself, if you want cheese added like I did, it will be charged a $1 extra.
And for dessert I created my own improvised sundae. Now once again, they don't actually offer sundaes on their dessert menu, however my waitress kindly allowed me to create my own. I ordered two scoops of vanilla ice cream, drizzled with chocolate sauce and topped with whipped cream. Soooooooo good!!
I enjoyed the food here. I had BBQ chicken and French fries. The drinks here were fun. It was a fun and casual atmosphere.
Coming from North Carolina, I know good fried chicken and barbeque and I would never set foot back in this restaurant. This is what happens when you're roaming the neighborhood and hungry, but you don't really plan out your meal. The fried chicken was overcooked and flavorless – like the skin was so hardened I couldn't even break into it. Bleh. The fried chicken dish came with dilly beans – which was literally 5 vinegared green beans. I did like them, but if you really want pickled finger foods, go to Jacob's Pickles. We also got a "sample" of their BBQs – the baby back rib, short rib, the pulled pork shoulder, and the smoked hot link. Both ribs – dry meat and completely flavorless. The baby back ribs looked like they had some kind of glaze, but it might have just been glazed water. The pulled pork shoulder was semi-juicy, but again, none of that fatty, porky flavor came out. The smoked hot link wasn't spicy, had just a hint of smokeyness, and was just like any other ol' sausage. Let's also talk about the "redneck napkin" which was supposed to be toasted white bread. Well, my pieces had hardened edges, like when you've left the bread out overnight and its started to dehydrate a bit.
I did like that you can order one of each of the meats from their smoker, so that's where the 1 star came from. And then the second start because the service was fine. But I really only grade on food and that was just disappointing.
I came here for a friend's birthday brunch. Albeit a punch to the wallet, I left with fond memories of our experience.
We had reservations for 11 AM which I strongly recommend. We had the place to ourselves for about an hour, but by noon it was PACKED! Allegedly there was to be a live band at 12:30, but they didn't start setting up until after we left around 1. Honestly, I wasn't too bummed – conversation was a comfortable noise level this way.
We all ordered the bottomless brunch, which does not include the entree but I believe is only $15 for two hours unlimited. Not bad as compared to other brunches around Midtown! You can choose from the bellini, mimosa, screwdriver, or bloody mary. My friend strongly recommends the bloody mary – it's nice and spicy!
Entrees ordered: eggs benedict, crab cakes, and the vanilla french toast.
Eggs Benedict – portions so big my friend couldn't finish.
Vanilla French Toast – winner.
Crab cakes – Nothing to write home about, but also not terrible.
I ordered a side of cheesy grits & they do not resemble grits at all. In fact, it looks like just a block of cheese. But, I'm a bigger fan of cheese than grits, so I'll oblige!
I wish I remembered the waitress's name, because she was awesome. She was the type who understands the value of making sure bottomless mimosas are filled to the brim every single time. When our time was coming to a close, she even brought the birthday boy TWO Bloody Mary's. Seriously I wish I knew her name!
I will definitely keep this place in mind as a potential brunch spot in the future. Okay, Justin Timberlake, I'll marry you already.
Came here for brunch on a date. The place was fine and the service was amazing – thanks Denise! – but the food was meh. It was perhaps just the meal that I got – can't even remember because it was so bland {something like eggs, bacon, and collared greens}. Nothing special and no frills, but good for gay people, which is the predominant residents of Hell's Kitchen.
First visit here, was kinda excited to have southern yumminess! But instead got crumbly dry corn muffins, tasteless brisket, so-so stuffed shrimp and brisket fried rice, and decent crab cakes. We kept trying other stuff thinking we'll hit the jackpot! Tried the chicken tenders, and they were too salty. The brisket, which is one of my favorite meats unfortunately was gross here! It has thick strip of disgusting mushy fat on top of tasteless dry beef, and mind you fat can be tasty, seasoned and charred, but this was white gross jelly. 1/2 pound of brisket literally went to the dog, who seemed to enjoy it. Moving on to the crab cake, it was ok, one cake served on apple slaw. I managed to finish that with the stuffed shrimp which were ok as well. Service was okay, it was a real problem getting extra green sauce for my crab cake, they bought out ranch dressing, mayo, and some other sauce saying it's looks and tastes different cause it's a fresh batch? But when I nearly finished they bought the right sauce! All in all, this wasn't a good experience at all. Sorry Justin but southern food is far better than this.
Happy Yelping!
Just a solid 3 stars, I wasn't all that amazed. But that sweet tea drink is amazing 3 of them had me on my ass. We made a reseration at 7:30pm which we were seated at 7:45pm. For a Friday night the place seemed to clear out by 8:30/9pm. I didn't even know this was JT's restaurant to be honest until I got there.
We ordered the nachos because of the awesome reviews that they got, they were just ok. My BF ordered the mac and cheese which again just OK. The 10 hour pulled pork was just OK too. I don't know I was expecting a lot more for some reason. I've had better at John Brown Smoke house in LIC. The beans were amazing and that was the only thing that was better than OK.
:::BATHROOM ALERT:::
I wish I would have seen the bathroom before I ordered. It was disgusting and a disgrace. I don't think JT would even attempt to use this place either.
I'm not sure why I just gave give them anything more than an OK. The price is really whoa! Like save your money trust me. There is cheaper and way better BBQ spots out there. We did like the customer service, everyone was nice. I guess I just expected more from a celebrity owner.