Red rooster

I've gotta say I was really looking forward to eating here, especially after some quite promising reviews from guest and critics alike. The sister restaurant across the pond is famous in Harlem, with chef Marcus Samuelsson claiming it's the the home to former president Barack Obama favourite ribs. However i'm not completely sold, there was maybe one to many 'misses' for my liking. On a menu where not many things really jumped out to me, I went with Sammy's chicken n waffles to start. I figured if the New York chef put he's name to it, this is something of a signature dish. I wasn't disappointed the chicken was moist with a great crunch, the waffles was light and airy and the balance of jalapeño, pickles, honey and the salty chicken was perfect. I couldn't say that same for the burger, actually balance was my issue, I found the onion over powering and sweet and needed a pinch of salt, although the parmesan fries was great. The corn bread fell a little short as well, the tomato jam accompanying was a little bland and watery. This being said, it's fun here, live band great cocktails and probably a good night out, (I had early Sunday evening). My final point I was quite disappointed that the staff never told me they was serving 'gumbo' as a special, this is certainly something I'd have ordered. Maybe I'll save this for New Orleans.

With love 

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