Ruthies Restaurant
(718) 246-5189
96 Dekalb Ave
Brooklyn,
NY
11201
40.6897
-73.979
Neighborhood: Downtown Brooklyn
What People Are Saying About Ruthies Restaurant
User Reviews
TresLiz
June 13, 2008
After visiting an ill friend in the hospital, I began walking toward the subway, and my nose was assaulted! The food smelled sooooo good, I was forced to go into this place...a place that looked cramped and like no other restaurant I've ever been in before! That was several years ago, and I visit Ruthie's almost monthly, despite the fact that it is at least an hour away from my home! The food is beyond description! It brings to mind your---or your best friend's---mother's home cooking! Miss Ruthie herself can often be seen either taking orders or cooking. They have two locations, but this one is where you can "eat-in," though be prepared to make good friends with the people at one of the other seven tables, because everyone is so close together. Their menu, along with pictures of the food can be found at this website: bridgeandtunnelclub.c-o-m-/ bigmap/ brooklyn/ menus/ ruthies. It is also important to note that everything is not served everyday, for example ribs are Thursday-Saturday, while the turkey wings are Monday-Wednesday. Their ribs are exsquisite, and they often run out of them before the evening, so I'd suggest ordering them early if you are interested in tasting that treat! But, fear not! If they have run out, there is a chance that their other [lesser known] location may still have enough for a dinner or two. And, yes, it tastes even better than it looks! My suggestion would be to call in your order to go, because parking is very difficult, and as good as the food is, it's not worth a parking ticket! This place gets two thumbs up for both service and food.
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jp00764
November 16, 2007
This restaurant comes highly recommended by friends, but we had a bit of a run in with the hostess, who, after finally letting us know that our food had been sent out after 1.5 hours (on a busy Friday night) scolded us because she had the wrong address, and insisted that we gave it to her. We know where we live. We were willing to overlook an order that was approaching two hours late on a busy night--we're restaurant industry people so we get it--but we don't like being scolded by a place that failed to deliver our food, then hung up on, then yelled at again when we called back to try and make sense of things. What?
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Anonymous
August 22, 2007
The food is really good, but be prepared to wait at least 20 minutes for take out. The service is good and the owner Mrs Ruthie is as sweet as her pie
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