HARLEM UNDERGROUND- QUEEN ST. WEST

This week's post features one of our new favourite downtown eats- Harlem Underground. There's two locations- one on Richmond Street and the other around Queen Street West. Keep reading to see what we thought of the restaurant :)

As mentioned in our earlier post, John and I will be posting our own reviews of different restaurants so that you (the readers) get two different perspectives. So here's mine!

Atmosphere: 10/10

Customer Service: 9/10

Food Quality: 9/10

Price Range: Medium

Menu

Restaurant background

Bar Area

I personally loved the way the restaurant is set up! The decor, music and vibe fits so well with it's name "Harlem Underground." They played a lot of old school and even more modern hip hop songs, but the music isn't blasting isn't blasting too loud so you won't feel like you're having dinner in a club.

All the employees were really nice, and they checked up on us more than once to make sure our meal was up to par. Our waiter was really good at promoting the menu and knew exactly which items people usually leaned towards when ordering. I should note that both the times we went, the restaurant wasn't too busy so waiters weren't too overwhelmed with customers while trying to serve us.

Fried Chicken & Waffles

Bacon Mac & Cheese

I ordered their famous Fried Chicken & Waffles with a side of Bacon Mac & Cheese. The chicken was nice and crispy, and moist in the inside. I personally think the chicken had a lot of flavour already so I didn't need to pour the gravy on top. BUT the gravy did taste yummy with the chicken as well. The waffles with syrup was a nice sweet compliment to the chicken. The dish also came with with a small spring mix salad with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing which was the "healthy" part of the meal.

I've had the Mac & Cheese before but I liked it ALOT better the second time with the bacon. It was nice and cheesy with a nice crispy touch from the bacon. Also, they used actual bacon and not bacon bit- which was good.

OVERALL, I really like this restaurant and I would definitely go back. Portions were good, and the quality was great. I also always like it when I can order more than one thing on the menu because I love variety!


If you want to view their full menu, I've provided a link to the restaurant's page below. Till next time, happy eating!

Restaurant link: Harlem Underground's Website

-KM