This is a Black Owned spot that has changed names/ownership, now for the third time. I patronized it when it was called SoulBk, one of four black establishments on Nostrand Ave and Prospect Pl. SoulBk was an African diaspora space with fun, music, food, and a cool space for community. Then it became Nostrand Social, a music-forward creole restaurant and supper club. It was while I was hanging out one evening celebrating my brother's, did I learn about the basement bar space. Wonderful, spacious, great space to be used, and my wheels were already turning.
Unfortunately, we didn't get the opportunity to coordinate something, and here it's changed again. It is now called Yummy's Restaurant. Vased on the photos, they get a crowd for brunch and special gatherings, like with my sorority. Having missed those gatherings, we went on a Tuesday, getting together for my big brothers birthday. Average crowd, about 30 people tops, Knicks game on the telly and one scattered bartender. While the young lady seemed sweet, she was highly disorganized and blamed the volume of the music on her inability to hear and attend to her customers well. I sat at the bar, and she failed to acknowledge us for a best 15 mins. We were not the only ones. We finally had to call her attention to us to place our order. Not a good start.
However, when friends of hers showed up to drink and watch the game, she was immediately attentive and made their cocktails, never once asking any of us about additional drinks. I wish I could simply say she was overwhelmed, having the owner/matrie'd assist w food orders as there were no servers, but she just had poor, selective management skills.
I will give it a try once more as my brothers like the spot, and the food (not scallops - over done) was cool, but. . . . . I really hope this...
Read moreCame here with my friends for Sunday brunch . it was the worst experience. Food was terrible , bartender didn’t know how to make a sangria (she added moscato although the menu say Pinot) then get mad cause we sent it back took over a hour to get our drinks to the point that we cancelled it , was charged for stuff we never got, fruit salad was old or sitting out to long to the point the apple was brown just overall...
Read moreFriend and I dined here last night. Everything was great from the service to the food &drinks. We had the catfish, mac and cheese, collard greens, chicken tacos, and rum punch. The food was absolutely delicious! My fav was the mac and cheese. Our waitress was super attentive all night and made sure we had everything we needed and wanted. There were also djs there and the music was really good. Will definitely...
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