Fried Chicken
Michele and Rob arrived right before Eric and Leann departed. To spend less time on the floor, they decided to go out as soon as they got here – 1:00 am! So needless to say, the next morning they slept in a bit. That day they were craving home cooking, so we got on an A train up to 125th street in Harlem and ate fried chicken, ribs, collard greens, corn bread, black eyed peas, banana pudding, and coconut cake at Sylvia’s. Sylvia’s was ok. Maybe a bit touristy. We contemplated going up to 155th street to a higher rated, less touristy home cooking establishment, but decided on Sylvia’s. In retrospect, we should have chosen the other restaurant.
The one benefit of Sylvia’s was its location relative to Central Park – only 15 blocks uptown and since Rob and Michele wanted to walk through Central Park, we did just that. We meandered through starting at the very northern tip. It was interesting to see how the park changes from Harlem to the Upper Westside and if you ever have a chance to walk this route, or a similar meandering one, I highly recommend it. I particularly enjoyed getting to know the park better, but man was I tired by the end. It was nap time for me!