Sweet Mama's Soul Food Restaurant & Salad Bar

Sweet Mama's Soul Food Restaurant is mainly a grab and go place with a few tables and chairs and a wealth of delicious selections for just $5.30 per pound, a find in one of NYC's hottest culinary nabes – Harlem. And instead of a sports channel, you'll be entertained by a music video of African-American artists like Stevie Whonder and Whitney Houston. Above all, it is a very clean place that serves soul food – mac 'n cheese, collard greens, fried chicken, jerk chicken, oxtail or honey wings – for $5.50 a pound, which is likely a record low for Manhattan. Pescatarians will delight in the curried salmon or whole fried tilapia. With so many selections, vegetarians will find it easy to share a meal with you. Sweet tea and lemonade are also great. At Thanksgiving, Sweet Mama spreads the karma by sharing its wealth serving some 700 New Yorkers.