Amy Ruth’s Signs Lease for Historic Gage & Tollner Site
By Linda Collins
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The famed Harlem soul food restaurant, Amy Ruth’s, has signed a lease for the former Gage & Tollner restaurant space at 372-374 Fulton St. on the Fulton Mall in Downtown Brooklyn.
Robert F. Hebron IV of Ingram & Hebron Realty confirmed to the Eagle yesterday that the home-style-southern-cooking icon will operate in the historic landmarked space formerly occupied by Gage & Tollner and more recently by TGI Fridays.
“We are very excited to be bringing such a renowned restaurant to the area,” said Hebron. “The menu will contain all of the Harlem eatery’s traditional favorites as well as new choices giving a nod to the restaurant’s Downtown Brooklyn past and present.”
Hebron added, “It is a very well established restaurant and the New York Post [two weeks ago], in its coverage of ‘The Top 10 Overrated Meals,’ named Amy Ruth’s one of the ‘5 Real Deals.’”
New York Magazine’s Chloe Osborne describes it as follows: “Amy Ruth’s feels as if it has always existed. It’s confident and comfortable.” The magazine, which also awards it a “critic’s choice,” says it is a tribute to a southern grandmother’s cooking and to a number of noteworthy African Americans, suggesting that readers order “The Rev. Al Sharpton” (fried or smothered chicken and waffles), “The Stan Hoffman & Lu Willard” (BBQ spare ribs), or any other soul-food staple: fried chicken, catfish, collard greens, or ham hocks.
A more formal announcement about the new location will be made by Amy Ruth’s owners later this fall, possibly when an opening date is determined.
That is expected by year’s end, said Hebron, who represented both tenant and landlord in the transaction.
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