Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem
O Reilly generated controversy with his comments on the restaurant, expressing that the predominantly African-American clientele acted friendly, polite, and did not use obscenities in their speech. I know I had to make it or else my mama was gonna lose her farm.O Reilly reported that he couldn t get over the fact that there was no difference between Sylvia s Restaurant and any other restaurant in New York City. So I gave it all that I had to give, Woods later explained. The restaurant attracts a clientele that ranges from Harlem locals to visiting celebrities.
Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Caroline Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Magic Johnson are among those who have dined there. On September 19th, 2007, commentator Bill O Reilly spoke about having lunch at Sylvia s with Al Sharpton on his syndicated radio show. It has since expanded to a much larger space at 328 Lenox Avenue (Lenox and 127th Street), and an adjacent building.
The restaurant also sells a line of prepared foods, beauty and skin care items, cookbooks, and a children s book written by Woods. Woods purchased the original luncheonette by borrowing money from her mother, who had to mortgage her farm to provide it. I mean, it was exactly the same, even though it s run by blacks, primarily black patronship. Coordinates: 40°48′31″N 73°56′40″W / 40.808718°N 73.944538°W / 40.808718; -73.944538 .
Sylvia s Restaurant of Harlem (often called Sylvia s Soul Food or just Sylvia s ) is a soul food restaurant in New York City. It was founded in 1962 by Sylvia Woods.
