Harlem Underground - Toronto

Lovely Soul food place .. Jamaican Run establishment .. but Diverse staff , Jamaican, and Indian Chef from India .. customer friendly environment .. it’s not a Jamaica restaurant .. Music was great .. people and staff were friendly .. Food superb .. Chef Chambers you nailed it.. the birthday girl enjoyed her meal throughly .. we can see why you guys have been in the business for years .. Must try establishment ..

We had the catfish appetizer and it was very fresh and very good. The live jazz on Monday nights is the best there is!

Gord and I had supper this yesterday at Harlem Underground. He had been craving mac 'n cheese and when I looked online, Harlem Underground popped up as having one of the best in Toronto.<br/ <br/ Gord ordered Southern Fried Chicken with mac 'n cheese (and bacon). He said it was a delicious dish and he would get it again.<br/ <br/ I ordered Jerk Smoked BBQ Chicken with coconut rice 'n peas (but no kale). It too was delicious. The BBQ sauce had a bit of a kick. I 'd get it again.<br/ <br/ Lamar was our server and he took good care of us.

Came here and was a tad disappointed when I tried to order a red stripe and they told me they didn't have any because they literally have like 50 bottles on display. Anyway their candied plantain was a little bit overly sweet and tasted to me exactly like Krispy Kreme donuts. The chicken was a little underwhelming because once the skin is gone it's just straight chicken with no seasoning and the sauces that come with it taste like 1. Curry and 2. Samosa sauce. Which didn't match for me. I preferred the red samosa one over the other one. But I prefer barbecue sauce. However chicken was cooked well. The baked mac and cheese was pretty good though and the service was good too.

We had dinner and drinks at the Harlem Underground yesterday, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a place to eat on Queen West. Unfortunately, due to renovations, the air conditioning wasn't working, and the corn bread wasn't great, but the rest of the food, atmosphere and service more than made up for it. Order the chicken and waffles you won't regret it!