Amy Ruth's Harlem, which opened in Harlem in 1998, is a chicken and waffles restaurant that also offers catering to customers all around the city. The restaurant's founder and owner, Carl S. Redding, has filled the menu with soul cuisine recipes passed down from his grandmother, Amy Ruth. Breakfast and lunch buffets such as catfish, fried chicken, and a wide variety of side dishes & desserts, are available to catering clients.