ACME

ACME Bar & Grill
9 Great Jones st.
(3rd Street Between Broadway & Lafayette)
New York, NY 10012






After discovering this place online in our research we thought it was most definitely worth a try. The menu boasts of real Cajun and Gulf Coast treats like catfish or fried oyster po-boy's. Seafood gumbo or jambalaya and course a wide array of BBQ choices. And lets not forget the Chicken Fried Steak. The wall is lined with a crazy assortment of hot sauce bottles(free to to be used with your meal) and decorated with a Louisana theme. It's kinda like a less mom & pop version of Mara's Homemade. So lets see how the Chicken Fried Steak fares up.

The food was out before we knew it, I mean really fast! The Chicken Fried Steak is definitely deep fried but actually very flakey. Actually too flakey 'cuz the crust was just coming right off. Thickness was on point and was covered in an ample amount of gravy but I asked for more anyways. The gravy itself was very dissappointing. It was so watery and flavorless. It was like warm water mixed with flour, it was bad. I ate it anyways and the sides were delicious. Red beans&rice and mac'n cheese. Those beans were so good I ate every morsel and the mac was mighty tasty too, very cheesey with a nice baked topping. In conclusion I would again say this is not the place in New York you go for a terrific Chicken Fried Steak but otherwise great Southern food and atmosphere. Next time it's seafood gumbo all the way.

You can buy the hot sauce there and we picked up the Acme brand red habanero sauce which is fire but super flavorful and tasty.

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