Delta Grill

700 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10036-3603
(212) 956-0934

I went to Delta Grill in Hell’s Kitchen with some friends last night. That place kinda sucks! I say “kinda”, because there were a couple of good points. The people were nice, the atmosphere was cute…half dive bar half cracker barrel I guess. It was very WOODEN inside. I think they were going for a Louisiana feel? Ive never been to Louisiana but thats the impression that it gave me.

The waitress was nice, but she wasnt very attentive. You practically had to set stuff on fire to get her attention. She was more interested in chattin up the bar tenders and watching tv than waiting our table. The menu was full of Louisiana Specialties like Po’ Boys, Jumbalaya, Fried Okra and fun Cajun style foods. The selling point that lured us into the restaurant was the fried okra. Im still waiting for my okra.

Well… I did get the okra, but I I’m still waiting for the rest of it! They gave me a big ass basket with a handful of okra in it! WTF am I gonna do with that? And it had the nerve to be 6 bucks! I guess it was a dollar each piece? Does okra really cost that much? Is their rent that high?! Then, it supposedly had some fancy cajun mustard mix to dip it in…but it just tasted like some watered down Gulden’s to me. Who do they think theyre fooling?

For bread, they gave us cute little cornbread muffins which were ok. I prefer my cornbread a little sweeter. It would have been nice if they had given us soft butter. Its no fun to try to spread hard butter across soft bread as it crumbles in your hands. Why dont some restaurants understand that? I guess they think its fun eating butter speckled crumbs with a spoon.

Onto the entree. I ordered the BBQ Ribs with the Chef’s “Secret Sauce”. That sauce tasted like some damn ketchup with onions in it. I guess they got their sauce making skills from the McDonald’s school of sauce making. McDonald’s big mac special sauce is more of a secret than that mess (*whispers* thousand Island Dressing aka mayonnaise, ketchup and onions). Im not knocking the ribs though, just the sauce. The ribs were pretty good. Nice and tender and meaty. I would actually go back there for the ribs (if I felt like paying 18 dollars for them).

For sides, I had veggies and a choice of waffle fries or sweet potato fries. I went for the waffle fries. I guess neither was really a good choice. My friend ordered sweet potato fries and they were both cold when they got to the table. Cold fries are thee worst! Luckily the waitress was nice about it, and she gave me all new fries! That act of kindness is what single handedly got her a good tip…because her tip was almost a post it note that said “quit your job, then youll be able to watch more tv”. But the fact that she was so nice about the fries made us soften up to her. Plus, she gave me new fries without taking the old ones away. THATS TIP MATERIAL RIGHT THERE!..and in true greedy form, I ate both! HEY! WASTE NOT WANT NOT! (what does that mean anyway?)

Oddly the veggies were more tasty than the fries! I dont know if the fries were that bad or if the veggies were just that good! But they were nice and juicy, well seasoned, and there was a nice variety of broccoli, zucchini, carrots, and some other stuff.

My friend ordered the Fried Shrimp PoBoy. Doesnt that sound delish? Too bad it wasnt! The shrimp were cold! I guess nobody told these people that when you fry stuff, youre supposed to use HOT oil! They prove that just because your food tastes like it came straight from hell, doesnt guarantee that its hot.

So my friend asked another waiter (because our waitress was too busy watching tv) to send it back to the kitchen and heat it up. When she got her food the second time, it was just as cold as it was when she sent it back! WTF?! Maybe theres a freezer between the kitchen and the dining area and they have to slowly walk through it to get to the table? She wasnt happy with her food at all. I guess that explains why she was eating everybody else’s lmao.

My other friend ordered a burger. I guess hers was good. When asked how she liked her food, she replied “a burger is a burger”. Im not a big fan of burgers so to me thats not necessarily a good thing..but I guess to burger eaters that means its fine?

My rib portions were large enough to take the rest to go, and I had a few waffle fries left…I would have taken those to go too if the bus boy hadnt tipped over my water into my fries! Clumsy ass! Wet up my fries! I should have told him to get me another order. But I was nice about it and said it was ok. (after I told him I was gonna kick his ass..to which he laughed. I guess he thought I was joking!…..I WAS! but it wasnt up to HIM to decide that! now I REALLY wanna kick his ass lmao…wet my fries AND laughed at my idle threats!? how DARE he!)

If youre adventurous enough and feel like spending all your money on sucky food, go to Delta Grill and get yourself a Shrimp Po Boy and some cold ass fries for 15 dollars! Or you could try some of their other food and let me know if theres anything worth eating besides the ribs. Though this isnt the greatest review. Im not gonna totally write this place off just yet. They might have been having an off night. But for the prices theyre charging, there shouldnt be any off nights.

Check out their website! Their website is about as good as their shrimp po’boy and their web designer is about as attentive as our waitress! I see a trend *smh* Their Horrible Website