Sandra's Next Generation

636 Congress Ave, New Haven
(203) 787-4123

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Marvin Reina

Delicious and well seasoned (not salty) food and mouth watering desserts!

Tara Tremelling

Awesome place. Amazing owner and staff. Soo friendly and welcoming. The food is out of this world!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Elisha Brown

The food here is absolutely delicious and the lunch special is unmatched! I have never had anything from here that wasn’t good. Today I had turkey chopped bbq, Mac n cheese and collard greens/ cabbage. The staff is friendly and they have a lovely outdoor seating area (with a few tables inside). I was so excited to eat that I forgot to take pictures before I started eating! ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lunch Special, Macaroni and Cheese, Collard Greens lg

Brandon Gusan

Amazing food, service and pricing.... definitely recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lunch Special, Sweet Pot Cornbread, Side of Oxtails, Macaroni and Cheese, Coconut Pineapple Cake, Collard Greens lg

Elsa Rodriguez

Everything about Sandra’s was wonderful! Enjoyed speaking to her and how welcoming and grateful she was to go enjoy her delicious food. I will be back soon! That oxtail empanada was so many flavors in my mouth that were just so yummmm. The chicken Rasta pasta was also delicious. The fried chicken and the Mac n cheese delish.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Soul Empanadas, Side of Oxtails, Macaroni and Cheese

Elijah Glover

There is no place to sit down. Only take out. I wanted to try the food I heard so much about it. ????

Atmosphere: 5

Lashes 401

We have been here twice & my husband loves the bbq ribs, empanadas, sweet tea and dessert. Everything is so good and so fresh. Order ahead by calling. Definitely worth the ride from Rhode Island.

Vegetarian options: Sweet potato yams, cabbage, carrots, green beans.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Side of Fried Chicken, Strawberry Crunch Cake, Soul Empanadas, Sweet Pot Cornbread, Macaroni and Cheese, Collard Greens lg

Doris Kingston

Moving to CT from NYC, finding this establishment was a blessing! The portions are very generous for the price! One entree automatically came with Caribbean rice and then FOUR sides!! My family of 4 indulged in salmon, blackened catfish, fried chicken and baked chicken as our entrees, in addition to Mac & cheese, potato salad, green beans, sweet plantains, mashed potatoes and then some chocolate cake for dessert. EVERYTHING WAS ON POINT. And the customer service was excellent. No attitudes, just kind and welcoming. They were so patient as I browsed through the large menu and didn’t know what to pick lol. Anyways we will be back again! I plan on visiting Sandra’s once a month to treat myself and the family.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Side of Fried Chicken, Blackened Fish Dinner, Catfish, Macaroni and Cheese

Tracey Sarpong

The fried chicken wants great but the sides were great and the sweet tea and corn bread

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Sweet Pot Cornbread, Macaroni and Cheese

Maurice Green

This is my first time ordering from them yesterday everything look delicious me and my wife order about $80 worth a food. No offense but not worth the price it was too expensive for a small portion I ordered from Mama's Mary's soul food 2 days and I order the same thing just to get a feel of both places and Mama's Mary's was delicious not salty good for the price good portion.. it was just too salty everything I tasted in a mac and cheese and collard greens was salty not a big fan of heavy salt what they should have done was put the salt and pepper on the side.. will I go again maybe

Food: 2

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Fried Pork Chop Collard Greens and Mac and Cheese

Malaizja M

I just spent $37 and waited over 30+ minutes for my order to get delivered and my order got canceled because some of the items were unavailable?
But I could’ve had at least received a courtesy call or if I want something to replace whatever wasn’t available instead I’ve got nothing. I have tried to patronize Sandra‘s a few times, however this left a bad taste in my mouth.

Jack Montel

Service with a smile yes. But the quality wasnt the best. Chicken wings are the size of a turkey wing extremely huge so im personally not a fan of steroid wings sadly to say that was a disappointment and my food was flavorful but beyond salty. Flavor does not mean kill my taste buds with heavy salt everything was salty from the potato salad to the collards and the chicken. The mac was probably the least salty so The mac was pretty good . The cornbread has a good taste just doesn't hold together well. I'd say it's alright but if you don't want your customers to die off. Fall back a little on the salt. The cook has a heavy hand.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Alex DeMartino

This little hole in the wall is what you want to find with a hole in the wall restaurant. The food was all delicious. Some things were more worth their price than others, and the worst thing was the slightly dry cornbread. We got the beef rib, rice, candied yams, green beans, fried chicken breast, soul roll with mac and collard greens, fried plantains, a side of mac and cheese and both types of cornbread. The beef rib was tiny and not worth the cost. The traditional cornbread was dry. Those are my negatives.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Side of Fried Chicken, Sweet Pot Cornbread, Macaroni and Cheese

Nancy Walton

Fast and friendly, large portions. Supporting small black owned businesses ❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shante’S Plate, Macaroni and Cheese

S. M

I tried this restaurant once during Covid summer. I don’t know why I hadn’t returned till 2024, but baby I’m back. I love the not overly sweet tender yams, buttery collards, and Mac & Cheese. Though I eat meat, this combination has been filling and satisfying each and every time I order. During the week, I enjoy sitting outside taking in the wonderful weather, good music, and great meal.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Macaroni and Cheese, Coconut Pineapple Cake, Collard Greens lg

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