Ya Ya's House Southern Cuisine

Wonderful christian atmosphere. Food was delicious. Best Southern Cuisine in the Capital District.. Ghicken, collard greens, Fish, oxtails, Meat loaf, and plenty more. Please visit you will not be disappointed.

Finally went to YA YA. I am so happy we did. The food was just super. we had the lunch special. My fish was great (they did not have cocktail sauce) next time I'll bring my own. My wife had the chicken, and was super happy. For $5 how can you beat chicken or fish and macaroni salad or potato salad and a drink. So we bought a half rack of ribs for supper. This is not baby ribs, it is full ribs. There was enough for 3 people and that is who we fed for supper. The bake macaroni is off the wall. This not a fancy place, just a place you can be comfortable and it's clean.. Try it once and you'll go back again and again. We will.....

We found out about this gem on the news today. It smelled like grandma's house on a Sunday afternoon-delicious. Mark (Ya Ya's son) greeted us, took our order and did a great job tending to our needs. We got a quick chance to see and talk to the star on the news, Ms YaYa, a lovely lady, as she brought out a hot dish. She is definitely a star in downtown Schenectady cooking up delicious, finger licking southern cuisine. YUMMY!

This place....... the food and Yaya herself were amazing. I had white meat chicken, cat fish, yams, collard greens, Mac and cheese, corn muffin, potatoes salad, carrot cake and a soda..... NOTHING DISAPPOINTED!!! Food was fresh, made to order and seasoned perfectly. I can’t say enough of how please I am with the food and the service. My new favorite spot.

Fantastic food and wonderful service. I had the lunch special, which was wonderful, but looking at the menu made me wish that I had waited until dinner so I could have had the Saturday night dinner special. Just another reason for me to come back again, and again, and again.

The owner recommended the catfish, and my friend Vince and the haddock, but both of us could not have gone wrong with either choice. Vince is a regular, but it was my first time.

I kept wondering if the fish fry was actually fried, it had such a light batter and seemed to be actually baked, except that it was juicy on the inside and lightly breaded on the out. The batter was such a gentle mix of herbs and spices that I didn't even bother to try to put my finger on what I was tasting, all I knew was I wasn't going to leave one bite left.

I'll make my way back to Ya Ya's House again and again. I can't wait for the weather to warm up a bit, but until then if you want to have some comfort food, in a welcoming and joyful environment, make your way to Ya Ya's any day of the week.