This pIace earns points for (if nothing else) being open past 8pm on Sunday. I just moved uptown and was in the process of doing some unpacking when hunger struck. As I was unprepared to cook and uptown seems to become a ghost town embarrassingly early on Sunday nights I started walking, not even wanting pizza, towards Fuel thinking it the only place certain to be open. So imagine my surprise when I saw from across the street that Mert's was still open!\nI have very little experience with soul food but always wanted to try the place. I expected to pay a bit more than I usually would for a quick dinner but figured it would be worth it to have something different for take-out that I could pick up quickly on foot. \nPrice being my primary concern I ended up getting the shrimp po-boy and a side of mac and cheese. There were things that looked better but I ended up only paying about $7 and was very satisfied. Get the mac and cheese; it's delicious!
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