Sammy’s Restaurant & Bar

I have been here a few times and I love the food, however the service is horrible! We waited 10 min for our drinks after being ordered… dirty dishes sat on our table for too long and we had to remind our server of drinks we had ordered so we could get them in before happy hour was over. I felt like the whole serving staff was weak, which normally reflects bad management…

The service was so bad that we finally left. We got in there and the hostess was friendly and seated us but after that our server completely ignored us for so long that we finally got up and left. The restaurant was hardly full and the waitress seemed more concerned with flirting with the bar tender than she did serving the customers.

Today was my daughters high school graduation and decided to have her celebration at this Sammy’s since it’s only a block away from my house. My husband and I have dined here often and knew it would be a good place to have a small gathering for the graduation dinner and I was so happy we did.
Thank goodness for the manager Erin, she was very helpful in planning our menu, then when I can hang the graduation decorations, she volunteered to do it for me and everything else. She was a God send!!!
After the graduation we arrived for the gathering and the private room looked amazing and she already had salads, bread and waters all on the table. Plus she decorated the room and looked great.
Then the food started to come out so delicious and the waitress we had, she was great too. The overall experience was fantastic!
Thank you Erin for making the celebration so seamless!

I must say that we had a great experience this time our server Jenna was awesome! Great attitude and excellent service. Food was great as usual and the service top notch this time.

I’ve been here a few times and have tried a few items on the menu and it’s always just okay. I’ve tried their pizzas, salads, desserts, variety of appetizers, and I’ve never had anything that really impressed me. The kobe beef sliders is usually what I go for when I come here because they are probably the best thing on the menu. The last time I went here they had a lot of new items and I was pretty excited about them. I tried the empanadas from the appetizers. Being Argentinian, I was interested in seeing what their interpretation of an empanada would be. Sadly, they were not very good. They were definitely not your traditional empanada. It seemed like they were frozen and heated up in a microwave. Needless to say, I won’t be ordering them again. The service here is fantastic though, so I kind of wish their food matched the service.
A few tips:
If you want bread, you will have to ask for it. They don’t provide it to you otherwise.
The salads here are huge, even for sharing. I would recommend getting the individual sized salad, even if you are sharing it.
If you have the option, ask the hostess to seat you on the right side of the restaurant. This is where they have huge windows that brings in a lot of natural lighting.

This is my new favorite pizza spot. My boyfriend and I LOVE pizza. This location is small but but it’s gorgeous inside. Our waitress Keialiana was amazing! Very attentive, great personality! We will be coming here again.

One of my favorite restaurants over the past 15 years. Great food is an understatement. Service is great, which is the norm. Nice atmosphere.
One curious thing though, I started to eat at the Green Valley Pkwy bar, and I have to say this, they have the most UNCOMFORTABLE bar chairs/​stools a human can experience. Seriously, PAINFUL. Please look into getting something that doesn’t pain your customers to sit in!

I was REALLY dissappointed last night at Sammy’s. Usually this place is on point with their salads, pizza, and happy hour. But last night was such an exception that I felt I needed to write this poor review.
First of all, they were out of skinny margarita mix. On a Friday night? Really? So, I settled for a Moscow mule which showed up in the wrong glass. Our server said it was because they didn’t have any more copper mugs. As I drank it, I found something in my ice. It looks like the stem of something… but it was frozen in the ice… so it must have been there for a while. The server apologized and said she would have another drink made for me. This one showed up in the right glass! So they were or they weren’t out of them? She explained to me that the «thing» in my ice was a part of the mint. It was definetely NOT part of the mint. But whatever… I’ll move on from the drinks.
The Kobe sliders were ordered medium and showed up well. The flatbread was greasy. The Chinese chicken salad was spicier than normal, and the New York pizza was awful.
The service was ridiculous. We could see that she was busy and I noticed managers running food, but we were there for 2 hours and the service never got any better. We had no silverware at one point, no water for 20 minutes. I usually give servers a break because I used to be one… but it was bad. Not bad enough for me to call the server out online, though.
In conclusion, I won’t be returning to Sammy’s for a good long while. It’s too bad, too, because it used to be great. Hope they work out their «kinks» soon.

This is a great place to go to during happy hour. Even though the prices aren’t THAT bad, it’s just 10x better when paying the happy hour price! One time at another location, we called and ordered and the let us dine-​in while putting our order in with happy hour specials. That’s awesome customer service! The duck tacos are like nothing I’ve ever had before! They are truly unique and definitely a must-​try! They are served mini on a bed of sour cream. They also have a tangy cream sauce inside. The coconut shrimp appetizer is also deliciousness!

The combination of the chicken balsamic salad and the service will get me to come back for another visit (and it is two blocks away) the service was great I had my two kids and they were a handful and everyone was super helpful
Will update with more after round 2

I’m not sure how the full menu us here but the tapas/​appetizer section is fantastic! We got the lentil, prosciutto, and arugula salad (not sure why it’s called this because it’s not a salad, deconstructed or not), the duck tacos, coconut shrimp, almonds and olives, and lobster Mac and cheese…
The duck tacos and lobster Mac were really really delicious, big hunks of real lobster and good flavor on Mac and the duck tacos were really nice and meaty and crispy. The olives and toasted marconas were really great quality too and I really liked the salad — you know, for not being a salad and all. The only misfires were the coconut shrimp and it wasn’t a misfire so much as they were a little boring and a bit over cooked but we were pretty much tearing up the rest ;). The wine we ordered was turned but that happens. The weird part was the waitress seemed to anticipate a problem and almost be waiting to see if we could tell the difference. When we told her the wine was way off she acted like she figured it had gone bad, we kind of looked at each other in surprise at the table. I hate to speculate beyond that because I really loved the meal and casual atmosphere but if you get some less than yummy wine, do us all a favor and vanish it to a land far far awayyyy!

This is my closest neighborhood poker bar and I’m giving it another try.
My latest visit was at the bar in the gaming area and I had the shrimp/​crab dip & the red quinoa salad (from the regular menu). I was pleased that the bartender gave me both the happy hour menu and the regular menu WITHOUT MY HAVING TO ASK for the happy hour menu! Kudos.
I was impressed with how cozy the bar area is. The white lights around the bar really make the place comfy. The bar chairs, not so much.
Back to the food– the shrimp/​crab dip was disappointing. If you’re gonna feature crab, I better be able to taste it! Not so much here. It was served hot and with plenty of flatbread but the flavor just wasn’t there. The salad was excellent and very fresh. Loved the beets & avacado,
Would have again for sure and maybe try some tapas from the happy hour menu next time.
They have gaming promos such as earn 250 points on Mondays get $ 20 play next visit.

Hi Julie
I never ever seen by management reply to a review, to me that is caring for your customers! I will come again, because the respect you shown to me, this to me is BIG! I was going to say something that day about the hostess, but my wife stop me, and just said don’t say nothing, we just won’t bother coming back again. I am sorry for bashing your place, but I was steaming, and to be honest the food me and my wife had was good, just the hostess, pissed me off, I never seen that in my life. But Julie I thank you very much for caring, and I will be back again. I am giving it 4 stars as for you and the food. Thanks again Julie

Went for a birthday dinner, Wednesday 1.20.2016. Had one elderly mom using a walker. Maybe had 20 tables in the immediate area to sit and the host starts walking us past the 20 tables all the way to the rear of the restaurant. Not sure why they would even think of having the guest struggle walking let alone that distance, when we were standing next to available tables.
The waitress was prompt & courteous, took the order, received drinks, food was fantastic!
Than she disappeared. The rest of the meal no service was to be had. Just plan awful. Could not even get our check without tracking her down. Once we had the check she never came back to pick up the payment.
For that reason it will be along time before I go back to this establishment. They really need to step up the service to at least OK instead of horrible!

I like this place. It’s very cozy and it feels good to be there. During warmer times of the year it looks like they open up all the sliding glass windows. Seems like it would create a really cool indoor/​outdoor vibe. Would be a lovely spot for Sunday brunch. (AHEM: bottomless mimosas)
Service was great. Food came out relatively quickly (not TOO quickly, that freaks me out), water glasses were never empty, and the server gave great recommendations and was very friendly.
Food was okay. Nothing, out of this world amazing, but still tasty. The menu is very broad, one of those we have a little of everything places. Maybe spreading themselves a little thinly and thats why nothing is absolutely stunning. However I would come back here. Good place to go when you have a large group of picky and/​or not adventurous people.

For awhile I was on a Sammy’s kick and wanted to come here all the time. This spot is close to home and I like the ambiance inside of the restaurant. It has a sort of Florida feel.
The brunch here is great. The menu has a nice variety of options and all of the food is really good. I love the small plates here, especially the Lettuce Cups, Lobster Mac & Cheese, & Edamame. They also have a Raclette & Potato pizza that I enjoyed. It was a thin crust pizza with potato and cheese. It didn’t have a traditional marinara pizza sauce making it a little different. Different in a good way. The Salted Caramel Pudding for dessert was one of my favorites too.
Now on to the reason why I don’t come here anymore despite the fact that I love the food, ambiance, and location. The service was always a miss. The bad service was the most consistent thing that they do at this location. From slow service with disappearing servers to dirty dishes that sit on the table and aren’t cleared I just got fed up. Since I liked the food I kept coming back, but ultimately the bad service started to mar the experience and I just couldn’t keep coming here. I can deal with mediocre service for good food, but not awful service. The tables here are tiny and the tapas style lends itself to many plates. I found that we were always trying to clean the table ourselves since nobody would clear plates. Every.single.visit. The final straw was when we came in a group at my suggestion and I felt really embarrassed for even recommending the place.
So, the food is good, but you have to be able to tolerate slow and inattentive service to enjoy yourself here.

Still solid pizzas. I tried the lunch special yesterday.
The fig & arugula salad is outstanding! It’s a perfect balance of spicy (arugula), sweet (fig), salty (feta), and tangy (vinaigrette). That was certainly a highlight of yesterday’s visit.
The margherita pizza was interesting. Sammy’s interpretation is sliced roma tomatoes and julienned basil on top of melted mozzarella. I usually don’t do too many raw tomatoes, but I nonetheless dug it. I’d order it again.
Without a doubt, Sammy’s is still one of the top dining spots in Green Valley. If you have any doubts, try any of Sammy’s pizzas and you’ll understand.

Do I love this place? No.
Is it a great atmosphere for friends, family, drinks, and decent food? Yes.
There is nothing above and beyond about Sammy’s, except maybe the great service. Every time I have ever dined here, I am pretty blown away by the attentiveness of the staff.
I also really love the ambiance. You can sit at the bar and watch the game, dine at a normal booth or table, or in nicer temps, they have opening glass doors to a beautiful garden area. If you sit on that side, the booths are more like couches. Perfect for a larger group, or family dinner.
There are a few menu items that stand out to me. The mini duck tacos, the lobster mac & cheese, and as small as it may seem, the freakin’ cheesy garlic bread is pretty bomb. The salads are huge, and the pizza is decent.
Plenty of selections, including unique options like lamb, and meat cooked on a hot stone right at the table.
All of the desserts are to die for. Even the huge plate of cotton candy that is enough sugar for 10 kids!
I will continue to dine here, but it will never be my first choice. Unless it’s for cocktails. Great selection.
Props to the entire staff for being awesome.

Sammy’s is still stylin!
I’ve been back many times over the past few years and still enjoy it. The location being right off of Green Valley and Pebble is easy to find. The dining ambiance here is always great. It’s clean and has a welcoming feeling. Service here can be hit and miss. For the most part they have been pretty friendly and attentive.
I finally ordered one of their huge salads. It was an absolute delight! The Balsamic Grilled Chicken is one that I’d order again. It’s filled with mixed greens, Gorgonzola, walnuts, basil and tossed in balsamic vinaigrette. Definitely filling! The appetizers have been a let down. Im probably going to start skipping those to go right into the main meal. Burgers, wraps and salmon have all been good.
I’m happy that for the most part things have stayed on par since opening.

This location is so much better than the GVP/​Sunset restaurant, in my opinion. From the service to the ambiance to the food.
Tonight we shared the chopped chicken salad. Roasted Tomatoes AND kalamata olives please! This is a consistent winner. Plump, warm pieces of chicken with a little char, tangy dressing, tomatoes, tart olives, basil and mozzarella. What’s not to love?
I also ordered the Oak Roasted Chicken dinner. Had to take most of it to go (it comes with 2 chicken breasts), but the pesto and pine nut concoction was great.