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| - Wasn't too sure that we'd make it out to Sammy's this trip, but glad we did. I had gotten the http://restaurant.com gc, despite the fact that I had to spend $50 in order to get my discount AND it had to be dine-in only. I had done my research and learned that Sammy's was basically a shack w/ 4 tables inside and some outdoor tables as well. I was a bit worried about having to dine in cuz I had my lil ones w/ me and didn't know if we'd have to eat outside in 100+ degrees.
So being the mom that I am, I decided that we'd get to Sammy's at exactly 11a (when it opened) and hoping to be the first ones there to get an inside table. We got there at 11:15a and sure enough we were the first there. In fact, they didn't even unlock their front doors yet! We got in, and the place had a/c on full-blast. We even had to go back to the car to get jackets for the kids, they were freezing. But this in no way is a complaint! I was thankful for the a/c.
We ended up getting a ton of food.
-2 LA-style Pastrami sandwiches: hubby loved it, SIL said it was only ok.
-garlic fries: YUM, crispy thin fries with lots of seasoning
-fried zucchinis: looked like chicken nuggets but w/ zucchinis inside of course, pretty good, loved the breading
-buffalo chicken wings: unfortunately this wasn't that good, the sauce is very light. basically it was fried chicken wings w/ tabasco-style sauce poured over them
-zesty ranch chicken wings: i actually liked these but a tad too salty, once again, it's just really fried (i.e crispy) wings w/ a ranch flavored powder dusted over them. When I ordered them, I had an image of wings covered in ranch dressing goo. Their version was probably the better choice anyway!
-chicken gyro sandwich: this was for me since I couldn't eat beef. It's pretty much hearty portions of marinated chicken wrapped in a pita bread covered with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and tzatziki sauce. Messy to eat but yummy.
And finally the much-hyped strawberry lemonade: nice and refreshing. it definitely got a "two thumbs up" from my kids, they drank more than they ate!
A final note regarding dining w/ kids. This is definitely best for take-out. Although we had to dine-in, I wouldn't recommend it again in the future for my family. There were no high-chairs and really nothing that shouts out "kid-friendly". I will definitely come back to visit this place again but it will be through the drive thru!
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