rev:text
| - I've been past the intersection of 43rd Avenue and Union Hills countless times, but not until recently did I notice the sign for Sam's Pizza. Curiosity got the better of me and I checked out the website. Seemed like an interesting place with the Chicago style thin crust. Convinced the wife and we headed over to check it out.
I was expecting a restaurant with table service for some reason, but instead it was like a Ray's or Sardella's where you order at the counter and they bring it to you. There were only 4-5 tables in the place, seating 2 each...I'm assuming much of their business comes from takeout and delivery. We were the only people in there and the counter help was friendly and quick. Our drinks came out quick. My soda tasted a little flat, but not horrible.
The wife and I each ordered "Sam's Mini-Sampler" which is a personal pizza w/ five hot wings. The wings came out first, and you could tell they were straight out of the fryer, as they were quite hot (temperature). The hot sauce was not overwhelming and had a nice taste to it...however, the underlying chicken, not so good. It didn't have good flavor and also seemed a little rubbery, so maybe it had been fried a little bit too much? Anywho, by this point, at least 15 minutes had passed since we made our order and no pizza. This is only a problem b/c the menu notes that the personal pizza is ready in 10 minutes or less usually. As there was no one there...it should have been ready quicker.
The pizza came out and smelled good. It also was a great size for a one person meal. The flavor of the pizza was good as well, though if you don't like tomato sauce on the sweet side (kind of reminded me of Spinato's) you might not like this. The one down side of the pizza was that while the crust was thin, the bottom was not at all crispy which the menu had me believing it would be.
Overall, Sam's was ok. I liked the pizza (which I would have gotten the roasted garlic topping instead of plain cheese) but did not care for the wings or the wait. The wife didn't particularly like it, so it is not likely that I'll be back. Three stars, nothing extraordinary, nothing underordinary.
|