If it isn't broken...break it!
This used to be a place where me and my girlfriend would go 3-4 times a week but in the past several weeks they've mutilated it (I meant renovated). The vintage Thomas Edison fixture is outdated and the booths were once smooth and comfortable. Now they're fabric which is a huge business mistake since kids will destroy them in months to come. Where are the bar stools? How do I watch football!? What a waste of money. Put the funding into marketing rather than taking the restaurant backwards into the 70's. Come on Sammy! Why ruin a good thing? You have 25 other locations. I know you're a smart guy but whoever hired your interior designer needs a reality check. You should've hired Gordon Ramsay or Jon Taffer, not David Bromstad from HGTV. The color scheme is dull and boring. Might as well change the name to "Sammy's Woodfired Funhouse." I didn't know this would be the new set for the upcoming Smurfs movie. How does this bring in revenue? How does this put people in the booths (well, you took the one out where we used to sit so it doesn't matter. We'll sit on the newly built countertop instead; bad business decision). Fix the water spot in the ceiling above the thermostat first, then worry about the ridiculous phony flower boxes with LED lighting that serve no purpose. And the new TV's? They were installed a bit slanted. But that's not important because who watches TV, right?
Other than the food and the staff, we won't be going back. The employees always make us feel special. They're attentive, hardworking, fun, and professional. We've never had a horrible meal. The duck tacos are the best. I've been in Vegas since 1990, and the Sahara location was my place for business meetings and this location was for the family. But seeing where Sammy is going with it, I'm going somewhere else. Check please!
02/04/2015
We walked into this place today and wow. It was a jungle in there. The place is closed for several days until they destroy more of what was already nice. Green jungle wallpaper on some of the walls? At least they're sticking to the theme. Horrible.