I really wanted to LOVE this place, but it just didn't cut the mustard, twice!
My first trip in memory was about a month ago to this location during late lunch. The place was fairly empty, but the waitress was abrupt and seemed to be in a hurry. I was in no hurry, as I was dining and catching up with a dear friend. I felt rushed to order my food and didn't get a great look at the menu.
We started with the hummus, which was some of the best hummus I've ever had. It was light though on the flat bread. A clear uneven match of pita bread to the large hummus dish. I would normally requested more, but I was too busy chit-chatting and had plenty of my main dish to eat, anyways.
I was torn between a salad and the pizza, and went with the pizza since the place is called wood fired pizza. I went with the Tuscan and was warned by the waitress that it is topped with arugula. I normally have no problems with arugula, so I was not deterred. My friend got one of her known favorites, the chopped chicken salad.
Maybe I should have tried her salad instead of the pizza, since she raved about it and it looked delish. My pizza came out and was a soggy mess. The arugula was not chopped or cooked really and overtook the pizza. Probably wouldn't have been so bad if the entire non-edge part of the pizza wasn't soggy. It was also a semi-strange flavor. I won't contribute the flavor to not liking that type of veggie pizza because it is the type I order at many other restaurants. My husband also got the margarita pizza at another Sammy's a different day and it was also a soggy mess.
On another trip to another Sammy's I decided to try the salad, since my friend's was so wonderful the previous trip. This time I went with the Balsamic Grilled Chicken salad, and I was, again, unimpressed.
I don't want to say I give up on Sammy's since the menu has soo many other great sounding dishes, but I have thus far been unimpressed. On my list to try at Sammy's is the Greek salad, the Lobster Bisque, the chopped pepperoni salad, and maybe the grilled shrimp tacos. I won't be in any hurry to try the pizzas again though.