We ran across Sammy's in our recent hunt for more counters to fill the pipeline, which was running low. It's located in the lobby area of the Holiday Inn Express downtown, which used to be the old National City Bank offices -- beautiful old building, lots of stone and marble.
We dropped in for a late breakfast on a Saturday morning -- the place was about half-full, and there was no problem getting seats at the very long counter. It looks like the main breakfast rush had just ended, as there were a lot of tables yet to be cleared, and the one waitress (seemed to be the daughter of the guy cooking) was rushing around frantically.
They were friendly enough, and we quickly had drinks and ordered. Cam made an unusual selection -- bacon grilled cheese with fries. He thought it was really good. Ted had his usual (eggs, potatoes, toast and coffee) -- all pretty average. We were sitting right in front of the grill, so could see everything being made. Classic greasy spoon place -- not the cleanest or most organized kitchen.
The food was all OK, nothing special and a bit too much butter being used -- the grilled stuff definitely had a bit of grease to it! OK for a quick breakfast, and at very low prices. But not one of our favorites for sure.
Cam says: "Decent food with a decent counter. Not enough staff and not too clean. I'll give this one 5 frying pans."
We dropped in for a late breakfast on a Saturday morning -- the place was about half-full, and there was no problem getting seats at the very long counter. It looks like the main breakfast rush had just ended, as there were a lot of tables yet to be cleared, and the one waitress (seemed to be the daughter of the guy cooking) was rushing around frantically.
They were friendly enough, and we quickly had drinks and ordered. Cam made an unusual selection -- bacon grilled cheese with fries. He thought it was really good. Ted had his usual (eggs, potatoes, toast and coffee) -- all pretty average. We were sitting right in front of the grill, so could see everything being made. Classic greasy spoon place -- not the cleanest or most organized kitchen.
The food was all OK, nothing special and a bit too much butter being used -- the grilled stuff definitely had a bit of grease to it! OK for a quick breakfast, and at very low prices. But not one of our favorites for sure.
Cam says: "Decent food with a decent counter. Not enough staff and not too clean. I'll give this one 5 frying pans."
Ted says: "Pretty much (below) average all around, and not great on atmosphere. Lots of better choices around, so I doubt we will be rushing to go back. 3 frying pans from me."
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