So, I have been coming to this Famous Sam's for over 6 yrs and I have never left a review..‍‍.. Being a Yelper it's my duty to leave a review of my favorite spot.... From the ownership to the close friends and friendships I have made there says a lot about this place. The food, service and staff are top notch. They have different specials through the week.. Monday is half off wings.... Wednesday is $3 drafts Miller, Bud, Bud light, Miller.. And Pastrami is off the chain... They also have karaoke night, karaoke, trivia, visit their website. And it's family oriented.... For all ages... They also have an outside patio.. read more

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We wanted some wings so we rode bikes here, only a mile from home. It just happened to be half price wing day so we had two pounds for the price of one. We had four different sauces on them. They were excellent! I had a Kilt Lifter Amber to go along with them. We had some to take home. Very nice place with great service. read more

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Been coming here for a few years. Mostly on a day off, so it took me a while to meet Andy. He is a friendly, attention to detail bartender. His Bloody Mary's are top notch , and he knows how to work the bar. What I mean by that is everyone at the bar feels welcomed and appreciated. I cannot fully articulate how much people appreciate that. He offers suggestions for menu items, and all in all represents the establishment extremely well. read more

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Best food in town. I sit inside or order to go either way it's all great. It's usually a chef salad or a pastrami sandwich

My family comes here very often and have never had a problem. We came tonight and were served by Nina who had a horrible attitude from the second we sad down. We asked for the table to be wiped and she walked away without saying a word. When our joiners got there she dropped off a drink and didn't say a word to them. We ordered food and when the wings came out the wrong flavor we didn't even complain because we gave her the benefit of the doubt that she was having a bad night. At one point all of our drinks were empty and as we were telling her what we'd like a refill on she interrupted us with a nasty tone tone to let us know she only has 2 hands as if we expected her to do it all at once. At that point we lost our appetite and asked for the bill. When she brought the bill we asked for her name for a review and she IMMEDIATELY changed her tone. At no point were we rude, snappy, waving her down, or unpleasant to her even though she was acting as if it was an inconvenience to serve us. I don't know if she had a bad day, if she isn't happy with her job or that's just her demeanor but it was the worst service I've ever had. read more

My first time ever trying this place. Not impressed. My sweet potato fries were burnt and my wings did not have much sauce on them. They were also dry so I couldn't finish eating them. I did a take out order. I had to find a waitress in order to see where I pick up my order. read more

Famous Sam's - Bbq wings. Hardly any sauce. Honey hot wings also hardly any sauce. Then my sweet potato fries burnt. - Sports Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

We were first greeted by Andy behind the bar who makes a delicious margarita! He recommended several food items and told us each nightly event. I had the Sam's classic and it was the best burger I've had in a very long time! We also had the club with was huge and also very delicious! It was nice and cold in the restaurant which was a perfect escape from the Tucson heat! Great place! Go see Andy! read more

Famous Sam's - Sam's classic burger - Sports Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Got a drink quickly, but the guy behind the bar took half an hour to take my food order. So I finally got to order a ham & cheese sandwich, & it took them an hour to get it out to me. The place was not terribly busy, so I don't know why the idiot in the kitchen coukdn't keep up. read more

We went there because kids wanted to go and it had been awhile. We had sliders, quesadillas, Rueben, & chicken sandwich. Food was good, drinks were cold, & service was fast. read more

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We stop in occasionally, and all is good. But we were there Monday night and had Nina as a server. She was freaking amazing! Great personality, fun, had our drinks and food out immediately. Super attentive! We will be back when she is on shift for sure!!! Nina rules! read more

Went on a Wednesday to play Trivia. Great atmosphere, helpful staff, excellent food. I will definitely be back.

OMG... I had the fish basket with sweet potato fries. Da Best! Absolutley a "10"!! Staff is on top of things and people in the bar all seem to be having a good time. Great atmosphere. read more

Average everything: service, food, ambience. Nothing special. Food took way longer than expected

Cheese stake was awesome! But the coleslaw. Was bland and tasteless. Could use some horseradish sauce, and a little sugar and vinegar. But my waitress Corey was awesome. read more

My favorite!!! I always wanna try dessert but... after the food I'm always to full... read more

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Good, fun family sports bar. Good wings. A lot of daily specials. Recommended their pastrami sandwich.

Beautiful day on the patio. Food and service is always great here. The prices are good, we love the atmosphere on the patio and the dogs are always comfortable! read more

Famous Sam's - We always bring their lunch so they can join us. - Sports Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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First visit at this Famous Sam's location. Happy hour conveniently started soon after our arrival for a late lunch 2pm. Prices seemed a little higher than other location on Oracle but the portions don't disappoint. Hand cut frys on both a half Reuben and half a fish filet. Excellent waitress was busy but right on time w cleaning table, waters, and meal. outside patio and plenty of inside seating, lots of tv/screens. Definitely return when in the area for lunch. read more

We have been here many times, the food is very good , but the service from some of the waiters is horrible. They didn't stay attentive to us at all , Michelle b the waiter had a horrible attitude with our group the moment we sat down and it was our mom's birthday , and the fact that she felt like a burden asking for things is hardly okay . Please fix your service and hospitality towards your customers. Thank you read more

Enjoyed this dining and trivia pursuit game experience! The food and service was excellent and loved the atmosphere of the whole place! Very clean!!! Will go back!! read more

We went here for the Crawfish Festival this past Saturday. We did not have tickets ahead of time since they were sold out but got there at 1pm, got right into line, and were able to be seated by 2pm. Fortunately they had plenty of seating inside the restaurant since it was so hot outside. I love the live band and dancing and the idea behind everything. Unfortunately, the portion size was ridiculously small. If you've had crawfish before, you know that there is very little meat in each one. Therefore you normally get a huge pile of them or several pounds. As you can see in my picture, the portion was tiny and maybe the size of an appetizer, not worth $20. It can with a tiny corn on the cob, cold sausage and a tiny coleslaw. read more

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The best Famous Sam's in town and it may be due to how new it is. The staff is great like Joey, the bartender. They're attentive and friendly for the most part. The beer selection here is good for a Famou Sam's and the food is good. read more

Famous Sam's - Mac & cheese bites - Sports Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

My boyfriend and I visited Famous Sam's for a late dinner. Our visit started off rocky when the server offered us drinks. I asked if they had any kind of drink menu to which she responded no. No offer of any suggestions, so I ordered a soda instead of a bar drink. We asked for a few more minutes to review the menu, so our server left our drinks and went to chat with her coworkers by the bar. I don't mind the chatting except it took her longer to come back to take our order than was necessary. We ordered the spinach artichoke dip appetizer, the French dip sandwich, and the grinder sandwich. It took at least twenty minutes for our appetizer to come out, and it was cold with the tomatoes on top being completely unripe. We were very hungry, though, so we ate about 2/3 of it. Our sandwiches came out about 5 minutes later. The grinder was fine, but nothing to write home about. The prime rib dip was incredibly dry, which would have been fine had the au jus not been so incredibly salty that I couldn't use it. That is saying something since I love salt. To top things off, we were unaware that it was Karaoke night. We fortunately were sitting at the back table, however, the music was so loud that there was no possibility of continuing a conversation. We got to listen to plenty of singers, though, thanks to our server not coming back to check on us once until long after we had both finished our meals. I had to stare her down just to get her to come over, so we could request our check. It was still another 15 minutes before we were finally cashed out and able to leave. TLDR: Highly do not recommend. read more

Night bartender for Saturday's is just never going to be Erika or Britney get him out please

Wow! Who da thunk it? I found an awesome sports/pool/"divey " pub in a strip mall! Complete with a spitfire of a bartender and staff this place made me feel like a "regular"'the minute I walked in the door. Now I had been in once before, about a month ago on a visit to Tucson to burry my Dad, but this time, Ericka remembered me. This time I tried the food. OMG! I got the pastrami sandwich with sweet potato fries. I was NOT disappointed. Pro Tip: Get a side of (mayo forward) coleslaw, add black pepper and put it on the sandwich. WOW! Added this place to my favs for Tucson. Thanks for making me feel welcome. read more

Famous Sam's - Pastrami and sweet potato fries. YUM! - Sports Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

A good locals spot to grab a drink and a bite. They have done great specials on various nights and the bartenders are awesome!

Clean and cosy, comforting atmosphere. 10:30 at night you know I'm not loving my options. read more

Famous Sam's - Marley waiting for her beef and cheese patties. - Sports Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Made a call at 4:50 for takeout. Was asked to hold on, so I did for 10 minutes I ended up driving there and at 5:25 I arrived (STILL ON HOLD) was completely forgotten about who knows how long the phone would of been off the hook before someone noticed. No apology given. Although my sandwich was good the fries were completely soggy. I'll be going to a different famous Sam's from now on read more

Famous Sam's - Fries - Sports Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I do like the new location here. Its large and spacious. All the fun, food and spirits of a regular famous Sam's. I ordered the nachos and was surprised at just how big the serving was. They were pretty good, but they gave me a little squeeze packet of sour cream that was about enough for 5 or 6 nachos. It's always frustrating when restaurants short you on condiments. I would have asked for more, but it took over 30 minutes to get the nachos. Very nice wait staff, just a little busy at the time I guess. All in all, I would day it was a good experience and I can see myself returning to this location. read more

Famous Sam's - Big plate of Nachos. You can see the tiny packet of sour cream behind it though. - Sports Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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Attentive staff. Turkey sandwich is great. Eaten here several times without a disappointment. Clean, spacious and Buzztime trivia.

We checked this place out for dinner so the hubby could get the Friday special of Fish & Chips. Needless to say, there isn't much on the menu for me who is a vegetarian...but I made do with a salad and mozzarella sticks. Restaurant.com has a gift certificate that you can get to save some money on your meal. The place was clean, tables marked as being sanitized, socially distanced tables, staff wearing masks and patrons expected to wear masks when coming in and moving around. Our waitress, Jennifer, was very attentive and friendly. I'll think we will be back....especially when Nascar is on tv. Thank you Famous Sam's. read more

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Food was horrible chicken basket was way over cooked. Burger had hardly any garnish. Dipping sauce was watered down.

I went on a Sunday an and got the best chicken sandwich in the world had jalapeno on it omg it was to die for hhhhmmmm just thinking about it makes me want to tell the world read more

We bought five tickets to this restaurant's Crawfish Boil event June 5th, 2021, for the first seating at 11am. We arrived about ten minutes before 11am. By noon, about three tables had been served. Then we started seeing dozens of pickup orders being bagged and given out to pickup people. Meanwhile, there's a huge crowd/line of the people with noon tickets, because they can't be seated.. because the whole restaurant is full of 11am seatings who haven't been served yet! Whoever was managing this event should have balanced the prioritization of groups differently. No one even tried to communicate the reason for the wait to us, or anyone else in the restaurant. So I'm not sure what the cause of it was. The patio seating area didn't even have misters, so I can only imagine how those poor people felt waiting over an hour for their food. When the food came out, it was relatively flavorless. The potato's and corn absorbed a bit of the boil seasoning, but the crawfish sucked. They also forgot to give us sausages, then later came around and gave us some - they were dry and overcooked. We had to ask for napkins. They did not provide any moist towelettes. They were trying to upcharge $2 for a dipping sauce - at this point, they should have just given it for free. Other than the fact that Yelp doesn't let you leave a zero star review, the one star is because of positives like: bathrooms were clean, servers were friendly, and the bar was functional. But this was an absolute failure of an event, and I will never recommend this restaurant to anyone I know, or ever come back. read more

Love Famous Sam. Great food, nice vibes and great service. The wings and fries are my favorite.

If I can give zero stars I would! Erica is very unprofessional. She said everyone in the restaurant knows how to behave except THAT child to a 2 year old who was happily playing. When there were complaints about people smoking she did not care. She argued with her guests and gave a lot of attitude. My food took 45min to come out and it was also cold and dry! I do not recommend this place to people with asthma or children with disabilities until she is fired! read more

Erica the bartender was extremely rude saying a two year old had to leave for screaming out of excitement (one time) on kids night while other people yelled at the tv and smoked read more

When I moved to Tucson, one of the staples I was looking for was a spot to watch games. Famous Sam's really hits all the marks, with plenty of seating, fast friendly service, and solid bar food if you come in hungry. There are TVs literally EVERYWHERE, and I've never had trouble watching any game from college to pro, soccer,football, basketball. Also tons of games to enjoy if you're looking for activities, and crowd is usually amiable and ready for a challenge. Often some trash talk being exchanged across the bar, which is one of the things I love- it's truly a place to come just as you are. read more

On a Saturday which is supposed to be kids day if your child makes any noise the bartender who is just stupid will tell you to take you child outside! Remember she was not crying or throwing a fit but my 2 yr old screamed in excitement! But apparently if your a drunk at the bar or the bartender who just sounds stupid ERICA they don't like it and make stupid comments ERICA like everyone else in this bar no how to behave except this girl!!! What she's 2 and it's evening not when bar hours. Definitely avoid if you're trying to take large groups or you children! This company needs to teach their employees first how to just be human and some manners and customer service skills! Very disappointed I love this place but will never return and will spread the word as much as I can Thank you read more

Whoa! The new digs are FANTASTIC!! Forget the tired look of the original, the new location is really nice. The interior looks like an 80's fern bar minus the greenery (I mean this as a compliment to the handsome interior.) And check out the top of the bar, wow. The new location's food is just as good as ever. I love their signature hot pastrami sandwich & this time the sandwich seemed to be more overflowing with pastrami, if that's possible. Famous Sam's has always been an all round neighborhood bar. And THIS one doesn't look like a dive. read more

Famous Sam's - You could get lost looking at the interesting patterns in the bar top at the new River Rd location. - Sports Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona