Great lunch buffet 7 days a week. Pull Tabs & E-Tabs!!! Very friendly staff. Family friendly atmosphere.

The food at Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant was really good, and the staff was friendly and welcoming. Unfortunately, I couldn't enjoy my meal because the dining room was unbearably hot. I stopped in hoping to cool off, but it honestly felt hotter inside than it was outside. The extreme heat made the entire experience uncomfortable, and despite the good food and kind service, I won't be coming back unless the temperature issue is addressed. It's a shame because the food was worth the visit, but the dining room was simply too hot to enjoy it. read more

I'd put this in the DO NOT BUY category - BEWARE! USED to love Sammys pizza until this last delivery. Goodbelly delivers Sammys to Georgia which used to be a good thing - good Sammys like home. BUT Elk River CHANGED the crust to streamline their operations. no longer the same and not hand crimped which is their legacy with the sauce. Bought Sammys at a premium price for delivery and it is AWFUL. Crust tastes like cardboard - definitely would advise to not order from this Store. they've compromised quality over speed and profit. Really unfortunate as I was a regular order person. I can buy that quality in the frozen section at the grocery for $5.00 where I was willing to pay $25.00 to have a 12 inch shipped. Sammy's please change back and I would start order again. Right now I'm out $100.00, read more

Hats off to Sammy's for taking our last minute group of 40! However get rid of the rude a$$ bartender who was not willing to take a drink order for those of us not eating! So not willing to help out she would see us and run to other end of bar and just talk to her clients. Our server was fantastic organized friendly and got the job done! FYI buffet is open on sundays!! Mediocre food but variety of options salad plenty of toppings, soup; wings and breaded wings! Pasta, pizza and a dessert cookie: read more

Great food! Great service! I don't why we didn't come here sooner. This was much better than anywhere we've tried in Elk River or Rogers . That is saying a lot since Italian food in not high on my list of food I like unless we make it at home. read more

Sammy’s Pizza & Restaurant - Spicy Sausage & Pepper Marsala - Pizza Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

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The pizza is good I have been here a few times majority of the time the pizza is excellent. Sometimes the pizza is a bit greasy. Service wise I've always done takeout. I haven't been in the restaurant, but even with takeout there have been a few times for my pizza was missed and we only got our other items but they always rectified the issue. read more

We've ordered this multiple times on DoorDash and it's delicious every single time. The spaghetti is magnificent and the pizza is awesome.

Taylor is definitely the best bartender! We love going there and he's so friendly every time we've gone in, he makes it fun to head to the bar every time he is there read more

Great lunch Buffet, friendly servers and we love their Chicken Wings. The bar is ok and we occasionally go and watch Vikings or Wild games. There is usually a small group of sports fans to cheer with. During warm months we love spending time on the patio read more

Went in for kids night. Kids eat free. Food was ok. Wings tasted good. Server was nice and attentive but food came out about 40 minutes after ordering... made for a late dinner for the hungry kiddos. The sauce for the wings was about 3/4 of an inch deep which was odd and became a bit unmanageable. Spaghetti wasn't anything special... kinda like boxed noodles and canned sauce. The garlic toast was a small slice of bread that had been toasted and buttered. My biggest issue was the wait. My kids are well mannered, polite and patient., but became restless after 40 minutes of waiting for the food after we ordered... then were still hungry when we got home because the fare was not very tasty. Taking the kids out was meant to be a treat and save on some cooking time and stress. This was not that. read more

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I sat at the bar, and Laura is absolutely the sweetest. As a bartender of 15 years you get a little judgey n service but this woman knows the true definition of hospitality. I felt like I was at a party and Laura was the host. Making everyone feel welcomed and seemed genuinely interested as to how her guests were enjoying their food/drinks. Also, this place is CHEAP! Great prices, awesome drinks, and amazing service. read more

Love their pizza!! cut in squares with a sausage on each piece. One of our favorites in the twin cities!

Ordered a pick up...when we got there for pickup none of the employees wanted to help. They all walked around, looked at us and kept walking...finally after standing around we finally got help from a teenager. I don't recommend and will not be going back. read more

A mixed experience - 3.5 stars. GOOD: 1. The thin crust on my House Special pizza was excellent. It was crispy on the edges - nice. 2. My cup of soup-of-the-say, bacon cheeseburger, was off-the-hook great! The soup was definitely the flavor high point of my meal. 3. My "War Pigs" tap beer, Foggy Geez, was excellent. It came out fast and ice cold. 4. The service was very good. (Then again, I was one of only 2 customers in the whole building at 3:00.) The bartender was doing everything but cook. And he was great, totally on top of his game. 5. There's plenty of parking. BAD: 1. There's a big difference between the on-line menu and the in-house fancy laminated paper menu. Strangely, the permanent paper menu is the one they use. The on-line menu (the one that takes only 5 minutes to update) has numerous items that aren't available. 2. I wanted to get the Beer Battered Onion Rings listed on the on-line menu. Strange - not available. So I got the Ellsworth Wisconsin jalapeno cheese curds. I've had them a million times before....but never the jalapeno version. Pretty disappointing. Could hardly taste any peppers. And it wasn't really what I wanted in the first place. 3. I wanted to get The Macho (All Meat) pizza listed on the on-line menu. Strange, again - not available. So I got the House Special "Legacy Pizza". It was okay. It would have been a lot better with more red sauce. 4. The last time I attended the buffet, some of the pizzas had black burnt crust in places. And some of the pizza was undercooked. My wife was pissed off. I had a more chill point of view and simply went back for pizza that was cooked correctly. For a place that's been around since 1954, I'd think the pizza would be PERFECT every single time. 5. I wanted to get the 1919 Root Beer brand float listed on the on-line menu. Again, again, again - not available. I got a root beer float with root beer out of the bar soda gun. It's a minor point - but irritating. If you advertise a premium root beer, it should be a premium root beer. Even Arby's manages to serve up Barq's Root Beer brand floats. 6. Finally, I thought my lunch was a little pricey for what I got. My total bill for my lunch was 45 bucks. I left a 10 dollar tip so the whole thing set me back 55 dollars. That pretty much sums it up. They're above average. I probably won't go back though. But if I lived close by and if I had a bunch of kids, I'd probably stop by the buffet with the kiddos on a regular basis. Despite my criticisms, you have to give Sammy's props for being around since 1954! And I'm happy they survived the COVID shutdown. -Daddy Maxx Retro read more

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Made a reservation for 6:45pm, didn't get food until 7:45pm, one of the items had run out, two of the dishes were very poor quality.

We were seated for 40 minutes without being asked for our drink order. Incompetence with large parties is evident. Servers were struggling ... 10/10 would NOT recommend. read more

Not sure what has happened to this place. Went last night for the Monday night buffet, big mistake. Salad bar was picked over and had not been restocked in awhile. Soup was almost gone and dried over, looked like it was left over from lunch. Sausage and Peppers was out and never got refilled. There were 3 different pizzas when we got there, they looked like they were sitting out a long time and overcooked. Shortly after, they put a fresh sausage pizza out, bottom of the crust was burnt and very black. Does no one check this before serving it? It used to be well maintained and kept stocked. Started going down hill months ago, and the last several times has been nasty. We're done... read more

Our pizza was perfect. The dry rub for the wings are so so good. Great family place. Bartenders are absolutely attentive and sweet. Perfect place to just relax and watch a game. read more

Sammy’s Pizza & Restaurant - a glass of orange juice - Pizza Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

Ordered this pizza many times in the past. Today ordered a sausage pizza and the sausage was all white , like ground turkey, had no flavor did not look like the sausage I had many times before . I called them to see if maybe they made a mistake so I knew what I was eating. I was given manager DJ and he wanted nothing to do with my question, he was rude and pretty much told me what I was seeing was not true and dismissed my questions saying " we don't have that " I sold 100 pizzas today and nobody said a thing. Customer service is key , I didn't want anything, just to see what I was eating. It's too bad he was so rude! read more

Sammy’s Pizza & Restaurant - White " sausage" no flavor tastes like ground Turkey or chicken - Pizza Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

I've tried you several times now hoping for success at the elk River MN location. But it's always an excuse. Here are pics of same pizzas different sizes to go. We threw one out. You're not a 30 dollar pizza nor nothing close. read more

Sammy’s Pizza & Restaurant - Pizza Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

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This is a review for their takeout pizza. It was a solid pizza overall, as we did the Chicken Alfredo and Iron Ranger. Both were good, but not out of this world. This is good pizza, definitely a tier above Pizza Hut level. However it isn't near the best in the Twin Cities by any means. read more

Ordered the Chicken Tetrazzini which is described as covered in Alfredo mushroom sauce and gooey cheese. Got it and was lacking both sauce and cheese. Chicken strips are slimy strips like you get out of a frozen bag. read more

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Do not go here! The hostess placed us at a dirty table. Not like it wasn't wiped down, the table actually had dirty dishes on it. The hostess placed the menus down on the dirty table and I had to ask her to pick them up and clean the table. She rolled her eyes at me. We ordered our food and the apps came out quick, the food took 45 minutes to come out. We asked our waitress about our food and she said they were busy. The restaurant was only half full. Only good thing is that the food was good. I will NEVER go back here. The restaurant seems to be run by young adults with no idea how to provide service. read more

for the 3rd time in a row, the pizza we get looks like it was thrown together in a rushed manner - ingredients lumped together in one spot, no cheese in another. Call to let them know and they won't even take your name to pass on for a call. Last time ordering - Been a Sammy's customer for years, grew up in Duluth, and had one from West Duluth last week - Elk River is no where close and a disgrace to the Sammy's name. read more

Tried this location for the first time this week - the pizza was decent but nothing to write home about. We got the pepperoni Amore with green olives as suggested. The cheese was sparse and the description stated it was "extra cheese". The service was a little lacking, our waitress wasn't very attentive. We had 3 kids with and they all seemed to enjoy their meals, there was a decent variety on the kids menu read more

Stopped in for a late lunch, been here a few times and always happy with the service and food. I love bringing my dog on the patio read more

Sammy’s Pizza & Restaurant - Pizza Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

Not sure why this place is getting such a bad or mixed rap on their reviews? Stopped in for the lunch buffet today. My wife liked the salad bar, loved a sausage and onions dish they had on the buffet. I thought the pizza was fantastic! Loved the cracker crust, sauce is on point, great cheese and sausage. Great deal as far as I'm concerned for the price! Staff was very friendly and attentive. Clean atmosphere. Everyone has off days but the only complaint we had is my wife loved the sausage and onions but they only make one pan so when it's gone, it's gone! My only other complaint is I wish you weren't so far away! Can you open another in the western suburbs? read more

I do not recommend getting steak tips at this restaurant . Some bites were very hard and chewy and it was very greasy.

A decent pizza and pasta restaurant. I had a BOGO coupon for pizza. It was hot and delicious. I have had the pasta too, equally delicious. Employees are always helpful and friendly read more

Poor service, period! No acknowledgment when walking thru the door. The bartender felt it was more important to clean the empty bar then letting us know that it was going to be a bit until we could get seated. Even better, how about saying (bartender) go ahead and find a spot, I'll let her/him know where ya at? read more

Stopped in during the lunch rush to order some pizza to go and was pleasantly surprised with who friendly and accommodating the staff was and how quick the pizza came out. All pizzas were exactly as ordered (despite the strange variations ordered) and everything was very good. Will definitely stop in again...hopefully I can check out the lunch buffet which looked great. read more

UGH!!! Previous restaurants have failed at this location and this current establishment is no exception. Tried them for lunch earlier this week. They offer a buffet but I ordered off the menu. My pasta dish was barely lukewarm accompanied with two slices of dollar store garlic bread. HORRIBLE!!! This place will not be around very long if this is the best they can do. I won't be back. read more

This is probably my least favorite pizza place in town. It has insanely high prices and not that many options to choose from. The food is bland and the servers are rude. I would never come here again and it is a sorry excuse for a restaurant. read more

Took my mother and boyfriend here for the first time on a Friday night and it was dead. Being dead for a Friday night is pretty unusual and thought it would be a quick bite to eat and it was the complete opposite. Took them over an hour just to get us our appetizer and almost an hour and fourty-five minutes to get us our actual meal. The waitress served everybody that came in after us faster then she served us and when we asked about our food she simply didn't care. Called to talk to a manager the next day and the man who answered simply said "Oh well im sorry, have a nice day." The absolute worse service I have ever seen and absolutely the worse management. First and last time I ever recommend eating here. read more

Have gone to the Sammy's in GR and love it, this one falls far short. Went for the pizza buffet on a Monday in June, it was terrible. Everything was cold and it was obvious that many items were leftovers from the afternoon buffet. Pizza selection was sparse and the cheese was hard from sitting around. Rigatoni looked like plastic and even reheated was cold. If you do go for their Monday buffet at least go well after 5 when they start it so the leftovers are gone! read more

Let me sum it up. They suck. Way below average food, very over rated pizza for way above average prices. During their not so "Happy Hour" you get a whole dollar and a half off a beer or a drink that are ridiculously over priced to begin with. When you go to a restaurant/bar with low expectations to begin with and they can't even meet that, it should tell you something. You would have a better experience if you bought a six pack and a frozen pizza to eat at home and give the $50 you just saved to a homeless person. read more

Sammy's is a Minnesota institution and I'm thrilled that we have one in the neighborhood. The pizza is simply delicious! The staff is very nice. Prices are affordable. We have never had an issue of any kind. My only issue with this location is that the entry is very small. If there is a line checking in for dine-in service and you are simply going to pick up a pizza for take-out, you're likely waiting outside or crammed into the doorway. Would be nice to have a separate area for take-out orders. We will be back again and again! read more

This is a fantastic restaurant to go to as long as you want to be left completely alone, We were sat on a slow Monday night and wait staff walked around us for 30 mins before we finally had enough and left. This is all not to mention the times that we have had service the food was terrible and the portions sucked. read more

Sammy's Pizza is my favorite place locally here in Elk River to meet the girls. They have steak bites, a nice steak salad and good wine! Now they need a veggie snack platter. Nice patio that occasionally has music and a fire ring. The classic cars are welcome to come and park in the lot at the back on certain days. Everyone in my family likes the food and is often a great spot to go out for pizza....and wine!:) I enjoy this locations Sammy's. Clean and friendly! read more

This place is fucking horrible, my server was fine, the cooks were shit. I waited 40 minutes for my food when it wasn't even that good and it was a very basic meal to make (spaghetti with meatballs). My boyfriend got his food 20 min before I got mine and finished his whole meal before I even got mine. The meatballs tasted horrible the noodles and sauce were fine. I do not recommend this for anyone. If my meal was good I could have maybe moved on from the shitty service, but it wasn't so... fuck sammys. read more