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    Sam's Food & Spirits

    3.8 (51 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Bars, Seafood
    Closed • Closed
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Hot Brown.
    Jimmie R.

    The food was amazing and hot. The service done right came courtesy of the lovely and polite Destiny. Go and ask for her. The ambiance was moderately noisy but no more than any other spot

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    Richard Walton C.

    Sam's has been around a long time and in the restaurant business you have to respect that length of service. My wife used to live close to Highlander Point so she was a regular at Sam's years ago. My 40 year old son-in-law used to work in the kitchen for one of his first jobs. While they are in a different building now, she said it was wonderful to see their food and service is better than ever. In recent years, we were frequent patrons of the restaurant off Charlestown Rd that burned down so this was my first visit to the original location area. She ordered the Cold Water Whitefish Dinner with Baked Potato and a Side Salad. The whitefish is the best you will get anywhere.... and I mean anywhere. It is light, crispy, and absolutely delicious. Their side salad is large and includes cut up cucumbers, onion, radishes, and cheese. I ordered the Fried Seafood Combo with Slaw and Onion Rings. Wow, I had forgotten how wonderful those onion rings could be and shared them with everyone at the table. The clams, scallops and shrimp were excellent. We're so happy that Sam's was able to weather COVID. Now that we are back in Indiana, my better half can't wait to try the chicken tenders and the bread pudding.

    Carry-out salmon which was small, overcooked baked potato and dry/flavorless biscuit.
    Gigi S.

    We ordered carry-out from Sam's Food & Spirits a couple of days ago. I tried the salmon which was good, but small portion size, and baked potato that I could only eat half of because it was overcooked and burnt with a side salad that was fresh, but again, small portion size. As you can see in the photo, my meal didn't look appetizing as presented either. I'm glad we had sour cream at home because the restaurant forgot to include it. My husband ordered a fried seafood platter and enjoyed the small amount of fish as well as scallops, but he said everything else was just "okay." I didn't try the biscuit, but my husband said it was dry with absolutely no flavor. He was firm in his opinion that he'd rather go to a Red Lobster than give Sam's another chance. Unfortunately, I'd agree.

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    L S.

    Potato skins are perfect pillows of soft inside and crisp edges with good real bacon bits. Potato soup was extra creamy, loaded with bacon and cheese on top. Blackened fish sandwich was not overly spiced, but tasty and flaky. Sweet tea is sweet. Desserts are a nice collection from a nearby bakery. The bread pudding is made in house. Eat at the bar side, nice small open space with quick service

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    14 years ago

    Great food and service. Fair value. Nice variety of salads sandwiches and beers.

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    9 years ago

    The food is delicious! The cost is reasonable and worth every penny! The staff feels like family and the meals taste home cooked! Yum!

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    9 years ago

    Great service. Good atmosphere. Very good hospitality. Well definitely return. Cole slaw is the best in town hands down.

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