Sam's Place

Wow, we couldn't believe our great luck to find Sam's Place off the beaten path in Highland Park. The atmosphere is a hip but super cozy wine bar with a nice patio. The menu is very limited but the three dishes we had, steak, chicken wings and a salad were just perfect! Soooo, good! The staff were super chill and friendly. It was open late and there was a young hip clientele. It was almost full after 9pm on a week night. Super great place for a date or casual late dinner.

Came here for drinks and appetizers. The place is a bit hidden in Highland Park. The ambience is low key and quite dark so it was a bit challenging reading the menu. I had orange wine, rosette place with the bread was delicious, and a full plate of meaty olives. The servers were friendly. Overall is a good place for a date. Just get there early otherwise you will have to wait to get a table.

Came here with a couple friends for a birthday dinner and got lucky enough to condense some tables on the patio to seat 5. Although the place was absolutely packed the food still came out incredibly fast, and everything was really great! We all managed to get a few bites of everything and the Japanese Sweet Potatoes were a strong favorite. We split a bottle and it all came out to about $30 a head. The atmosphere is perfect for a wine bar and a friend.

This new local wine bar is a gem hidden in Highland Park! Definitely get there early, as they open at 4 pm and tables get full quick. It's order at the bar for drinks and food/snacks, and tables are first come first serve. Great for groups up to 4 people! There's also a patio with lots of outdoor seating and heat lamps

this was one of the best meals i've had this year and i can't believe it was from a local wine bar! don't let the few amoun of reviews scare you from checking this place out because the food and wine here is so good. i loved the tahini sauce that came with the japanese sweet potatoes. the cornichon butter paired with the salami and bread was insane. the chicken wings were so flavorful and juicy too. there's street parking and it's walk in only but i went on a friday and there wasn't much of a wait. also you order at the bar and it's self seating so keep an eye out for an open table!

Felt like the place is so busy and the new trendy "Hipster" cool spot that the owner isn't friendly or maybe he was tired this past Saturday night I stopped by for a glass of wine and at 10:45 pm I asked for another glass of wine before I left for the night because the restaurant closes at 11 PM and I was told "NO" we close at 11. Felt like the guy was just kicking us out and was satisfied with the money that he received for that night and he was done with his customers. Me and other guest felt like he was a dick the way he even said it. He's not very friendly. And when it's 11 PM, it's 11 PM closed and done.

Had a great time. Wine and food was great. Would appreciate if they made their menu easier to read in the low lighting and had more menus or QR codes avail.

Very cool spot. Limited menu but actually made it easier...we ordered one of everything and it was perfect.

I don't understand this place. I've never been to a wine bar where you can't try the wine before you buy a bottle. The wine they do have by the glass is very limited and didn't have a favor profile that we liked. The food offerings is also extremely limited.To be fair, the place was packed so it must be doing something right, but my friend and I ended up leaving because of the issues I outlined above.

ambience: 9/10drinks: 7/10food: 8.5/10 overall fun little spot to hangout on a friday night. their japanese sweet potato is a MUST try.