Sammy’s Pizza & Restaurant

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:

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.