“Not high end food at all. Fun. But the food was… something the vodka thankfully helped me forget.”
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5.4/10American
AI-generated summary
People go for the party, not the food. They put a bottle of vodka on your table and the night turns into a show. Plenty of regulars call the food mediocre and the bill enormous, though the and the chopped liver get defended. Some say the new location doesn't feel like the old one.
NYC classic — Opened in 1975 in a Chrystie Street basement that had housed an earlier Romanian restaurant, Sammy's became a New York institution for garlicky Romanian-Jewish cooking, schmaltz, frozen vodka encased in ice blocks and Borscht Belt-style entertainment. It closed in 2021 during the pandemic and reopened nearby in 2024. Wikipedia
“Not high end food at all. Fun. But the food was… something the vodka thankfully helped me forget.”
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“The egg cream at Sammys, Katzs, or Lexington Candy Shop”
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“Fun atmosphere, great chopped liver, mediocre everything else. Not remotely worth it to me”
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“the steak was always delicious for me! and the other stuff wasn't so bad after half a bottle of vodka”
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“Sammy’s is fun but one of the first questions they ask you is what vodka do you want?”
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“It is the same performer but agree that the vibe is just not as it was in the previous location. the layout is not ideal. (Been recently and that was my experience)”
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“Sounds like an IG trap but the vibe in there was so authentically fun lol.”
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“Go to Sammy's Roumanian and get mashed potatoes with gribines and shmaltz on top (onions slowly fried in chicken fat)”
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“Schlocky atmosphere but boy was the food good”
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“If you liked Puglia, you'll like Sammy's. Same vibes, same festiveness, same level of dressiness... just Jewish instead of Italian.”
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“Steak at Sammy’s Roumanian”
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“Sammy’s sucked. I went there for a huge dinner with friends and every single food item sucked and the bill was a thousand dollars. Absolutely not surprised it closed.”
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