Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza and Grill

Josh was a great waiter, friendly and accommodating. Our food came out quickly and the beer was great!

I decided to try this place out after being new to the area. So glad we did the pizza was great and has become our good too place.

Food was good. Had Hawaiian pizza with basil. Only reason for 3 stars is bc I thought that the wait staff could have been more attentive to the customers. I had to ask for a refill on water and another patron had to fight to get staff attention for salt shaker. It was not busy but close to closing time.

Went there yesterday with my girls and love the food this place is my fav. Great customer service waiter Alexander S was so friendly

Wow, it is now May. I decided to try again. Service was again awful, from the minute we came. 5pm on a Sunday. Sort of busy inside. We had a party of 6. Asked to sit outside where there was only 2 other parties of two. The hostess was placing us along wall with a rectangle table and a small circle one. I asked if we could push the two rectangle ones togetheinstead. She said no at first saying it was really busy. Because we had three younger kids she finally agreed. The far corner table by the outside open window was loaded with a prior guests dishes and card thing. For the hour plus we were there, it was never cleaned up. There was two ladies sitting other side of it, and they commented too.
Service was again spotty. Asked for drinks and bread. Drinks finally came. Appetizer came, no plates or silverware. When we asked for some, we were brought plates and silverware topped on eachother probably from an inside table. Bottoms of plates on top of silverware. Anyways. The service just was bad. By the way, bread didn’t come until ½ way thru appetizer. The couple at a table next to us complained about their pizza and got it taken off the tab. Complained about service.
I just don’t get what’s happening to this place it use to be one of our favorite places to eat.

Went for dinner here the other day, we had an Awesome waitress I wished I remembered her name, we sat near the bar, pretty sure she’s was a bartender as well she was a brunette, hair in a ponytail/​bun. Anyways she was great I haven’t had such great customer service like that in a long time, we ordered drinks and apps and a pizza everything was delicious, great service! :)

Food was very good, and the service by TANYA was SUPERB!!! She was incredible … apparently a shortage of staff tonight, but that did NOT stop her from providing Incredible Service. She greeted us as we walked in (thought she was the hostess), found a table in our preferred area but it needed «bussing» … she cleaned off the table. Got our drinks immediately, took our order when she brought the drinks, and overall was a delightful personality, and incredible efficient.
Restaurant was Four Stars … She was SIX STARS!!! (Overall average of FIVE STARS!!!)
Thanks Tanya, you made our evening.

The waitress here with the blonde pompadour wig on was disgusting. She only looked at my husband the entire time we were there dining. She didn’t address me directly at all when I was ordering my food she was not looking at me, but at him like he was ordering. She slammed everything down on the table when she brought it out. Drinks, dressing, plates.. .
Will not return to this Sammys. That girl needs to go. Who does that?

This is my second time ever at Sammy’s. I previously visited a different location. I chose the shrimp and angel hair pasta. I wanted to substitute the shrimp for salmon but decided not to when I learned the charge was $ 7. I thought that was steep. I’m accustomed to $ 3 – 4 substitution charge.
Anyway, the meal was ok. However, the vegetables in the pasta didn’t blend well with the lobster cream sauce. Usually when vegetables are within a pasta dish they are sautéed so that they blend well with the sauce and become additional flavor for the sauce. The taste of the vegetables overpowered the flavor of the sauce and even the shrimp.
This was another disappointing visit to Sammy’s. Maybe I should accept that they are unable to offer an exceptional dining experience, only one that is mediocre.
The server was friendly and attentive. The food is just not very good.

We recently had a large party in one of their multiple party rooms and had a great experience! They went above and beyond to meet each of my requests! They dedicated a server to our room and the manager continually checked in with us! I highly recommend giving Sammy’s a call for any party you may want to have! The food is also really great and there’s a wide variety of foods aside from pizza (what they’re known for) including salads, tacos, and great appetizers. There’s also a really great well-​marked selection of gluten free and vegetarian options along with a great drink selection for a chain restaurant!

Service — 4.5 stars
Food — 3.0 stars
Ambience — 4.5 stars
Overall — 4 stars
We ate here on a monday and there was hardly any one in here. Probably why service was fast. This place has both an indoor and patio seating available but it was too hot outside. Let start with our soup, the lovster bisque was very thick and tasted funny there were 2 small piece of crab it had the texture of cottage cheese. The entrée were the ny style pizza (12″ is their only size) and the shrimp angel hair pasta. The pizza was decent, rate higher than dominoes and pizzahut but lower scale than Bronx pizza. The pasta however was super bland. I even mixed it up from the bottom but still taste like nothing. There was shrimp, lobster, mushrooms, and some other things and it still was bland. Over a good place to eat if you didnt want to travel far. But if you have time look for other options.

Love this location, best food and excellent service. My Wife and I enjoyed dining here during our visit to SD. Our server Natalie was incredible, she was super nice and had great recommendations for us since it was our first time. We enjoyed everything she suggested for us, from appetizers to dessert (not to mention our drinks :)) if you’re looking for great food and service, do yourself a favor and visit Sammy’s. We will definitely be back. Ask for Natalie! :)

Five Dollar Coffee and Gristle in the «Kobe» Chili
It is perhaps unfair to judge a restaurant based on one visit, but sometimes one visit is enough. To quote Henry David Thoreau «Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a trout in the milk.» In this case, it was the gristle in the «Kobe» chili.
For the price, I wasn’t expecting real Kobe beef, or even a wagyu wannabe, but I wasn’t prepared to find myself trying to chew multiple pieces of gristle. I’m thinking that this chain is trying to maximize profit by substituting inferior cuts of beef. The coffee price was also a surprise, because the coffee seemed very ordinary.
I’m giving this restaurant three stars only because the wait staff was excellent. I’m sorry they have to work for such a cheapskate.
To make the menu honest perhaps the dish should have been described as «Rodeo Round-​up Reject Chili».

I’ve been here twice within the last week and I’ll explain why this place is no good.
First visit was for a birthday party, we had about 7 people in the group. It felt as though every time someone ordered something the waiter would reply «we actually just ran out of that», which is fine I understand but at the same time it’s inconvenient. Next someone in the group orders a pasta, with shrimp. They brought out the pasta with the rest of the food but for some odd reason the shrimp came out basically when they handed us the bill? I ordered the bbq pizza and a side salad, my order was fine no complaints. I will say this, the service was great, and the manager was very helpful but the kitchen needs to be on the ball.
Second visit was for a meeting, there was about 12 or so in the group. The same bbq pizza was ordered but this time tasted much different, wasn’t very good. There is definitely a lack of consistency I’ve noticed with Sammy’s.
Overall the staff is great but there is certainly room for this place to improve kitchen wise.

Just had dinner party of 10 service was very slow! Food was ok, we left hungry and went elsewhere for desert. As soon as the bill was paid the manager turned off the heaters as we were the only people on the patio. When I confronted him about it he played stupid and claimed he was oblivious to us being there! Really 10 people and he did not see us sure!
Now Sean the employee tries making a joke of this, as he well know our stuff drinks etc. were on the outside tables he also makes it sound like he only saw one of us. Umbrellas were under the heaters to keep his slippery floor dry as we saw a customer slip and fall when we arrived.

I have been to this establishment several times, only because the food is real good. As usual, the service is awful. I felt like I was eating at a diner. Our waiter dropped off our drinks and our appys and we dispersed them amongst ourselves. Then she bussed her own empty tables and sat new customers while serving an 8-​top, plus tables on the patio, and several other tables inside.
She really worked her a*# off, but it’s truly a reflection of the management. It is ALWAYS like this when I dine here. This last time was a Thursday evening at 6pm. I love the food, but I hesitate to dine here because I can’t stand to watch good people worked like dogs.

I like Sammy’s a lot because the pizzas are tasty, the prices are fair and it’s a very nice restaurant. This Sammy’s is right next to my bank so I try to eat here as much as I can. This is definitely my type of pizza restaurant from the food, the tea which I’m a huge fan of and the feeling of an somewhat upscale restaurant.
Sammy’s may be on the pricey side but I believe it’s worth every penny. When I come here the service is pretty good, the food is great and some of the desserts are outstanding. I usually get a pear pizza with arugula on top and its probably my favorite. Also it’s a little dark inside which I kind of like because I hate bright lights. I have no problems with Sammy’s and can’t wait to eat here again.

I’ve been here quite a few times over the years with family. Last night I brought my son and had a lackluster experience.
I’m still trying to figure out what it was about this one particular table that commanded our servers attention the entire time, but he certainly never smiled at us or any of the other tables nearby like he did with them. He also ignored us for most of the evening until right before it was time to settle up the check, then we existed again!
It took about 40 minutes after we ordered to get our food. The restaurant was only half filled. Not sure what was going on with that. I was never offered an explanation, probably because it would have required our server to stop at the table. I know it’s super complicated to make a salad these days though. especially given that half the chicken on my salad was burned, I know that extra time made all the difference.
I did note that there was a manager on duty and he was checking on that one table. Yep. Those were the privileged diners. No one came to check on us. When we left, no said good night to us. I remember the service here being so much better. I don’t know what happened here, but there are other dining options close by. It’s a shame because my son is so fond of this restaurant.
Other than the over cooked chicken in my salad, our food was fine. My son enjoyed his kid’s pizza. He was very hungry and at one point just asked if we could leave and go somewhere else. It was then that our food finally appeared. He managed to clean his plate in record time. I think if he really wants to give this place another shot we will have to try another location. I’m pretty disappointed in the service we received, obviously the management here is lacking.

I was shopping in the are with my parents and then dinner time came… What to do? What to eat? Where to go?
Have I mentioned how much I adore my Unilocal app??? I’m so thankful for the suggestions it makes because when I’ve been in need of help, it always comes to the rescue.
I’m not very familiar with the La Mesa area and this seemed like a safe choice.
Honestly I did not expect great things, just simple ok food. I was very wrong! Shame on me for judging before even tasting something.
Even though it was pretty packed, the wait was only 20 mins.
Our server came and he asked if he could take our drink order, we replied right away with: oh no we are ready and we are starving. He had a great attitude and offered some bread as he explained that they were busy and they would do their best to get our things asap.
We ordered the grilled shrimp pizza, half pepperoni and half pear prosciutto and a Caesar salad.
Everything was on point. We were very satisfied with every single bite.
Loved the crunchy yet soft crust.
I will definitely go back to try more things on their menu.
A big plus for me is the excellent customer service we received. My parents are not fluent in English but they try their best, anyone who accommodates or plays along with their attempts has an A+ on my book!

Since I’m allergic to dairy they have a great vegan cheese option here! This location is very convenient to home (waling distance) and is in a shopping center that is not very crowded at all. Every Sammy’s has the same layout, so that I don’t have to explain but the menu is just one page w/​excellent choices.
Come here if you want an inexpensive salad w/​great flavor! They sure know their menu!