One of the best parts of a Jewish family gathering is the morning-after Bagel breakfast. So, when my cousins from Israel came this past week, I decided to go to Sammys early on Thursday to pick up bagels. It’s especially important to show the Israelis what an American bagel is, as most Israeli bagels are not boiled in a kettle, but baked in a proof box then an oven.
Most people will agree that Sammys has great bagels. The service is pretty good as well, but that’s where it stops.
For starters, the place is filthy. Dust hanging from the lights and water stained and swollen sheet rock occupies most of the ceiling. The displays and counters were poorly designed for front of the house use, and as such, they are broken, beat up and falling apart. I will not comment on the bathroom because children may be reading this.
Lastly, overall design is just plain poor. In order to get to the few seats we are lucky to have in the back, you need to walk the gauntlet of people that are already stuck between the oversized reach in fridges and the counter. Reminds me of the Tailhook scandal.
Overall- the food is there- the rest leaves way too much to be desired. This is not hard to fix. There just seems to be ZERO desire to do it.
As a side point, all of the above applies to Poppys- good food, filthy place. But, at least there is a spacious amount of seating area
(PS- I went to Sammys Sunday morning again- got there 6:55am- place was pitch black and locked down. Poppys was open).
Next review – Mocha Bleu. Hit it up Saturday night for a meeting and Sunday with the family…..
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ReplyDeleteI never understand why restaurants are dirty. PINE SOL Aint that expensive! Customer Service different story because you are at the mercy of the employee. But Filth drives me up the wall.I once went to Chopstix and saw "a man" eating with his hands from the pile of chicken in the back and lick his fingers and go back for a second try. ALMOST THREW UP RIGHT THERE. I hope the oil that is fried and refried kills that dudes dirty hands. Oh yeah he was also stuffing his face with soup in the back...CMON PEOPLE. Have some respect! We frequent your establishment the least you can do is keep it remotely clean!
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