Sammy's Original

23221 Lake Center Dr, Lake Forest
(949) 716-2367

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SPS Swanny

Enjoyed our time! Kathleen was the best!!

Chase LeClair

Sign up front says “seat yourself”. Sat ourselves at a booth near the bar and sat there for 10 minutes with no acknowledgement. Ignored by several employees who were only paying attention to the people sitting at the bar. Will not be back

Josias Arebalo

Great Saturday night out with a live band playing. Great music and great atmosphere 👌

Jeremy Mozlin

Great place to grab a drink and watch local bands. I heard it's also the only off-track betting establishment within 30 miles! Kathleen is an absolute rockstar. The pizza is a great choice here--the dough is really nice!

Phil Silverman

Best musical / eaterie venue in town or in the world . Sports bar setting w a fully equipped stage kept grounded and groovie by master of ceremonies Terry Anderson Recommended eats: chicken tenders , Cole slaw, burger melt , turkey sandwich , blt . Julio and friends are the greeters and servers . Always lookin out for the guests 7pm opens Open Mike . Jersey Shore’s own Phil Silverman (producer - host on wbjb fm 90.5) warms up w his unique r and b and traditional country stylings . Does a mean early Elvis and Fats . Even tells a joke or two Then the hot heat w featured vocalist Lady Jameson ! Followed by the clipboard sign ups and the American music songbook ! You can go solo or be backed up by the Sammy’s House Band who could open for any megastar , anywhere Soloists especially call immediately for more info . The only local place for you to get your 15 minutes of fame ! EVERY WEEK!

Kelrw

Service was non existent on the floor, don’t come hungry. No smiling, no courtesy, ignored completely. Asked for service with a little nod and the blonde long haired woman shook her head, as to say no…ordered everything through bar tender.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Bobby Soltani

Amazing. Place. I'll be back forever

David Shelton

Music was fun!

Service: 5

Silicon Valley Shrooms

Please turn down the volume on the microphones for live music Wednesdays. If the old folks aren't deaf already, they surely will be after coming here. The bands are already playing in a small corner that echos all the noise, there's no need to have the volumes up so loud they make your ears bleed. Thank you!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

Juan Lomeli

Very good place with very attentive waitresses and everything fast and good

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 4

stevie wonder

I don't recommend this place the service sucks and the kitchen closed at 8pm I walked in at 7 45 sat there waiting for service at the bar only to miss out on the food because no one came and took my order before 8pm

Don't waste your time after a hard day at work just find some where else to eat

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Avi Habot

Just amazing place with amazing music especially live music on Wednesday nights.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

W McCartney

Super fun time at the open mic. Thanks to hosts, players & restaurant staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Letty Gomez

Little bit of everything here. Bar, pool tables, horse races, and karaoke ?. This place is pretty lively. First timers here... It was pretty good. Waiters were accommodating and people were very friendly.
Karaoke was fun. Only thing I didn't like was that the karaoke stopped every time the race was on. This made for a very long wait to sing your song. Other than that, nice place to hang out. ?
Ladies, just an FYI.... You're going to get your hot sauna on when you go to the bathrooms. Hot and suffocating in there.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Brian Duhart

The toppings on the pizza was very very well done and tasted very salty. Drinks were okay but it’s hard to screw up a rum and coke. The atmosphere was more a sports book that served food and drinks as a second thought than a food and drink place that offers sports. The band sounded more like karaoke. Our waitress was great… they turned lights off over our table and with a small comment to her she turned them back on for us. 5 stars for her.

Place has potential and should call bar rescue to make it great.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 5

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