Sammy's Food Services & Deli

What a great restaurant! I moved to Gentilly almost 2 years ago and Sammy’s has been a solid lunch spot that people recommend from the get go. Everything was fresh, hot and really flavorful. It’s my go to whenever people are looking for a good introduction to New Orleans!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I gave this an amazing review for the first time I went. I did a return visit a week later and the bread was hard as a rock.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

I had the trout on French. The food was good, the atmosphere was good and the service was good. My only complaint was that in New Orleans fashion, my sandwich wasn't over flowing as po'boy was designed to be. I do understand, price dictates this.

The friendly staff from behind the counter was definitely mindful of their customers and came around asking how the food was. At this time, l expressed, the food was definitely good, l would've liked a little more trout on the sandwich. The lady and me had a pleasant conversation, she addressed my concern. She informed me, the next time l come to let her know and try her sandwich again as l was just about done with the one l purchased.

Again, l do understand profit in business, l would be inclined to an upcharge for overstuffed if given a detailed reason (we usually put 2 pieces but we offer an overstuffed version)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

I stopped in for a lunch date with my Bestie. The service was great. The food was great. Will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

2/10 food service price was bad, the food was not good. I had the recommended chicken and red beans along with the roast beef sandwich. It was not good. The service was bad. You would think that I forced them to make my food. The only thing that was good was the atmosphere it is very lunch place coded.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Fantastic, out of the way, restaurant in New Orleans. Authentic creole food at a reasonable price.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good poboy and friendly service. The place was pretty busy when I went but the line moved relatively quickly. Ordered the Ray Ray, which was fried chicken with ham and Swiss. Pretty solid and they use that crunchy French bread. Red beans needed a little salt, but pretty good. There was a little miscommunication on my part ordering a side salad, but it was taken care of with no issues. Overall a good experience and would return when in the area. Next time- roast beef poboy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

I used to be a regular customer at Sammy’s because the food was consistently seasoned well and tasted homemade. Unfortunately, the quality has changed a lot over the past year. The dishes that were once flavorful are now very bland — it tastes like the recipes and seasoning have changed or the people preparing the food are not familiar with how it was originally made.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Review 10/19/2025: Server: Caleb Food: ***** Yesterday we drove approx. 2 hours to your restaurant. Order Turkey Dinner to go. While waiting had Pumpkin and Banana Cream PIe while waiting for to go order. BANANA CREAM PIE: I am extremely particular about BCP, gave this a *****+++. THIS WAS THE BEST BCP THAT I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!! TURKEY DINNER: This turkey dinner is the closet to our own family recipe that we have ever got at any restaurant. Turkey was perfectly cooked, potato was perfectly mashed, squash/stuffing was close our own family recipe. WE WILL BE BACK AGAIN.

This place must be managed and owned by someone else other than the original owners. The food we ordered on 10//11/25 was terrible. The All American Hamburger meat was tough to chew and the lettuce was brown and vinegary tasting. The fried chicken parts were very small and fried hard. The wing and leg meat was brown in color as if it were bruised. The chicken pieces were so small like yard bird or pigeon. The flavor was absent. My Grand daughters could not eat that chicken because it looked nasty. I brought the condition of the food to the cashier and I requested better pieces of chicken but she said if 10 percent of the meal was consumed, they could not replace it. I explained, the girls did not eat the chicken but when they broke into the pieces and discovered the discoloration of the flesh of the chicken, the girls could not eat the chicken. The cook agreed to replace the chicken leg with 1 piece of chicken tender. This was terrible. There are 4 pieces of chicken on the plate, all discolored and damaged meat, replaced with one piece of chicken tender. I will never return to this food service establishment to get my feelings hurt and low grade food! I hope you all do not go to what used to be Sammy’s either!

Great food , we had Sharma, chicken kebab and meat cubes with tomato and pepper, all were very delicious. Nushantashi smoothly is very healthy and can order it without sugar. I really loved the atmosphere and staff are very friendly. I highly recommend it 👌 👍

This was the best restaurants of 14 meals during vacay. Monday wine special-$7 per glass for any wine on menu. Had a little glitch, which was rectified and comped. Nice seating inside or outdoors.

Great food good prices.

Good food and great services

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood

Literally the worst roast beef I have ever had.

The flavor was great. It was well-seasoned and very tasty.

But-- the meat was cut along the grain. It was nearly impossible to eat. I had to tear pieces apart and basically swallow them whole. It was unbelievably tough. The care in cooking it was ruined by the lack of attention to slicing it.

Waste of money.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3