Samantha's
Restaurant (Dinner)
We had a pretty successful breakfast visit to
Samantha’s and returned with friends for
dinner. Breakfast is the way to go. I
don’t know what it is with these friends but whenever we go to
Canton with them we end up with menus that challenge the word counts
of The Stand, The Illiad, and The Lord of The Rings Trilogy.
WORDS!!! We stopped counting the errors in the printing or we might
still be there. Our server was nice but much like the morning crew
struggled to keep everything together and maintain even the veneer
of hospitality. Someone needs to bring the front of the house
together there. |
Where Did You See The Chicken? Page 82. |
Is It Just Us? |
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We ordered all over the place as is our custom. Starting with a soup
and an appetizer. They had over a dozen soups on the list for the
day and we went with the sherried lobster bisque. Warm cream with a
hint of sherry and thoughts of lobster is how the cup would better
be described. If they developed flavor in three soups everyday
instead of offering a plethora of meh, they would be way ahead of
the game. The app went much better, Asparagus Fries with what they
call Cusabi Sauce. Battered and fried stems of grassy green
asparagus comes with a cup of ranch dressing adulterated with
cucumber and wasabi. Nothing wrong with that. The rest I could
probably do without. |
Lobsterless Bisque |
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Not only did every dish arrive individually, they didn’t arrive as ordered. The avocado, bacon and turkey melt was offered as Grilled Turkey, Bacon, Sliced Avocado, Lettuce, Tomato, Mozzarella and Pepper Jack Cheese with Ancho Chile Sauce on Grilled Sour Dough, was ordered without the bacon, pepper jack and chile sauce but arrived with Grilled Turkey, Bacon, Sliced Avocado, Lettuce, Tomato, Mozzarella and Pepper Jack Cheese with Ancho Chile Sauce on Grilled Sour Dough.
The steak special was at a nice price point
but was rough to get through with the butter knife. |
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The half rack and chicken breast arrived at the same level of mediocrity as the steak with ice cold fries and sauce that doesn’t even seem like it comes from a bottle. Bag maybe, or just add water. The ribs are spares so you expect more fattiness but you would also expect a low and slow cooking to render some of the tougher bits into gelatinous glory. Nope. The slaw was the best part of the dish and the apples the menu says it comes with didn’t make an appearance. The lasagna was, well, bad, just bad. The menu calls it seven layers of tall Italian food with a picture of the standard cut of casserole you would expect. What showed was a slap-dash hodge-podge of broken noodles and cheese randomly piled together and hidden under a tomato sauce so raw and acidic they must heat it in porcelain or glass cookware, as it would eat it’s way through anything metal.
Stick to breakfast, when you have the time. |
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Ribs Looked Good But Sauce Had Zero Depth |
The Chicken Looked...Well... |
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" Rosemary Fries Taste Better Than Regular Fries |
Plus, They Heat The Rosemary Ones |
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Woof |
Hey, The Slaw Ain't Bad |
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D | D | C | B | F | D | ||
Asparagus & Hot Fries | Lasagna |