Sams Southern Eatery

Sam's Southern Eatery is a great choice if you are in the mood for seafood or chicken in a simple, relaxed atmosphere. The restaurant itself was quite clean (including the restroom). Seating was comfortable and the tables were spacious. You ordered from the posted menu and then took a seat. The menu offered a fairly broad variety of food including burgers and sandwiches, chicken, fish, and seafood. Traditional Cajun entrees like po' boys, etoffee, and gumbo were available, as well as several types of cobbler for desert. Our food was top notch, and it was served with very little wait time. My large gumbo was just that...large, and very good. Gumbo prepared in the South is typically pretty tasty, but this was certainly above par. It came with some fried bread which I had never had before, but I definitely will look for it now. We also had catfish fillets, fried shrimp and fried oysters... all of which were seasoned and prepared nicely. Chicken wings rounded out the meal and they too were quite good. The side dishes warrant remarks of their own. Cole slaw and French fries were very good, but the star was the red beans and rice. Hands-down the best I have ever eaten... sadly, even better than mine. Staff were friendly and service was prompt. Prices were a bit on the high end, but certainly not unreasonable given the quality of the food. The menu was set up nicely so you could mix up your choices a bit... 3 or 6 of this, 2 or 4 of that, etc. Lots of potential options from which to choose. This definitely was a very good meal, and worth the effort to do again some day. There are apparently 51 locations of SSE in the U.S. (mainly in the central and southern states it appears), so if you happen upon one... go inside and enjoy a great southern meal.

Hungry going in for sure full going out. The food is awesome we order Gumbo Large for 8.99 and 6pcs fish. Large portions and reasonable price. Highly recommended