Sam's Bar-B-Que

08/14/10

Best ribs in town

by ChrisDoby at Citysearch

Best ribs in town, I've been to 4-5 other bbq places in town and I think Sam's has the best in the valley.

I always head here when I have a business lunch.

04/11/08

Don't miss Wednesdays at Sam's!

by AMWhitehurst at Citysearch

Every once in a while a "scene" comes into being, a place and time you know will get stuck in your head and heart as "the good old days". Well, go to Sam's Barbecue on any Wednesday Night and experience that great feeling again. SIDESADDLE, a beloved 30-year-institution in the international world of Bluegrass Music, plays at Sam's every Wednesday from 6 to 9 pm to a house filled with a wonderful and welcoming group of fans from every walk of life who would never cross paths except for SIDESADDLE'S great music, the down-home barbecue, and the friends that make both. This audience, restaurant staff, and band interact with palpable warmth and sincerity.

A few years back, "O, Brother, where art thou" brought Bluegrass to the foreground. SIDESADDLE'S mainstays have played music in the living room with many of the musicians who made the "O, Brother" soundtrack so powerful. This band glows with the patina that only 30 years of playing and singing 3 and 4-part harmony can create. One picker thinks it and the other picker plays the third.

Nothing goes better with Bluegrass than Barbecue, and don't let my praise for the music play down the lip-smackin'-finger-lickin' juicy-licious barbecue at Sam's, which they generously pile on your plate along with excellent classic barbecue "sides".

You can't beat Wednesdays at Sams.

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• Pros: Read my review! All this and off-street parking, too.
• Cons: Have Sidesaddle or the "Yes Ma'am's" play Monday through Thursday!

01/27/07

Marginal - Especially Brisket

by scmba at Citysearch

Took my father in law from LA and he said the brisket was the "toughest meat" he's had in a while. We've had BBQ from Memphis, Kansas City, Oakland and North Carolina and this is just marginal. The pulled pork sandwich was ok, but the sides were not great. No creamed spinach either (I think its mandatory at a BBQ place). Prices are slightly high. Locals go here because Armadillo Willy's is the only other option. If you want start a restaurant, Silicon Valley really lacks real BBQ - there's a real market for GREAT BBQ here.

• Pros: Parking, ease of ordering
• Cons: Brisket, Sides, Portion (small for a BBQ place)

11/15/06

Best Ribs in Town

by kel2121 at Citysearch

Fall off the bone mouth watering ribs! Excellent homemade chili. If you haven't been to Sam's your missing out! You may have to wait in line a bit especially on the weekends but that's always a sign of good BBQ!!! Don't forget the generous slice of homemade apple pie!!!!

07/20/06

Great BBQ, can't get better anywhere else

by tavo1212 at Citysearch

If you are looking for a good BBQ place this place is it! This restaurant has it all, Ribs, Steak, or meat filled sandwiches. Not to mention that the BBQ sauce is absolutely the best in town. A1 sauce that they give out at most other BBQ places does not even compare to how good Sam's BBQ sauce is like. Price is about average, but not bad at all. If you ever get the chance to visit Sam's BBQ on Bascom I truly recommend it, because I know you won't regret it.

• Pros: Great BBQ sauce and food
• Cons: parking