Sammy's Grill Central - Baton Rouge

On our last visit to Sonny's, we were fortunate to find Brisket Nachos as a special appetizer. We had enjoyed Sonny's brisket before, so we decided to try the nachos. When they arrived, we were delighted to see a plate of crispy, perfectly seasoned chips topped with a generous amount of brisket. The brisket had a nice smoky flavor and was neither too dry nor too fatty. It was garnished with sliced jalapeños, cheese, diced tomatoes, and green onions. While I'm not a big fan of paprika and removed it from my portion, I found that the jalapeño added a pleasant flavor without being overly spicy. My husband, on the other hand, loved the paprika and could have a piece with each chip. The serving size was generous for two, and we nearly finished everything before our main courses arrived. We ordered the grilled fish, which was well-cooked and lightly seasoned—always a reliable choice at Sammy's. Our server was attentive, ensuring our drinks were always full.

Lately the food has been hit or miss.. I did get an awesome burger there this past week. Our server was awesome. She allowed us plenty of time to enjoy our appetizer in peace. Usually you get the Appetizer, Salad and Entree all within a few minutes, which drives me crazy!

Up until yesterday Sammy’s Grill was our favorite restaurant in Central. We went there to celebrate my 11yr old birthday. We walked in and there were no more than 10 guests there which had me confused since it’s usually packed. Anyway customer service was excellent but the quality of the food was HORRIBLE!!!! I will no longer go there anymore. I had the Bayou Catfish which is my favorite dish there. I was totally disappointed as well as the Acadian Catfish meal my child ordered. The loaded potato was cold in addition to the cheese not melted. I don’t know what changed(cook, ingredients, etc) but I will not be back. I wasted my hard earned funds.

Horrible as usual. Had given up for a while and then decided to try again. Got the vegetable plate with sweet potato fries, the blackened tuna with a potato, and the buffalo shrimp. The vegetables were literally just a pack of vegetable you would buy from Walmart that they popped in the microwave for maybe a minute. No seasonings at all, still hard. The sweet potato fries were mushy and gritty on the inside which I would think was them not even heating them all the way through to thaw them. $9.99 plus $1 for the fries for half a pack a vegetables and few fries. Ridiculous. The buffalo shrimp were so caked in buffalo sauce, you couldn’t even eat them with how hot they were. The potato was just put in the microwave and not for long enough as it was still rock hard on the inside. The only edible thing was the tuna and it was subpar at best. The only reason Sammy’s is still open is because of limited options in central. That won’t be the case in the years to come. It’s ridiculous the type of food they serve here. The place is ran by high school kids it seems. It’s just nothing like Sammy’s used to be.

We discovered this at the bottom of a 5-pound order of crawfish to go... Definitely not good for business. I hadn't been here in a while, but I was quite surprised; it was not as I remembered.