Grandpa Sam's Italian Kitchen

I grew up in Spencerport but have liven in Buffalo for the past 5 years. Every time I go back, I have to make a trip to Grandpa Sam's!!

I usually get the ravioli, or gnocchi. Sometimes lasagna. I've never had a bad experience with their food! They bottle their sauces and I think next time I'm there, I will get a jar!

The last time I was there, though, I got the pizza on a whim. It was delicious! Better than some of the pizza places (both in Spencerport and Buffalo)!

After you order, you get some fresh Italian bread and a salad. I love restaurants where you dip your bread into oil and cheese. My mother used to serve oil with bread rather than butter and sometimes I really miss it! Their dressing for the salad is great too!

Another great thing about Grandpa Sam's is their catering. For both me and my brother's high school and college graduations, we have ordered a pan of their chicken french. The pieces of chicken are huge and we usually cut every piece in half before serving it. For all 4 caterings, I have never heard a complaint about the chicken french!  I absolutely love it and would recommend it.

If you're ever in Spencerport, you don't want to miss out on Grandpa Sam's. But make a reservation, it is always busy there!

You know when you are trying to eat right for a while and then one day you just can't take it any more and you are like, "I NEED CARBS! BUTTER! CHEESE!" Well, this would be the perfect place to relapse.

Everything is just pretty solid here, not amazing, but they have all the important parts down pat-- food is decent, service was great, environment is clean and cozy.  Meals come with bread and a salad, which is nice for a change, because for some reason a lot of restaurants stopped serving (or started charging) for a salad. Our entrees were piping hot-- the artichoke french and chicken parm. I would not make a special trip to go back here, but I would definitely stop in again if I happened to be in Spencerport any time soon.

This Italian restaurant is in the cute, out-of-the-way town of Spencerport, but has some good quality Italian food that you might not expect in a place like this.

For appetizers, I went for the cheesy risotto fritters, which were similar to arancini, but without the filling. I actually liked the fritters, as the batter was light and the risotto was cooked perfectly. The marinara sauce provided a nice tangy touch.

Another appetizer, the cheesy mugliulati, was almost like an Italian bread pizza. Toasted Italian bread, topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and Italian pepperoni, it didn't seem very unique and it looked like it could've been whipped up by some college kid with late night hunger pains.

The salad and Italian bread portion of the meal was passable. It wasn't glaringly bad or good.

I had the linguine with white clam sauce, which was replete with clams. Not only did it have an abundance of clams in the shell, but chopped clams in the sauce. The clams were certainly not overcooked and tasted fantastic. The portion was substantial to the point where I wasn't even close to finishing it. The only complaint I have is that the sauce was too oily, even for a white clam sauce. Overall,  it was very good and I'd order it again.

The service wasn't too bad, as the young lady was attentive and reasonably helpful. The decor is somewhat dated and reminds me of the 80's. They have to update the tables and chairs.