This in NOT an example of good Mediterranean food...and it's an insult that they charge for this. Â You could make it better at home. Â I ordered the chicken shawarma sandwich. Â The chicken looked like Tyson chicken chunks sauteed with onions and crappy shawarma seasoning that looked mostly like chili powder and paprika...freaking gross! Â Real shawarma is slow roasted on a spit and carved as ordered and it should have hints of lemon, coriander, and cumin among other spices...and it should practically melt in your mouth. Â Moreover, the sandwich came with NOTHING but cucumber sauce...which I think was a mixture of sour cream (maybe greek yogurt...but probably sour cream) and dill. Â It was WAY to thick and mayonnaise-y in consistency. Â No lettuce, tomato, tahini or hummus...just the poorly seasoned meat, onions, and "cucumber" sauce in a store bought pita.
My husband had the falafel sandwich, which was also terrible. It contained falafel and hummus inside the store bought pita...overall very bland in flavor...just such a poor poor representation of food that really is the BEST and most flavorful when done well.
Used to love this place and was excited to take a friend there for their first time. Delicious gyros  I hadn't been since the expansion.  It was about 2:00 on a Saturday, dirty tables, a couple tables with people looking around, a guy waiting at the front desk and no employee in sight.  We waited a few minutes and then sat ourselves. Apparently there was one guy running the show.  He could have been making the food too for as long as everything took.  He was really friendly and really did the best he could under the circumstances.  We ordered gyro platters and the meat looked like it had been shaved and sitting for some time.  The pita was dry as well.  I was a little embarrassed for having recommended it to be honest.  It could have just been a bad day as they were obviously very short staffed.  I will give it a try a a much later date.
Review Source:I never imagined that I would write a five-star review of the restaurant that took over the space of my favorite Army and Navy surplus store. Â I also imagined that their food would be slightly above mediocre. Â So much for my imagination. I am a huge fan of gyros, and have sampled various offerings throughout Indianapolis (and other cities across the country). I was blown away by the spicy gyro at Sam's. Â When I saw the option on the menu, I imagined that spice would not be adequate enough to satisfy my discerning tongue. Â Again, so much for my imagination. I found the spiciness to be perfect - 100% perfect. Â Together with a Greek salad, tzatziki , pita, and fries, I was absolutely stuffed-to-the-gills after eating this meal. Â In all, I spent around $20, but certainly could have had a meal there for less than $10. Â I'll be back to Sam's Gyros...promptly.
Review Source:Well, s'fine. There's the meat stuff which tastes pretty good ("pretty good" being an average of "gee, that's rather tasty" [gyro meat] and "well...all right" [shawarma]), there's vegetable stuff which tastes pretty good, there's tsatziki stuff which tastes pretty good, and there's a pita which tastes pretty good. A half and half gyro/shawarma combo cost me 'round about $10. And I bet there are things on the menu which would be better/more distinct than the filled-pita fare.
So yeah, pretty good. And right next to Twenty Tap, for when your post-beer blood sugar depression demands something unburgerlike. Pretty good!
But then, there's that joint up the road on Broad Ripple Ave. which categorically outclasses Sam's in every gyro-related facet. It's delightful off-the-cuff street food (Gyro Joint) vs. a reserved, measured approximation of same (Sam's), which approximation directly evokes same, which makes ME at least think "Whyn't I just go on and get me some of same for just $7?"). Â This is, I think, what I will in fact do from this point.
But it's nice, Sam's is nice, if you're craving the style of food and the comfort of a nice sit-down restaurant and/or you're in a big happy family-style group. Really, don't mind gyrolitist me - you'll probably like it.
I was really excited to try this place. A lot of people had told me that I should. However I wasn't super impressed. The girlfriend and I went on a Sunday and there was one waiter seating and serving people. He had a decent crowd there, but nothing too crazy. Â It took a while to get our drinks and even longer to get our order placed.
We both have served before, so we took that in stride. Once we got the gyros though, that was another story. The Tzatziki was overwhelmingly cucumber and huge chunks of it. I enjoy cucumber just as much as the next guy, but this was way overborad. I wanted a nice, refreshing sauce to compliment my gyro meat. What I got was cucumber with a side of gyro meat. Â
I would like to give it another shot, and I don't think people should shy away from here if they haven't had it.
Just be sure to ask for the tzatziki on the side!
I hadn't been here in yeeeaaars before I went there a few weeks ago. Then, it was a tiny, narrow, cozy gem. The new place is more spacious and has some cool decorations on the wall - overall a pleasant place. The menu is annoying - for lots of Greek dishes we were wondering "What's that?" and discovered the answers are buried in previous sections. The waitress was either overwhelmed by the large group I was with, or made way more beginners' mistakes than usual. She was very sweet and tried her darndest, but got so many things mixed up, like taking our glasses for refills then forgetting whose was whose. I think she might have been waiting on the entire restaurant though - which is just cruel scheduling for the new girl.
My lentil soup was the blandest stuff ever, while the hummus appetizer was delicious (we ran out of pita though - about 20 minutes after we asked, the waitress finally tossed some more into the basket). My gyro was fine but I think I've had better at the Greecey spoon (see what I did there?) on the Broad Ripple strip. My Turkish coffee had a lot of grounds. They say you can use leftover Turkish coffee grounds for fortune-telling, but I don't really want to know what a mound means for my future.
To top it off, paying our bills was ridiculous. The counter is centrally located, but the credit card machine is in the back for some reason. The poor waitress was running back and forth for all of us in the group. Maybe the trip used to be a few feet, and Sam's is just experiencing growing pains.
Went for lunch with a group of friends--actually we go here fairly often (mostly for dinner) so I thought I would finally review it. Â Overall the food is good and reasonably priced and the service is good too. Â As with any restaurant some things on the menu are better than others.
They have a nice selection of traditional Greek appetizers: Hummus, Baba Ghanouj, Tabouli, Saganaki (they don't flame this up tableside anymore b/c apparently one of the waitresses caught her hair on fire so now all the flaming is done back in the kitchen before it's brought out) -all these apps are good, but the pita bread is marginal. Â I prefer a pita that is thin and chewy and Sam's is thicker-it is more like a slice of bread.
We typically get their Lamb Gyros which are tasty and don't disappoint, although I will say that the cucumber sauce does seem a little bland as of late. Today, I thought I would try something different, so I ordered the Lentil soup, Greek salad and Chicken Shawarma. Â The Lentil soup was AMAZING! Â The salad was very boring--not a flavorful choice. Â The Chicken Shawarma is served in a pita and you get a choice of sauce, I chose the cucumber sauce and I would say the whole thing was just average. Â The Chicken Shawarma just didn't have much flavor and it was kind of dry, aside from the amazing soup I was a bit bummed out that I just didn't stick to my usual.
We will return and we will stick with the usual--Sam's Plate appetizer and Lamb Gyro, although now I will add Lentil soup to the list!
I don't know what happened to Sam's, but I don't like it. Had really inattentive service and sub-par food. The restaurant wasn't busy, but it seems like a lot of pressure to put on one waitress to do dining room and carry-out.
The Baba Ganoush was a soupy weird mess of eggplant with a smoky flavor. I had a regular gyro, and obviously it was delicious because gyros are an almost perfect food.
Seems like things have changed since the renovation.
Local. Traditional. Greek. Â It doesn't get better than that! Â The gyros are done to perfection with awesome cucumber sauce to boot. Â The pita is just right and their hummus is very good. Â The kebab meal is also a good choice when you're looking to share an entree dish or when just going for the hunger-destroyer meal.
The place could use some music for ambiance, but other than that: cheap, fast, and really good quality/value. Â Next time I've got that hankering, I'll be headed to Sam's.
I came here on a random Wednesday night for dinner expecting a run of the mill greek place. Â I was really surprised at how good the food and service was.
To start off, I asked for a diet coke with lime and the waitress said they didn't have limes. Â No biggie really, but she ran next door and got limes from Twenty Tap for my drink which I thought was really great.
My party started with the hummus and pita, and I thought the hummus was excellent. Â I'm picky when it comes to hummus, and I really enjoyed Sam's Gyros'. Â I ordered the chicken shish and thought the chicken was cooked perfectly. Â All in all I really liked the food, but felt it was a little pricey. Â I think I paid around $15 for my entree and felt like it was worth $9 or $10. Â
A note: they have hookahs in the window but don't serve hookah here. Â The waitress said they may begin in the summer. Â That was disappointing, because I thought for sure if they displayed hookahs in the window they would serve it. Â
I'd recommend for them to play some music or something. Â It was pretty quiet in here, and I was worried that other patrons were hearing my conversation.
The good: Â large portions, tasty gyros, fabulous hummus and the Tzatziki sauce is some of the best I have ever had. Â LOVE the spicy gyro option. Â It may not be authentic, but it is tasty.
The neutral:  "interesting" decor  It is up to you to decide if you like it.  I tend to like little hole-in-the-wall places with strange decor.
The bad: Â The service is spotty at best. Â Lately it just seems to be horrible. Â When I have went there and my server is of ethnic descent, the service is great. Â I assume that is because it is either owner or family? Â When I have went and it is a ~20 year old girl (there are several), the service is bad. Â Horribly bad. Â So much so, that the next time I walk in the door and it is not someone who looks like they might be Sam or Sam's family, I will probably turn around and go to Moe & Johnny's and have a burger. Â The last time I went, I ordered take-out and she said it would be ready in about 10 minutes. Â After almost 30 minutes I asked if my food was ready and she brought a bag out......with the wrong food. Â They had given my food to someone else 20 minutes ago and had to remake my order. Â 45 minutes for Gyros and hummus for takeout. Â Not even an apology.
If I had to add anything else to the "bad" list, it would be the lack of onions or tomato on the gyros. Â I am a carnivore, but I like a little raw onion bite with my gyros. Â Also, I like the concept of the Gyro being served in a pita pocket, but the sandwich tends to fall apart before you are done.
Am going to settle on 3-star "A-OK" for the moment, hoping that there will be improvements as Sam's adjusts to its new expanded space.
Food - Lentil soup is a win, so is the hummus. Â Honestly, if I could lay in a cloud of the satin smoothness that is Sam's hummus I would die happy. Â Falafel hits the spot even though is sometimes dry. Â Though I've not eaten it, have been told the spicy gyro really has some kick.
Service - ugh. Â Not there yet. Â Is either average or below average. Â I don't want to feel like I am annoying you with my presence by eating in the restaurant you work in. Â Don't even try to ask for recommendations - just go in with your order soup nazi style.
Ambiance - none to really speak of. Â Tables are kind of awkwardly placed, though if you can grab the booth by the window it's good for people watching on College Ave.
Price - Very good value for what you get.
So there ya go. Â Hoping that maybe some amazing server will get hired on there and change up the vibe to get some friendly customer service going!
I had a falafel shaped hole in my heart. Â It was a Sunday evening and I had a hunger that only deep-fried balls of chick peas could fill. Â (Ok, it might also have been fillable by a sandwich from Twenty Tap, but they were closed).
There was a white piece of paper taped to the door to Sam's. Â "Enter" it said in black magic marker scrawl. Â I walked in and up to the cash register, and ordered a falafel to go. Â
"What kind of sauce do you want?" the girl behind the counter asked me gruffly.
"What are my options?" She listed a few.
"What's your favorite?" I asked.
"I don't eat falafel," she said. Â Okay... well.
I ordered a whole falafel sandwich with tahini sauce and tzadiki (counter girl indicated that the sauces balanced the dryness of the falafel).
First, the good: It's a generous portion. Â A whole sandwich (about $8) consists of two half pitas. Â There were lots of cucumbers inside, which I liked. Â Also, the bread was soft. Â Overall, it was edible.
Of course, there is room for improvement. Â The tzadiki tasted of sour cream (shouldn't tzadiki be made of yogurt?). Â The falafel was very, very dry. Â The decor kind of matches the food and service; everything seems haphazard.
Sam! Â You have a killer location. Â People love falafel. Â This could be a five star spot.
So, we were jonesing for something Mediterranean or Middle Eastern - maybe Greek, maybe Iranian... and landed on Sam's Gyros because it was conveniently located on our route to a movie later in the evening.
This place is located right next door to the new bar Twenty Tap and sits across from Moe & Johnny's. Upon entering, there was no hostess stand, and no sign that said 'Seat Yourself', so we stood there awkwardly wondering what they wanted us to do. Meanwhile, the other 6 diners looked at us - equally awkwardly - and offered no suggestions. Finally, we decided to help ourselves to a booth by the window, and wondered if the wait staff were out to lunch themselves. Finally, we saw them reappear and go to wait on another party that had arrived after us, and then they came to take our drink order.
We had an uneventful 15 minutes from that point, sipping drinks, and waiting for our food to arrive, during which, all we had to do was wonder why a restaurant with hookahs and camels in the windows, that serves shawarma, kibbeh, and gyros was playing American classic rock for background music.
Now for the food... First saganaki appetizer. Normally, you might expect an appetizer to arrive prior to your meal. Not here, friends. That's not how Sam's Gyros rolls. Appetizers apparently are like side dishes. The saganaki itself - big in size, so-so in flavor. I squeezed lemon juice on top of it to liven it up.
I had the chicken shawarma. I was excited when this first came out, because I was hungry... and this was a big plate of rice with a bountiful helping of chicken. Unfortunately, the flavor was kind of bland... although the rice had an interesting flavor that I later determined to be clove. I decided to use the pita bread - which appeared to be store bought - to make a sort of chicken, rice, and saganaki fajita.
My friend had the kibbeh... overall, the flavor was right, but the texture was a bit dry. We were also both more familiar with kibbeh that was like a 'meat-pie' - sealed up like an empanada. Kibbeh here is put together more like lasagna.
Midway through the meal, our waitress came to refill my drink... Ten minutes later, she came by and dropped the off the check. "Um, excuse me, could I have my drink back?"
Finally the drink arrives, and I was able to wash the good, but dry, kibbeh out of my mouth before finding my credit card to pay the bill. We were then out of there to make it to the movies, but I do understand that they also have dessert at Sam's. It's just that we were never asked if we needed or wanted anything else before that check arrived.
So, overall, I give this joint points for portion sizes, a pretty neutral score on food, and an epic fail for service.
Tried Sam's for the first time recently (I've always seen it but until they remodeled and expanded it always looked creepy). The atmosphere was a little sparse, and our poor waitress clearly had to cover every table--poor gal! Needless to say, it took quite awhile to get our drink orders in. But when the food arrived (we each ordered a 1/2, instead of a whole)...it was delicious!! Very filling, too! I got the spicy gyro--I recommend it!
Review Source:Do you love Baba Ganoush? How about having it with big chunks of eggplant too? Their ganoush is out of this world! I loved having the fresh meaty chunks of eggplant instead of the normal mushy ganoush. Â It was a great start to lunch in this little, soon to be bigger, restaurant. They've held out when everyone around them had gone out of business. My visit was way overdue and I'm a little ashamed I hadn't eaten there earlier. I've been living in SoBro for 6 years! Now onto the food, again...
I had the basic gyro with their "special cucumber sauce". OMG! Fresh, fresh, fresh! The firm crunchy chunks of cucumber confirmed my suspicion that I was eating fresh food. The sauce wasn't too thick or too thin. Just right and rightly so named "special". The gyro meat was good too. Not dry and not greasy. Seasoned lightly so you could really taste the flavor of the meat. Yum!
There food here is great, fresh and unlike your typical gyro joint. Although we did notice a microwave in the open view kitchen (for shame!) it wasn't used for our meal. And you could see the kitchen was clean as the dining area. The decor is a little greek/arab cheesy but somehow it felt right. What do expect in a tiny hole-in-a-strip mall gyro joint? It felt authentic like only a small independently owned restaurant can.
Have gone twice in the last month and we are pretty happy with each thing we have ordered!!
The platter is pretty good but based on previous places I have gone before, I expected a little more for the price. Thought the Greek salad is very good but in my personal taste, it could use a tad bit less dressing.
Also had just the gyro and was surprised by how much neat was packed in there, SWEET! Very good!
Quick and friendly, and good eats!
We will be back!!
Sam's is in the neighborhood and I have served, therefor eaten, a lot of mediterranean food. I order their tiropita, which is a cheese pie, and it was pretty good. I do not know the owners, so I do not know if they are Middle Eastern or not but the tiropita was pretty good. In the mediterranean restaurants that I have worked for before, the owners were born and raised there. I love to smother my food in tziki sauce and found that Sam's tziki is AMAZING! It has chucnks of cucumber in it and is just the best sauce I have ever tasted. It has to be homemade because of its unique taste. As for Sam's interior, it's BROAD RIPPLE. Not downtown or Carmel or anywhere else. Part of the charm of Broad Ripple, is the fact that everything is old and has history. Most restaurants around this area are in old homes.
Sam's is a good place to come with friends for a quick bite to eat. They have good food and DELICIOUS tziki sauce. If you want a fancier mediterranean place to go, try Canal Bistro or Santorinis.
I love it! Â Is it the best Gyro in the world? Â Probably, not but it's certainly good and HUGE! Â I ordered the spicy whole not knowing how LARGE it would be. Â So juicy. Â Or greasy??? Â I don't know but my spicy Gyro juice was dripping from one half onto the the other half which made the second half even better!!! Â Yes, I felt like a could have purged after finishing the WHOLE thing but that would be my only complaint. Â
Staff is friendly and it's looks like they're expanding which will hopefully improve the overall atmosphere!
This is one of my regular haunts for lunch. I usually get hummus with lamb and a half order of the spicy gyros. The non-spicy gyros is yummy, too, but I tend to get the spicy one. With that being said, I've had the chicken shawarma and wasn't a fan; found it to be bland.
So, if you eat here, I suggest the gyros, especially the spicy one. It's not anything I've had elsewhere, and it's really tasty.
Service is also good. No complaints.
Great food, pretty inexpensive, a SoBro (that's South Broad Ripple) staple that deserves a visit.
Their gyros are pretty tasty (the spicy one always got my vote), and even the half is gigantic. A whole would definitely be a couple meals. The fries are super tasty (although sometimes I feel like the oil they've been fried in could use a change--I know, a little ick-inducing).
I like the felafel, they're good, not great, but they do a nice job of getting the felafel craving met.
It's the not the most beautiful place in the world, but, hey, you can't have everything in life.
Oh...the cucumber sauce...ask for extra. It's deeelicious.
I am teetering between a 3 star and 4 star review, here. It's better than average (3 stars), though, and I have to say that the service has always been impeccable and better so I'm going with 4. Service means a lot in these dreary times!
I ate here around lunch time on a COLD Saturday.
Why is this relevant?
Because they don't have a breezeway and as folks trickled in we kept getting blasted with cold. They seriously had to have barely had the heat on at all because as I sat there my toes went numb.
As for the food it was C at best, looked good but was quite bland. Definitely not of the quality I'm used to especially for the price.
The waitress was nice but the niceness of her couldn't really compensate for everything else, she's really the only thing that kept this from being a 1 star.
It has been a while since I've been to Sam's...what was I thinking?! Â After stomping through 6 inches of snow on the towpath for 10 miles, I had worked up quite an appetite. Â What to have that was filling, inexpensive, fast, and tasty? Â Of course, a Sam's Gyro Sandwich!
I split the tasty treat with my daughter and despite my appetite, half a sandwich did the trick. Â I'd love to try their lamb kabobs sometime when I feel like dining in.
Not the most elegant place to eat, but this being Broad Ripple, totally forgivable.
Ugh. Kerplunk. Yet again, an emptiness drops in my belly. After a long day of holiday errands... yet again, ready to not cook & grub on something very cheap.
For awhile in college, I lived on $4 gyros & falafel. It just makes sense for the fast-paced day: hand held, vibrant and filling.
Then, we passed Sam's. Perfect! We walk in, empty. Oh, wait, what's that? That's a portly man lying down in the back booth with a newspaper draped over his gut -- awesome. He pops -- surprisingly sprightly -- and, we think this is Sam.
Spicy lamb gyro please & chicken shwarama.
We totally could've just got the half orders -- that's what we're use to anyway. But we didn't. We went whole. I felt a 10 - 11 pm hunger rush & left over lamb sounded amazing.
Quick, efficient, authentic, that's all I want.
But, wait, did I hear a microwave ding when we left? Weird.
The best part of Sam's was that it was within walking distance of my house, and when I needed lunch in a pinch, Sam's was there. Â Other than that, there's not much to say. Â
I've had the gyro a few times and it's OK, but I hope to the high heavens that there is a better gyro to be had in Indianapolis. Â The fries were obviously dumped from a bag of frozen fries into a vat of oil that wasn't hot enough and then they weren't cooked long enough. Â Very greasy, undercooked, unexceptional fries. Â Yum.
We ate here in June 2009 while on a vacation in Indiana. Since we were staying in the Broad Ripple area without a car, one of our friends was volunteered to take us to lunch. This is one of his favorite places to go for lunch, so it didn't take much prodding. We (friend, the hubs and I) quickly found a seat for three.
We ordered saganaki as an appetizer since our friend hadn't had it here before. It was surprisingly greasy and not super tasty. I think I wasn't a fan of the batter/coating. I remember other saganakis I've had as being saltier and not as heavy.
I ordered half a spicy gyro with the cucumber sauce. At first I didn't think it was too spicy, but it had a nice heat that continued to build with each bite. I was only a couple bites into it when I amended my first statement to the boys. I had to get refills on my water. I ended up eating only half of my half a gyro. Sad. Our friend ate his entire full gyro - I was pretty impressed.
The hubs had a plate of some kind of beef on rice. I loved their yellow rice! The hubs says it wasn't the best he's ever had of this style rice, but I only got about 3 bites, so I think it's safe to say that he really enjoyed it. I'd love to have a meal with more of their tasty rice on our next visit. Also on my list to try is the spanikopita.
We got a square of baklava to go. It was sweet and gooey and crunchy and yummy. It was much like other baklavas I've had from Greek restaurants - small layer of phyllo sheets, thick layer of honey and nut filling mixture, then a thicker layer of phyllo sheets. It makes we want to get my mom's recipe and make my own. When I was growing up, she made a flaky delicious baklava with many alternating layers of phyllo and nuts and honey. I think the multiple layers give it a better texture. I'm not sure which one is more authentic (I'm not Greek), but I like my mom's version better.
I'm looking forward to my next trip to Indy so I can get some more yummy Greek food here!
Heaven in a pita. I was first exposed to Sam's on Christmas eve of last year, and Ive been coming back for more ever since. I absolutely adore the beef shwarma with feta. Also the fries here are in the top 5 of fries here in Indy.
The decor is pleasant if not old, and the restrooms are rather small but please don't let that stop you. If you did then you will be missing out.
A hard night drinkin' at the Mel (every saturday night is punk rock night!) chased by 3AM Rally's made the excursion to Yat's impossible. Â Who can stomach crawfish pong wafting through an enclosed space, sunday morning comin' down? Â Moreover, they stopped taking plastic!
Sam's was the best decision we made all weekend, as 4/5 of our orders came out perfectly; sorry Carlos. Â The gyro was soft, succulent, and served in generous portions. Â It might be that same Vienna Beef/Kronos/Parthenon bullshit, but it was fresh and tasty. Â The falafel too was delicious. Â Scorn and pity to the restauranteur who tries to serve me baked falefel. Â Deep fry that shit! Â Sam's was crispy on the outside and moist on the inside, as only hot oil can do. Â The fries were balls out too.
All of our sandwiches were tidily prepared, but you might ask for the tsatsiki on the side. Â It seemed sour cream based instead of yoghurt, and thus, way too thick. Â Also, onion and tomato (standard, no?) aren't provided unless you ask for them. Â
Not on the menu, however, a half portion of gyro AND falafel can be had. Â I thought that'd be a normal request, but our waitress assured me it isn't. Â Still, the kitchen didn't mind making my sandwich in said manner. Â Props to them.
Our server was fun, professional, and thew back any shit we gave her. Â I hadn't been in years, but will remember Sam's more often.
Sam's is a lovely place, and the food is good.
Come in a try a large Sam's Plate for dinner (it's listed as an appetizer, but no worries). The large sampling of Hummus, Baba Ganoush, Tabouli and Falafel is awesome. Individually the parts are varying degrees of good or ok, but together this Medditerranian mess (mess meaning meal) is awesome. They do have the best Tabouli in town, and their falafel is up there too, the hummus is ok and the baba ganoush is kinda meh.
Sam himself is Jordanian and he and his whole family run the shop they are friendly folks and make great conversation. The Gyro's are great too, and they have good Lamb Kebab.
The space is small and they tease you with Hookah's as decoration but as of the last time I was in there they were still on hiatus on serving shisha to guests. Maybe next time.
I tried Sam's Gyros for the first time today, eager to see how its gyros measured up against others in the city. My heretofore favorite had been the gyros from Canal Bistro, and the gyro meat wrapped in soft steamed pita from Cairo Cafe.
I gotta say, my favorites still haven't changed. I tasted Sam's spicy gyro, hoping to be blown away. It was good but not amazing: Its "cucumber" sauce, which I guess is colloquial for tzatsiki, tasted a bit more like thick  sour cream than yogurt. Kudos for turning up the heat factor, though: Your lips burn after eating the whole thing.
I also had an appetizer plate with hummus, falafel, baba ghanouj and tabouli. The flavors were more subtle than I'm used to for salty, garlicky Middle Eastern food. For some, that would be good. For me, I was left wanting a bit more.
Still, this place is good, and CHEAP. Two meals came to about $15. You can't beat that.
Sam's delicious gyros used to be served up further south in 'SoBro,' at the flavorful corner of 49th and College. Now, after movin' on up to 54th and College, Sam has a tight little spot, nestled in between the Newsstand and Brooke's Army Surplus. This block has developed quite nicely in the past 10 years, adding Yat's, and now a Fresh Market, along the way.
Sam's has the best gyros in town. The menu is simple, offering relatively standard middle eastern fare. Simple as the menu may be, the food is delicious, and the gyros to go are as fast as any fast food, and much better.
The hommous is also excellent, so be sure to grab that as an appetizer, especially if you're dining in. The coziness of the small restaurant makes the dining in experience a real treat, though, there is outdoor seating for our few nice months of the year.
Longtime Broad Ripple staple. Formerly in the corner of a ghettomart at 49th and College, Sam rewarded those who weren't scared off by the broken malt liquor bottles in the parking lot of the old location by moving up the street to 54th and College, a perfect little spot in between Northside News and the Army Surplus.
Small, informal, friendly and almost always delicious. Sam runs the place, knows his regulars and neighbors, makes your food and chats with you when he's not busy.
My favorite hummus in town - drizzled with oil, parsley and paprika and served with warm pita. I get the falafel with tahini and sometimes it's a little dry, but the taste is good.
My boyfriend's eyes light up like xmas when I mention this place - he can't get enough of the gyros from Sam's.
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