Sandy's Serbian Restaurant

Sandy's was the site for a wedding reception I attended this last weekend. What a loverly little Serbian spot!! While I haven't dined at many Serbian restaurants in the city, just Devine and Beograd,  Sandy's is far superior to both!!

The reception was table service, so I have no opinions on the buffet that so many have reviewed.

Forgive me as I don't know the name of any of the dishes I tasted, but my taste buds remember the FLAVOR. The soup was light, delicious, and not overly salty. We were served two salads, a tomato cucumber salad in a delicate dressing and a cabbage like salad that was dressed in a lip licking vinaigrette!! I could not get enough.

The main dish (I mean that literally) had a variety of red meats, chevapi, and chicken for us to taste. The chevapi were tasty and not overdone but I cannot say the same for the chicken. While the chicken was seasoned well it was DRY....sad face because it looked like it had so much potential.

All in all, I will be coming back to Sandy's to see what they offer for dinner as opposed to an event.

This place is great.  Haven't experienced the buffet or live music yet, but the meal I had was really good.  I also think the decor---though unquestionably dated---is nice and welcoming.  Service was excellent as well as friendly.  If Sandy's is only a shell of its former greatness---as many of the reviews suggest---it must have previously been the greatest restaurant in the world.  Looking forward to going back soon.

We came to Sandy's after a friend's family event.  I just have to say, I don't like buffets.  In my line of work, I've grown accustomed to eating cold buffet food after the main event is over.  Not a fan.  Then I walked up to the buffet at Sandy's and my eyes lit up like a child on Christmas morning.

The buffet, and the restaurant for that matter, brought me back to the days when we would go with Grandma and Grandpa to the VFW for the fish fry.  I say that with love.  It just felt homey and like I was at someone's house for a big family meal.

I immediately started loading up my plate with whatever I could find that I didn't know what it was.  I also enjoyed that the pig and the fish were served whole with the heads and tails.  I admit that I'm not a Serbian food connoisseur but everything I chose was delightfully tasty.  The baked ham and chicken, fried fish, sauteed vegetables, fresh tomato and cucumber salad (yeah, looking back it seems like there was more that I didn't know what it was.  Don't know where my head was...wooo!), beans and my favorite...sama.  All so good.  And then there was dessert.  Baklava and crepes with jam.  Yum.

After lunch at Sandy's I felt like it was lunch with my own family, not just my friend's.