Why do people think they can just make teriyaki? Samarai Sam's is definitely a great white hope to asian goodness. Ok so here's a teriyaki lesson: Japanese make teriyaki usually with shaved beef or chicken pieces. and a light sauce. Usually from soy sauce, sugar, and sake...usually a thin sauce Hawaiians: grill meat so it's got the charring and add a sweet sauce with a base of shoyu and brown sugar, pineapple juice/honey so it's sweeter. Samarai Sam's: What the hell is a teriyaki wrap with rice? Doesn't it defeat the purpose of Atkins? Is this fusion? It's basically cheap, fast faux teriyaki bowls. For what it is....it's the McDonald's of Teriyaki. Is it good? Eh It's boring....

negative

AWFUL. Avoid this place all together. It's a far walk from the rooms with TERRIBLE facilites. There is a single hot tub in the facility & it's slightly larger than a typical bath. The co-ed areas are a nice idea (esp. for a couple), but somewhat lame. The wave relaxation area had several non-functional chairs. My advice: Skip the Canyon Ranch & head over to the MGM spa.

negative

Awesome bar, waiter was fast, owner was awesome. The only thing, SECURITY SUCKED!! My fiancee, my friend and I arrived for my sisters B-Day. My fiance and I both have our old ID's. i was 16 in mine which was 8 YEARS AGO. ID is not expired so i still can use it. 2 stupid security guards stopped me from going in because THEY THOUGHT THE PERSON IN THE ID WASNT (ME) we were like "r u kidding me, they are totally wasting their time cuz it IS ME!" So somehow it wasnt me cuz for 1. i dont look like the id ((Like if a 24 yr oldis supposed to look like theyre still 16)) WTF??? And for 2. Since i had a labrae piercing when i was 16, it's not me because "I DONT HAVE MY LABRAE SCAR" AGAIN, PICTURE WAS TOOKEN 8 YRS AGO!! Security asked for a 2nd identity, like "REALLY? I DIDNT KNOW I HAVE TO WALKAROUND WITH MY I.D PLUSMY BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND SOCIAL" That's me being a smart ass lol. he THEN asked "if i have a FB" No luck there cuz me n fiance share one and it's under our kids names. but showed him our LOG IN E-MAIL Which did have our names. The whole thing was RIIIDICULOUS. ALL BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WASNT ME. I'M A HARD WORKING MOTHER OF 2. BORN IN PHX. I DONT NEED TO BE AN IDENTY THIEF. My fiancee told me "dont worry, theyre gna say all they want. your sister is gna come and we're gna walk RIGHT IN" AND thats exactly what happened. My sister walked right out with the owner and we walked RIGHT IN! Security guards mustve felt stupid. all that for NOTHING. LMAO IDIOTS. Next time pick on some one whos ACTUALLY stealing someone's IDENITY.

positive

Food is outstanding and price is even better. For $4.50 you get an entree (huge chicken strips, chicken sandwiches, burgers, etc), 2 sides (and they have a ton of sides to choose from) and a large soda. It is a ton of food and is always hot and fresh. There is absolutely no better deal in Charlotte for how much food you get and how hot/fresh it is. The downfall, in my opinion, is how rude the staff can be and how they rush you every time you order. If you say "give me a minute to look at the menu" they get pretty peeved. The younger girls have a ton of attitude and we have considered not going back, but the food is so good and cheap. Only other downfall is that they don't give you a bag when they hand you your dinners, so if you are ordering for your family I would honestly bring something like a reuseable shopping bag to get it all back home. Oh, and if you order chili as a side, please know that you are not getting a bowl of actual chili. It's a small condiment bowl with the kind of thick chili you would put on your fries. It's good, just isn't a lot and isn't "soup".
positive