Samurai Sam’s cheap, tasty cuisine close to campus, downtown
By JJ. Harder
Staff Writer
First it was Jerry Tagge on the
radio for Husker games. Then we
got to see Steve Taylor on bill
boards selling real estate. And
we’ve read about Lance Brown and
his future dance club. Now we’ve
got Sean Wieting, Matt Hunting,
and Japanese food.
I’m sure you’re asking, “Who
are Sean Wieting and Matt
Hunting?” Well, they are former
Husker backups of backups that
decided to use their football fame
and business know-how to open a
franchise of Samurai Sam’s
Tenyald Grill. Samfe is a chain of
fast-food Japanese joints out of
Arizona. This is die first in our
area.
Sams oners all of the cooked
delicacies of Japan (read: no sushi)
at very low prices, ftfc cheap, filling
and very tasty. And irt all Asian
food most ofus probably don’t usu
ally eat, so we can get a little culture
at the same time.
The menu begins with the
Teriyaki Bowls, obviously the
anchor of the restaurant. You can
order steak, chicken or veggies
with noodles in a small bowl. The
hula bowl had too much sweet and
sour sauce, but the.chickcn and
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steak both tasted great. The soy
sauce isn’t too heavy and brings the
flavor of the meat out very well. I
would rate the bowls favorable, but
not as the best item on the menu.
The Teriyaki Wraps are the
Japanese version of what Amigo'S
and Nacho last has done, but with
out the salsa and 90ur cream. They
are huge soft tortillas filled with
steamed rice, fresh veggies, soy
sauce and your choice of meat.
They are big enough that you have
to cut them in half to eat, very com
parable in size to La Bamba’s
“Burritos as Big as Your Head.”
But instead ofMoticanmachaca or
ground beef, these wraps have
grilled steak and chicken. They
come with a lot of both meat and
vegetables for the price.
If you order a value meal,
you’ll get a grilled egg roll with
your meaLItt not bad, but because
of the grilling it is limp and falls
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apart easily. As for content, it has
too much cabbage, which is made
evident by the smell. Therefe only
(me crown jewel in Lincoln for egg
rolls, and thatfc the Egg Roll King.
On die high-end of the menu
are the teriyaki prawns. Usually
when a restaurant uses “prawns”
instead of “shrimp” you’re in for a
treat That’s not the case here. You
get six small shrimp with rice and
lettuce for $7. The prawns were
good, but not for the price. Id steer
clear and try a bowl or a wrap.
But the best thing on the menu
is the Yaki Soba. It’s stir-fried
Japanese noodles and veggies. I
know soy sauce has an addictive
element in it, but there is much
more to the Yaki Soba than an
affinity for soy. It is a light dish, but
itfe fun, fresh, and keeps you crav
ing more. I’m almost a meatatari
an, but I loved the crisp vegetables.
This should be a [dace that lads
from Cather/Pound and
Abel/Sandoz visit all of foe time.
Itfe right down the street, and cheap
(extremely key). An added drive
thru would be nice, just so you
don’t have to look at the painting of
“The Last Supper” with Husker
players instead of disciples. If die
blasphemy doesn't bother you, die
sheer stupidity of the art will.
Between Scott Frost at Jesus’ last
meal and the framed jerseys of the
owners (just a little self-serving,
even in Lincoln) the atmosphere is
so tacky itfe actually laughable.
If you go to Samurai Samis, it
vnll probably be a place you want
to tell your friends about. But tell
them about the food, not the
Husker heritage.
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