I went back in to ask for more sauce. She said the meals we ordered don't come with sauce. So I then proceeded to ask her for sauce because that's how I like to eat my meal. Then she proceeds to tell me she needs to charge me. Then gives me more grief and just gives the sauce to me. The entire time I'm asking if she needs me to pay or not. Absolutely confusing. More so embarrassing she was berating me about sauce prices in a store full of people. When I offered to pay for the sauce in the first place. She insisted on the fact that what my husband ordered came with no sauce. Alllllll that bickering at me in front of people over some half full sauce cups & me asking her if she wanted money or not. I asked for 4 sauces. Left with three. Still asked and was willing to pay for the rest..... not sure how or why she wouldn't just let me buy the amount of sauce we wanted. I had to give up and walk out because she was so focused on telling me what my husband ordered. Does it matter what we ordered? As well as she had to come out and chase my husband down because she forgot half the order in the bag.... Sounds like she needs more help or a new profession. read more

Samurai Sam's - This is how full the sauce cups are. - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

I eat here about 3 days a week for lunch. The staff is friendly. The food is healthy, delicious and most important, IT IS CONSISTENT. The prices are reasonable. AND they have free WIFI, so I can pull out my laptop & hang out for an hour and get some uninterrupted work done. A few recommendations... - The large bowl is only $5. (it comes with rice AND veggies) - Go for double meat. It's not much more and it lowers your carb-to-protein ratio. - Brown rice is worth a few extra cents. - Upgrade to a combo which gets you a drink & a side. I get the crab puffs. YUMMY! - If you get all veggies and no rice, they tack on several dollars. I think they over charge for this. Just my humble opinion. ;) read more

Samurai Sam's - Love the lucky cat. - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

My food was great fast and well flavored they hooked me up with extra spiced and sauce.

The food is decent for quick In and out. The staff was friendly and nice. However, the food portion is small and felt like they reduce it to make up the cost and profit. I'm medium size male and ordered large bowl with little food compared to Panda Express bowl. The kitchen look very dirty and have a lot of little stuff everywhere. This place is not organize compared to other Samurai Sam. This place is one time experience for me. read more

Samurai Sam's - Not much chicken - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

What I love about this quaint restaurant on the edge of the south Las Vegas Outlets parking lot is the speed in which you get your freshly made meals. Seems like the moment you finish paying, your order (carry-out or pickup) is being handed to you. I just ordered a Sumo Bowl (awesome chunks of both chicken and steak) with brown rice ($9.99 plus $.25), and a low carb bowl (basically veggies and meat, no rice) with steak ($7.90). Literally I have not finished typing this review and my food is ready!!!! Did I mention the meat is tender and juicy?!? And veggies are always crisp and soggy read more

Samurai Sam's - Holiday signage. - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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Samurai Sam's would have gotten a 4 or a 5 star review, as the food is actually pretty consistent, flavorful, fairly healthy and at a good price point. The issue I very often find, is that there is a HARD up sell at the register. At the register and outside the building on banners, they advertise a $5 bowl of dark meat chicken, white rice and veggies. It's very clear what comes in that dish. What happens nearly every time I go, is that the person at the register attempts the up sell, asking you if you want to add white meat chicken, steak, brown rice, noodles, extra spice, etc. Each of which come at an additional charge. Choosing these options push a $5 bowl up to the $10+ range. Mind you, the menu has all of these options is other dishes available at their respective price points. When a customer doesn't know this, they are caught off guard by the price, yet often times don't protest or even mention it. I witnessed this twice in this location today. When I order and clearly state: "I'd like a $5 bowl, as it comes, with dark meat and white rice" that is exactly what I desire. Why the additional hard up sell? This aspect makes it hard to keep coming back. read more

Was driving around looking for a place to eat after furniture shopping and happened upon this place. Walked in and everything g was clean and neat. They have all kinds of healthy options as well as regular options very good food. Workers were friendly and outgoing will definatly be back! read more

I can't honestly understand why Teriyaki Madness seems to be more popular than this place. Samurai Sam's is cheaper, faster, and tastes better. They're priced reasonably even with the extra charges ($.25 here and there for white meat chicken instead of dark, brown rice instead of white, etc). If you like TM, you will probably like SS; and I would like to hope you'll like it better. The staff is above average. They great you politely, take your order, and that's about it; professional and minimal conversation is a nice plus for an introverted soul such as myself who doesn't need customer service chit-chat with every transaction I make. I keep it simple every time: large white meat chicken teriyaki bowl with brown rice and a little bit of both sauces (spicy and regular) has yet to disappoint in any way. For about $8 for a full meal with drink and grilled egg roll you'll leave satisfied. read more

Samurai Sam's - All white meat chicken teriyaki bowl with white rice and extra sauce. - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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The service is ridiculous! Coming in seemed like a battle between two parties. It was our first time here so we took a little longer to decide on our order. The older man stood there and stared us down the whole time. I ordered the 5$ bowl, and he kept asking me if I wanted other options, after I said I want the 5$ deal, he acted surprised like "ooooh the $5 bowl". Yes, that's what I said man. Veggies were undercooked and almost absent. We also ordered the kids meal with dark meat. It was the smallest plastic bowl, no veggies, & WHITE meat. When we asked for the kids drink, he said he didn't charge us for the meal, only the bowl. Yoshinoya is better than this place. The man gave off an uninviting demeanor, almost rude. He earned them the one star for sure. Not coming back nor recommending to anyone. read more

Samurai Sam's - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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Yummy chicken rice bowl! $5 for large dark meat bowl. I opted for white meat and brown rice. Came out to $5.74. Cheaper than fast food and way better!! Teriyaki Sauce is light and delicious. Veggies are cooked to perfection. My daughter got the raspberry banana smoothie. Light and refreshing! read more

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Best bowls ever. The vibe and decor of the store rocks too. I really love the Bushido writings on the wall. As a student of traditional martial arts and a follower of the way of Samurai. I bring my family and friends here often. Its just great vibes and friendly staff. Truly a hidden gem in Vegas. Sumo bowls are to die for. read more

Samurai Sam's - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Bland food. Their large portion is Teriyaki Madness' regular size portion. Nothing positive I can say about this place. Dumplings/gyoza whatever you wanna call them were so disappointing. read more

So I called to make sure they closed at 9PM and the lady in the phone said yes we don't close until 9pm. Apparently when I got there at 845 the registered was closed and there was no meat except for chicken! All I wanted was 2 chicken bowls and there was no reason for their registered to be shut down and their doors closed 15mins before 9PM! Ugh! read more

Ken was very kind courteous and knowledgeable when it came to the menu. I ordered went to the restroom and as soon as exited after a few minutes my food was bagged and ready to go! Great place and sweet and sour chicken bowl was amazing! Will be back ! read more

My boyfriend came here for a good teriyaki bowl. And man did they deliver! The chicken bowl was good and for the price and value. And the sauce was delish. And for a $$ extra you can get white meat and brown rice. Much healthier. And I loved there message they offer about there pricing, value, healthier options to eat out, and if your in a rush they make it quick and hot on the fly. Definitely will come back here. read more

ive been coming here for awhile now and their teriyaki sauce is sooo good compared to other places. the staff is always so nice and accommodating, another plus is the place is always clean. i def recommend going here for your teriyaki cravings. :) read more

The food was pretty good just very greasy but over overall it was tasty not bad for 5$ ofc read more

Samurai Sam's - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Second times a charm for this chain of restaurants. I have tried Samurai Sam's in the past and have not been impressed. Although the food is not fancy or gourmet in any way, they offer a lot of healthy options for your buck. My coworker and I are trying to watch what we eat, so I flipped through my Entertainment book to see what coupons I had for neighboring restaurants. We settled on Samurai Sam's and proceeded to order the Teriyaki Chicken Bowls with brown rice. I love that they have both brown rice and low carb (veggies instead of rice) as options. They also give you the choice of dark meat, white meat or mixed. Definitely a plus. The food was served up quickly and was pretty tasty as well. This is definitely a location I will be back to. read more

My buddy and I went here for a quick lunch because we had a buy one get one coupon. Actually we had two of them. One came from the Entertainment Book and another I found on the website. We walk in and its lunch hour. It's busy. It's noisy. It's chaotic. The guy at the counter is getting stressed so someone I assumed to be a manager relieved him and started taking orders. It comes to our turn and we order according to our buy one Teriyaki bowl get one free coupon. We were told that we couldn't use the coupon there. So I said well do you take other coupons. The guy at the register tells me, "If they are for our store then maybe." Well, I'm not trying to pass off a grocery coupon here guy.... so we try another Samurai Sam's coupon. He looks at it for a minute and points out the small print. "See? At participating locations only." "So I take it you are not a participating location?" He just shakes his head no. Now, I dunno... I'm no big business person. But This just got us off on the wrong foot. This and a few other reasons is why I won't go back to Samurai Sam's. I live about a mile from the place too. It is highly likely that if the food was good and there were no hassles with the coupons when ordering. I would have come back many times - without a coupon even! So wouldn't it be worth the say... $5 Teriyaki bowl to retain someone that is going to return and spend far beyond the cost of the bowl you gave away with the coupon I was trying to use? It just doesn't make sense to me but oh well. We were already there so we order anyway. Now keep in mind I'm irked about the coupon situation so my outlook on the Samurai Sam experience could be a bit tainted. We get our food and my rice was really dry. It didn't seem done. The veggies were ok. Just blech. Not much flavor. The chicken was decent and fortunately the whole thing was coved in Teriyaki sauce which made it edible. My friend said his thing was ok but neither of us were really thrilled from the minute we walked in. read more

Food is ok here but the spicy is way too spicy for my taste. I usually really like spicy stuff but this made my mouth fire up. I do think that the chicken and beef items are really good here and the sauce isn't too sweet. I'm also not a big fan of veggies but they taste good here because they are very soft. This place is good for a quick stop and it's always filling. Just be careful with the spicy sauce! read more

I went there with a few times with friends for lunch since we love teriyaki dishes. I have to say that this is a pretty good place. This place is located on Las Vegas Boulevard not too far from 15 and the strip/outlet mall so it is pretty convenient to get there, and the restaurant does offer quite a lot of parking spaces so it shouldn't be hard to park. The restaurant itself has a typical fast food layout, and can get a little crowded at times so you should maybe avoid the lunch and dinner rush hour. Keep in mind that this place is rather small. We had chicken teriyaki bowls and salmon bowls and they all tasted ok even though some of the items could have used a little more effort in the cooking process. The rice was ok, but not amazing and the meat was a bit overcooked. The price is quite reasonable for what you get. Expect to pay around $8 for most items and also expect to be filled after that. In conclusion, I would say that this place offers a good quality/price ratio and I would recommend it, if you can overlook the little cooking issues. Feel free to message me for any additional details that you may need! read more

I love going here, but ever since they hired a new lady, she's a Mexican lady with glasses I just encountered the worst experience. I tried to order over the phone for a Togo order I was put on hold which I don't mind, but the inconvenient part was that in the middle of me speaking to her about my order when she came back she literally hung up. I tried calling back no answer. I went in to the restaurant and even worst experience this lady has ZERO customer service. I told her what my name was and she put the wrong name, so when she was calling for the order she said the wrong name so I walked up and just asked kindly what the order was and if the name was supposed to be mine or so and she said to me "ya it doesn't really matter" I don't know what kind of customer service they're allowing but this is ridiculous. Ive been coming to this restaurant for years and never had this kind of experience. read more

This place is ok for lunch. You can get a "large" chicken teriyaki bowl for about 5 bucks and some change. 50 cent extra for white meat and 25 cents extra for brown rice. The bowls come with chicken and mixed vegetables on a bed of rice. Everything looks like it's steamed with a little bit of teriyaki sauce on top. The large bowl was a joke, came out not even completely full and there wasn't much meat, but hey it was only 5 bucks. The food was decent overall but I was hungry again in about 3 hrs before I even got off work. I would only come here again if I needed a light snack and not an actual lunch. read more

On our way to check out the cloud nine balloon we all realized that we should probably get some food. So as many times as we have driven by this place and named it as an option we always seem to bypass it. This time was anything but the same, I decided we would try it. I must just have the same luck at all the places that we have been going to. There was absolutely nobody in the small restaurant. I decided to try out the steak and chicken combo bowl with white rice and oh you better believe I made it spicy.. By the time we filled our drinks and sat down the food was ready. The chicken was fresh, the steak was delicious and the vegetables were delightful. With the perfect samurai kick it was great... The service was fast, friendly and very welcoming, it was not your ordinary empty establishment attitude that I seem to find.. You know what I'm talking about, when you walk in and order and it seems like more of an inconvenience to them to have to work and make your food. That was not the case. For a quick meal that was more than worth the $6.49 I will see SAM again. Enjoy! read more

Samurai Sam's - steak and chicken combo bowl - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

We got there at 830 and they didn't want to cook anything because they were "almost closed" Obnoxious. I ordered smoothie and they "didn't have enough people " event though there were five people there. They didn't want to wash their machine again. Rude don't go here read more

The Asian clown behind the counter is a condescending a-hole. The dude has a bad attitude and seems like he not only hates his job but hates life itself. Everything he says is forced. Perhaps he shouldn't take his anger issues out on paying customers. He also made it a point to give customers their orders first who clearly ordered after me. Dude mad dogging everybody just isn't good for business. read more

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You can't complain of you don't get the best. However for $5.00 you get a bowl of chicken rice and vegetables. I wish we could review others reviews. Some people just take themselves too serious. read more

I like to get lunch from here because it's convenient and healthy, but Samurai Sam's falls far below the quality and taste of Teriyaki Madness. I always get the $5 Chicken Teriyaki bowl. Make sure you ask for white meat chicken for the extra 49 cents because they never trim the regular meat of fat, which is just gross. You can't really tell it's fat either until you start chewing it. They could stand to use a little less rice and a little more vegetables, but hey, for $5 it's not bad. Service is always quick. read more

First time here and I tried the Korean BBQ bowl with dark chicken. The chicken was good and cooked right. The white rice was good. The pot stickers that came with the combo we're good but soft because they're not fried. Fast and friendly service with reasonable prices. I was filled up by the regular bowl. My only suggestion is for the Korean BBQ sauce is increase the flavor of it, it was a little bland. If it was more flavorful you wouldn't have to add more sauce. read more

Samurai Sam's - The Samurai Sam Message - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

I love this place. The spicy beef bowl is to die for. I live in pahrump. Everytime I go to vegas. I swing by. Nice people clean resturant n great food. read more

Had a coupon for buy one get one, so me and a co-worker went for lunch. 2 drinks 2 reg sized bowls, it was $5 each. super fast....we didn't even have our drinks done yet and our food was ready. place was really clean and there were 5 tables already sat [it only has about 8 tables] when we got there at 1130 They have nutrition facts on the front door and online, so if you are trying to eat under 500 calories each meal, this is your spot. I spiced mine up with my heat, but the food was good for white meat chicken, veggies, and brown rice. Give it a whirl! read more

So I ordered with them through post mates & it was honestly a huge disappointment. I ordered a shrimp bowl which was mainly white rice (was super dry), veggies that tasted freezer burnt, and maybe 5 pieces of shrimp. The teriyaki sauce was decent but overall, I did not enjoy the food at all. read more

Great and fast Asian bowls. I got spicy beef and broccoli. It's spicy and the steak is REAL! A must try. Far better than Panda Express! read more

Samurai Sam's - Spicy Beef and Broccoli bowl - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Healthy Delicious Economical & I have a new home for my bowls. I love the extras/sauces, chili pepper, sriracha, sweet n sour...all delicious on the teriyaki bowls read more

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3.5 stars i enjoyed the spicy terriyaki sauce [.35/each] vegetables and rice were good ***$1 extra for white meat only chicken!*** meat was also pretty good i would definitely order here again read more

The staff was very rude. They look at you as if we have no knowledge of the dish. Food is better at teriyaki madness. Rice was drenched with their sauce. Doesn't taste like teriyaki. Very salty. Their bowls seems bigger on the wall than it is when it's in front of you. I would not go back there at all read more

Tried a new place for lunch. The service was great, very friendly and attentive. Food came out within about 5 mins, perfect for a lunch break pick up. I have the teriyaki chicken bowl for $5 (great deal). I like that I was given the option of light or dark chicken. I had dark meat and it was delicious! Veggies were nice and crunchy and the chicken was perfectly juicy. read more

Great food.. I usually have the teriyaki bowl with rice. Never disappointed I really like everything I have tried here. Usually they have a deal on Groupon. Check it out. read more

Samurai Sam's - Not standing a chance. - Japanese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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It's basic, inexpensive and you good get value for your money. In the realm of Teriayki places, I like sam's because they offer the chance to put white meat in the wrap or burrito for only 50 cents more and don't charge extra for more sauce on the side. Today, I ordered my usual, white meat wrap with white rice and sauce on the side (always a key decision). Mix of Broccoli, carrots and cabbage I think and real slices of breast meat in the wrap for only about $6.00. It's one of those places you can go to and know that every time, your not playing Russian roulette. Healthier than any fast food and will leave you plenty of room for dinner. read more

The red headed stepchild or Sam's chain. Weak crackled radio playing, fans that should be in someone's home (not a business), menu hardly holding on to the wall with double sided sticky tape, and general inconsistencies throughout. But hey, an extra start since the food was decent as was the service. If you get your order to go, you should be fine. read more