Phenomenal food, astoundingly good service. Just a nice place to be anytime you need a good meal, would recommend 10/10

Fortune befell me as a friend informed me of "TheTamale Lady" had recently transitioned into "Chez Sami" & now serves French cuisine! I called ahead to ascertain whether a reservation was needed for dinner & if wine was on the menu. She happily informed me no reservation is needed on week nights but, weekends it was definitely advised & is currently BYOB but, do have wine glasses & opener. (There is a corking fee of 10$) We almost passed the restaurant as is appears as small, nondescript metal food hut with a drive through. Upon entry, dim lighting from table lamps & satin curtains have the restaurant a soft, intimate aura with an eclectic montage of decor from a Spanish guitar to a recipe bible. The kitchen exudes a warm vibrancy as it is open & you can see smiles & hear low but, chipper banter as a strip is lovingly sautéed. We were greeted and seated by a charming hostess who was quite hospitable & allowed to choose our own table. She uncorked and served our wine into gleaming glasses. There were two main entree choices of New York strip with asparagus, new potatoes & a red wine demi-glace or beef bourgognon with heavenly mashed potatoes. Three appetizer choices were available & two desserts. I anticipated a wait for from scratch food & it was served hot & strip cooked perfectly medium rare, juicy & seasoned delightfully & accompaniments were delicious as well. The beef Bourgogne was fork tender in a delectable rich red wine sauce with accompanying vegetable were succulent. Mashed potatoes was a celestial mound of creamy goodness! The epic finale was the crème brûlée with a gorgeously crystal brown,torched top with a lovely crackle when broken with the spoon, The cream was buttery, smooth with lovely light essence of vanilla & velvety texture. They were out of the chocolate fondue listed on the menu but, I could not conceivably savored another bite... read more

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My wife and I went here for a date night when they did the French pop up. Nothing French about it, beef dish was like eating a shoe and both of our entrees were just slightly warm. We noticed the others around us having trouble eating their steaks as well. Watched a guy take a bite, chew then take the meat out of his mouth and place it on his plate. We were so excited to have a nice place to eat, just wish the meal was better. read more

Place has amazing tamales. $3.50 sounds like a lot for a tamale but these are the size of 2 regular tamales. That price threw me off until I unwrapped that beast and it was huge and lemme tell you the best tamale I have had. The pork and beef are my favorite. Local businesses doing great things is amazing to see! COME EARLY THEY SELL OUT! read more

We went for the Sunday paella brunch and it was food perfection. The service was personal and detailed. Every dish was explained and it was obvious all members of the staff work to make the experience memorable. Before the meal was finished, we made our reservations for the French dinner next week. read more

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I have only had the tamales here so far, but they were amazing!! I tried the street corn tamale, beef tamale, green corn chicken tamale, and the pork tamale! All were delicious and huge! They are about the size of 3 regular tamales! Everyone should try this place! I can't wait to try more of their food! read more

Don't be put off by the outside of the building. Inside you will find a n executive chef cooking some of the best and most creative tamales, French cooking and other items we've found in our area. Please check out their Facebook page to see what they are serving each day and try it. Btw, one tamale is large enough for a lunch. read more