Romanian-Jewish restaurant
steak (Daniel Napierski, 2007) Dave Winer , 2010Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse is aRomanian-Jewish restaurant onLower East Side ofManhattan that closed in 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in New York City , but has reopened in a new location nearby in Spring 2024.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The original Sammy's was considered something of a NY foodie institution.[ 4] Sammy's opened in 1975, in a location occupied previously by another Romanian restaurant on Chrystie Street.[ 5]
Sammy's occupied a basement retail space on theLower East Side for 47 years where it servedRomanian-style steak and offered entertainment by lounge performerDani Luv , who also doesBorscht Belt -stylestand-up comedy replete withYiddish .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] The entertainer, whose legal name is Dani Lubnitski, has returned to the keyboard at the restaurant, which is also known for its vodka-fueled nightlife scene (with bottles served frozen in blocks of ice) and garlicky beef.[ 10] [ 11]
Sammy's is known for friedkreplach ,chopped liver ,sweetbreads ,latkes , ice block-encasedvodka bottle service , and syrup jars filled withschmaltz or rendered chicken fat, at the tables as a condiment.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] The owner is David Zimmerman.[ 16] Chris Frantz refers to the original Sammy's as a restaurant frequented by music business executives duringTalking Heads ' time in theCBGB scene.[ 17]
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