Sampan Reviews Summary

Category: Pan-Asian restaurant

Address: 124 S 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

Phone: +12157323501

Rating: 4.5
based on 429 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff was pleasant and accommodating."
  • "Great food, great customer service."
  • "Our server was nixy and she was one of the best servers out there."
  • "Our waitress Sarah truly made our night out extraordinary! Her fantastic recommendations and attention to detail transformed our dinner into an unforgettable experience."
  • "Super helpful and attentive wait staff, even during what looked like a rather busy night."
  • "Our server was very attentive and friendly."
  • "Excellent service by Christine and food runners."

Cons:

  • "They were very unprofessional and poor customer service all around I would never come back again !!"
  • "The waitress was entirely inattentive and took her time with everything even though the restaurant did not seem very busy."
  • "The staff was very rude even though we were the ones being inconvenienced."
  • "The service was terrible, the waitress did not even stay long enough to get my drinks order."
  • "The service was terrible, the food was cold and the white wine was warm - not a winning combination."
  • "The service left a lot to be desired. Staff just wasn't super friendly, very short, just threw the food on the table, not great about water."
  • "While Izzy our server was friendly enough, on two occasions she took food/drink away before we were finished."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Great taste and very reasonably priced."
  • "We loved every single dish that came our way."
  • "All of the food that I've tasted here last night was Delicious."
  • "Edamame dumplings are incredible, so was the rice crackers, and the sea bass was killer."
  • "The food was exceptional though! Excellent Korean BBQ beef and Kim Chee Fried Rice (10/10)."
  • "All the food we got was just.. so incredible and perfectly portioned."
  • "The food is simply to die for."

Cons:

  • "The kimchi fried rice could use some more flavor."
  • "Upon getting the food, the meat was burned and the food was not good at all."
  • "Only the duck was not exquisite, so we wouldn’t get it again."
  • "The food was decent but nothing spectacular, definitely not worth the price."
  • "The Kobe sliders were cold and tasteless and the chicken wings tasted as if they were fried in old, dirty, oil."
  • "Korean beef satay was cold and chewy, Brussels sprouts had no flavor, crab wonton taco— could not taste anything but mayo!"
  • "The food was a 2 out of 10 for price and portion."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The ambience was really good with music and good vibes."
  • "The space has a modern vibe."
  • "The atmosphere was crowded but cozy."
  • "The vibe & ambiance is amazing."
  • "The atmosphere is great, very inviting and refined."
  • "Hip and modern ambience."
  • "The ambiance is wonderful, and the cocktails are great!"

Cons:

  • "Don’t sit outside because people above are smoking weed and it falls so we got some small bits of weed on our table while eating."
  • "The only possible bad thing for me was the noise level was quite high between music and people talking over each other."
  • "The real reason for 4 stars (instead of 5) was a disappointing ambiance, very loud compared to most restaurants and you were crammed in like sardines."
  • "The place is very dark. Hard to see the menu even."
  • "Aesthetic wise, the restaurant was set up like your typical city restaurant with tables so close to each other you can barely squeeze into your seat."
  • "This is a place you go for ambiance."
  • "Ambiance was nice but food is overpriced. Coming here would be mostly for midnight vibes."

Value

Pros:

  • "In my opinion it’s very fair priced."
  • "Sampan has a fantastic happy hour. Very cheap but sizable portions for happy hour food."
  • "The food is pretty good and if you can get in on the happy hour (bar and outdoor seating only), the prices are unbeatable."
  • "We ultimately chose the tasting menu, which is a great value at $55/person."
  • "Very filling and prices are reasonable."
  • "The prices were pretty awesome for the amount and also how good it was."
  • "Happy hour deals are amazing."

Cons:

  • "Be ready to spend money when you come here."
  • "Overall I don’t think it should be priced at $55, at best it should be $35-40."
  • "Definitely not worth the cost in my opinion."
  • "Everything was overpriced for what it was."
  • "On the value side, none of this is cheap - including the drinks (yes, beer too; you'll pay $7 for a lite beer)."
  • "Bill came out to $50+ with tip and tax, which felt steep for the emptiness still in our stomachs."
  • "The food was served in extremely small portions, and was ridiculously priced."

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