Peek the menu for Sammy’s sandwich shop, now open at Abrams Fixtures in Adair Park

Miami Sami with smoked pork and mojo mayo Courtesy of Kelly Irwin for Sammy s Jason Furst and Chef Sam Pinner first met in high school while attending Paideia an independent private school in Druid Hills just east of where Briarcliff and Moreland intersect in Atlanta They ve been best friends since their days at Paideia paralleling each other s restaurant careers and even moving across the country to live and work during the pandemic It only made sense to Furst and Pinner that they would eventually partner in a restaurant which came to fruition this month in Adair Park Located at Abrams Fixtures on Northside Drive Sammy s opens early in the morning for breakfast sandwiches and coffee before shifting to lunchtime sandwich options in the afternoon And while the sandwich shop is only open until p m on weekdays Furst and Pinner plan to expand those hours into the evening and maybe add weekend brunch Cocktails are also in the works as is providing space for chefs to pop up during off days at the sandwich shop Furst is likely a familiar face to people who frequent BoccaLupo in Inman Park As the Michelin-rated restaurant s general manager since sporting long brown hair and a full beard he s often determined at the host stand greeting guests or making the rounds in the dining room Pinner also worked in the kitchen at BoccaLupo from to But it s not the first time the two have worked together Pinner worked as a line cook at KR Steak Bar getting Furst a job there as a food runner Later at Kevin Rathbun Steak Pinner was a sous chef and Furst was the beverage manager After moving to Washington state during the early days of the pandemic Pinner ran a series of barbecue pop-ups out of a restaurant on Bainbridge Island while Furst ran the beverage scheme Chef Sam Pinner left and Jason Furst right Courtesy of Kelly Irwin for Sammy s Related stories The Michelin Guide to Atlanta Majority anticipated restaurants of Food trends to watch for in When fellow Paideia alumni Matthew and Andrew Braden of real estate group Braden Fellman offered them restaurant space at Abrams Fixtures Furst and Pinner decided to pull the trigger on Sammy s The standalone sandwich shop rounds out the food and beverage options at the Adair Park growth which include omakase restaurant Ryokou private wine club and dinner series space The Vine Club and a cocktail experience called Seventh House from the unit behind Bovino After Dark Sam and I have worked together We ve lived together We ve been best friends for a really long time and we ve constantly talked about opening a restaurant together so this kind of ended up being the perfect opportunity Furst noted Partnering with people we know helps and then the Adair Park location just spoke to us It felt like the right time right move Pinner who also worked at Atlas for a time leans into his fine dining background with the sauces and condiments at Sammy s while channeling those days smoking meats for the Bainbridge Island barbecue pop-up They purchased the same model smoker Pinner used in Washington from a company out of Brunswick GA He smokes pork butt for the Uncle Sam s barbecue sandwich and the Cuban served on bread sourced twice weekly from Pan American Bakery on Clairmont Road For the Reuben Pinner brines the pastrami before finishing it on the smoker The Reuben comes topped with Southern-style coleslaw based on his mother s recipe Furst and Pinner want Sammy s to reflect their love of sandwiches Atlanta and the people working in the city s restaurant industry In addition to hosting local pop-ups in the future Furst and Pinner assembled a small talent-packed group to work at Sammy s Samuel sandwich with pastrami with coleslaw and mustard on toasted rye Courtesy of Kelly Irwin for Sammy s Matcha latte with strawberry and rhubarb syrup Courtesy of Kelly Irwin for Sammy s Look for coffee and matcha drinks from Jordan Neuman Chrome Yellow Trading Co using beans and ceremonial grade matcha from Methodical Coffee in Greenville SC Amelia Hicks BoccaLupo and Amaya Weaver handle all things front of house Connor Hammond Furst s bar lead at BoccaLupo will run the cocktail plan at Sammy s once its liquor license is ultimately in place For now Hammond will focus on creating house-made syrups to use in coffee and other drinks like strawberry rhubarb brown sugar vanilla and honey lemon With Pinner in the kitchen Furst oversees daily operations at Sammy s and will continue working as general manager of BoccaLupo until chef and owner Bruce Logue hires his replacement Logue he mentioned has been nothing but supportive of Furst and Pinner s venture into restaurant ownership Opening your own business is really scary I ve been really happy at BoccaLupo I love it there I love Chef Bruce and our group but we ve consistently wished to open a restaurant Furst declared We have a really tight-knit group of six That s part of the plan at Sammy s Just like at BoccaLupo it s about consistency and quality at Sammy s so you ll see all of us here working pretty much all the hours we re open Take a look at the menu for Sammy s below Sammy s Northside Dr Adair Park Open Monday-Friday a m to p m The post Peek the menu for Sammy s sandwich shop now open at Abrams Fixtures in Adair Park appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta