Sam's Restaurant

I've been living in the area for about 3 years now and for one reason or another I never stopped in for a bite to eat. I'm glad I did, the diner is great, that staff is very friendly, the food is affordable and is very tasty. The sausage gravy was homemade with huge pieces of sausage and the biscuits were light and flaky. I'll be back for sure.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, my mother and I decided to try out banana bend since our favorite spot was packed...we entered to see nobody wearing masks which was not unusual since once you’re seated as a customer the mask can come off. We seated ourselves and our waitress approached- no mask. She took our drink order and walked away, entering the kitchen and prep area- no mask. I said to my mom, “why isn’t she wearing a mask?” Wondering if there were any mandates lifted that we were unaware about. While waiting for our drinks to come to the table and contemplating what to do, two tables got up to leave after finishing their meals- nobody had masks. Not on, not in their hands, not left on the table...there were none in the building whatsoever. I also had a perfect view into the window of the kitchen/prep area...a man came into this area right after our waitress left it to bring our drinks to us. And surprise- no mask. That was two employees and at least 6 customers that did not have masks on...that’s enough for us! We left as soon as our drinks were sat down on our table. As we were walking out the waitress came out the door after us. Asking if we were leaving and saying that we needed to pay for our drinks...the drinks she breathed on more than we had... we said yes ma’am we’re leaving nobody is wearing a mask and we’re not comfortable with that. She yelled back “don’t come back” I said yes ma’am we won’t thank you. I have NEVER left a business after ordering something (even something ‘small’ like a drink) but there was no way we were going back in to do a transaction. Bad on us but worse on this diner for not following state wide health mandates during a deadly PANDEMIC. Very unfortunate some of my loved ones are completely isolated, in a nursing home, or afraid to go out and contract this virus, but a business in the food industry can operate without concern of health..

Covid-19, here we come! No social distancing, masking, and other mitigation measures were employed to protect workers and patrons. Waitress used no gloves or mask, occupancy by my count was closer to 100 percent. No barriers between any seating areas. Food was pretty good though, so they've got that going for them. Which is nice.