Sammy's Smokehouse: Smoked BBQ and Frozen Cocktails on City Island
Sammy’s Smokehouse doesn’t publish a happy hour. It’s a barbecue restaurant at 64 City Island Ave in the Bronx with a long cocktail list, and it runs at full price.
The verdict: come for the meat and treat the drinks as part of the bill. Beers are $8 across the board, and cocktails start at $14.95 for the bourbon list and climb to $19.95 for the frozen and tropical drinks. The Ultimate Margarita with Don Julio, Patron or Casamigos is $24.95. The catch: the plates aren’t small money either, with a two-meat plate at $39.95, so this is a sit-down night, not a cheap round.
What to Expect
- BBQ plates: choice of two meats $39.95, three meats $49.95, each with coleslaw and three sides on the combos. Meats are prime brisket, pulled pork, St. Louis ribs, organic chicken, baby back ribs and smoked sausage.
- Pit Master Feasts: for one $59.95, for two $84.95, for four to six $129.95.
- Seafood feasts: Colossal BBQ Seafood Feast and The Crab & Lobster Feast, both $209. The Smokehouse Paella is $99.95.
- Drinks: bourbon cocktails (mint julep, smash, mule, old-fashioned) $14.95, tropical martinis $19.95, house sangria $15.95 a glass or $29.95 a pitcher.
The Room
Google describes a busy restaurant with ocean-themed decor and fruity cocktails. Hours are Sunday to Thursday 11:30am–10pm and Friday and Saturday 11:30am–11pm. The restaurant says four large lots surround it, with valet at lunch and dinner. For happy hours elsewhere in the borough, see our Bronx happy hour guide; for more smoke, our best BBQ in NYC guide.
See the full City Island happy hour guide.