Salsa Sam's Eatery Irwin

We were on Rt 76 and decided to stop by Salsa Sam’s based on the recommendations. We were glad we did. Sam and his son were extremely hospitable and the food was excellent. This is your family owned hole in the wall amazing road trip eatery that you’re glad you found. I had the Mexican corn bowl along with the jackfruit taco. The owners were extremely gracious and gave the boys ice cream on the house. Excellent customer service; excellent food; great value and no restroom break after eating Mexican food. Highly recommend.

Salsa Sam's is a family owned hole-in-the-wall casual restaurant serving tacos, burrito, nacho, queso, guac, and of course, chips and salsa. Sam is from southern California and started his family business by selling his well known salsa at farmers markets and branch out into a full fledged restaurant. The restaurant is small with limited seating inside but they have plenty of outdoor seating and have a cute, colorful backyard with plenty of shade. As people have mentioned in reviews before, it feels like you're walking into your friends kitchen, which is nice and intimate. The food was flavorful and service was top notch. If you're in the area you should definitely try them out! My wife and I had their deal of the day special which was chips and salsa and queso for $6. It was a killer deal because you get a full bag of chips and two deep dishes of salsa and queso. Definitely worth the money. The queso seems to be Velveeta mixture with their salsa mixed in and a few more things but they make it taste great. The salsa is a finely blended mix of sweet tomatoes, onion, jalapeno and cilantro with some seasonings. It was mild in spice. Afterwards the wife had the Baja shrimp taco and the Fried Cod taco and I had the Bandito Burrito. The Baja shrimp taco has wild caught shrimp, cabbage, cotija cheese, lime and adobo sauce. The Fried Cod taco had the same toppings but with beer battered fried Cod. The burrito can either come with plant based meat (Beyond Meat) or wild caught shrimp. I got the shrimp. Its filled with rice, black beans, guac, queso, grilled onions and peppers in a flour tortilla served with salsa and more guac on the side and topped with cotija cheese and adobo sauce. The wife liked her tacos and so did I. The only thing I would have liked is if the cod had a more crispy batter. My burrito was flavorful and wasn't dry like some burritos can be. The rice and shrimp were my favorite part of the burrito. We ended the day with a pleasant conversation with the owner, Sam. We were just about to leave before closing so if was nice to get to know him and his story. When we sat down it felt like we also got service like we were at a nice restaurant with his son coming to ask if everything was okay and if we needed anything else and when we first showed up they were friendly and ready to help us. This place is a gem for this community and you should support this small business and try them out. Follow me for more reviews across America 😎🍔🍕🦖🔧