Appetizers
Oysters Rockafeller
$12
7-salt water oysters stuffed with spinach, tomatoes, onions, smoked bacon, parmesan & mozzarella cheese. Broiled to perfection.
Lobster Claw & Knuckle Salad Tower
$13
New England Lobster, roasted corn, fresh basil, herb-fried tomato & balsamic syrup.
Calamari Croatan
$11
Lightly breaded, fried & served with spicy marinara.
Big Sam's Big Wings
$11
1-dozen jumbo chicken wings deep fried, then fire-grilled & tossed in our "Hometown Formula," served with housemade bleu cheese dressing and crisp celery. The locals' favorite! Comes with 2 dressings.
Hot Blue Crab Dip
$10
A hot dip made of local Lump Blue Crab, Old Bay seasoning, 3 kinds of cheese & Sam's spice blend. Served with toasted pita wedges. Chicks dig it.
Blackened, Grilled or Fried Chicken Strips
$7-9
Boneless chicken breast either blackened in our iron skillet, grilled over an open flame, or deep fried - your choice! Served with crisp celery and our housemade bleu cheese or ranch dressing.
"Big" Quesadillas
$12-9
Choose from BBQ pork, BBQ chicken, grilled steak or blackened tuna. Served with housemade salsa & cilantro lime sauce.
Jumbo Lump Blue Crab Balls
$12
Served with Cajun aioli.
Buffalo Shrimp
$10
Five jumbo Wanchese, NC Shrimp, fried and tossed in our Hometown Formula" and served with housemade Ranch or bleu cheese dressing.
Spicy Tuna Tataki
$0
4 oz. of Ahi Tuna diced & tossed with spicy sauce, seaweed salad, wasabi & pickled ginger.
Sam's Clam Pot
$12
Fresh Eastern Shore clams, smoked bacon broth, baby spinach, gorgonzola cheese & toast points.
Breakfast
Early Bird Charter Captain
$3
served 7am-9am. 2 eggs, any style with toast or biscuit & choice of bacon, sausage or ham.
Early Bird Mate
$3
Served 7am-9am. 2 eggs, any style & 2 pancakes with syrup & butter.
Grandma's Pancakes
$6
WON BEST PANCAKES IN TIDEWATER! Made fresh every day from Sam's Grandma's recipe. 3-buttermilk pancakes with choice of bacon, sausage or ham with syrup & butter.
French Toast
$5
4-pieces of French toast with your choice of bacon, sausage or ham, served with syrup & butter.
The Dawn Patrol
$10
3-eggs any style, 3-hot buttermilk pancakes, choice of bacon, sausage or ham, half pound of hashbrowns & toast or a biscuit, with syrup & butter.
Charter Captain
$4
2-eggs, any style, with toast or biscuit & choice of bacon, sausage or ham.
Mate
$4
2-eggs, any style & 2 pancakes with syrup & butter.
Wave Runner
$5
2-eggs, any style, with choice of bacon, sausage or ham, half pound hashbrowns, toast or a biscuit.
The Waterman
$13
3-eggs, any style, 1/2 lb. hashbrowns & a jumbo lump crabcake with choice of toast or biscuit.
Country Fried Steak
$7
White gravy, 2-eggs any style, 1/2 Lb. hashbrowns & toast or biscuit.
Stacy's Burrito Breakfast
$7
A classic ham, egg & cheese burrito, served with 1/2 Lb. hashbrowns, salsa & sour cream.
Sausage Biscuits & Gravy
$5
Steve's two sausage recipe in a delicious Southern gravy smothering two biscuits.
Shrimp & Grits
$12
A large bowl of grits with jumbo shrimp, sauteed pepper & onion, crumbled bacon, topped with shredded cheese.
The Eye Opener
$4
One egg, Parmesan-grilled tomato, American cheese & choice of bacon, ham or sausage on a grilled potato roll.
Pancakes
$3
Short Stack.
French Toast
$3
Short Slabs.
Omelettes
$7-12
Served with 1/2 lb. hash browns & choice of toast or biscuit. Choose any two items: diced onions, diced green peppers, ham, sausage, bacon, philly steak, mushrooms, shredded cheddar-jack cheese mix Extra items: $0.99 each. Lump Crab & Cheese Omelette also available.
Raw Bar
Fresh Salt Water Oysters
$6-34
Raw or Steamed.
Fresh Eastern Shore Clams
$6-25
Raw or Steamed.
Big Sam's Famous Local Wanchese, NC Large Steamed Shrimp
$11-58
The Inlet Steamed Combo
$19
3 oysters, 3 clams, half lb. shrimp & fresh steamed broccoli.
Big Sam's Super Steamed Combo
$35
12 oysters, 12 clams, 1-Lb. shrimp & fresh steamed broccoli.
Soups & Salads
Angry She-Crab Soup
$5
Our homemade she crab served with fresh local jumbo lump on top
Hatteras Clam Chowder
$3
Clams, bacon, potatoes, celery & onion, in a spicy clam broth
Sam's Big House Salad
$5
Baby greens, Roma tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, red onions & cheddar-Jack cheese
Herb Fried Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Salad
$9
with baby greens, carrots, cucumbers & red onion
The Wedge
$5
Iceberg lettuce, Bermuda onions, roma tomatoes, bleu cheese crumbles and bacon
Grilled Chicken & Bacon Salad
$10
Baby greens, tomatoes & crumbled bleu cheese
Big Burgers
Chef Clint's Burger
$13
Grilled onions, sauteed mushrooms, herb fried tomato, & bleu cheese, topped with fresh jumbo lump crab.
Bacon Cheddar Patty Melt
$10
Grilled onions, bacon, cheddar jack cheese on buttered potato bread.
Black n' Bleu Burger
$10
Blackened in our iron skillet & topped with Bleu cheese crumbles on a sesame seed bun.
The Big Sam's Burger
$8
On a sesame seed bun.
Big Sam's Cheeseburger
$9
With American Cheese.
Bacon Cheeseburger
$10
American cheese on a sesame seed bun.
Sandwiches
Jumbo Lump Crabcake
$12
100% local jumbo lump blue crab and spices, big and meaty
Herb Grilled Chicken Breast
$9
Baby spinach, red pepper mayo, balsamic syrup on Foccacia
NC Pork BBQ Sandwich
$7
Served with our housemade slaw
Fresh Fish Sandwich
$12
Your choice of fresh Atlantic Mahi or Yellowfin tuna; grilled, blackened or sprinkled with lemon-pepper, barbecued or fried
Fresh Market
$8
Herb fried parmesan tomatoes, & portabella with baby spinach on Foccacia
Fried Oyster Sandwich
$11
Select oysters, lightly floured and golden fried
Double Meat Steak n' Cheese Sub
$11
with sauteed onions, peppers & mozzarella cheese on an Amoroso roll
Fried Dolphin Sub
$12
Fresh fried Atlantic Mahi with American cheese, served with tartar sauce
Lobster BLT
$12
Lobster claw & knuckle salad roasted corn, bacon, lettuce & tomato on foccacia bread
Signature Dishes
Big Burritos
$12-14
Your choice of meat with cheese, rice, charro beans, peppers, onions & spices, wrapped in a flour tortilla with salsa & sour cream
K-38 Fajitas
$15-18
Served with peppers, onions, salsa, sour cream, cheddar jack cheese shredded lettuce & spices & flour tortillas
3-California style Fish Tacos
$16
Fried local flounder, red cabbage, pineapple salsa & cilantro-lime white sauce in flour tortillas; served with charro beans
Blackened Fish Tacos
$13
Three blue corn hard tacos with lettuce, cheese charro beans and pico di gallo
Grilled 10 oz. New York Strip
$19
Topped with caramelized onions & portobella mushrooms, served with homemade mashed potatoes, gravy & asparagus
Shrimp Tacos
$14
3 soft tacos made up of diced jumbo shrimp, sauteed peppers, onions, tomatoes, & spices, with cheese, charro beans & pico di gallo
Sesame Seared Yellowfin Tuna
$21
Stir-fried vegetables & roasted cashews in a soy reduction, with pickled ginger and wasabi aioli
Grilled Atlantic Mahi Mahi
$21
with charro beans, baby spinach, pineapple salsa & spicy chili sauce
Classic Dinners
Chesapeake Bay Jumbo Lump Crabcakes
$25
100% local jumbo lump blue crab & spices - the Locals' Favorite! Big & Meaty
Fried Clam Dinner
$9
Tender clam strips fried until golden brown
Fresh Fish Dinner
$21
Yellowfin Tuna or Atlantic Mahi; broiled, grilled, blackened or seasoned with lemon-pepper.
Oyster Dinner
$19
Lightly floured oysters fried until golden brown
Jumbo Shrimp Dinner
$20
Golden fried or broiled
Big Sam's Inlet Platter
$32
Jumbo shrimp, select oysters, lump crabcake, clam strips & Mahi all fried until golden & piled high
The Pounder
$10
One pound meatloaf dinner, mashed potatoes, gravy, & one basic side
Jumbo Shrimp or Chicken & Four Cheese Pasta
$20
Jumbo shrimp or chicken sauteed & tossed with a four cheese cream sauce with penne pasta. To die for! With Jumbo, Wanchese, NC Shrimp
Broiled Seafood Sampler
$26
Four jumbo shrimp, three sea scallops and jumbo lump crab imperial all broiled with lemon butter white wine. Served with mashed potatoes and broccoli
Lunch
Grilled Cheese & Soup of the Day
$6-7
2-Blackened Fish Tacos
$8
Two blue corn tortillas with lettuce, cheese and charro beans with pico
Country Fried Steak
$6
Served with mashed potatoes, gravy and one BASIC side
Meatloaf
$7
Served with mashed potatoes, gravy and one BASIC side
Fajitas with all the fixin's
$9-12
Fresh Fish Lunch
$12
Your choice of yellowfin tuna or mahi mahi; lemon peppered, blackened, grilled with two BASIC sides
Shrimp Tacos
$11
Two soft tacos made up of diced jumbo shrimp, sauteed peppers, onions, tomatoes, & spices, served with cheese, charro beans & pico
Seafood Basket
$8-11
Fried & served with French fries & cole slaw Clams
Flounder & Chips
$12
Fried & served with French fries
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