Sam's Italian Sandwihich Shoppe

I am sorry to have to say how disappointed I was in Sam 's. Touted as a Lewiston landmark, I was turned off the moment I entered the door. It took almost five minutes to be served as I stood at the counter while the staff chatted in the back. On Wednesday, I decided I would order the special of the day a bucket of Spaghetti for fun. At $8.69 for meat sauce I looked for something with substance, rather than a plain Marinara. The meal was to come with Italian Bread, and the counter person pointed to a loaf of cold sliced bread on a shelf. I asked if there was perhaps the option of having it warmed as we were eating in their dining room , and he said no. I countered by asking if it was possible to have their garlic bread instead, and he pointed out that it would cost extra. Well, that perhaps sounded fair as I was asking to substitute; so he took back the large loaf of cold bread and gave me four small slices of overdone garlic bread about a fourth of the size of the loaf and charged me the extra amount. If this restaurant is Lewiston 's Pride , well then I suppose it would be worth going elsewhere. As we were dining in, I rather expected better service and a much better, and fresher product.