April Newsletter
News, updates, and fun facts about the Grain & Grit Team!
RANDOM ACTS OF CARING & KINDNESS
Community Events & Causes
join us every friday
#flamingofridays
🦩 Flamingo Fridays are back! 🦩
Catch us vibin’ to Flamingo shirts every Friday over at Graze by Sam and Samburgers (Seaport Village and Little Italy)
From 4 to 6pm, we’ll have live music with a different amazing artist every week, plus $2 OFF @cutwaterspirits cocktails!
Isn’t this the perfect way to start your weekends?!
A LOOK INTO PASSION & PERSEVERANCE
TEAM MEMBER STORIES AND GUEST HIGHLIGHTS
A few awesome reviews from a few awesome guests
5 star (Not Not Tacos, Costa Mesa): Best best best tacos I have had in a long time. McKenna, Rob and Gus are seriously killing it with the fast delivery. the mashed potato taco I could eat every single day! 100000/100000
5 star (Samburgers, Seaport Village): I was planning on taking a photo for the review but once I got my burger I just had to eat it immediately! I had the Jalapeño burger and a side of tots with the Drive-thru sauce. This is hands down the best burger I have ever had. The bun was fresh and toasted with butter. The signature sirloin and brisket blend of the patty was so juicy and flavorful.
5 star (Broken Yolk Café, Costa Mesa): VERY EXCELLENT SERVICE!!! Thank you Sabino for being so amazing! Will come back again and this is our second day in a row being here!!! Sabino is an amazing server.
5 star (Broken Yolk Café, Orange): Cindy, is a rare jewel of a server. You will love her. She is all smiles ad will lift your spirit. Come try the best food in town!
5 star (Graze By Sam, Little Italy): A family trip to SD this weekend meant an inevitable visit to GRAZE BY SAM. I was stoked. This was my first visit to Little Italy and as easy and as tempting as it was to stop at all the other amazing looking restaurants/ bars on my way there-because I was starving- I only had one final destination on the itinerary. Once I hit the corner off date Street I could hear great music from great local talent scheduled to perform in front of GRAZE that evening. The spot looked so sleek. Great vibes, modern decor, and an amazing outdoor & safe indoor setup. […] Within seconds we were greeted by our waitress & placed our drink orders. I ordered the SAMS FAVORITE. That one drink turned into 4 as the evening progressed! Lol! So damn good. Next on deck we ordered the BEST OF SAM BOARD. Amazing. The baby Italian slider blew my mind so of course what do we do? We drink then order more! Last up we had the D2 Buffalo flat bread. I was beyond stuffed but the flavor was bonkers so we ate half & took the other half to go. CASSIE was our server. She was fantastic! Attentive to our every need. The icing on the cake was getting to know the man himself a little. Coming by frequently to check up on us & to talk shop our experience couldn't have been any better. I compare Sam & his establishment of restaurants in little Italy to that of a sports franchise. A winning franchise needs a winning culture. Sam, his team, his food & energy bring a winning culture to little Italy & that my friends is the X factor!
Team Member Spotlight
What’s new with our G&G fam?!
this month’s feature: miss Cassie!
Cassie is one-of-a-kind! She is intelligent, hardworking, RESILIENT, and caring! When you come into work you know you’ll have a great time when you’re working with Cassie! Thank you for all that you do Cassie, we are better for having you!❤️
Catch her over at graze by sam!
Restaurant Highlights
STAY UP TO DATE ON WHAT’S HAPPENING
SAMBURGERS is now open in LITTLE ITALY!
That’s right. Samburgers is now open in the Little Italy Food Hall! Click the link to check out all the deliciousness
Join our rewards program
Earn 1 point for every $1.25 spent and receive a $5 discount for every 50 points you redeem! Program available at Not Not Tacos, Graze By Sam, Carnitas’ Snack Shack, Eats By Sam
Carnitas is opening again in Petco Park!
Guess who's back...⚾ WE ARE! Carnitas Snack Shack is now open at @PetcoPark!
Catch us in the left field: section 128
not not Taco of the month
Have an eggcelent start to your day with our taco of the month: Curry Egg Salad! 🤤 Made with sam's hot sauce, lettuce, tomato and green onion! (pro tip: add bacon!) Curry up and try it! Link in bio to order it now 😎 *Available at our Little Italy location only
More Hours, More Fun!
Little Italy Food Hall has extended their hours of operations!
Click here to find out more!
SOCIAL MEDIA
POST OF THE MONTH
we got the moves!
Submitted by: the g&G crew
As things are getting back to normal, we celebrated with this year’s first Leadership Breakfast and….let’s just say things got a little funky!
STAY IN THE KNOW!
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Grain & Grit Values
CARING & KINDNESS: Is treating your Team Members and Leaders with respect, going that extra mile to be hospitable with guests, and contributing to create a warm and welcoming environment for everyone.
AUTHENTICITY: Is being your true, genuine self. It is how your words and actions influence your relationships.
ACCOUNTABILITY: Is holding yourself and your peers to a certain expectation. It is about reaching for goals, follow through, and ownership of results as a team.
PERSEVERANCE: Is working hard toward what you believe in with a commitment to reach your goals regardless of obstacles.
PASSION: Is being proud and excited about what you do every day. It is finding purpose in your role and having a genuine, infectious, positive attitude.
Did you Catch that?
Press Announcements
Eater San Diego | Samburgers little ITaly
CBS 8 News | Samburgers Little Italy
KUSI News | Samburgers Little Italy
HARDSHIP RELIEF FUND
At Grain & Grit, we believe in caring and kindness. The Grain & Grit Hardship Relief Fund was built to raise funds to help our G&G family in need.
LET’S HEAR IT!
Have ideas on we can make our guest or team member connections even better? We want to hear it!