em>And, now, we present our weekly restaurant review from our friends at Eat It: The Brooklyn Food Blog. This week’s feature is Sam’s on Court Street:

Such a strange place Sam’s Restaurant is (238 Court St., at Baltic St., 718-596-3458). A group of my friends decided they wanted to try it as I was the only one who had ever been and they wanted to see for themselves. The old, original signage on the windows beckons, and you have to take a few steps down in order to enter into a place caught in a time warp. It feels like nothing has been changed in decades, from the red and white checkered plastic tablecloths, to the ancient photos on the wall (one was an 8 1/2 x 11 of a cat?). The dining area is one big space that feels like an old rec room, a place where church functions were held and you ran around as a kid with your friends, high on sugar while the adults drank and smoked and laughed three feet above your heads. The lighting is weird – both too bright and a bit dark, but the radio is tuned to the best of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s AND 90’s and surely something will come on that makes you happy (Journey anyone?).

There’s a back room that never seems to be used, and a huge upstairs space that isn’t open either (although you have to go up there to use the ladies room). It seems like it’d be a cool spot to host a party or a reception, although I don’t think it’s available for that. There is a full bar though and lots of old, classic cocktails listed on the menu. But let’s get on to the food, shall we? We started out with a salad – the Combination Salad to be precise. Iceberg lettuce, a few pink wedges of tomato, plus marinated mushrooms, roasted red pepper and a couple of olives from the can. Delicious. A bottle each of red wine vinegar and oil are placed on the table for dressing. Beautiful simplicity. To see the Ricotta & Sausage and Pepperoni Pizzas, click here!