Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain

Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain, a lavishly, lovingly refurbished apothecary in sleepy Carroll Gardens, wants to evoke the happy parts of the 1950s, when "jerk" was a compliment, poodles were skirts, and Elvis ruled. It specializes in floats, malteds, egg creams, sundaes, milkshakes and sodas made from seasonal ingredients, and other sweet, old-timey comfort food. What makes the place modern are the prices --- and the waitstaff's piercings and tattoos peaking out from short shorts and t-shirts.