When was the last time you dined at a Sam’s Joint restaurant? At their peak the family-owned chain boasted nine locations across Michigan, but today only a handful of buildings remain.
While I miss the food and atmosphere, if I’m being completely honest, it’s the ranch dressing I think about most.
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Long before it became Sam’s Joint, the building served as an inn during Michigan’s horse-and-buggy days. Its history is closely tied to nearby “Cookieville,” which sat along the busy Kalamazoo-Grand Rapids stagecoach route.
According to local historians Calvin Cutler White bought the section of land in 1833 and built what was known as the “Red Brick House” eventually becoming known as the Red Brick Inn and then the Red Brick Tavern.
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