With all the hubbub perpetually swirling around a certain baseball team, its distant glory, and its habit of near misses at national supremacy, details of other local teams’ greatness tend to get overshadowed. But an unassuming little eatery near the hulking establishment formerly known as the Boston Garden yanks those details out from the shadows. Part old-school pizzeria, part intimate sports bar, the Old Garden is a veritable sports museum. The dozen-plus banners draped from ceiling rafters are a tribute to the many years that the Celtics clinched the World Championships and the Bruins took home the Stanley Cup.

Over the decades, times changed enough that the building had to shut down for radical nips and tucks in 1995. But one thing that hasn’t changed is sports grub, and chances are that all this team talk has triggered a hankering for a beer and a pizza or giant sub. Bear in mind, though, that amid the spirited décor, which includes original bleacher seats from its eponym, you’ll find more than run-of-the-mill fan fare. Causeway Street sits on the fringe of the North End. Enough said.

The appetizers are a line-up of straightforward pub grub, like Buffalo wings ($6.50) and potato skins ($6.25). But that’s not this spot’s specialty. For that, may we direct your attention to the football-shaped (and -size) calzones ($8.95–$9.50). The thin, doughy shells are browned to crispy perfection. Burgers come in half-pound ($7.50) and quarter-pound ($4.75) options. For a hat trick, bistro pizzas — like the Pushcart ($9.95), made with fresh sausage prepared daily by a neighborhood butcher — and the pasta plates ($6.95 and up) are all slathered with homemade marinara sauce. It’s enough to make even non-fans hum the tune of that other game and root, root, root for the home team.

The Old Garden, located at 287 Causeway Street, in Boston, is open Monday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call (617) 742-4914.