“…Finding the best joints in South Florida”

My name is Jeff. I was born (1949) and bred in Brooklyn, New York. Since 1991, I have lived full-time in South Florida and have eaten in so many restaurants (down here), that I now consider myself to be a FOOD EXPERT.

Just so you know, I don’t go for the fancy sit-down joints that want you to wear pants and a jacket, but rather places where a pair of shorts, an old tee shirt and a pair of sneakers is consider formal-wear.

As of December 31, 2005 (in South Florida), I had eaten in 178 Italian restaurants, 41 Chinese restaurants, 22 Mexican restaurants, 47 delis and 206 restaurants that I classify as American/Other. To say the least, I have had some great meals and have swallowed more than my fair share of Tums.

As this site develops, I will tell you about some of my all-time favorites and introduce you to new and exciting joints as I find them. By the way, the places that I mention don’t know me and I don’t know them. I will tell you about joints that you should eat in, and only bash joints that really deserve it. I plan on calling them, exactly as I see them.

Give some of my picks a try and let me know if you agree with my culinary calls. I would also “love” to hear about your favorite JOINTS. I have provided YOU with a way to comment about my posts, so feel free to include your own picks etc.

From time to time, I will also direct you to other “sites” which I think have some pretty good JOINT recommendations. My goal is to find the JOINTS and if someone else found them first, I see no reason why they shouldn’t get full credit.

From time to time, I may also tell you about publiclly traded stocks that are restaurant/food/entertainment related. Please do your own DUE DILIGENCE on the situations that I discuss. If you follow one of my “picks” and make money, don’t forget that we are partners and if you lose money, I don’t know who the Hell you are.

In addition, I may also discuss “stuff” that has absolutely NOTHING TO DO WITH FOOD and even direct you to other websites which I find interesting.

Just for the record, at one time or another I was General Partner of a partnership that owned/operated 29 Hardee’s Restaurants; the CEO of a Florida based Discovery Zone franchisee;the CEO of a Florida based Johnny Rocket’s franchisee; and a columnist/tv reporter for The Pennystock News. I was also rated by Rodeo Magazine, as the #1 rodeo-clown in the United States in 1977-79 (just kidding).

Let’s see how this SITE works-out, as we can fine-tune it as we go. Time to start stuffing our faces and maybe even make some money while doing so.