***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 12/18/22- Lisa’s Kitchen).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

MOO SHU PORK
($17.95- served with 4 pancakes/white rice)

Lisa’s Kitchen
21401 Powerline Rd #4
Boca Raton
561-488-1628
lisaskicthenbocafl.com.
Latest Review: 6/9/21

Trust me on this one, the joint’s food is dynamite!

Posted on June 9th, 2021.

***** Lisa’s Kitchen, 21401 Powerline Rd #4, Boca Raton, Florida 33433, 561-488-1628.

Got a real good Chinese/Thai joint for you guys to check out- Lisa’s Kitchen in Boca Raton.

Real simple tale to tell…last night Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff “discovered” Lisa’s Kitchen and I gotta tell you that the wonton soup/ egg rolls/ bar-b-q spare ribs/ pepper steak/ General Tao’s chicken/ shrimp with black bean sauce/ roast pork fried rice that we took-out were all right on the money! Just so you know, Lisa’s Kitchen is basically a take-out but if you insist on eating there- it has a handful of tables that will work for you!

As I mentioned above, Lisa’s Kitchen has both Chinese and Thai stuff….

Lisa’s Kitchen- Business Hours
Tues – Sat 11 AM – 10 PM
Sunday: 3 PM – 10 PM
Monday Closed

Let me wrap Lisa’s Kitchen-up by saying, that the joint was immaculate, the staff was as pleasant as could be, its food was delicious and its nice sized portions were neighborhood Chinese take-out priced! Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, I kinda think that I know my Brooklyn Jewish American Chinese Food- and I’m telling you, Lisa’s Kitchen is “cooking” with top-notch fresh ingredients!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are definitely going to be real steady-customers!

You guys can check menu/prices/info at lisaskicthenbocafl.com.

Originally posted on June 13th, 2022.

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Just a taste…

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* Win 4- $25 Target Gift Cards.

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The game- the first 100 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

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* Win A $20 Gianni’s Italian Restaurant Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Gianni’s Italian Restaurant Gift Card for one of you guys!

The game- the first 20 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $20 Gift Card is good at Gianni’s Italian Restaurant, 1601 East Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 (954) 942-1733. Check menu/prices/info at Giannisitalianrestaurant.com.

Posted on October 6th, 2019

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 10/6/19- Gianni’s Italian Restaurant).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

GARLIC ROLLS
(no/charge- served with all entrees)

Gianni’s Italian Restaurant
1601 East Atlantic Boulevard
Pompano Beach
(954) 942-1733
Giannisitalianrestaurant.com
Latest Review: 6/13/18

This joint’s garlic rolls are absolutely dynamite!

Posted on June 13th, 2018

***** Gianni’s Italian Restaurant, 1601 East Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 (954) 942-1733.

A recent e-mail received by Jeff Eats.

Jeff,
Long time reader. First time writer.
Just between you and me, where can I find a really good Italian meatball? I’ve been in Florida for 5 years (formerly from Detroit) and really haven’t found a joint that makes ones that are special. My wife and I live in__________, Coconut Creek, but we’ll drive for the right meatball. By the way, we’ve been to tons of joints all over south Florida.
Thanks,
Ronnie G
_________

Ronnie G,

Not exactly sure where you’ve eaten or haven’t eaten- that said, based on your address try (if you haven’t already been there)….Gianni’s Italian Restaurant, 1601 East Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 (954) 942-1733. To be perfectly honest with you- you sound kinda picky to me- but what the heck…

Thanks for reading…

Jeff Eats

Posted on March 25th, 2008 ·

***** Gianni’s Italian Restaurant, 1601 East Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 (954) 942-1733.

I have been stuffing my face at Gianni’s for years. I don’t know how long this Southern Italian Joint has been in business, but my best guess is 20-25 years.

Real simple review…

Gianni’s is an absolutely terrific Italian restaurant. The food is delicious. The service is as friendly and as competent as can be. The prices are no more expensive than your favorite neighborhood “mom & pop” red sauce joint. Just so you know, Giann’s “enormous” garlic rolls are off-the-chart and worth the price of admission alone.

Gianni’s is open for lunch and dinner. If I were you, I would make a reservation, as the joint is always packed in the evenings.

Gianni’s is one of my favorite South Florida Italian Restaurants. Don’t miss this one.

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Friday, December 16th, 2022 at 8:00 PM

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* Win A $20 Charm City Burger Company Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Charm City Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 20 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $20 Gift Card is good at Charm City Burger Company, 1136 East Hillsboro Boulevard, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441, (954) 531-0300. Check charmcityburgers.com for menus/prices/info.

Posted on February 24th, 2015

***** Charm City Burger Company, 1136 East Hillsboro Boulevard, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441, (954) 531-0300.

Last night Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ate at fast-food burger joint, Charm City in Deerfield Beach.

Nothing for nothing, we have been eating at this- order at/pickup at the counter joint since April 17, 2008-so last night’s terrific- bacon cheeseburger, turkey burger, French fries, onion rings came as no “surprise”…

Seeing all of those New York, New Jersey. Ontario license plates on the road,

Just thought I’d mention Charm City to you guys- who have yet to eat there…this joint is an absolute winner! Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you that Charm City runs circles and I do mean circles around fast food burger players like Five Guys and BurgerFi -now, there is absolutely nothing wrong with either of them (Jeff Eats is a real steady customer of both chains), but they are cookie cutter mold type operations, like-you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all!…Charm City is a one-shot-deal, there is only one…so on and so forth.

Great food. Super reasonable prices. Cool vibe!

Printed down below is Jeff Eats’ “review” from October 20, 2009.
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October 20, 2009

***** Charm City Burger Company, 1136 East Hillsboro Boulevard, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441, (954) 531-0300.

Back on April 17, 2008 I did a review on a “burger” joint named Charm City Burger Company. If you check that review, I absolutely loved the food. At that time, the joint had only been open for something like 3-months…and I questioned its “longevity” based on its piss-poor location. To make a long story short…the joint is still around– has new owners– has a cult-like following—and the food is absolutely DELICIOUS.

At this stage of this re-review check www.charmcityburgers.com for menu/prices.

All I can tell you, is that I was in the joint last week…delicious bacon cheeseburger, terrific french fries, great sweet potato fries, incredible chicken wings. sensational grilled chicken and soft shell crab rolls.

Order/pickup at the counter. Absolutely nothing fancy here. Just…outstanding food.

Charm City is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.

Posted on April 17th, 2008

***** Charm City Burger Company, 1136 East Hillsboro Boulevard, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441 (954) 421-3925.

Charm City is a fast-food burger joint. It has been in business for about 3 months and looks like a charming cross between a 1950’s fast-food restaurant and a Greenwich Village coffeehouse. I ate dinner last night and the burger-fries were delicious as was the crabcake on a bun.

Charm City has 2 BIG PROBLEMS…its signage stinks. If you aren’t looking for the joint—you are not finding the joint. In addition, its location on a City Street in Deerfield Beach is absolutely horrendous.

If Charm City was in South Beach, it would be a goldmine. Location, location, location.

If you live in Deerfield Beach or are in the area, Charm City is a good place for a fast-food lunch.

This contest started on 12/12/22. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 24 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $25 Gift Card is good at any Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant.

Check menu/prices/68 locations/info at bucadibeppo.com.

Posted on August 22nd, 2014.

***** Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant, 801 North Congress Avenue, Wellington, Florida 33426, (561) 737-2393.

Buca di Beppo is a national Southern Italian restaurant chain…for our purposes, joints in Boynton Beach, Brandon, Coral Springs, Davie, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Maitland, Naples, Orlando, Tallahassee, Wellington. You can check menu/prices/locations/info at bucadibeppo.com.

Last night Jeff Eats ate dinner at the Buca di Beppo in Wellington. Just so you know, Wellington wasn’t my “maiden Buca di Beppo voyage”–first time for Wellington, but over the past 16 years Jeff Eats has eaten in a number of Buca’s joints-here in Florida and elsewhere. Can’t really explain, why Buca di Beppo hadn’t garnered a Jeff Eats’ critique-prior to-today. If I figure it out, I’ll let you guys knRight about now some of you guys are throwing a hissy fit–Hey Jeff, it’s a chain, why would you eat there? What’s wrong with you? Did you lose your mind?

First things first.

For you guys who don’t “know” Buca di Beppo…locations are decorated literally with hundreds of pictures. The portions are either family style or individual size. Full bar -area.

Now onto the meal…just so you know, there were eight- in the Jeff Eats’ party-fried calamari, chopped antipasto salad, chicken parmigiana, veal marsala, penne alla vodka, ravioli with meat sauce, lasagna, baked rigatoni, tiramisu, cheesecake.

Now you do what you want with this. The food was delicious, the service was solid-friendly and all 8-of us really-really enjoyed ourselves.

Nothing for nothing, I know that there are a bunch of you-out there-who really “believe” that chain food can’t be any good. Well I got news for you, from this boy’s perch, Buca di Beppo proves your theory DEAD WRONG! No fooling here- I found the food as good if not better than most of the “mom & pop” Florida red sauce joints that have run my American Express card. For sure, there are loads of “mom & pops” that would wipe the floor with Buca di Beppo but trust me, most of them aren’t as good. On the price front, Buca di Beppo is in the same league as the “mom & poppers” -same goes for portion size and service.

A few seconds ago I gave you Buca’s website. When you check the site you’ll find a current “deal” called-“Feed four for $40.”–if you are going to try Buca, be smart and print out that coupon. One other thing, this morning Jeff Eats got an email from local.amazon.com offering a coupon for $10 off your next $20 purchase at Buca di Beppo- you may also want to print out that coupon. The way I see “coupons”- better your pocket than their pocket!

Buca di Beppo is open Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday 11am-9pm.

This contest started on 12/12/22. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Five Guys Burgers and Fries Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Five Guys Burgers and Fries Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 10 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $10 Gift Card is good at any Five Guys Burgers and Fries location (for locations, menu, info- fiveguys.com