This contest started on 8/25/22. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Warren- American/Whiskey/Kitchen Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Warren- American/Whiskey/Kitchen Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 25 “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 Warren- American/Whiskey/Kitchen, 15084 Lyons Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33446, (561) 455-4177.

You can check warrendelray.com for menu/prices/reservations/info.

Posted on July 5th, 2021

***** Warren- American/Whiskey/Kitchen, 15084 Lyons Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33446, (561) 455-4177.

Got an absolutely killer American-Style joint for you guys to checkout, Warren- American/ Whiskey/ Kitchen in Delray Beach.

Way-back on June 11th, 2021 I told you guys that I had been hearing terrific things about Warren which had literally just opened in Delray Beach and that I planned on giving Warren a shot in the very near future- Long story short, last Saturday night (7/3/21)- Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and two other couples ate dinner at Warren and I gotta tell you guys that Warren didn’t disappoint with its food, decor and service absolutely killing it!

Save me some-time and checkout Jeff Eats’ 6/11/21- story (down- below) for background color…

Right out of the gate, Warren’s mind blowing main dining room’s walls are lined-with something like 1,000 bottles filled with different whiskey, bourbon and scotch brands- its open kitchen allows diners to see “their” food prepared, a separate indoor bar-room’s windows permits- patrons to counter dine/drink on an outdoor patio which also has table seating and is set-up to accommodate live music acts and other entertainment!

On the food front, based on our waiter’s recommendation our party of 6 shared a whole bunch of “dishes”- all of which were delicious…

Crispy Calamari
Caesar Salad
Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
Gloria’s (KFC) Korean Fried Chicken
Warren’s Damn Good Burger
Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich
Lobster Seafood Bolognese
Roasted Heirloom 1/2 Roasted Chicken
Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake

If you insist on a pecking order, Jeff Eats would rate Gloria’s (KFC) Korean Fried Chicken, the Warren Damn Good Burger, Lobster Seafood Bolognese and the Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake as the definite home-run stand-outs! Now you guys do know, what I like you may hate and vice versa…for the record, Mrs. Jeff Eats raved about the Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes, but then again, the name of this blog site is Jeff Eats and not Mrs. Jeff Eats- am I right or am I right!

Let me wrap Warren’s up by saying that this joint is an absolute must try.

You guys can check menu/prices/info at warrendelraycom.

Warren- American/Whiskey/Kitchen is open Tuesday-Sunday 5pm-10pm, closed on Monday.

Originally posted on June 11th, 2021.

* Warren- American/Whiskey/Kitchen.

Hearing absolutely terrific things about Warren, 15084 Lyons Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33446, (561) 455-4177 which opened about a week ago in Delray Beach.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have reservations for later this month.

Hearing that the American-Style joint’s food kills, that it has 2 indoor liquor bars that-literally serve everything imaginable, an outdoor patio that in the coming months will feature all types of musical entertainment, a well trained and professional staff, an everyday 3-6pm by the clock happy hour and a decor that is as cool and hip as can be!

As I mentioned a couple of seconds ago, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have reservations later this month- so be on the look -out for a Warren update…

In the meantime, check warrendelray.com for menu/prices/reservations/info.

By the way, if you beat Jeff Eats to Warren, let me know what you think!

Warren is open Tuesday-Sunday 5pm-10pm, closed on Monday.

This contest started on 8/24/22. This contest has a winner.

* Win 3- $10 Wingstop Gift Cards.

Jeff Eats got 3- $10 Wingstop Gift Cards to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 30 “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 Cards are good at any of Wingstop’s 109 Florida locations.

Check menu/prices/locations/info at wingstop.com.

Posted on January 24th, 2011

***** Wingstop, 4570 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073, (954) 935-9464.

Wingstop is a “national” WING chain. For our purposes, there are currently 7 South Florida locations. You can check www.wingstop.com for menu/prices/locations.

Wingstop is a real-easy concept to comprehend… non breaded wings, breaded boneless wings, breaded white meat chicken strips…9 flavors…handful of sides.

A recent outing had me trying—breaded wings/breaded strips/boneless wings/french fries…hawaiian, teriyaki, garlic parmesan flavors. Loved all of the offerings/flavors. Also really enjoyed the fresh hand cut french fries. From what I can tell, everthing is made to order…the stuff came out of the kitchen piping hot.

If you like wings and fries, you’ll like this joint.

Like I said, there are 7 joints in our area, so check Wingstop’s website for a close-by location and its hours.

Humor!

Bubba dies in a fire and his body is pretty badly burned.

The morgue sends for his two best friends, Daryl and Gomer, to identify the body.

Daryl arrives first, and when the mortician pulls back the sheet, Daryl says, “Yup, his face is burnt up pretty bad.

You better roll him over.”

The mortician rolls him over, and Daryl says, “Nope, ain’t Bubba.”

The mortician thinks this is strange.

Then he brings Gomer in to identify the body.

Gomer takes a look at the face and says, “Yup, he’s pretty well burnt up. Roll him over.”

The mortician rolls him over and Gomer says, “No, it ain’t Bubba.”

The mortician asks, “How can you tell?”

Gomer said, “Well, Bubba had two a**holes.”

“What? He had two assholes?!” exclaims the mortician.

“Yup, every time we went to town, folks would say, ‘Here comes Bubba with them two assholes

This contest started on 8/23/22. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Pizza Time Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Pizza Time Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 25 “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 Pizza Time, 1001 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33428, (561) 391-9240.

Check pizzatime.restaurantsnapshot.com for menu/prices/info.

Posted on November 4th, 2018

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 11/4/18- Pizza Time).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

CHICKEN PARMIGIANA (salad, pasta side, garlic rolls)
$19.50

Pizza Time
1001 Southwest 2nd Avenue
Boca Raton
(561) 391-9240
pizzatime.restaurantsnapshot.com
Latest Review: 8/14/17

Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you, Pizza Time is a terrific mom & pop red sauce Italian joint! If you live, play, work anywhere near Pizza Time- do yourself a gigantic favor and give the joint a shot! By the way, I picked Pizza Time’s chicken parm just to get the discussion going- I’ve been eating there for years and can’t recall even one time when its food wasn’t absolute dynamite!

Posted on August 14th, 2017

***** Pizza Time, 1001 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33428, (561) 391-9240.

For our purposes- we’re gonna call this tale a Public Service Announcement…

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been eating at Pizza Time- in Boca Raton for something like 9 years- last night we shared an absolutely delicious large sausage/pepperoni pizza and some other dynamite stuff and Mrs. Jeff Eats “mentioned” that I should remind you guys as to how good this joint’s food is! So here you guys go!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, Pizza Time in Boca Raton is an absolute must try joint!

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Posted on December 24th, 2015

***** Pizza Time, 1001 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33428, (561) 391-9240.

Real simple story to tell you guys…

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats got some family (two cousins on Mrs. Jeff Eats’ side of the family) visiting from New York. Now, I’m not counting anybody’s money but- they must have some cash, because they are staying 5 nights in a huge suite at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton (which ain’t exactly a chopped liver “situation”) during “Christmas Week” down here in Sunny South Florida…

Anyway, last night “we” got together and Jeff Eats knowing I/he was going to be picking up the check- took them to Pizza Time which is one of my favorite-reasonably priced “mom and pop” red sauce Italian joints (which by the way is 3 minutes from the Boca Raton Resort and Club) for dinner!

Not much more to tell you guys, other than Jeff Eats has been eating at Pizza Time since 2008, the joint makes outrageously delicious food and it’s probably no more expensive than your favorite “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joint! For those of you who maybe wondering- large cheese pizza, veal parmigiana, chicken parmigiana, veal marsala and meatballs & spaghetti- and like I said before, outrageously delicious food- and Jeff Eats didn’t have to “consult”- an ATM Machine to pay the bill!

If you haven’t eaten in Pizza Time in Boca Raton…GO! You will really-really enjoy this joint!

Pizza Time is open, Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Sun 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM.

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Posted on November 24th, 2008

***** Pizza Time, 1001 SW 2nd Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33428 (561) 391-9240.

Do me a favor and read the writeup (June 30, 2008) that I did on Pizza Time (Coral Springs). Go ahead, I’ll wait…

Rather than rehashing the details…suffice it to say, that the guy who originally owned the Pizza Time in Coral Springs sold the joint and has now “resurfaced” in Boca Raton (in what was formely Sal’s Italian Restaurant) in a new Pizza Time.

This “newest” Pizza Time is terrific. It is as good as the original Coral Springs’ joint. Great pizza, pastas, meat/seafood/chicken entrees.

Pizza Time is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.
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Posted on June 30th, 2008

***** Pizza Time, 11504 West Sample Road, Coral Springs, Florida 33065 (954) 753-7828.

If you live in Coral Springs you probably know all-about Pizza Time…the joint is or should be a landmark.

Rather than beating around the bush, Pizza Time is one of the best “mom and pop” Southern Italian Red Sauce joints in all of South Florida. There is nothing fancy whatsoever about Pizza Time…terrific pizza, pastas, fish-seafood, chicken and veal-meat entrees. Good prices.

This joint is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. While you are waiting to get in, checkout the takeout business that Pizza Time does. Pizza Time’s website is at www.pizzatimeinc.com.

By the way, in Parkland there is a joint called Pizza Time Caffe, 6620 Parkside Drive, Parkland Florida (954) 345-8665. Rather than going into lengthy detail (because I have forgotten the whole story), this joint was in the past somehow connected/related to the original Pizza Time Italian Restaurant, but isn’t anymore. Anyway…I just wanted to let you know, that this Pizza Time Caffe isn’t half-bad. As a matter of fact it was pretty good the 2 times that I tried it. So you now have two joints for pizza etc., in the Coral Springs/Parkland area to choose from…the Pizza Time Caffe website is at www.pizzatimecaffe.com

***** Lu Garden, 6700 Conroy Windermere Road, Orlando, Florida 32835, 407-522-8688.

Got a real good Chinese joint for you guys to checkout, Lu Garden in Orlando.

Simple tale to tell, last night Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats “discovered” Lu Garden and the joint’s food killed! Indoor booth/table seating/small handful of outdoor tables, reasonably priced Brooklyn Jewish American Chinese Food circa 1957/Authentic Real Chinese Food menu, open Sunday 12pm-11pm/Monday-Thursday 11am-11pm/Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am.

Let’s wrap-up Lu Garden by saying- if the joint was a whole lot closer to Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ Boca Raton abode- we would be real steady customers.

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

This contest started on 8/21/22. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Trader Joe’s Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Trader Joe’s Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 25 “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 Trader Joe’s location (traderjoes.com for locations, info).

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 8/21/22 – The Serving Spoon).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

CREATE YOUR OWN OMELETTE
($8.25-1 ingredient served with home fries & English muffin/ additional ingredients $.50-$2.50)

The Serving Spoon
1825 South Osprey Avenue
Sarasota
(941) 388-7235
theservingspoonsarasota.com
Latest Review: 11/16/21

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, dynamite food and top notch service!

Posted on November 16th, 2021

***** The Serving Spoon, 1825 South Osprey Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34239, (941) 388-7235.

Got a real good “mom & pop” diner for you guys to checkout- The Serving Spoon In Sarasota.

Simple tale to tell, yesterday afternoon Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “discovered” The Serving Spoon and I gotta tell you, the joint’s food and super pleasant service were right on the money! Inside counter, booth, table seating/ handful of outdoor tables, reasonably priced- all day breakfast/ lunch/ daily specials/ bakery items/ juice “bar” menu, open Sunday 8am-2pm/Monday-Saturday 7am-2:30pm.

Trust old Jeff Eats when I tell you- if you’re into diners – you’ll love The Serving Spoon. Delicious food, big portions, reasonable prices, no frills decor, no fancy schmancy anything, timely coffee and other beverage refills, pleasant service- make this joint a winner!

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

This contest started on 8/20/22. this contest has a winner.

* Win 2- $10 Wendy’s Gift Cards.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Wendy’s 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 $10 Gift Cards are good at any Wendy’s location (wendys.com for locations, menu, info).

* McDonald’s is bringing a British hit to the US.

Just keeping you guys in the loop…

From cnn.com

McDonald’s is bringing a British hit to the US

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business
Published 11:37 AM EDT, Fri August 19, 2022

CNN Business
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McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac was a huge hit in the United Kingdom. Now it’s crossing the pond.

Beginning later this month, the burger chain is testing the fan favorite at select restaurants in Miami for a limited time. The Chicken Big Mac is similar to its meaty sibling, however it replaces the two burgers with two tempura chicken patties. Of course, it also includes the signature Big Mac sauce, pickles, shredded lettuce and a slice of American cheese.

McDonald’s is testing the Chicken Big Mac in Miami.

McDonald’s briefly sold the limited-time offering earlier this year in the UK. The Chicken Big Mac was so popular that it sold out about 10 days after it made its debut. The chain said that it was its “most popular launch ever” in the UK and Ireland.

In a statement, McDonald’s said that it’s “always looking to give our fans more ways to enjoy the classic menu items they know and love.” However, it cautioned that the Chicken Big Mac is just being tested and it will use “this time to gather feedback from both customers and restaurant crew as we consider opportunities to offer more delicious options in the future.”

Chicken is cheaper than beef and is a favorite among fast food eaters (see: the ongoing chicken sandwich war). Poultry is also a “priority area” for the company, according to McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski.

* Krispy Kreme Feels Drag from its Older Operating Model.

Just keeping you guys in the loop…

From qsrmagazine.com

Krispy Kreme Feels Drag from its Older Operating Model

Shops that don’t deliver fresh doughnuts to points of access represented more than half of the chain’s adjusted EBITDA decline in the U.S. and Canada.

Krispy Kreme sold 7 percent more doughnuts in Q2 compared to 2021.

FAST FOOD | AUGUST 18, 2022 | BEN COLEY

Krispy Kreme sold 7 percent more doughnuts in Q2 compared to 2021.
Krispy Kreme is committed to its new hub-and-spoke model, but that’s not to say changes aren’t coming without growing pains.

As a refresher, the chain no longer bases its growth around shops. It’s now focused on building production center hubs that distribute fresh doughnuts every day to multiple “points of access,” including grocery stores, gas stations, carts, food trucks, and smaller retail stores. Krispy Kreme defines hubs as either hot light theater shops or doughnut factories.

The issue is, there are hubs without these points of access, or spokes. These shops underwhelmed in Q2, with revenue growth being 5 percent slower, year-over-year, than hubs with spokes. Krispy Kreme is in the process of reviewing these underperforming locations and expects to close roughly 10 shops in the coming weeks and months.

“We’re still going through the transformation phase as we just talked about in front, which is how do you get to the majority of your business being hub-and-spoke from a system that didn’t have that before,” said CEO Mike Tattersfield during the chain’s Q2 earnings call. “And all you’re seeing is just us moving in a bit faster now on the few hubs that actually don’t fit into the system.”

There are 118 U.S. shops not exporting fresh doughnuts to points of access, and many are “strong and profitable and much loved local community stores,” said CFO Joshua Charlesworth. But there’s clearly financial motivation to switch the system over to the updated model.

Total doughnuts sold was up 7 percent in the second quarter year-over-year. In the U.S. and Canada specifically, Krispy Kreme earned $4.4 million per hub in the trailing 12 months ending in the second quarter. That’s 22.2 percent above 2021 and 2.3 percent better than the first quarter. Organic revenue increased 6 percent, driven by more points of access and strong performances from Delivered Fresh Daily (DFD) doors (grocery, convenience stores, etc.) Weekly average sales per door grew 9 percent year-over-year. There are now 6,053 points of access in the U.S. and Canada, a 8.9 percent rise compared to 2021.

The chain working to make sure customers’ experience at DFD doors are the same as if entering a traditional shop. That includes activating promotional material in these locales.

“One thing to pick up on in terms of global learning is we are selling fresh doughnuts, same quality daily in the grocery store that you get in the retail theater,” Charlesworth said. “So it’s really important that we bring news and excitement to it. And I think moving forward in the U.S., we’re going to be doing more integrated marketing, making sure that there’s plenty of excitement in the grocery store, just like there is in the retail theater. Even if it’s not a hot doughnut, that doesn’t mean we can’t bring more LTOs and special doughnuts to the grocery channel, and that’s definitely an upside for the longer term and what we’ve seen in U.K., Australia, and elsewhere in the world.”

However, adjusted EBITDA in the U.S. and Canada dropped 8 percent to $26 million, and margin declined 180 basis points to 10.4 percent. The brand owed these decreases to higher labor and commodity costs, weaker performance from hubs without spokes, lapping the vaccine promotion, and a delayed price increase. More than half of the EBITDA drop in the U.S. came from hubs without spokes, even though those shops represent less than a third of revenue.

“In fact, when you see the difference between the hubs with spokes and how they are able not just weather inflation, but continue to strengthen compared to the hubs without spokes, it just gets you to really hone in on those hubs without spokes a little faster,” Charlesworth said.

READ MORE: Krispy Kreme Charges Toward 50,000 Points of Access

In the U.K., Krispy Kreme saw a challenged environment because of energy costs, inflation, declines in retail traffic, and a tough comparison to last year, but margins are still in the 20 percent range. Overall adjusted EBITDA in the quarter dropped 9.6 percent to $47.4 million, but Tattersfield noted this is nearly 50 percent higher than pre-pandemic levels and 60 percent better than 2020.

“The reason we can do large 20 percent margins is because we have a great hub-and-spoke and very efficient model,” the CEO said. “We’ll continue to tweak it. The macro environment is challenging customers everywhere in the world. It just shows you the resilience of our brand.”

To offset pressure, the brand took pricing early in Q3 for both the U.S. and U.K. One of the benefits Krispy Kreme has found with delivering fresh doughnuts is that improved quality allows it to price higher. Later this year, the chain expects to launch a fourth price tier for its most premium doughnuts.

“Our customized handmade doughnuts, they’re more expensive,” the executive said. “It’s a premium price. And you can see the customers gravitate to it. They’re always going to look at pricing, and we’re very strategic about it. And our customers are always telling us, is it worth it? Right? And we can see, even as we brought fresh doughnuts to the DFD channel, when they can get access to that even across the brand, they want the fresh doughnut experience. So clearly we haven’t seen the impact from pricing that we take.”

After softer organic revenue growth in May and June, Krispy Kreme is seeing a 10 percent increase in Q3 quarter-to-date, fueled by price hikes and strong LTOs, such as ice cream truck doughnuts in the U.S. Also, inflation appears to be moderating as the brand looks toward 2023.

Because of headwinds, Krispy Kreme lowered its 2022 net revenue guidance to $1.49 billion to $1.52 billion, down from $1.53 billion to $1.56 billion, and sliced its adjusted EBITDA projection from $210 million to $218 million to $189 million to $195 million. Organic revenue growth remained the same at 10-12 percent.

“We’ve got reduced commodity inflation already for 2023, we see the profitability in the U.S., hub and spokes, we have this premium innovation, which means that you’ve got a whole bunch of drivers that we feel good about for the longer term,” Charlesworth said.