Originally posted on October 1st, 2025.

* Chubby Checker.

Just picked up 2 tickets!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are really looking forward to seeing…
..
“The man who revolutionized the way people dance.”

Tickets Just Went On Sale!

Chubby Checker

Saturday, January 10th, 2026 8 pm

Kings Point In Tamarac
7620 Nob Hill Road
Tamarac, Florida 33321
Info: (954)726-4120
Tickets: tickets.kingspoint.com (Non-Residents: $40)

From chubbychecker.com:
Chubby Checker is a legendary entertainment industry icon best known for popularizing The Twist, the first number one song of all time… and the only song to hit the number one position twice in two different years. It was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.

The Twist is the first song in history to be number one for over 50 years according to Billboard Magazine. In 1959 Chubby premiered “The Twist” on American Bandstand and in two minutes and forty two seconds “dancing apart to the beat” became the style of dance on the dance floor world-wide.

Originally posted on January 6th, 2026.

* City Of Boca Raton- 2nd Annual Seafood Festival- Mizner Park Amphitheater.

Mrs.Jeff Eats literally just told me that- she got us tickets for the City Of Boca Raton- 2nd Annual Seafood Festival for Saturday, January 10th, 2026 at Mizner Park Amphitheater. So – if you go and see me -and want to say hello- I’ll be the old guy walking around wearing a New York Yankee Baseball Cap!- from 1pm-4pm- telling anyone who will listen that I am Whitey Ford!- and have tickets to see Chubby Checker at Kings Point Tamarac at 8pm!

Should be a really fun day!

You can buy tickets online:

squadup.com
or
MyBoca.us

From MyBoca.us:

Dive into a day of fabulous food, live music, themed competitions, and nautical vendors at the City of Boca Raton Seafood Festival.
Here are some helpful tips to #KnowBeforeYouGo.

WHAT TO EXPECT?
Enjoy a day of fabulous food, live music, themed competitions, nautical themed vendors, and so much more.

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026 | 12:00 – 8:00pm

Location: Mizner Park Amphitheater (590 Plaza Real)

Get Your Tickets Today!
$10 – In Advance; $15 – At the Door

Get extra savings with a 4-pack of tickets:
$32 online through Friday, Jan. 9 – $45 at the gate Saturday, Jan. 10!

Kids ages 10 years & under are FREE!
Buy Tickets!
 
Seafood Stage
Get ready for a musical feast! With a lineup featuring the Jutt Hoffman Band, Southern Blood, Leave It To Us, and Nothing Wrong with Wet Socks on the Seafood Stage, the Seafood Festival promises to be a shell of a good time.

Claw-some Food Vendors
Of course, the main course is the most important. From conch fritters to crab legs and everything in-between, attendees will have a variety of local seafood available for purchase on site.

Neptune’s Marketplace
Located on the north end of the event site, this curated collection of nautical themed vendors will provide attendees with a taste of the tides and unique gifts to take home or enjoy on site.

Chef’s Seafood Showdown
Featuring chefs from local Boca Raton restaurants, attendees will be able to watch this culinary competition as some of the best in South Florida battle in a high-stakes battle of flavors.

This year’s competition will feature:

Executive Sous Chef Julian Bernal, Corvina Seafood Grill
Executive Chef Moises Hernandez, DRIFT at Boca Raton Marriott

Virginia and Jason from WRMF’s KVJ Show will be stopping by from 1:00pm to 2:00pm to host the Chef’s Seafood Showdown!

Ocean’s of Fun with Gumbo Limbo and Mascot, Luna! (12pm-6pm)
Engage in games, crafts, and activities with the team from Gumbo Limbo Nature Center as you learn about marine ecosystems and how you can make a difference! Play ocean trivia for a chance to win a prize, and take a photo with Gumbo Limbo’s mascot, Luna.

Crab Cake Challenge
Think you have what it takes to walk away with the championship belt? This engaging competition pits up to eight (8) contestants against each other to see how quickly they can take down a stack of delicious crab cakes. Competition sign up will occur on site at the City of Boca Raton tent.

Restrooms: Located at the Mizner Park Amphitheater.

Weather: The event continues rain or shine.

Additional Info:
No outside chairs. Seating will be available.
No coolers or outside alcoholic beverages allowed.
Service animals only.
Rain or shine event.

This contest started on 1/9/26. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 818 Shanghai Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 818 Shanghai Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 15 “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 818 Shanghai, 7860 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 482-1291.

You guys can check menu/prices/info at 818shanghai.com.

Posted on December 19th, 2025

***** 818 Shanghai, 7860 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 482-1291.

Got a real good Chinese joint for you guys to checkout, 818 Shanghai in Boca Raton.

Brief tale to tell, last night Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats,and our friends Mike and Ronnie “discovered” 818 Shanghai and its food was right on the money! Inside table/ booth seating, reasonably priced full boat Chinese/ dim sum menu.

Now just between you and me- I know my Brooklyn Jewish American Chinese Food Circa 1957- and I am telling you guys- this joint’s food was/is real good! Now I’m not in the ratings business, that said -818 Shanghai is right up there with South Florida’s best Chinese joints.

Let’s wrap-up 818 Shanghai by saying- the joint is an absolute must try!
You guys can check menu/prices/info at 818shanghai.com.

818 Shanghai is open:
Monday – Friday: 11AM – 9PM
Saturday – Sunday: 10AM – 9:30PM

* EXCLUSIVE ONLINE PRESALE- THE GUESS WHO- Hard Rock Live.

All I can say- Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff will definitley be there!

Tickets: Ticketmaster.com
Password: WOMAN

From Randy Bachman’s Facebook Page:
JUST ANNOUNCED — The Guess Who are bringing the Takin’ It Back Tour to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL, on March 1st, 2026. See Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings back on stage together for a night you won’t want to miss. Tickets go on sale January 9th, 2026 at 10AM local time.

Originally posted on January 7th, 2026.

* Exclusive Online Presale- Comedian/ Nikki Glaser- Hard Rock Live.

JefF Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are huge fans!
We’ll be there…

Tickets: Ticketmaster.com
Password: ROASTS

This contest started on 1/7/26. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 NYY Steak Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 NYY Steak 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 $20 Gift Card is good at NYY Steak, (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) 5550 Northwest 40th Street, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073, (954) 997-6700. Check menu/ prices/ info at seminolecasinococonutcreek.com.

Posted on August 11th, 2015

***** NYY Steak, (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) 5550 Northwest 40th Street, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073, (954) 997-6700.

Way-back on 2/15/12 Jeff Eats told you guys about NYY Steak located in the Seminole Casino Creek Coconut Creek- in Coconut Creek. That “review” is down-below…

Long story short, since that “review” was published, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have eaten in NYY something like 5-times, with the latest “outing”- being last night. For what it’s worth, all of the meals that Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have had, were all right on the money!

Last night, I got to thinking that Jeff Eats rarely if ever hears- NYY Steak mentioned in conversations about South Florida’s best steak-joints. No ifs, ands or buts- the 26oz bone-in-ribeye with grilled onions and French fries- that I had last night and didn’t come close to finishing- could easily be matched against the best of breed down here in sunny South Florida-same story for Mrs. Jeff Eats’ pan seared snapper!

NYY Steak (Coconut Creek)
Posted on February 15th, 2012

***** NYY Steak, (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) 5550 Northwest 40th Street, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073, (954) 997-6700.

Go figure!

One of the best-“upscale steakhouses” in South Florida is located at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek in- Coconut Creek…That’s right, the casino where you-gotta wear an oxygen mask because the cigarette smoke is so brutal—as part of a recently completed $150,000,000 renovation/expansion has opened an absolutely georgeous looking steakhouse with fabulous food and service. You can check www.seminolecoconutcreekcasino.com for menu/prices/photos. By the way, NYY is a joint venture–Seminole Indians/New York Yankees (there is another NYY at Yankee Stadium).

NYY…New York Yankees, get it? All kinds, of New York Yankee black/white photos, autographs…no dark wood–or dim lights here…but rather, a great looking open kitchen, light oak woods, bright lights, plenty of glass. Like I said before, an absolutely gorgeous looking joint.

When you check NYY’s menu, try not to get sticker-shock…no question about it- that $51.75 24oz bone in ribeye is “high” even for an upscale steakhouse–Now, I maybe going out on a limb here, but I think- that casino-joints like NYY get a ton of customers using their casino “PLAYER’S CLUB” rewards/points to pay the bill. If I’m right—the restaurant can charge more than what most folks would consider “normal”- because many customers aren’t using real-money. So, if you go there, I think you will find that many of the “diners” are eating on-the-arm.

At this juncture of the discussion, let me tell you that NYY looks totally out of place at the Seminole Casino. Nothing for nothing, but the Seminole Casino isn’t in this boy’s opinion–an upscale looking property. Now, there may-be something more developing at the Seminole Casino that’s gonna get it looking more like the Hard Rock operation in Hollywood-so NYY may eventually make sense, but for right now, NYY looks like a fish out of water. Personally, I don’t see non-casino players making special plans/reservations to eat at NYY, despite the fact that its food is absolutely dynamite.

A recent dinner had me “doing” the aforementioned 24oz ribeye, 28oz porterhouse ($54.75), veal chop milanase ($44.50), roast chicken ($28.50), lemon pepper halibut ($31.50), steak fries ($9.50), lobster mac & cheese ($11). Every item was delicious. On the service front, excellent without the “snotty” know-it-all attitude you find at many upscale steakhouses.

There are two ways to play NYY Steak. You can gamble your heart out…and accumulate points to spend or you can just fork over cash or your credit card at the end of the meal.

NYY Steak is a homerun…pun intended!

NYY Steak is open Monday, Thursday-Sunday 5pm-11pm. The joint is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday

***** DISH OF THE WEEK- Sunday- 1/4/26- Publix Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies – 24 Count.

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

PUBLIX BAKERY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
(24 Count- $6.19)

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do – yesterday, I ate all 24 cookies while watching all 10 Episodes of Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 on Paramount+.

Publix Super Market
5050 Champion Blvd (Polo Club Shoppes)
Boca Raton
(561) 994-8350
publix.com
Latest Review: N/A

You guys can check publix.com for retail locations/ product information.

This contest started on 1/3/26. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Gary Woo Express Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Gary Woo Express Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 15 “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 Gary Woo Express, 9874 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 483-8889.

You can check menu/prices at garywooexpress,com.

Posted on November 19th, 2015

***** Gary Woo Express, 9874 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 483-8889.

Was just by- Yamato Road & 441 in Boca Raton. Saw a gigantic tractor-trailer “unloading” a ton of cars- all with New York license plates!

To save you “car owners” the time-effort of writing Jeff Eats.

Posted December 23, 2012

***** Gary Woo Express, 9874 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 483-8889.

Got an absolutely terrific Chinese-takeout joint for you…Gary Woo Express in Boca Raton.

Just so you know, Jeff Eats originally “reviewed” this joint on August 19, 2009…suffice it to say, I loved its food back in 2009. Anyway, about 8 months ago new owners took over and to their credit, the food they are “banging-out” is even better than the original stuff. Trust me on this one, Gary Woo Express is right up there with the best Chinese restaurants that Jeff Eats has tried down here in South Florida.

When you check menu/prices at www.garywooexpress.com- in addition to loads of Chinese stuff you will find a huge Japanese menu. For the record, Jeff Eats, didn’t try any of the Japanese items, but if the Japanese food is as good as the Chinese stuff was—Gary Woo Express will be a joint where you can get both-delicious Chinese and Japanese takeout. Just so you know, Gary Woo Express has a couple of tables inside and a handful outside—but this joint is basically a takeout.

Applying Jeff Eats’ 1950’s Brooklyn Jewish Taste Test…sampled items included— won ton soup, tomato egg drop soup, egg rolls, pan fried pork dumplings, bbq ribs, general tso’s chicken, sweet & sour pork, pepper steak, shrimp in lobster sauce, chicken lo mein, roast pork fried rice. The result…Gary Woo Express is one of the best Chinese-takeoout joints that Jeff Eats has tried down here in South Florida. No kidding around, every item “tried” was delicious. To be perfectly honest with you, Jeff Eats’ original plan was to put the “dishes” in some sort of pecking order- but they were all dynamite–so I’ didn’t bother. For you wise-guys out there, No!–Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats didn’t eat “all” that food all by ourselves in one sitting…The fact of the matter, the taste test was conducted in 2-parts…some of the food was picked-up on a Thursday night and some was picked up on Saturday night—so there!

If I got one bitch here, I found the prices a drop- on the high side. No big deal–no second job needed…but the prices were definitely higher than the local competition.

Before I run…if you decide to try Gary Woo Express–when you get to the joint, you’ll find a “menu-rack” outside the front door. The takeout menus in the rack–have coupons and you can use them “right away”— Now that I’m thinking, the coupon that I used saved me 10% off my entire order. The point of all this yapping—use the coupons to off-set the higher-prices I detected.

Gary Woo Express was a “huge” find.

I am telling you, this joint is right up there with best of breed.

Gary Woo Express is open Monday-Friday 11am-10pm and Saturday-Sunday 2pm-10pm.

This contest started on 1/2/26. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Trader Joe’s Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Trader Joe’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 Card is good at any Trader Joe’s location (traderjoes.com for locations, info).

* HAPPY NEW YEAR- 2026!