This article first appeared on July 14, 2015 and everytime I read it- it cracks me up! Just thought I’d “share” it again!

* Older Men Scam.

Posted July 14, 2015
* Older Men Scam.

Just got the following e-mail from Jeff Eats’ reader, Norman G.

No ifs, ands or buts- the e-mail’s “warnings” warranted- my passing them along to you guys…
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Subject: Older Men Scam

Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall and in dark parking lots, etc. This is the first warning I have seen for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven’t heard about it…

A ‘heads up’ for those men who may be regular customers at Lowe’s, Home Depot, Costco, or even Wal-Mart.

This one caught me totally by surprise. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping.

Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don’t be naive enough to think it couldn’t happen to you or your friends.

Here’s how the scam works; Two nice looking, college-age girls will come over to your car or truck as you are packing your purchases into your vehicle. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their unmentionables almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. (It’s impossible not to look). When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say ‘No’ but instead ask for a ride to McDonald’s.

You agree and they climb into the vehicle. On the way, they start undressing.
Then one of them starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.

I had my wallet stolen May 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, the 17th, 20th, 24th, and the 29th and again on June 1st, 4th, 8th, twice on the 16th & 17th, and very likely again this upcoming weekend.

So tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take advantage of us older men.

Warn your friends to be vigilant.

Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found even cheaper ones for $.99 at the Dollar Store and bought them out in three of their stores.

Also, you never get to eat at McDonald’s. I’ve already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth from Lowe’s, to Home Depot, to Wal-Mart.

So please, send this on to all the older men that you know and warn them to be on the lookout for this scam.

(The best times are just before lunch and around 4:30 in the afternoon).

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 8/11/19- Mott & Hester Deli Co.).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

BLACKENED SHRIMP PO’BOY
$10.50

Mott & Hester Deli Co.
1155 South Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa
813-289-9758
mottandhesterdeli.com
Latest Review: 8/11/18

This joint is an absolute must try!

Posted on August 11th, 2018

**** Mott & Hester Deli Co., 1155 South Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, Florida 33629, 813-289-9758.

Got a real good deli for you guys to checkout- Mott & Hester Deli Co. in Tampa.

Last week, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats discovered Mott & Hester Deli Co. for lunch- and I gotta tell you- the joint was right-up our alley! Menu loaded with breakfast stuff/ salads/ sandwiches/ pastas/ entrees. Order & pickup at counter, indoor table seating/handful of tables outside. Open Monday-Friday 8am-7pm/ Saturday 9am-4pm/ closed on Sunday (boo!).

Like I said 2 seconds ago, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats. Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats recently did lunch- and all four of us- loved Mott & Hester Deli Co.’s concept (NYC Kosher Style Deli meets Italian Pasta Joint meets New Orleans Po’boy Joint). The joint’s food, reasonable prices, super pleasant service, big portions- made/makes this joint an absolute winner!

Let me wrap Mott & Hester Deli Co. up by saying- if the joint wasn’t so freaking far from Jeff Eats’ Boca Raton abode- I’d be a real steady customer! As they say in German- you can’t win them all!.

You guys can check menu/info at mottandhesterdeli.com.

* BurgerFi, Shake Shack, Five Guys, Habit Burger.

All things being equal- if you could only eat at one of these fast food burger joints, which one would it be! Color- would be appreciated!

* Beer & Bingo Bash.

Now you’re talking- worthwhile charity, beer, real good Italian buffet, bingo…

Mrs. Jeff Eats just signed us up for the $50 “deal”…

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Beer & Bingo Bash
Join us for a fun evening of Beer & Bingo for a great cause!

$35 in advance
$40 at the door
1 Drink, Mini Buffet and 3 bingo cards

$50 in advance
$60 at the door
2 drinks, Mini Buffet and 6 bingo cards

Additional Bingo Cards available for $5 each

Please RSVP by Thursday, August 15 | Register online at https://bit.ly/2X9jyUR.

Contact Andrea Cunningham for more information by e-mail at acunningham@ChildNet.us or by phone at 954-414-4600 ext. 8036.

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Jeff Eat’s 7/24/08 “review”…

Maggiano’s Little Italy (Boca Raton)
Posted on July 24th, 2008 · Boca Raton Italian

***** Maggiano’s Little Italy, 21090 St. Andrews Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33433 (561) 361-8244.

Let’s start this review off by getting you to Maggiano’s website at www.maggianos.com.

Maggiano’s is a national chain of “up-scale-looking” Southern Italian Restaurants. The website will give you menu/pricing/locations…If I have read the “map” correctly, Maggiano’s is currently in 22 states which includes 4 locations in Florida…Boca Raton, Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa.

Maggiano’s decor is as “handsome” as most of South Florida’s “top-notch” Italian and steakhouse restaurants…the website has photos which will give you some idea as to what I am talking about.

Now let’s talk food. Maggiano’s menu is loaded with all kinds of appetizers, soups, salads, pastas, meat-veal-seafood-chicken entrees and desserts…sorry, no pizza. The food (now get this) is absolutely delicious. There are 2-ways that you can order…individual…or family style. Hopefully “individual” speaks for itself…Maggiano’s has a “Family Style Lunch” and a “Family Style Dinner.” Now stay with me…when you order “Family Style” the whole table picks various appetizers, pastas, entrees, desserts, etc., which are then shared and (here’s the great part) the amount of food is all-you-can-eat. Trust me, Maggiano’s has this Family Style-All-You-Can-Eat thing down to a science…it is basically a variation on the old Chinese proverb: 1 from column A, 2 from column B.

On my two outings to this joint, I “sampled”…fried zucchini, lasagna, chicken marsala, veal parmigiana, chicken cacciatore, shrimp oreganata…everything was absolutely delicious.

Now for the kicker…this joint makes a dessert called Apple Crostada that is absolutely fantastic…you can read the website for details as to how it is actually made… but for right now, “think” McDonald’s “fried apple pie” covered in vanilla ice cream…by the way, McDonald’s replaced the “fried apple pie” with “baked apple pie” in 1992. Anyway…this dessert is incredible and it alone is worth the price of the meal. One final thought…if you order “Family Style” you can have all of the Crostadas that you want.

Although Maggiano’s is done-up as a fancy looking joint, tee shirt/shorts are just fine. Individual prices are no more than your favorite neighborhood “mom and pop” joint…”Family-Style” ordering is going to run you about 25 bucks a head.

Maggiano’s is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. It is always jammed.

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Jeff Eats’ 4/28/14 review…

Maggiano’s Little Italy (Boca Raton, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa)
Posted on April 28th, 2014 · Boca Raton Deals Italian Jacksonville Orlando Tampa

* Maggiano’s Little Italy.

Way back on a July 24, 2008 Jeff Eats told you about Maggiano’s Little Italy- a national Italian chain -which for our purposes currently has 4-Florida locations. If you check that initial writeup- you’ll find that Jeff Eats really enjoyed Maggiano’s food/service/decor/prices. To be perfectly honest with you-in the ensuing years, maybe I ate there (Boca Raton) again 2-tops 3 times. Just so you know, no particular reason for only 2-3 visits in 6 years- just giving you the facts.

To make a long story short…

Earlier this evening, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and a bunch of other folks- watched the Heat v. Bobcats game at a mutual neighbor’s house… The neighbor did a little catered-thing and had food delivered from Boca’s Maggiano’s. Not gonna bore you with the details- but the salads, pastas, entrees, desserts were terrific- now, I know these were free eats, but trust Jeff Eats-free or no free, the stuff was real good.

Anyway,

This neighborhood outing got me thinking about Maggiano’s…and low and behold- I found out that if you go to www.maggianos.com and sign up for its E-Club it sends you a $10 Welcome coupon, a $10 Birthday coupon, a $10 Anniversary coupon and periodically a bunch of other discount coupons.

The way Jeff Eats is thinking here, if I’m gonna eat at Maggiano’s anyway, why shouldn’t the money be in my pocket and not -the joint’s pocket!

So… If this “couponing” stuff is your bag…go for it!

This contest started on 8/6/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win 2 Tickets: An Evening With The Floyd Experience.

Jeff Eats got 2 Tickets: An Evening With The Floyd Experience – 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 Skinny:

AN EVENING WITH THE FLOYD EXPERIENCE

Saturday, August 17, 2019 (8pm)
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek (The Pavilion)
5550 NW 40th Street
Coconut Creek, Florida 33073
Info: 954-977-6700
Tickets: seminolecasioncoconutcreek.com, seaside-music.ticketleap.com, floydatribute.com also check goldstar.com (discount tickets)

from seminolecasioncoconutcreek.com

The Floyd Experience is a celebration of the legendary career of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. This 90-minute production features precise musical renditions from their entire library, along with an impressive light show that includes complex synchronized lighting movements, multiple laser displays and LED walls. The show is crafted to engage both younger and older generations — providing fans of all ages an opportunity to re-live the creative genius of Pink Floyd that produced an incredible spectrum of music over a period of nearly 50 years! The 10-member band features all of the musical and theatrical elements that were critical to Pink Floyd’s historic success. The production is accompanied by a fully automated light and laser show, complete with numerous computer synchronized autonomous lighting fixtures, including multiple moving lasers all designed to precisely enhance the overall musical performance. In addition, the production extensively utilizes top of the line in technology, LED walls to establish a striking visual context for each musical sequence. Much care is taken by each member of the band and the supporting lighting and audio professionals to recreate the historic Pink Floyd Experience and make it available for your enjoyment

This contest started on 8/5/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Bagel City South Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Bagel City 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 Bagel City South, 6006 Southwest 18th Street, Boca Raton, Florida 33433, (561) 393-5383.

You can check menu/prices/info at bagelcitysouthbocaraton.com.

Posted on October 26th, 2015

***** Bagel City South, 6006 Southwest 18th Street, Boca Raton, Florida 33433, (561) 393-5383.
In recent days, Jeff Eats has seen a number of tractor trailers loaded with cars with New York and New Jersey license plates- unloading their “cargo”- so to save time, let me answer the inevitable “best bagels” questions by reprinting this Jeff Eats’ article from February 23, 2015…
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Posted February 23, 2015

***** Bagel City South.

Jeff Eats recently received this e-mail…

Jeff,
Long time reader.
I know you don’t like or really do ‘best’ lists.
Indulge me, if it came down to just one south Florida joint, which one would it be for bagels?
I won’t tell anyone.
Thanks,
Anthony Franza
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Anthony Franza,

You know that ‘best’ lists really aren’t my game…that said, if you promise not to tell anyone!

And- thanks for reading.

Posted on February 22nd, 2008

***** Bagel City South–6006 SW 18th Street, Boca Raton, Florida 33433–(561) 393-5383

Bagel City South makes some of the best New York styled bagels and bialys in South Florida. The stuff is made the old fashioned way, that being hand rolled, boiled and then oven baked.

The joint is open 7 days a week for breakfast and lunch. Great place for appetizing, burgers, deli, eggs and of course those fantastic bagels/bialys.

Sassy waitresses and talkative countermen add to the New York flavor. This is a real good one.

* Atlantic City Boys & Zinger’s Deli.

Just picked-up 2 tickets to see the Atlantic City Boys…

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have seen the show a handful of times- trust me when I tell you guys, real-real good!

The Skinny:

Saturday- August, 10th, 2019 (7pm)

Atlantic City Boys

Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road Suite #10, Boca Raton, FL 33434
Box Office: 561.483.9036

Tickets: bocablackbox.com – check goldstar.com for discount tickets

from bocablackbox.com

The Atlantic City Boys are four dynamic lead singers who have wowed audiences in Las Vegas, Walt Disney World and, of course, Atlantic City! Now they lend their world-class vocals to the rock-n-roll harmonies of the 60s, singing the hits of The Drifters, The Beach Boys and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
For years, one of the most popular vocal groups worldwide has been Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The story of this group has even been made into an exciting Broadway play called Jersey Boys.
The Atlantic City Boys show is a tribute to them and several of the other classic vocal groups. The show is presented with personality, charm and great vocal talent.

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Before the show (around 5:30pm)- Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are gonna catch a couple of sandwiches and some french fries at Zinger’s Deli which is something like a 6 minute drive from the Boca Black Box!

Trust me when I tell you guys, Zinger’s food absolutely kills…

Posted on December 17th, 2018

***** Zinger’s Deli, 20642 State Road 7, Boca Raton, Florida 33498, (561) 488-9606.

Got an absolutely terrific New York Kosher Style Deli for you guys to check-out, Zinger’s Deli in Boca Raton.

Now, follow the story- for the past 7 1/2 years, Jeff Eats has been raving about and telling you guys as to how good- full service Zinger’s Delicatessen, 7132 Beracasa Way, Boca Raton, Florida 33433, (561) 826-7323 was/is- as a matter of fact, (imho) Zinger’s Delicatessen has to be rated as one of the best (if not-the best) New York Kosher Style Delis in the State of Florida! Anyway, something like 5 months ago- Zinger’s Delicatessen’s owners, Gary and Joe- opened Zinger’s Deli a fast food/ order-pickup at counter/ soup, salad, sandwich, other stuff menu/ inside table seating- New York Kosher Style Deli on State Road 7 about a half mile from their original-Zinger’s Delicatessen.

Anyway, yesterday afternoon- Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats ate lunch at Zinger’s Deli and I’m telling you guys that the joint’s food was off the chart dynamite delicious!

Let me wrap Zinger’s Deli up by saying- if you’re looking for outrageously delicious reasonably priced New York Kosher Style Deli Food in a fast food setting- you now know where it’s being served.

You can check-out menus/prices/info for both Zinger’s Deli and Zinger’s Delicatessen at ZingersDelicatessen.com.

Zinger’s Deli is open 7 days a week 11am-8pm.

First told you guys about The Victory Dolls Present I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen (Mizner Park Cultural Center- Boca Raton) on 5/31/19. Since that date, the show has added a second booking on Friday, 9/20/19 (8pm) at The Delray Beach Playhouse (tickets/info thedelraybeachplayhouse.com). The word that I am hearing, is that the show (based on rehearsals) is receiving tremendous booking interest from agents all over the United States and that after the Mizner Park Cultural Center and The Delray Beach Playhouse dates- maybe heading out for a national tour! I’m kinda thinking SRO is in the cards for both listed Florida dates- so if you wanna go, time to make your move on the ticket-front!

* The Victory Dolls Present I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen.

Tickets just went on sale…

Hearing that this brand-new show is off the chart good…

The Skinny:

The Victory Dolls Present I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen

Saturday, September 21, 2019 (7:30pm)

Mizner Park Cultural Center
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Box Office: (844)-672-2849
Tickets: miznerparkculturalcenter.com

from miznerparkculturalcenter.com

THE VICTORY DOLLS PRESENT I LEFT MY HEART AT THE STAGE DOOR CANTEEN

THE VICTORY DOLLS is a vintage, Andrews Sisters inspired, musical harmony group starring South Florida’s Leading Ladies of Theatre! Through music and great storytelling, this All-Star group of singers – which is the first of its kind in South Florida – seeks to honor our brave and courageous Veterans, Military and First Responders across the country, who work tirelessly to protect us all.

Step back in time with them, as they pay tribute to The Andrews Sisters, Vera Lynn, Bing Crosby, and many others when they take the stage with their fabulous vocal harmonies, vintage look and undeniable appeal in this spectacular Signature Production, I LEFT MY HEART AT THE STAGE DOOR CANTEEN, live at the Mizner Park Cultural Center!

THE VICTORY DOLLS will take you on a sentimental journey through the music that inspired The Greatest Generation during WWII and the 1940’s era, as they entertain you with classic hits such as “Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major,” “When the Lights Go On Again,” “Land of Hope and Glory,” “We’ll Meet Again,” “Hot Time in the Town of Berlin,” “White Plains of Dover,” and many of The Andrews Sisters’ greatest songs such as “Rum and Coca Cola,” “Shoo Shoo Baby,” “Pistol Packin’ Mama,” “Bei Mir Bist Du Schon” and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.”

All Victory Dolls performances will help benefit, support and raise awareness of non-profit organizations that support these groups such as Honor Flight of South Florida, Gary Sinise Foundation, Wounded Warriors Families Support and many others.

MORE ABOUT THE VICTORY DOLLS

THE VICTORY DOLLS cast of award-winning singer/actors includes Shelley Keelor, Sabrina Lynn Gore, Aaron Bower, Leah Marie Sessa, Jeanine Levy, Katie Angell Thomas, Jinon Deeb, Ann Marie Olson, and Amy Tanner. The all-star team also includes Phil Hinton, tasked with creating original arrangements, and the Carbonell Award-winning Caryl Ginsburg Fantel will serve as Musical Director.

Visit THE VICTORY DOLLS website for more information! http://thevictorydolls.com/

This contest started on 8/5/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Checkers Rally’s Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Checkers Rally’s Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 5 “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 Checkers Rally’s location (checkers.com for locations, menu, prices).