This contest started on 1/13/21. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 LaSpada’s Original Hoagies Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 LaSpada’s Original Hoagies 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 any LaSpada’s location (laspadashoagies.com for locations, menus, prices, info).

Posted on January 2nd, 2016
***** LaSpada’s Original Hoagies, 2240 Northwest 19th Street, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 393-1434.

Let’s just call this a Jeff Eats’ “Certain Things Bear Repeating” story…

If you want amazing subs- you gotta go to LaSpada’s Original Hoagies which currently has 5 South Florida locations- Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Davie, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. You can check laspadashoagies.com for locations/info.

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, for the past 7 years (at least twice a month) Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have picked-up subs from LaSpada’s- and each and every time we’ve commented to each other- “as to how good” this joint’s stuff was/is! The latest pickup- last night from the Boca joint- large chicken salad, large turkey, large Italian Special!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, you will love Laspada’s subs- or as it-calls them…hoagies!

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Posted August 31, 2014
***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday-8/31/14).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items.

12″ Chicken Salad Sub (Laspada’s calls “them” hoagies)
$9.85.

Laspada’s Original Hoagies
2240 Northwest 19th Street
Boca Raton (there are 4 other South Florida locations)
(561) 393-1434
laspadashoagies.com
Latest Review: 7/18/08

Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you- that 12″ sub can easily feed 3 people. Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, Laspada’s chicken salad is absolute dynamite, but that’s just between us.

Posted July 18, 2008
***** Laspada’s Original Hoagies, 4346 South Grape Drive, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida 33348 (954) 776-7893.

Laspada’s is a “sub-grinder-hoagie-heroes”!(or whatever you call them) joint. There are currently 3 South Florida locations…Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Davie and Coral Springs. The Lauderdale joint is the original location…I must have gotten stuff there at least 20 times…I have also been to the Coral Springs location twice…Never been to the Davie store.

The guys who own Laspada’s are “masters” at making phenomenal-fantastic hoagies. Take a look at Laspada’s website at www.laspadashoagies.com for menu/pricing…also take a look at the photos of the stores and sandwiches being made.

If you want to eat absolutely incredible stuff, then you absolutely want to get to a Laspada’s. The joints are open 7-days a week for lunch and dinner. Keep in mind, that there is very limited seating and the game is primarily takeout.

This contest started on 1/11/21. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Chris’ Taverna Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Chris’ Taverna 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 Chris’ Taverna, 6338 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, Florida 33463, (561) 964-4233 and Chris’ Taverna, 4774 N Congress Ave, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426, (561) 223-2868.

You can check menu/prices at christaverna.com

Posted on November 16th, 2018

***** Chris’ Taverna, 6338 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, Florida 33463, (561) 964-4233.

A recent e-mail received by Jeff Eats…
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Hey Jeff!

Three months ago my husband and I retired and moved from Plainview, New York to Hunter’s Run Country Club in Boynton Beach.
A couple of weeks ago, I came across jeffeats.com and love the site. You sure have a load of recommendations and I like the fact that you’re smart enough to know that food reviewing is a totally subjective call.
Being retired we are really enjoy eating out almost every night. With that in mind, what’s your best call on a CASUAL GREEK joint within a reasonable driving distance of Hunter’s Run?
Looking forward to following jeffeats.com for years to come.
Best Regards,
Esther Abrams
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Esther Abrams,

Welcome to Florida!

Here you go…and thanks for reading jeffeats.com.

Jeff Eats

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Posted on December 17th, 2017
***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 12/17/17- Chris’ Taverna).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

CALAMARI
$7.95

Chris’ Taverna
6338 Lantana Road
Lake Worth
(561) 964-4233
christaverna.com
Latest Review: 6/29/14

This is the third time that Chris’ Taverna has caught Dish Of The Week honors! The first time was back on 9/21/14…

No bs-here, delicious food- enormous dirt cheap portions- terrific service!

Posted on September 21st, 2014
***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 9/21/14).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

GYRO WRAP (Greek salad or French fries)
$9.95

Chris’ Taverna
6338 Lantana Road
Lake Worth
(561) 964-4233
christaverna.com
Latest Review: 5/21/10

Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you that Chris’ gyro wrap is off the chart-it is absolutely delicious. Just so you know, the original Chris’ review (5/21/10) has a different address listed-when Jeff Eats first “tried” Chris’ it was a small hole in the wall, the new location is in the same shopping center and seats a ton of people inside and on an outdoor patio. Without any hesitation, Jeff Eats will tell you, Chris’ Taverna is one of the best Greek restaurants in South Florida.

Posted on August 21st, 2010 ·
***** Chris’ Taverna, 6346 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, Florida 33463, (561) 964-4233.

Chris’ Taverna is a GREEK RESTAURANT…maybe 20 formica tables inside, 20 outside. You can order at/pickup at the counter…or you can be fancy and have a waitress/waiter take care of you. Menu/prices/loads of photos at www.christaverna.com. This is strictly a shorts/tee shirt ensemble kinda-joint.

Now…and I really mean this, outrageously delicious food. I have to rank the Greek salad ($8.95), gyro entree ($11.95-2 sides), souvlaki entree ($11.95-2 sides), grilled baby lamb chops entree ($20.95, 5 chops-2 sides) right up there with the best that I’ve had in a Greek joint.

Really, that simple.

Chris’ Taverna is open Monday-Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 5pm-9pm.

This contest started on 1/11/21. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Sonic Gift Card.

Real simple story, Jeff Eats got a $20 Sonic 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 any Sonic location (sonicdrivein.com for locations, menu, info).

This contest started on 1/11/21. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Jet’s Pizza Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Jet’s Pizza 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 Jet’s Pizza location (jetspizza.com for locations, menus, prices, info).

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday-1/10/21- @ The Diner).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

CHICKEN & WAFFLES SLIDERS
($12.99- 2 sliders stacked with crispy chicken, drizzled with honey syrup and topped with powdered sugar)

@ The Diner
9938 Universal Boulevard
Orlando
(407) 237-7687
atthediner.com
Latest Review: 12/29/18

Trust Jeff Eats on this one- @ The Diner is an absolute must try joint!

Posted on December 29th, 2018

***** @ The Diner, 9938 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32819, (407) 237-7687.

Got a real good diner for you guys to checkout, @ The Diner in Orlando.

Real simple concept working here- breakfast/lunch menu, open 7 days a week 7am-3pm, indoor booth-table—counter seating/handful of outdoor tables.

Yeserday morning, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Brother Jeff Eats, Sister-In-Law Jeff Eats, Niece Jeff Eats and Nephew Jeff Eats- “discovered” @ The Diner and I gotta tell you guys- the joint blew us away! Trust me on this one, in my day- I’ve eaten in my fair share of breakfast/lunch diners and I’m telling you that @ The Diner’s breakfast-lunch menu, delicious food, reasonable prices, humongous portions, right on the money service and cool modern “industrial” look decor, make it an absolute must-try joint!

Let me wrap @ The Diner up by telling you guys- that you can check menu/prices- at atthediner.com…that if you’re into diners- you will absolutely love the joint. that its chicken & waffle sliders (2-$9.99) are worth the price of admission alone…that Brother Jeff Eats footed the bill!

For you folks who maybe wondering…

Let me wrap @ The Diner up by telling you guys- that you can check menu/prices- at atthediner.com…that if you’re into diners- you will absolutely love the joint. that its chicken & waffle sliders (2-$9.99) are worth the price of admission alone…that Brother Jeff Eats footed the bill!

For you folks who maybe wondering…

On the Internet, @ (pronounced “at” or “at sign” or “address sign”) is the symbol in an e-mail address that separates the name of the user from the user’s Internet address, as in this hypothetical e-mail address example: msmuffet@tuffet.org. In business, @ is a symbol meaning “at” or “each.”

This contest started on 1/7/21. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 The Habit Burger Grill Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 The Habit Burger Grill 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 $25 Gift Card is good at any The Habit Burger Grill location (habitburger.com for menu/prices, locations, promotion info)- and can be used for any purchase!

This contest started on 1/6/21. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Jack’s Hollywood Diner Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Jack’s Hollywood Diner 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 Jack’s Hollywood Diner, 1031 North Federal Highway, Hollywood, Florida 33020, (954) 929-2888.

You can check menu/prices, location, info jacksdiner.com.

Posted on July 30th, 2014
***** Jack’s Hollywood Diner, 1031 North Federal Highway, Hollywood, Florida 33020, (954) 929-2888.

A recent email from reader Marc G.

Jeff,
Recently got hooked on JeffEats.com.
My wife and I eat out about three times a week.
We recently moved to Hallandale Beach from Bonita Springs.
Didn’t know about Jeff Eats until I read Boca Life’s story about you.
Your tastes seem similar to ours.
We also are in the same age bracket as you are.
We are originally from Queens with a 16 year stop over in fort Lee.
Just wondering, is there a really good 24 diner in the area?
We are often out late and really would appreciate someplace to go.
We tried Lester’s and found it just so so.
Thanks and keep up the great site.
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Marc G.:

I’ll tell-if you promise to keep it a secret!

On average you will find Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats at Jack’s Hollywood Diner something like twice a month.

Checkout what Jeff Eats had to say on April 18, 2011- nice story (if I do say so myself) about Jack’s which was originally named Freddie’s Diner when it first opened for business in 1953.

Posted April 18, 2011
***** Jack’s Hollywood Diner, 1031 North Federal Highway, Hollywood, Florida 33020, (954) 929-2888.

Jack’s Hollywood Diner—my kinda of joint. A REAL DINER–its been around since 1953 …and it’s open 7 days a week- 24 HOURS A DAY!!! Check www.jacksdiner.com for menu/prices/loads of pictures.

If you are a reincarnated truck-driver like old Jeff Eats is, you will absolutely-positively love this joint. Huge breakfast menu, burgers, french fries drowned in ketchup, onion rings, meat-loaf, daily specials, vinyl booths, formica tables, counter seating…a throw-back to the days when Ike was calling the shots…and Ray Kroc hadn’t yet figured out assembly-line burgers.

Jack’s is open 7 days a week 24 hours a day.

This contest started on 1/5/21. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $50 Tropical Acres Steakhouse Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $50 Tropical Acres Steakhouse Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 50 “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 $50 Gift Card is good at Tropical Acres Steakhouse, 2500 Griffin Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312, (954) 989-2500.

You can check menu/prices/info- at tropicalacres.com

Posted on January 29th, 2016
***** Tropical Acres Steakhouse, 2500 Griffin Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312, (954) 989-2500.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been eating at Tropical Acres Steakhouse for years. The joint’s food is delicious, its wait-staff is as pleasant as can be and its prices are super reasonable!

Jeff Eats first told you guys about Tropical Acres in September, 2008- that “tale” is reprinted down-below! If you haven’t yet eaten there GO!- I kinda think you won’t be disappointed!

Anyway,

Got something that may interest you guys (or at least some of you guys)…

Tropical Acres in its Banquet Room is now doing- monthly “dinner shows.”

The Skinny:

Tropical Acres Steakhouse

By reservation only… call 954-596-0058
$49.95 Gourmet buffet, show, tips and tax included
2500 Griffin Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Dates:
Fri. Feb 19, Joey & The Pardons, MC’d by Elvis
Fri. March 11, Beach Boys Tribute
Fri. April 15, Temptations Tribute

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, I’ve seen all of the listed “acts” and they all put on great shows…

In a nutshell…good food, good entertainment, reasonable price- Jeff Eats thinks Tropical Acres got a homerun idea!

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Posted on September 6th, 2008 · American Fort Lauderdale Seafood
***** Tropical Acres Steakhouse, 2500 Griffin Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312 (954) 989-2500.

A few reviews ago, we discussed the never-ending search to find “moderately” priced steakhouses (Manero’s 8/28/08 & Raindancer 8/29/08) that serve great food at reasonable prices and have waiters-waitresses who don’t treat you like crap…say hello to Tropical Acres which has been in business since 1949. Checkout this joint’s website at www.tropicalacres.com for menu/prices/details.

Tropical Acres has terrific food…steaks, seafood, not to mention a handful of Italian dishes. Great wait-staff…and prices that are something like 50% less than those charged by the Robber Barons…they and you know who they are. The joint is just fancy enough to warrant your throwing on a pair of long-pants, but I think that shorts won’t get you “shown” the door.

Like I said before, the joint has been around since 1949, so just maybe it has been doing something right. Tropical Acres is open 7 days a week from 4:30pm-10pm…please note that it is closed on Sundays, July-October.

This contest started on 1/5/21. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Fran’s Chicken Haven Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Fran’s Chicken Haven 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 Fran’s Chicken Haven, 1925 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, (561) 395-0781.

You can check menu/prices at franschickenhaven.com.

Posted on March 13th, 2019 ·

***** Fran’s Chicken Haven, 1925 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, (561) 395-0781.

Let’s just call this tale a “2019-Public Service Announcement”….

Just a quick observation- You guys do know that most cardiologists don’t know dick-about fried chicken!

In any event…

If you “need” to eat absolutely off the chart-dynamite fried chicken (like Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats needed to do last night), read on…

Posted on December 28th, 2015

***** Fran’s Chicken Haven, 1925 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, (561) 395-0781

Let’s just call this- a Jeff Eats’ “Certain Things Bear Repeating” story…

Jeff Eats just has to laugh- when the Sun Sentinel seemingly “year after year crowns” PUBLIX FRIED CHICKEN the best in South Florida! There is an old Irish saying- “Give Me A Fu@king Break.”

Long story short, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been- on and off (see below-as to why “on and off”) “taking-out” fried chicken and “various” sides from Fran’s Chicken Haven in Boca Raton for something like 23 years!- and I gotta tell you -that this joint’s fried chicken/sides are absolute dynamite! Trust Jeff Eats on this one – trying to rank the “best” in the food reviewing game- is a dumb no win game…with that in mind, what I do know, is that Fran’s fried chicken is off-the-chart good and that after you eat it- you will never-want to voluntarily buy or eat Publix fried chicken ever again!

If you want to eat outrageously delicious fried chicken…Fran’s Chicken Haven is a must try.

You can check menu/info at franschickenhaven.com.

Posted on July 5th, 2013

***** Fran’s Chicken Haven, 1925 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, (561) 395-0781.

Got something terrific for you…

That’s assuming that you aren’t a “follower” of NYC Mayor Bloomberg–in that you don’t need “Big Brother” (and no, I’m not talking about Janis’ group) to tell you what you can and can’t eat…

Real fast… from 1964-2000 a woman named Fran (thus the name Fran’s Chicken Haven) and her husband Joe, operated a “hole-in-the-wall” fried chicken joint—Fran’s Chicken Haven in Boca Raton. Maybe 3 tables and 4-5 counter seats. In a nutshell, amazing fried chicken and assorted sides. In 2000 the couple retired and sold the business—for the past 12-13 years Fran’s has had 3-maybe 4 different owners who slowly but surely wrecked the business. Jeff Eats may not be the sharpest pencil in the box, but I do know that when something ain’t broke, you don’t try and fix it…one owner changed the batter-mix and added latin sides, another made the joint a kosher chicken restaurant-closing on Friday nights and all day Saturday—hopefully you get the picture.

Since Fran and Joe sold the joint, Jeff Eats who had previously been a real-steady customer, has maybe picked-up chicken 7 or 8 times in the ensuing years.

Now the news…two brothers- Jake Stuart (aged 19) and Chris Stuart (aged 32) both born and bred—Boca Ratonians—bought Fran’s a month or so ago…and have literally “brought” it back to where it was taste-wise during the Fran & Joe era. How does Jeff Eats know all this? Because…Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ala Marvin Gaye heard it through the grapevine—and yesterday, picked up an 8 piece fried chicken, French fries, onion rings, fried corn nibblets order—and I gotta tell you, the food tastes just like we “remember” Fran making it…the “boys” told us that the sale/purchase of the business had included all of Fran’s original recipes and that they had visited with Fran and Joe (who still live in Boca Raton) to get a feel on how to run the joint.

Let me leave you guys with this…if you like fried chicken, fries, onion rings, fried corn nibblets—-then you gotta get over to Fran’s Chicken Haven.

One final thought…

Jake and Chris— When the crowds start pouring in, which they will—don’t even think of renaming the joint- Stuart Brothers Chicken Haven or some such variation!

Down below is the original June 20, 2006 Jeff Eats’ review for Fran’s Chicken Haven:

***** “Fran’s makes some of the best fried chicken that you have ever tasted. This joint has been around something like 40 years and is an absolute hole in the wall. Basically a take-out joint, there are a few tables and a counter for those who want to “dine in.” FRIED is the word here…shrimp, corn, french fries, onion rings. Everything is absolutely delicious.

Don’t tell your cardiologist about this joint.

Fran’s is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.”

This contest started on 1/4/21. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Five Guys Burgers and Fries Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Five Guys Burgers and Fries 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 Five Guys Burgers and Fries location (for locations, menu, info- fiveguys.com).