* national Hamburger Day- May 28th, 2020.
I know that you guys know- that today is a very sacred day- that being National Hamburger Day.
Trust Jeff Eats on this one, there are a plethora of restaurant burger-deals out there…so take off those masks or at least lower them and go eat-in/takeout/get delivered some burgers- and for good measure, throw in some fries!
This contest started on 5/26/20. 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 5/20/20. This contest has a winner.
* Win A $30 The Habit Burger Grill Gift Card.
Jeff Eats got a $30 The Habit Burger Grill Gift Card 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 $30 Gift Card is good at any The Habit Burger Grill location (habitburger.com for locations/info)- and can be used for any purchase!
***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 5/24/20- J & C Subs).
One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…
N.Y. METS SUB (12”-$9.99)
(chicken cutlet/pastrami/pepper jack cheese/jalapeño/onion/honey mustard)
J & C Subs
1015 Southwest Bayshore Boulevard
Port Saint Lucie
(772) 336-9485
jnc-subs.com
Latest Review: 6/12/18
This N.Y Mets Sub is off the chart delicious.
Just so you guys know- in addition to its 12” sub J & C Subs- makes a 6” version that runs $6.29.
Posted on June 12th, 2018
***** J & C Subs, 1015 Southwest Bayshore Boulevard, Port Saint Lucie, Florida 34983, (772) 336-9485.
Found a real good sub joint for you guys to checkout- J & C Subs in Port Saint Lucie.
Real simple concept at work here, order/pickup at counter, one 2 seat table inside, delicious reasonably priced salads/soups/6” & 12” hot & sold subs/wraps, nice sized selection of can-bottled beers/can-bottled sodas/bottled wines.
Long story short, yesterday- Jeff Eats was in Port Saint Lucie doing some business with some guys…the three of us picked up some subs for lunch and “shared” them in the conference room that we were working in.
Let me wrap-up J & C Subs by saying- that our eyes were way bigger than our stomachs! Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you, that the combination of J & C’s delicious subs and terrific beer/wine selections- made for a real pleasant lunch!
You can check menu/prices/info at jnc-subs.com.
J & C Subs is open Sunday 11am-5pm, Monday-Saturday 10am-7:30pm.
This contest started on 5/19/20. This contest has a winner.
* Win A $25 Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Gift Card.
Jeffrey Eats got a $25 Seminole Casino Coconut Creek 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 Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Gift Card is good for slot play, dining, entertainment and spa. The Gift Card cannot be used to purchase casino chips.
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
5550 NW 40th Street
Coconut Creek, Florida 33073
(954) 977-6700
Info: seminolecasinococonutcreek.com
***** $5 Roasted Chicken.
Real simple tale to tell you guys- this Coronavirus situation finds- Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “shopping” in stores that we previously didn’t frequent all that much…
That being said, every Thursday- The Fresh Market (5540 North Military Trail, Boca Raton, Florida 33496, (561) 994-2221) prepares in-house $5 roasted chickens that absolutely kill! Now- you guys know (or should know by now) that this Jeff Eats’ gig is purely a subjective ride- you know, what I like you may hate and vice versa…in the case of The Fresh Market $5 Chicken- like The Three Bears, it was just right- not too salty, not too fatty, not too- I’m kinda thinking that you get the point!
You guys can check thefreshmarket.com for store locations/product info.
This contest started on 5/18/20. This contest has a winner.
* Win A $20 Pizza District Gift Card.
Jeff Eats got a $20 Pizza District Gift Card for 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 Pizza District, 6919 Southwest 18th Street, Boca Raton, FLorida 33433, (561) 961-4163.
You guys can check menu/prices/info at pizzadistrict.com.
Posted on August 20th, 2018.
***** Pizza District, 6919 SOuthwest 18th Street, Boca Raton, FLorida 33433, (561) 961-4163.
Got a real good pizza joint for you guys to checkout- Pizza District in Boca Raton.
The Skinny- the joint opened about 3 months ago, table/hi-top/counter seating, menu of reasonably priced- pizzas/salads/calzones/wings/subs/garlic rolls/beers/wines, open Monday-Thursday 11am–10pm/ Friday–Saturday 11am-11pm/ Sunday noon–10pm.
Last night, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats gave Pizza District a shot and I gotta tell you that the joint killed it! Absolutely delicious thin crust pepperoni pizza/ garlic rolls/ chicken parm sub/ Greek salad!
Let me wrap this tale up by telling you guys- that Pizza District’s delicious food/ pleasant service/ reasonable prices/ cool looking “steel” decor/ easy going vibe- spell winner in Jeff Eats’ book!
You guys can check menu/prices/info at pizzadistrict.com.
This contest started on 5/17/20. This contest has a winner.
* Win A $10 McDonald’s Gift Card.
Real simple story, Jeff Eats got a $10 McDonald’s 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 McDonald’s location (mcdonalds.com for locations, menu, info).
This contest started on 5/17/20. This contest has a winner.
* Win A $10 Wendy’s Gift Card.
Jeff Eats got a $10 Wendy’s 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 Wendy’s location (wendys.com for locations, menu, info).
