***** Sweet Mama’s Restaurant, 10743 Narcoossee Road, Orlando, Florida 32832, (407) 282-7737.

Got a real good “mom & pop” diner for you guys to checkout- Sweet Mama’s Restaurant in Orlando.

Real simple concept at work here- table/booth/counter seating, open 7 days a week 6am-3pm, reasonably priced breakfast & lunch/dinner to go/tons of baked goods menu.

Yesterday, Jeff Eats and four business associates (How you doin’?) did breakfast at Sweet Mama’s and I’m telling you guys- this joint really has its act together. Delicious food and a staff that knows how to run things!

Let me wrap Sweet Mama’s Restaurant up for you guys by saying, if you’re into “mom & pop” diners- you gotta check this joint out. It’s really good!

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

This contest started on 3/26/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Thick & Thin Restaurant & Pizzeria Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Thick & Thin Restaurant & Pizzeria 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 Thick & Thin Restaurant & Pizzeria, 23062 Sandalfoot Plaza Drive, Boca Raton, Florida, (561) 482-7020. Check thickandthinpizza.com for menu/prices/info.

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Posted on October 18th, 2015

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 10/18/15).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

LARGE CHEESE PIZZA (16″)
$13.95

Thick and Thin Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
23062 Sandalfoot Plaza Drive
Boca Raton
(561) 482-7020
thickandthinpizza.com
Latest Review: 8/17/14

Real easy story to tell you guys, Thick and Thin makes an outrageously delicious New York Style Pizza- thin crisp/sweet sauce.

The joint is an absolute hole-in-the-wall with a handful of tables/booths.

Thick and Thin has been around since 1979- so Jeff Eats is thinking that “people”-must really like its pizzas, pastas, subs, calzones, meat/chicken/seafood entrees!

When you eat there, don’t let the “takeout” traffic bother you- it’s sorta- like the Lincoln Tunnel going to Jersey- on a Friday night around 5:45pm!

Try Thick and Thin- it’s real good!

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Posted on August 17th, 2014

***** Thick & Thin Restaurant & Pizzeria.

Just got back from eating dinner at Thick & Thin.

The last time Jeff Eats ate there was 5/10/2008…talk-about out of sight, out of mind!

If you check Webster’s Dictionary under Terrific-Mom & Pop-Hole In The Wall-South Florida-Red Sauce-Italian-Joints…you will find Thick & Thin’s picture listed!

Looking for delicious pizza, veal parmigiana, meat lasagna, garlic knots, meatballs and spaghetti?- then make it your business to eat at Thick & Thin!

With the above in mind, printed below is Jeff Eats’ review from 5/11/2008.

*****

Posted on May 11th, 2008

***** Thick & Thin Restaurant & Pizzeria, 23062 Sandalfoot Plaza Drive, Boca Raton, Florida, (561) 482-7020.

Thick & Thin has been around since 1979.

There is an old saying, “Out of sight, out of mind.” When I first moved down to South Florida 16 years ago, Thick & Thin was one of the regular “mom & pop” red-sauce joints that got my business at least once or twice a month. Over the years, for one reason or another, Thick & Thin became an “out of sight, out of mind joint.” Now don’t hold me to this, but until last night, I think the last time I was in Thick & Thin was something like 7-8 years ago. Why I forgot about this joint?…I don’t know.

Anyway…last night I ate dinner in this hole-in-the-wall and I have to tell you, that the food is as good as when I was a regular customer. Great pizza…veal parmigiana…veal francese…veal marsala…You know the drill, soup or salad, entree, side of pasta and garlic rolls…

Thick & Thin is located in a shopping center on 441 in Boca Raton. The CVS is out of business…The Winn Dixie is out of business…Many other vacancies, yet this little joint which seats about 50 was jammed and the take-out business was booming.

This is a real casual joint, so tee shirts/shorts are the dress of the day. Like I said before, Thick & Thin has been around for something like 29 years, so obviously even without my patronage it has been doing just fine.

This joint is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner and by the way, in the center there is a great car wash Express Car Wash that for 8 bucks gives you one of the best exterior washes going.

Great NY Style Pizza and a Great Car Wash…courtesy of Jeffeats.com

This contest started on 3/21/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Batch Gastropub Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Batch Gastropub 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 Batch Gastropub, 14813 Lyons Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33446, (561) 877-0000 and Batch Gastropub, 30 Southwest 12th Street (Brickell), (305) 808-5555.

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

Posted on January 26th, 2018
***** Batch Gastropub, 14813 Lyons Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33446, (561) 877-0000.

Got a terrific “sports bar” for you guys to checkout- Batch Gastropub in Delray Beach!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “know” sports bars- and trust me on this one, this Batch Gastropub joint is good stuff! Indoor table/booth seating, outdoor patio table & couch seating, full liquor bar, tons of tvs inside and outside, reasonably priced booze, super good staff, reasonably priced off the chart delicious food, big portions, Friday & Saturday night DJ providied music! Open Sunday-Thursday 4pm-11am, Friday-Saturday 4pm-1am, Saturday brunch noon-3pm, Sunday Brunch 11am-3pm.

Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats did a recent dinner- and I gotta tell you, Batch Gastropub killed it!

Like I said a few seconds ago, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “know” sports bars- and I’m telling you guys- that you definitely wanna give Batch Gastropub a shot- believe me, it’s really that good!

For the Amerigo Vespuccis in the crowd, Batch Gastropub is located in the Delray Marketplace in Delray Beach- there is- another Batch Gastropub location in Miami at 30 Southwest 12th Street (Brickell), (305) 808-5555 (which I already told you guys about on 3/19/14).

You guys can check menus/prices/info (for both locations) at batchgastropub.com.

Posted on March 19th, 2014
***** Batch Gastropub, 30 Southwest 12th Street, Miami, Florida 33130, (305) 808-5555.

For our purposes, let’s call Batch Gastropub an “American-Style–Sports Bar.” When you check menu/prices at www.batchmiami.com you’ll also find a load of pictures–the joint is really great looking, with dark-wood booths and of-course loads of flat screen tvs (Do they still make “fat” screen tvs?)

You know and Jeff Eats knows that “sports bars” are literally a dime a dozen down here in South Florida…for sure, “we’ve all been in tons of them…and I gotta tell you, I was very impressed with Batch Gastropub.

For you drinkers out there…Batch has something like 15 (give or take) beers on tap, and maybe another 20 by the bottle.

Now let’s talk about FOOD–Jeff Eats’ real-game…

Just so you know, Batch’s menu isn’t exactly huge…that said, there are enough appetizers, burgers, salads, pizzas, entrees–so I’m thinking- no-body in your party is gonna have to stop at Wendy’s on the way home.

A recent dinner had Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and two other couples “doing”…margherita pizza, cheeseburger, hanger steak skewers, mushroom crusted mahi mahi, meatloaf, gnocchi mac & cheese/carmalized onions, truffle salt & shaved truffle cheese fries…and I gotta tell you, no one-bicthed about anything. If Jeff Eats had to give out awards, I thought that the gnocchi, fries, cheeseburger were the stars of the game. Between you and me–the gnocchi was amazing–the joint uses gnocchi with gruyere cheese and for an up-charge has 10 items that can be added to the basic dish–such as chicken, steak, bacon, carmalized onions (check the menu for the full list).

Like I said at the top, I was very impressed with Batch Gastropub…food was solid, service was good, prices exactly what you’d expect in an upscale-sports bar (you can fill in what you think these numbers should be)–one little draw back, the background music was a drop too loud for Jeff Eats’ crowd.

Batch Gastropub is open Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-3am, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-5am.

* Exlusive Online Presale: LIONEL- Hello! Tour.

Just announced…

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are big time Lionel Richie fans!

We are definitely gonna catch some tickets.

Tickets- ticketmaster.com (passcode: PARTY)

This contest started on 3/21/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 TJ MAXX Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 TJ MAXX Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 35 “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 TJ MAXX location (tjmaxx.tjx.com for locations, info).

This article first appeared on October 3, 2018. Just checked the Coral Springs Center For The Arts’ box office (thecentercs.com) and there are a handful of really good tickets left to see Sarge and The Edwards Twins. Trust Jeff Eats on this one, this is gonna be a killer show! The bet here is that Sarge and The Edwards Twins is gonna be a SRO affair, so if you wanna go and don’t yet have tickets- I’d suggest that you get busy!

Posted on October 3rd, 2018.

* Master Impersonators The Edwards Twins & National Headline Touring Comedian – Sarge.
Tickets just went on sale…

Trust Jeff Eats on this one- awesome and I do mean AWESOME show!

The bet here- SRO! So if you wanna go, buy tickets NOW!

The Skinny:

Master Impersonators The Edwards Twins & National Headline Touring Comedian – Sarge

Friday, March 29, 2019 at 8:00 pm

Coral Springs Center For The Arts
2855 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, Florida 33065
Box Office: (954) 344-5990
Tickets: thecentercs.com

from the centercs.com

Direct from Las Vegas, The Edwards Twins, The Brothers Who Look and Sound Like The Stars, is the Number 1 Identical twin and impersonation show in the world. The most unique show you will ever see. People Magazine Raved, “Flawless vocals & visuals, the Edwards Twins in many ways are better than watching the real thing.” -EXTRAORDINARY TALENT!- THE NBC TODAY SHOW

No lip-syncing to the original Stars. To hear and see them go to theedwardstwins.com

Anthony & Eddie Edwards are considered by most of the major newspapers, magazine and TV shows in the country as the most talented twins in the world today. Whether it’s playing piano, dancing, acting, singing or doing over 100 impressions of the top super stars in the world, The Edwards Twins will WOW all age groups from 5 years old to 100.

The host of THE NBC TODAY SHOW said,”it’s the most phenomenal act I have ever seen in my lifetime.”

If you love Vocal impressionists like Rich little or Danny Ganz or shows like La Cage or Legends In Concert, You will love The Edwards Twins and their DEAD ON impressions of Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli Bette Midler, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Tina Turner, Cher, Rod Stewart, Pavarotti, Diana Ross, Elvis, Stevie Wonder, and Ray Charles just to name a few all in one show. You can see the live at theedwardstwins.com

The Boston Globe amazingly wrote, The Look-a-likes are startling and amazing! These Celebrities illusionists will make you forget that you’re watching a pair of identical twins, and make you think you’re in Las Vegas watching a night of 100 Stars.

Now in their 20th year, The Edwards twins will be one of the best show you will ever see in your life time.

Sarge is an extraordinary entertainer. A triple threat. A musical piano savant and amazing improvisational comedian and singer.

He is an entertainer who has performed worldwide to adoring audiences. His sidesplitting comedy, touching vocals and stunning display of dexterity as a pianist have wowed crowds for decades.

He is one of the highest energy, multi-talented acts in show business today. Not only a hysterical stand-up comedian, Sarge sings in his own voice and in a dozen others including Harry Connick Jr, Sammy Davis Jr, Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder. Additionally, his dead on impressions of Marv Albert, Mike Tyson, Kermit the Frog and Gilbert Gottfried leave audiences howling and clamoring for more.

Triple threats who don’t dance are hard to find in show business today. With his mix of comedy, singing and piano playing, SARGE is a legitimate triple threat and a rare find.

This contest started on 3/22/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Five Guys Burgers and Fries Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Five Guys Burgers and Fries 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 Five Guys Burgers and Fries location (for locations, menu, info- fiveguys.com).

This contest started on 3/21/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 The Stage Restaurant & Full Bar Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 The Stage 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 $25 Gift Card is good at The Stage Restaurant & Full Bar, 9144 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs, Florida 34135, (239) 405-8566.

Check stagebonita.com for entertainment schedule/menu/info.

Posted on August 28th, 2011
***** The Stage, 9144 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs, Florida 34135, (239) 405-8566.

Got a really cool “music-dance-eat-drink” joint for you…The Stage located in Bonita Springs.

At this stage of the “story” do me a huge favor and check www.thestagebonita.com…in a nutshell, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday starting at 4pm The Stage features some of the best original bands, cover bands and tribute acts in Florida. Sometimes the “music” is free and sometimes there is a cover charge. To round things out, The Stage has a full-bar and a menu loaded with very reasonably priced “decent enough” appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches and meat/chicken/seafood entrees.

The play here…get a good table and plan on staying awhile. In recent months I’ve been there twice and I had a blast.

This contest started on 3/22/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 IHOP Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 IHOP 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 IHOP location (check ihop.com for locations/menu/info).

This contest started on 3/20/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Nonno’s Cucina e Pizzeria Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Nonno’s Cucina e Pizzeria Gift Card for 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 Nonno’s Cucina e Pizzeria, 7400 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, (561) 989-8870. Check menu/prices/info at eatatnonnos.com.

Posted on January 23rd, 2019

***** Nonno’s Cucina e Pizzeria, 7400 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, (561) 989-8870.

Got an absolutely off the chart-terrific “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joint for you guys to checkout, Nonno’s Cucina e Pizzeria in Boca Raton.

Real simple story…Hole in the wall that serves absolutely dynamite food. Last week- Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats “discovered” Nonno’s Cucina e Pizzeria for dinner and I’m telling you- the joint’s stuff- killed! If you’re a fancy schmancy kinda person, best guess- Nonno’s Cucina e Pizzeria- isn’t gonna work for you! If on the other hand, you’re into no frills “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joints- that serve reasonably priced outrageously delicious food, you now know where to go!

Let me wrap-up Nonno’s Cucina e Pizzeria by telling you guys- that it’s open Monday-Saturday 11am-10pm/closed Monday, menu/prices/info at eatatnonnos.com and that it’s an absolute must try!