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Bronx man sues NBC Universal over ‘unlimited’ soda refills at theme park

Posted on October 19th, 2019 · American Deals Fast Food Music/Events/Other Orlando · 6 Comments »

* Bronx man sues NBC Universal over ‘unlimited’ soda refills at theme park.

Let’s call this one- forewarned is forearmed…

Read this story in yesterday’s New York Post (nypost.com)…

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Bronx man sues NBC Universal over ‘unlimited’ soda refills at theme park
By Emily Saul and Natalie O’Neill October 18, 2019 |

A Bronx man is suing NBC Universal after he paid for an “unlimited refill” soda machine deal at one of the company’s theme parks — only to discover he had to wait a whole 10 minutes between each pour.

Luis Arnaud is bubbling with anger over the “false advertising” — saying he learned while trying to “quench his thirst” that the refills were in fact “limited” to a measly “total of only six per hour,” according to the class-action lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court Thursday.

Arnaud says he visited Universal’s Island of Adventure in Orlando, Fla., on July 30 and bought a 16-ounce “Coca-Cola Freestyle” cup — which purported to come with “unlimited” refills all day — for $16.99.

The next day, he reactivated the cup at Universal’s sister theme park Volcano Bay for $8.99, the suit says.

The cups come with a computer chip to show you’ve paid for the bottomless deal — but Arnaud learned they were also tracking how often users top up, and are “programmed” to limit refills to every 10 minutes.

When he tried to “quench his thirst and refill his cup again” before that period was up, the machine flashed a message rejecting his request, the suit says.

“Hi. You are not quite ready to fill up,” it proclaimed — along with the number of minutes he had to wait — according to photos of the failed attempt in his suit.

His suit also includes ads for the “freestyle” deal at the park, which promotes “unlimited” refills with “100+ drink choices” — but doesn’t appear to mention the limits.

The move is a “deceptive” and “unconscionable trade and business practice,” the suit charges.

“He would not have been willing to pay the sum he paid had he known that the Products did not provide unlimited ­refills and were mislabeled and falsely advertised,” the suit reads.

“Defendant delivered Products with significantly less value than was affirmed by their representations, thereby depriving him of the benefit of his bargain and injuring him in an amount up to the purchase price.”

Arnaud is seeking unspecified damages.

NBC Universal didn’t return a request for comment Thursday.

Arnaud could not be reached for comment.

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Exclusive Online Presale- BILLY JOEL (Hard Rock Live- Hollywood)

^ Exclusive Online Presale- BILLY JOEL.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are huge fans…

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Win A $10 Subway Gift Card

Posted on October 18th, 2019 · American Breakfast Deals Fast Food Subs/Salads · 11 Comments »

This contest started on 10/16/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Subway Gift Card

Jeff Eats got a $10 Subway 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 Subway location (subway.com for locations, info).

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Rays Pizza (Fort Myers Beach)

Posted on October 17th, 2019 · Italian Pizza Subs/Salads · No Comments »

***** Rays Pizza, 118 Crescent Street, Fort Myers Beach, Florida 33931, (239) 765-7437.

Got a real good pizza joint for you guys to checkout- Rays Pizza in Fort Myer Beach.

Real simple tale- handful of tables, pizzas/wings/salads/subs/calzone/stromboli menu, open Sunday-Thursday 11am-10pm/Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm.

Last night- Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “discovered” Rays Pizza and I gotta tell you guys that this no-frills decor joint’s food absolutely killed!

Let me wrap-up Rays Pizza by saying that- if this joint was closer to the Eats’ Boca Raton abode, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats would definitely be real steady customers. Like I said a few seconds ago- this no-frills decor joint’s food absolutely killed!

You guys can check menu/prices/info at rayspizzafmb.com.

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Win A $25 Shiver’s BBQ Gift Card (Homestead)

Posted on October 17th, 2019 · American BBQ Contests Deals Homestead · 20 Comments »

This contest started on 10/14/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Shiver’s BBQ Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Shiver’s 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 $25 Gift Card is good at Shiver’s BBQ, 28001 South Dixie Highway, Homestead, Florida 33033, (305) 248-2272.

Posted on February 23rd, 2016 ·
***** Shiver’s BBQ, 28001 South Dixie Highway, Homestead, Florida 33033, (305) 248-2272.

Every so often Jeff Eats gets asked, “What’s one of your best bbq joints?”

Just so you know, it’s Shiver’s BBQ- the only problem I got with the joint is that it’s in Homestead and Jeff Eats lives in Boca Raton! Trust me, BIG DRIVE!

Long story short, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “just” finished eating lunch there…bbq babyback ribs, bbq beef ribs, bbq chicken, corn nuggets, cornbread soufflé, sweet potato souffle, corn on the cob, French fries- everything was dynamite!

Jeff Eats first told you guys about Shiver’s on September 18, 2011…like I said earlier, Big Drive!

All I know, if Shiver’s was closer to my Boca Raton home, I’d “literally” be eating in the joint all the time!

Posted September 18, 2011
***** Shiver’s BBQ, 28001 South Dixie Highway, Homestead, Florida 33033, (305) 248-2272.

Let’s play Southerner…got a great bbq joint for you, Shiver’s BBQ in Homestead. Shiver’s has been around for something like 50 years. Just so you know, we are talking “smoked goods” here—so, if the sweet sauces of Tony Roma’s or Bobby Rubino’s are your game–come prepared! Personally, I’m not a huge smoked-fan…but Shiver’s like the Three Pigs, has the formula for Just Right. You can check menu/prices at www.shiversbbq.com.

Shiver’s got a cute idea going…you eat at long picnic tables which line the joint. So in theory, you “could” be eating with strangers. Over the years, I’ve seen this seating thing done at other joints—Shorty’s B-B-Q in Miami (9200 South Dixie Highway) which has been around since 1951, has a similar setup (see review 7/10/08)…I also remember eating in a few Amish joints in Lancaster, Pennsylvania—they had “group” seating, but also had family style portions—but that’s a whole ‘nother story.

A recent outing had me doing…corn nuggets, macaroni & cheese, cornbread souffle, french fries, babyback ribs, bbq chicken, pulled pork. Let me make this real-simple…Shiver’s BBQ is right-up there with the best bbq joints that- this originally from Brooklyn boy has ever eaten in. Everything was outrageously delicious.

Y’all–Shiver’s is a homerun.

Shiver’s BBQ is open Sunday-Thursday 11am-9pm and Friday-Saturday 11am-10pm.

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Live From Laurel Canyon – Songs & Stories of American Folk Rock (Parker Playhouse- Fort Lauderdale)

* Live From Laurel Canyon – Songs & Stories of American Folk Rock.

Real good show…

Don’t miss it!

Tickets go on sale, Thursday -10/17/19 at 10am…parkerplayhouse.com

The Skinny:

Live From Laurel Canyon – Songs & Stories of American Folk Rock

Sunday, February 2nd, 2020 (3pm)

Parker Playhouse
707 Northeast 8th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Box Office: 954.462.0222
Tickets Online: parkerplayhouse.com

https://www.facebook.com/livefromlaurelcanyon/videos/live-from-laurel-canyon-2019/1227317300776022/

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“Live from Laurel Canyon – Songs and Stories of American Folk Rock” is a 90 minute retrospective of music and stories of some of the most influential artists who lived in Laurel Canyon between 1965 and 1975. Similar to other legendary rock and roll neighborhoods of the same era like Haight Ashbury in San Fransisco or Greenwich Village in the NYC, Laurel Canyon was a community of artists who would forge new genres of music (Folk Rock) and forever change the look, sound and attitude of American pop music. Bands like The Mamas and The Papas, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Doors, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, America, and the Eagles. Much more than a ‘tribute’ act, Live from Laurel Canyon not only performs the music you love, but shares with you the stories that inspired them. Live from Laurel Canyon is a journey through a special time in American pop music… won’t you join us?

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Win A $10 Wendy’s Gift Card

Posted on October 16th, 2019 · American Breakfast Contests Deals Fast Food · 10 Comments »

This contest started on 10/15/19. 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).

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Harrison Greenbaum: What Just Happened? (Mizner Park Cultural Center- Boca Raton)

Just checked the Mizner Park Cultural Center Box-Office (miznerparkculturalcenter.com) and there are some real-good seats available for both October 18th and 19th’s performances. I am telling you guys that this guy Harrison Greenbaum puts on an absolutely terrific comedy-magic show. Don’t miss this show!

Posted on August 12th, 2019 ·

* Harrison Greenbaum: What Just Happened?

Saw this show earlier this year at the Mizner Park Cultural Center- all I can tell you guys is...

DON’T MISS THIS SHOW!

Harrison Greenbaum: What Just Happened?

Friday, October 18th, 2019 (7:30pm)
&
Saturday, October 19th, 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

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!! After two sold-out shows, award-winning magician and comedian, Harrison Greenbaum, who has been featured on ABC’s “America’s Got Talent,” NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” National Geographic’s “Brain Games,” and more – is bringing his gut-busting, jaw-dropping show back to the Mizner Park Cultural Center!

Experience a theatrical magic and comedy extravaganza that deftly combines “smart, witty, and lightning quick punchlines” (SceneTracker) with jaw dropping, cutting-edge illusions, mind reading and legerdemain. This show is a unique blend of Harrison’s award-winning comedy, which he has performed at comedy clubs and festivals around the world, with original magic, much of it invented specifically for this show and never before seen.


*Admission is restricted to those age 16 and over.

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Win A $25 Gianni’s Italian Restaurant Gift Card (Pompano Beach)

This contest started on 10/8/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Gianni’s Italian Restaurant Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Gianni’s Italian Restaurant 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 $25 Gift Card is good at Gianni’s Italian Restaurant, 1601 East Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 (954) 942-1733. Check menu/prices/info at Giannisitalianrestaurant.com.

Posted on October 6th, 2019

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 10/6/19- Gianni’s Italian Restaurant).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

GARLIC ROLLS
(no/charge- served with all entrees)

Gianni’s Italian Restaurant
1601 East Atlantic Boulevard
Pompano Beach
(954) 942-1733
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Latest Review: 6/13/18

This joint’s garlic rolls are absolutely dynamite!

Posted on June 13th, 2018

***** Gianni’s Italian Restaurant, 1601 East Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 (954) 942-1733.

A recent e-mail received by Jeff Eats.

Jeff,
Long time reader. First time writer.
Just between you and me, where can I find a really good Italian meatball? I’ve been in Florida for 5 years (formerly from Detroit) and really haven’t found a joint that makes ones that are special. My wife and I live in__________, Coconut Creek, but we’ll drive for the right meatball. By the way, we’ve been to tons of joints all over south Florida.
Thanks,
Ronnie G
_________

Ronnie G,

Not exactly sure where you’ve eaten or haven’t eaten- that said, based on your address try (if you haven’t already been there)….Gianni’s Italian Restaurant, 1601 East Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 (954) 942-1733. To be perfectly honest with you- you sound kinda picky to me- but what the heck…

Thanks for reading…

Jeff Eats

Posted on March 25th, 2008 ·

***** Gianni’s Italian Restaurant, 1601 East Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 (954) 942-1733.

I have been stuffing my face at Gianni’s for years. I don’t know how long this Southern Italian Joint has been in business, but my best guess is 20-25 years.

Real simple review…

Gianni’s is an absolutely terrific Italian restaurant. The food is delicious. The service is as friendly and as competent as can be. The prices are no more expensive than your favorite neighborhood “mom & pop” red sauce joint. Just so you know, Giann’s “enormous” garlic rolls are off-the-chart and worth the price of admission alone.

Gianni’s is open for lunch and dinner. If I were you, I would make a reservation, as the joint is always packed in the evenings.

Gianni’s is one of my favorite South Florida Italian Restaurants. Don’t miss this one.

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Maxi Donas (Pembroke Pines)

***** Maxi Donas, 10410 Taft Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33026, (954) 404-8310.

Got a real good donut joint for you guys to checkout- Maxi Donas in Pembroke Pines.

Real simple tale to tell…mom & pop hole in the wall joint- order/pickup at counter, handful of tables, rotating daily selection of something-like 15 different donuts, coffee/handful of other beverages, open Tuesday-Saturday 9am/7pm/Sunday10am-7pm/closed Monday.

Yesterday- Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “discovered” Maxi Donas and I gotta tell you that this hole in the wall joint’s donuts absolutely killed.

Now I may not be a NYC cop- that said, I know my donuts and I am telling you guys, off the chart delicious!

Got one problem with Maxi Donas- who in their right mind first opens a DONUT SHOP at 9am Tuesday-Saturday and 10am on Sunday?

Anyway- you guys can check menu/prices/info at maxidonaspembroke.business.site.