* Today Is National Ice Cream Day!

Search around, there are a ton of “deals” out there…

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats just cashed in on Carvel’s BOGO on any size soft serve cone or cup promotion!

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 7/21/19- J. Mark’s Restaurant & Bar).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

ORIENTAL CHICKEN SALAD
(Mixed greens, shaved grilled chicken breast, mandarin oranges, green onions, snow peas, almonds, bean sprouts & sesame seeds. Tossed in a plum dressing with crispy wontons. Drizzled with Thai peanut sauce)
$16.99

J. Mark’s Restaurant & Bar
1490 Copans Road
Pompano Beach
(954) 782-7000
jmarksrestaurant.com
Latest Review: 12/26/15

J. Mark’s Restaurant & Bar
1245 North Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale
(954) 390-0770)
jmarksrestaurant.com
Latest Review: 12/26/15

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been eating at J. Mark’s since 2008 and the food and service have always been right on the money!

All I can tell you guys- J. Mark’s is a big time winner!

Posted on December 26th, 2015
***** J. Mark’s Restaurant & Bar, 1490 Copans Road, Pompano Beach, Florida 33062, (954) 782-7000.

Let’s consider this one- a PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!

Jeff Eats knows that at this time of the year…a ton of you guys got a ton of out of town relatives and friends visiting…

J. Marks with 1-location in Pompano Beach and 1-location in Fort Lauderdale is a terrific reasonably priced American-Style joint to feed everybody at!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been eating at the Pompano Beach joint for years- and the food and service have always been right on the money! For what it’s worth, we’ve also eaten in J. Mark’s Fort Lauderdale location (1245 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304, (954) 390-0770) a good handful of times- same great food and service- just a much bigger drive from the Jeff Eats’ Boca Raton Homestead- so Pompano gets most of our action!

You can check menu/prices/locations/info at jmarksrestaurant.com.

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Posted December 7, 2008
***** J. Mark’s Restaurant & Bar, 1490 Copans Road, Pompano Beach, Florida 33062, (954) 782-7000.

Last night I had dinner at J. Mark’s which is an “American-Style” joint located in Pompano Beach. Take a look at J. Mark’s website at www.jmarksrestaurant.com for menu/prices/photos…so you will have some idea of what I am yapping about.

J. Mark’s reminds me of Houston’s which has five South Florida locations (Palm Beach, Boca Raton, North Miami Beach, Coral Gables and Winter Park) in decor/menu…so, if you are a fan of Houston’s or know anything about it, you now have a point of reference to work with. By the way, J. Mark’s menu-prices are far more reasonable than those charged at Houston’s

Now let’s get down to brass tacks…I think that J. Mark’s is an absolutely terrific restaurant. J. Mark’s is a very handsome looking joint, doing the “stone-wood” look… bar area, dining room, out-door patio for dining. This joint is not a sports bar, but there are enough flat screen tvs to keep you updated on your favorite team. On Saturday nights a small jazz band works the joint.

J. Mark’s menu is loaded with appetizers, salads, pastas, burgers, sandwiches, meat/seafood/chicken entrees and desserts. Now for the taste test…fabulous, no make that sensational mini-cheeseburgers, delicious baby back ribs-roast chicken-orange chicken and grilled tuna steak. The shoe-string french fries were okay, but nothing to write home about. As for service, Clint our waiter was terrific and didn’t miss a beat.

Just so we are straight…over the years, I must have eaten in Houston’s something like 10 times. I consider Houston’s and for that matter The Cheesecake Factory to be the “middle ground” between the “just borderline passable” T.G.I. Friday’s-Applebee’s-Duffy’s-Ale Houses and the “upscale-over priced-pretentious” steak/seafood joints like New York Prime- Morton’s- Ruth’s Cris-Abe & Louie’s.

The bottomline is this…J. Mark’s is a terrific restaurant. It looks upscale, but tee shirts/shorts are just fine…the food is very good, the service is excellent…and the prices are extremely reasonable…appetizers run $7.95-$10.95, salads $8.95-10.95, burgers-sandwiches $8.95-$9.95, entrees $10.95-25.95. By the way, those sensational mini-cheesburgers that I previously mentioned, run $9.95 for 4 with french fries…each burger is topped with cheddar cheese-ketchup-pickles-fried onion ring and they are not to be missed.

You now know about J. Mark’s. Give this joint a try…I really think that you will enjoy this restaurant. By the way, J. Mark’s is open Sunday-Thursday 11am-10pm and Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm.

* The Samantha Russell Band.

A recent email received by Jeff Eats…

Jeff,

First things first, love the blog!

I was wondering if you could recommend a really good south Florida Country band for my husband’s upcoming 65th birthday party at our Weston home this coming October? We are figuring on having about 75 people with the average age being around 65. In addition to country music, if the band can also play 50’s & 60’s oldies and standard party tunes that you always hear at weddings, we will have every guest covered.

Thanks for your help…

HJG

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HJG,

Checkout- The Samantha Russell Band at samantharussell.com…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC1yw5MG7T4

Trust me on this one, The Samantha Russell Band is exactly what the doctor ordered!

Wish your husband a very happy birthday…

Jeff Eats

This contest started on 7/18/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Chinese Guy Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Chinese Guy 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 Chinese Guy, 10340 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida 33714, (305) 227-3111.

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

Posted on August 12th, 2015
***** Chinese Guy, 10340 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida 33714, (305) 227-3111.

Got an absolutely terrific Chinese joint for you guys…Chinese Guy in Miami.

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, this “bare bones-hole-in-the wall” is the real deal! You name it- Cantonese, Schezuan, so on and so forth- Chinese Guy-got you covered- and its stuff kills!

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, Chinese Guy is definitely one of the best Chinese joints that I’ve been to-down here in South Florida. Look! You know and I know, that “food reviewing” is purely a subjective call- you know the drill…what I like you, you might not like- and vice versa! So with that in mind, I gotta tell you that Chinese Guy’s- wonton soup, bbq ribs, pork fried rice, sesame chicken, pepper steak, pan fried dumplings, shrimp with mixed vegetables were delicious!

To wrap this one up for you guys…if you want to eat some really good Chinese food- Chinese Guy is a must try!

You can check menu/prices at chineseguy.us.

The joint is open:

Monday: 11:00AM – 10:30PM
Tuesday: 11:00AM – 10:30PM
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 11:00AM – 10:30PM
Friday: 11:00AM – 11:00PM
Saturday: 12:00PM – 11:00PM
Sunday: 12:00PM – 10:30PM

This contest started on 7/15/19. This contest has a winner.

***** Win A $20 Trader Joe’s Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Trader Joe’s 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 any Trader Joe’s location (traderjoes.com for locations, info).

***** Luigi Di Roma, 718 South Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441, (954) 531-6151.

Got a real good Italian joint for you guys to checkout- Luigi Di Roma in Deerfield Beach.

Simplest of tales to tell- last night Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and Daughter Jeff Eats gave Luigi Di Roma a shot and I gotta tell you guys that the joint’s reasonably priced- food was delicious and its waitstaff was as solid as could be.

Let me wrap this tale up by saying that Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and Daughter Jeff Eats really enjoyed Luigi Di Roma- that the joint is open Monday – Thursday: 4pm-10pm, Friday – Saturday: 4pm-11pm, Sunday: 11am-9pm…that it has daily drink/dinner specials and complementary live music entertainment in its lounge area.

You guys can check menu/prices/entertainment schedule/info at luigidiroma.com.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 7/14/19- Vinny’s Pizza).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

GRANDMA PIZZA
(16” $17.25)

Vinny’s Pizza
6671 West Indiantown Road
Jupiter
(561) 575-5445
myvinnyspizza.com
Latest Review: 10/20/16

Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you that I know my Grandma Pizzas- and that Vinny’s Grandma Pizza absolutely kills! I also know my “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joints- and I’m telling you guys, Vinny’s Pizza is right-up there with Florida’s best players!

Posted on October 20th, 2016
***** Vinny’s Pizza, 6671 West Indiantown Road, Jupiter, Florida 33458, (561) 575-5445.

For our purposes we’re gonna call Vinny’s Pizza an “out of sight out of mind” mom & pop red sauce Italian joint…

Jeff Eats first told you guys about Vinny’s Pizza on November 3, 2010…truth be told, hadn’t been back “until” last night when Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats stopped in for a Grandma Pizza and an obscene amount of Coke and Diet Coke. By the way, I’m kinda thinking the sole reason for the long-absence, the freaking joint is 86 miles round-trip from Jeff Eats’ Boca Raton residence!

Long story short, absolute dynamite Grandma Pizza!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats loved Vinny’s in 2010 and loved it again in 2016- with all things being equal, the next “love” is gonna be sometime in 2022! Hey, a 86 mile round-trip, ain’t exactly chopped liver either!

All kidding aside, trust Jeff Eats on this one, you gotta try Vinny’s Pizza, it’s that good!

Posted on November 3rd, 2010

***** Vinny’s Pizza, 6671 West Indiantown Road, Jupiter, Florida 33458, (561) 575-5445.

Got a real good-reasonably priced “mom & pop–red sauce” Italian joint for you…Vinny’s Pizza in Jupiter, Florida.

Vinny’s menu has all of the “expected stuff”…pizzas, pastas, calzones, hot & cold subs, meat/seafood/chicken dishes (dinners–include salad, pasta side, garlic knots).

A recent dinner outing had me doing…large 16” pizza ($12.20), penne alla vodka ($10.50), meat lasagna ($11.25), veal parmigiana ($14.50). Keeping in mind, that joints like Vinny’s aren’t trying to reinvent the wheel—I can, without hesitation tell you that-Vinny’s food was terrific. Definitey one of the best NYC styled pizzas that- I’ve had in a very long time. The pie was thin-crispy-with an amazingly-perfect sweet sauce. As for the penne, lasagna and veal parm—I know joints that get double the price and can’t hold a candle to Vinny’s food.

Vinny’s is a winner. This is NOT and I repeat NOT—some hack joint, just turning out passable food. Do have one huge problem with Vinny’s…it’s 86 miles (round-trip) from my house.

Vinny’s Pizza is open Monday-Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-10pm and Sunday noon-9pm.

***** Bagel Snack Restaurant & Deli, 1237 South Powerline Road, Pompano Beach, Florida 33061 (954) 974-4564.

A recent e-mail received from reader Fran Berkowitz…

Hey Jeff,
My husband Greg and I are big fans.
Got a good one for you to checkout, Bagel Snack in Pompano Beach.
We recently (4 months ago) moved to the area from Marlboro, New Jersey and discovered this bagel joint.
We’ve eaten there 5 times and no question in our minds that it’s an absolute winner.
Love your site.
Thanks and please give Bagel Snack a try, you won’t be disappointed.

Fran Berkowitz

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Fran,

Welcome to Florida.

Thanks for the tip!

Jeff Eats

Posted on April 30th, 2018
***** Bagel Snack Restaurant & Deli, 1237 South Powerline Road, Pompano Beach, Florida 33061 (954) 974-4564.

Let’s call this story, “Jeff Eats Really Screwed Up”…

First told you guys about Bagel Snack Restaurant & Deli on 2/11/10. Stupidly, hadn’t been back- that is until yesterday afternoon when Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and a couple of friends did lunch there!

No bs- off the chart delicious food! Eight years of what would have been dynamite- bagels, sandwiches, hot dogs, soups, french fries, baked beans- down the drain! Like I said earlier- Jeff Eats really screwed up…

Bagel Snack Restaurant & Deli is open 7 days a week 6:30am-3pm.

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

Posted on February 11th, 2010
***** Bagel Snack Restaurant & Deli, 1237 South Powerline Road, Pompano Beach, Florida 33061 (954) 974-4564.

Got a really good “NY STYLE BAGEL DELI” joint for you…Bagel Snack in Pompano Beach. Check menu/prices at www.lauderdalemenus.com.

Bagel Snack’s menu is loaded with real good– breakfast stuff, salads, sandwiches, lox-deli meats…and absolutely terrific– bagels and bialys.

You know and I know, that bagel-deli joints are a dime-a-dozen down here in South Florida…Bagel Snack is definitely one of the best ones.

Nothing more to say, except…the joint is open 7 days a week-6:30am-3pm.

This contest started on 7/13/19. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Pizza Hut Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Pizza Hut 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 Pizza Hut location (pizzahut.com for locations, menu, prices, info).

* Comic Jubilee Starring Stewie Stone & His Friends.

Tickets just went on sale…

Got no idea as to who Stone’s “Friends” are gonna be…what I do know is that Stone- the legendary Borscht Belt Comedian won’t disappoint!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats will be there!

The Skinny:

Comic Jubilee Starring Stewie Stone & His Friends

Wednesday Night, January 15th, 2020, (8pm)

Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Box Office:(561)483-9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com check goldstar.com (discount tickets)

from bocablackbox.com

Join us on January 15th for an evening of classic comedy icons.
You have seen these performers in Las Vegas, New York, Atlantic City, and now the new height in show business; the Boca Black Box.
Get your tickets before they run out and experience comedy how it was always meant to be.

You’ll laugh so hard this show should be covered by medicare.