* Mother’s Day 2018!

Why Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats selected The Capital Grille, 6000 West Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 368-1077- to celebrate Mother’s Day 2018 at- is beyond me. I now suspect that Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats don’t read Jeff Eats!

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Posted on October 30th, 2009
The Capital Grille, 444 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131 (305) 374-4500.

This evening, I had dinner in the “upscale-white tablecloth steak-joint”…The Capital Grille located in Miami.

Just so you know, The Capital Grille which has something like 32 locations in the United States is owned and operated by publiclly traded Darden Restaurants which also owns/operates Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52 restaurants. The Capital Grille is Darden’s UPSCALE STEAKHOUSE CONCEPT.

At this juncture of the review you can check The Capital Grille’s website www.thecapitalgrille.com for menu/prices/locations.

Using a $50 gift card from American Express which also included 2 free desserts, I still managed to run-up a $250 tab for dinner for—4.

I’m not going to bother you with details…let’s just say, that the food isn’t very good…my Delmonico steak was salty and McDonald’s has better french-fries…

This joint is a rip-off…overpriced crap.

One good thing to report, we had a waiter, David M. who was outrageously good. He knew the menu inside and out…provided outstanding service and even gave me a full-walking tour of the kitchen.

The Capital Grille does lunch- Monday-Friday and dinner Monday-Sunday.

Don’t waste your time.

***As a postscript to the above…two days after eating at The Capital Grille, I contacted Darden’s corporate offices and advised the President’s Office of what a lousy meal I and my party had had. Various information was exchanged and I was assured that the individual who oversaw the South Florida Region would personally contact me to discuss the matter. Just wanted to let you guys know, that it is now July 20, 2015 and to date, I have not recieved a phone call, letter or any form of communication from anyone at Darden. Obviously, this public company couldn’t give a rats-ass about what I think about their operation. This…should give you a heads-up about what this chain’s customer service may-be all about.

This article first appeared on 3/10/18.

Just checked the box office (seminolecasinococonutcreek.com) and there are a handful of tickets left for tomorrow night’s (5/12/18- 8pm) show. Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are good to go!

Posted on March 10th, 2018

* JOHN KAY & STEPPENWOLF.

Never saw this guy John Kay ‘live’ in concert…

For sure not exactly a huge list of 60’s hits- that said, the band did have Born To Be Wild and Magic Carpet Ride- and has sold over 25 million records!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are gonna pick-up a couple of tickets!

Just announced…

Saturday, May 12 • 8PM • The Pavilion

Experience one of rock’s most enduring and respected bands as they deliver their hard-hitting, personally-charged music from over three decades. Watch Jay Kay & Steppenwolf bring their edgy sound and classic hits to our stage for a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Tickets on sale Monday, March 12 (at 10am) via Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.com).

* Bob Saget.

Just announced…

The guy is very funny, but beyond filthy…

BOB SAGET

Saturday, June 23 • 8PM • The Pavilion

Join us for a night of comedy with Grammy®-nominated comedian, actor and writer Bob Saget. Saget has starred in many successful television shows, including family-friendly Full House and America’s Funniest Home Videos, but in his comedy act, Saget embraces his dark side. Fresh off his new stand-up special, Zero to Sixty, Bob Saget proves he is a comedic legend through his depraved humor, words of wisdom and entertaining stories.

Tickets On Sale: ticketmaster.com

***** Barilla Ready Pasta.

Jeff Eats recently came across Barilla Ready Pasta on amazon.com. For $10.74 I received 6- 8.05oz packages of rotini pasta. Barilla Ready Pasta is availableb in- Rotini, Penne, Elbows and Gemelli.

No bs- all you gotta do is microwave Barilla Ready Pasta for 60 seconds and you are good to go! You can eat the product (which by the way- is absolutely delicious) straight out of the package or you can top it with whatever you’d like.

from amazon.com

Barilla Ready Pasta, Rotini Pasta, 8.5 Ounces (Pack of 6)

About the product
Barilla’s Rotini Ready Pasta tastes great & is a preservative free, quick microwave pasta option
Cook Time: just 1 minute in the microwave for al dente rotini spiral pasta
Serving Size: 2 cup-sized servings in each no boil pasta pouch for quick pasta meals or snacks
Each pouch contains sea salt, extra virgin olive oil & verified non-GMO rotini pasta
Perfect quick cook pasta you can substitute into any rotini recipe to cut down on prep time

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Like I said, I got my Barilla Ready Pasta from amazon.com. A cursory check of my Boca Raton neighborhood- found Barilla Ready Pasta available at Publix, Walmart and Target. Price-wise all three stores were priced similar to amazon.com ($1.79 per package) with individual packages running between $1.68-$1.79.

For more info on Barilla Ready Pasta check Barilla.com

***** Attardi’s NY Italian Pizzeria, 7286 55th Avenue E, Bradenton, FL 34203, (941) 756-2500.

Real simple tale to tell you guys- a week or so ago I was visiting an old pal, Marc N. at his home in Bradenton. Marc ordered, a large 16” pepperoni cheese pizza ($15.50) and a large 16” sausage/ pepperoni cheese pizza ($17.50) from a local pizza joint, Attardi’s NY Italian Pizzeria which delivered the pizzas to Marc’s house. Other than for the “aforesaid”- I really don’t know too much else about Attardi’s NY Italian Pizzeria other than- it makes absolutely dynamite delicious/ thin/ crispy/ sweet sauce/ nice oil drip- foldable New York Style Slices Of Pizza! I- also know that Attardi’s owners don’t know how to spell the word – desserts!

You guys can learn more about Attardi’s NY Italian Pizzeria at attardispizzeria.com.

This contest started on 5/5/18. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 J. Mark’s Restaurant & Bar Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 J. Mark’s Restaurant & Bar 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 $25 Gift Card is good at any J. Mark’s Restaurant & Bar location (jmarksrestaurant.com for locations/menus/prices/info).

J. Mark’s Restaurant & Bar (Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale)
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.

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.

* Exclusive Internet Presale- Amy Schumer And Friends.

A few years back I use to think that Amy Schumer was a hilarious brilliant comedian- I don’t think that anymore!

For you guys who think that Amy Schumer is a hilarious brilliant comedian…

* Big City Dogs.

If you wanna see & hear one of South Florida’s premier Classic Rock N Roll Bands…

Big City Dogs

Free Concert

Tonight- Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 (6pm-8pm)

Delray Marketplace Amphitheater

Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you that these guys are- outstandingly good!

This contest started on 5/4/18. 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 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 Wendy’s location (wendys.com for locations, menu, info).

This contest started on 5/4/18. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Shake Shack Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Shake Shack 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 Shake Shack location (shakeshack.com for locations, menu, info).