Reprinted from 5/1/18.

* Roll The Stones.

Just in case you guys were wondering where Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are going to be celebrating Cinco de Mayo this year- well wonder no more!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, Roll The Stones is one of America’s premier Stones’ tribute bands and Galuppi’s is the perfect joint to eat, drink and party with the band!

Gonna be a real fun-night!

from rollthestones.com

STONES Return To Rock You!
“Salute to The Music Of The Rolling Stones”

Galuppi’s
1103 North Federal Highway
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Saturday May 5th 8 PM to 11 PM
Cinco de Mayo
FREE ADMISSION!!!

A great show based around the hall of fame songwriting team of “The Rolling Stones”.
This band is all about putting on a super high energy rock and roll show that fans will love!
More information about Roll The Stones can be found at http://www.RollTheStones.com
Guest are also welcome to bring their own lawn chairs although outside food or drinks are not permitted.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Posted on August 10th, 2008
***** Galuppi’s, 1103 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, Florida 33062 (954) 785-0226.

Last night, I had an absolutely terrific time at a joint named Galuppi’s in Pompano Beach. Just so you know, Galuppi’s which calls itself “Galuppi’s Restaurant, Patio Bar & Banquets” is actually located on the public Pompano Beach Golf Course… the view from its out-door patio of the course is absolutely amazing.

Galuppi’s is basically a restaurant/catering facility. There is a small indoor restaurant that has a large sit-at-bar, 4 booths and maybe a half-dozen hi-tops…outside, there is another sit-at-bar and loads of tables…there is also a banquet room attached to the restaurant that can be used for private parties or for restaurant customers. Now, to put this whole layout in perspective…go to Galuppi’s website at www.galuppis.com where you will find actual pictures of what I have been blabbing about, along with menu/prices/and other details.

Last night, Galuppi’s which does lunch and dinner 7 days a week and brunch on Sunday had The Beatles’ tribute band “Anthology” performing from 8pm-midnight. Suffice it to say, this joint was absolutely packed… the restaurant-the banquet room-the outside bar/patio…the band was on a small stage on the patio and I’ll bet you that from 8:30pm-10:30 pm (time I was there) there were at least 500-600 people maybe even more, eating…drinking…dancing. I am telling you, it was an absolutely great “party.” By the way, there was no cover charge or minimum…so for the price of a meal or a drink…or for that matter, just walking in…got you into this “concert.”

Just a quick note, “Anthology” was terrific. They were dressed in replicas of The Beatle’s Shea Stadium army-uniforms and had the requisite Beatle haircuts…they did some great covers of The Beatles’ hits. The group is extremely personable and their interaction with the crowd had the joint really jumping. Their faux British accents which came and went all evening long, added to the fun…and yes, they even have a left-handed bass player. You can check “Anthology” out at www.myspace.com/fab4anthology. I guarantee that based on last night’s action, Galuppi’s owners will have “Anthology” back for another gig in the very near future.

I already gave you this joint’s website…take a look at its menu. There are plenty of appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches, entrees and desserts to keep everyone busy…By the way, the prices are very reasonable and last night our waitress Bobbi-Lynn was absolutely terrific despite the fact that the joint was absolutely packed (and I do mean packed). Last night I had babyback ribs, I also sampled the crab-cakes, snapper francaise and steak kabobs. The food is decent. Personally I would put it about “1-notch” above the stuff you get in your typical neighborhood sports bar. Just so you know, Galuppi’s also has tons of flat screen tv sets inside and outside…Last night every set was tuned to the Olympic Games, so if “The Beatles” weren’t your game, you could scream for the American swimmers.

One thing that I found interesting…the banquet room has sound-proof glass. Amazingly, while eating in the room, you couldn’t hear the out-door crowd or the band at all.

Galuppi’s is open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week and for brunch on Sunday. According to its website, the joint has all kinds of entertainment and “specials”…so If you want to try Galuppi’s, I would suggest that you ”call ahead” to find out “what’s on tap” (pun intended).

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* Win A $10 Burger King Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Burger King 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 Burger King location (burgerking.com for locations, menu, info).

This contest started on 5/2/18. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 McDonald’s Gift Card. This contest has a winner.

Real simple story, Jeff Eats got a $10 McDonald’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 McDonald’s location (mcdonalds.com for locations, menu, info).

* Barry Britton- Tribute To Rod Stewart.

Jeff Eats has seen the show- real good!

The Skinny:

Barry Britton- Tribute To Rod Stewart

Sunday, May 13th, 2018 (7pm)

Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road Suite #10,
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Box Office: 483.9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com check goldstar.com for discount tickets

from bocablackbox.com
International tribute artist Barry Britton celebrates the 40+-year career of Rod Stewart at the Boca Black Box. You’ll think Stewart himself is in the house as Britton takes on that famous raspy voice with renditions of such hits as “Maggie May,” “Hot Legs” and “Tonight’s the Night.” It’s a sure bet you’ll think this high-energy show is very sexy.

***** Fantastico! Pizza and Bistro, 240 West Indiantown Road, Jupiter, Florida 33458, (561) 406-5526.

You guys and Jeff Eats both know that there are more “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joints in Florida than there are Chins in a Chinese phonebook. With that in mind, we also know that- some are better than others- and I gotta tell you, that last night Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats found a really good one- Fantastico! Pizza and Bistro in Jupiter!

Real simple concept here- menu of reasonably priced appetizers/ pizzas/ pastas/ salads/ calzones/ subs/ meat-chicken-seafood dishes, booth seating, open Tuesday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11-11pm, Sunday 11am-9:30pm, closed Monday.

Like I said 2.2 seconds ago, last night- Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ate dinner at Fantastico! and the food killed!

Jeff Eats knows his crowd and right about now- some of you guys are wondering how the pizza was?- am I right or am I right? Now this is just a subjective call, but I’m thinking that Fantastico!’s pizza (thin crispy crust, sweet sauce, nice fold, oil drip) would do real good on the streets of the 5 boroughs!

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

This contest started on 4/28/18. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Village Tavern Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Village Tavern 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 either the Village Tavern in Boynton Beach (1880 North Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426 (561) 853-0281 or in Pembroke Pines (14555 Southwest 2nd Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33027, (954) 874-1001). Check villagetavern.com for locations, menu, prices, info.

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Posted on December 23rd, 2015
***** Village Tavern, 1880 North Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426 (561) 853-0281.

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…

Village Tavern with 2- Florida locations (Boynton Beach and Pembroke Pines) is a terrific- reasonably priced American-Style joint to feed everybody at!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been eating at the Boynton Beach joint for years- never even once, anything even close to a bad meal!

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

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Posted on March 21st, 2010

***** Village Tavern, 1880 North Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426 (561) 853-0281.

Last night I gave Village Tavern an “American Style” joint located in Boynton Beach a shot…there is also a Village Tavern in Pembroke Pines—when you check the joint’s website www.villagetavern.com for menu/prices you will find that there are a handful more in several other states.

Village Tavern seats something close to 300. There is a dining room and separate bar area.

The best way to describe Village Tavern’s decor—think Cheesecake Factory, Houston’s, J. Alexander’s and you got the picture.

Last night, this joint was jammed. I will tell you, that an 8pm reservation for 4–was honored.

Now let’s talk food…the menu is loaded with appetizers, salads, pastas, sandwiches, burgers, pizzas, meat-seafood-chicken entrees. This evening I “did” bbq pulled pork sliders (3-with french fries $8.50), bacon cheeseburger ($9.95), grilled talapia ($16.95), grilled chicken & penne ($14.50), shrimp scampi ($15.95)…I enjoyed all of the food, except the french fries which were on the “limp” side.

Village Tavern is a WINNER. Nice sized portions. Very reasonable prices. Pleasant and competent waitstaff.

Village Tavern is open Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11am, Sunday 10am-11pm

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* Presale- Fleetwood Mac.

You guys ever see Fleetwood Mac live! Trust Jeff Eats, very-very impressive!

Just in case you didn’t know, lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham was recently fired by the group…

Anyway…

The Skinny:

FLEETWOOD MAC

FEBRUARY 18, 2019 / AMELIA ARENA (TAMPA, FL)
FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / BB&T CENTER (SUNRISE, FL)
EXCLUSIVE PRESALE: Begins TODAY, May 3 at 10:00AM

PROMO CODE: SUNRISE
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PUBLIC ONSALE: Friday, May 4 at 10:00AM

* Texas de Brazil, 2457 East Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304, (954) 400-5630.

Long time reader Michael K. “wanted” to play Jeff Eats…here you go Michael K.

A recent e-mail “review” submitted by reader Michael K…
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The Mrs’s flight was 2 hours late so we decided to have dinner in Ft Lauderdale rather than fight the traffic on I 95. Needless to say it wasn’t very difficult to talk her into dining out. I was really, really hungry so we decided to go to Texas de Brazil on Sunrise opposite the Galleria Mall. When we walked in at 6:15 we were the only 2 patrons in the entire restaurant. I jokingly said to the Manager on duty, Danilo (Danny) Cardoso, that life expectancy of this restaurant didn’t look promising. He said that this was a late dining crowd. I told him that at this hour, diners in Boca had finished dinner and were already heading home. Danny was very friendly and we hit it off. He is a real asset to the chain. By the way, Danny was right within 45 minutes of our being seated the place was almost at capacity.
Now on to the important items – food and service. They have a very extensive salad bar with veggies, cheeses, meats like prosciutto, etc. There were also some hot items like lobster bisque soup, black beans and rice, cod fish, escalloped potatoes. Finally, we get to the real carnivore aspects of dinner. Gauchos circulate the tables with large skewers of meat. There were skewers with filet mignon, sirloin, lamb, pork, chicken, ribs, sausages. They cutoff slices for you. By your table setting is a card that basically says keep bringing that meat or no, my pants will split if I consume another ounce. Most of the meats were well seasoned and very tasty. Our server, Solamene (hope I didn’t screw up the too badly) was very attentive. Also she brought us fried bananas. Wow, great.
Desserts are delectable with a nice variety. Hard to find room after gorging myself with the prior offerings but I did it or perhaps I should have said, we did as the Mrs. was right there with me. It was a long uncomfortable ride home as my pants were very, very tight around my gut.
Dinner is not inexpensive in that it is a fixed price menu at about $ 48 per person excluding dessert and beverage. For us, it was worth it. If you go there say hello to Danny for us.
2457 Sunrise Blvd, Ft Lauderdale 954-400-5630, Open Monday-Thursday 5:30pm-9:30pm/Friday 5:30pm-10pm/ Saturday 5pm-10pm/ Sunday 4pm-9pm, menu/info texasdebrazil.com.

* Joey Dale and the Gigolos.

Joey Dale and the Gigolos one of South Florida’s most popular- doo wop/oldies acts makes a rare appearance on Friday, May 4th, 2018 (7pm ) at Boca Resto Lounge, 3360 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 430-5639.

Jeff Eats just made a dinner reservation for 6…

Check bocarestolounge.com for menu/prices/entertainment schedule/info.

***** Madison Avenue Cafe & Deli, 28 North Boulevard Of Presidents, Sarasota, Florida 34236, (941) 388-3354.

Got a real good breakfast-lunch joint for you guys to checkout- Madison Avenue Cafe & Deli in Sarasota.

Something like 2 weeks ago, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats found this joint- and really enjoyed the late breakfast that we ordered.

Real simple concept at work here…order at counter/food delivered to inside & outside tables/window counter seats, breakfast/sandwich/salad/soup menu, open 7 days a week 8am-5pm.

Let me wrap Madison Avenue Cafe & Deli up for you guys by saying- based on all of the breakfast stuff, sandwiches, subs, wraps, paninis, salads, soups, pastries- that this joint pumps out, I seriously doubt that you or someone in your party isn’t going to find something delicious to eat there!

You guys can check madisoncafesarasota.com for menu/prices/info.