***** Hold My Knots, 353 West, 14th Street (Gansevoort Market), New York, New York 10014.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats recently tried Hold My Knots- which opened in the Gansevoort Market in mid-December, 2016!

In a nutshell, all kinds of garlic knot “sliders”…

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats loved the food!

Jeff Eats thought that you guys might enjoy “seeing” the latest “fast food” concept that just-maybe headed to sunny Florida in the coming months!

Just between us, Jeff Eats really can’t see “garlic knots” as a fast food stand-alone concept as every pizza joint, burger joint, Italian restaurant in the world can “easily” incorporate garlic knots/sliders into their existing menus!

Keep in mind, that Jeff Eats was absolutely positive that Hillary Clinton would wipe Donald Trump out, so…

For more info on Hold My Knots- holdmyknots.com.

Hold My Knots is open 7 days a week from 11am-8pm.

* Ronnie Spector Sings The Fabulous Ronettes.

Legendary Rock N Roll-Pop singer Ronnie Spector makes a rare South Florida appearance on Saturday Night (8pm), March 11th at FAU-Carole & Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium-Boca Raton…joining Ronnie, Joey Dee & Thee Starliters, The Legendary Teenagers and Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners!

Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you, this is a show that is not to be missed!

You can catch tickets at poprockdoowopp.com.

This contest started on 2/21/17. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 KFC Gift Card Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 KFC 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 $25 Gift Card is good at any KFC location. You can check kfc.com for locations/info.

***** Charlie’s Fish Fry, 1200 East Hillsboro Boulevard, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441, (954) 573-7198.

Got a real good fast food “fish” joint for you guys, Charlie’s Fish Fry (which opened about 9 months ago) in Deerfield Beach. Real easy concept working there, order-pickup at the counter, table seating, open Sunday 11:30am-8:30pm, Monday-Saturday 11am-9pm.

Now just between you guys and Jeff Eats, although billed as a “fish” joint, Charlie’s Fish Fry also serves up a bunch of “non-fish” stuff, so you guys with allergies or whatever-will definitely find what to eat!

Long story short, Jeff Eats and a couple of buddies did a recent lunch at Charlie’s Fish Fry and the joint’s food was right on the money-good!

For you seekers of more knowledge, charliesfishfry.com.

This contest started 2/2027. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 The Fresh Market Gift Card.

Real simple story, Jeff Eats got a $25 The Fresh Market Gift Card to give to one of you guys. As you guys can see from Jeff Eats’ 7/24/11- The Fresh Market “story” printed down below, I’m not exactly a fan of The Fresh Market chain! Look, Jeff Eats knows that food/restaurant “reviewing” is purely a subjective thing- and what I like, you on the other hand may hate and vice versa- so just maybe this $25 Gift Card works for you!

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 any The Fresh Market location (thefreshmarket.com for locations, info).

Posted on July 14th, 2011
The Fresh Market, 20409 State Road 7, Boca Raton, Florida 33498, (561) 479-4845.

The Fresh Market…think Whole Foods Market (www.wholefoodsmarket.com—overpriced national “specialty” supermarket) and you got the whole (pun intended) concept in a nutshell. The Fresh Market is a publiclly traded company and as of June 2, 2011 had 101 stores in 20-states. You can check www.thefreshmarket.com for store locations/and other stuff.

Last week I stopped in the newest- The Fresh Market which had “just” opened on State Road 7 in Boca Raton. The space was previously occupied by an Albertson’s store. Like I said before, squint your eyes/and you’ll think that your in a Whole Foods. For those of you who don’t know what a Whole Foods is—specialty grocery retailer. Anyway…I absolutely love fresh orange, grapefruit, tangerine juice. To make a long story short, went to the the juice “area” and found fresh orange and fresh grapefruit. There were 2-brands Kennesaw and a Signature Collection. There was also a sign that in essence said that that Signature Collection was made by Kennesaw especially for The Fresh Market. Being a “good” shopper, I checked the “SELL BY DATE” on the product and low-and-behold I found a number of both the orange-grapefruit (Kennesaw-Signature Collection) quarts to have dates that had already-come-and gone. NOT GOOD!

Imagine—A specialty food market selling “expired” products?…or for that matter, any supermarket selling dated-expired stuff.

Sorry, I can’t comment on the fruits, vegetables, baked goods, prepared foods, candies…didn’t try them. I came for juice and found a store that couldn’t even handle the simpliest of tasks-having fresh products.

This contest started 2/2027. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Whole Foods Market Gift Card.

Real simple story, Jeff Eats got a $25 Whole Foods Market Gift Card to give to one of you guys. Look! I know that 25 bucks ain’t gonna do a whole lot of damage in a Whole Foods Market, but a $25 Gift Card is-what I got!

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 any Whole Foods Market location (wholefoodsmarket.com for locations, info).

Posted on December 8th, 2011
***** Whole Foods Market, 1400 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 447-0000.

It just dawned on me, that although I have referenced Whole Foods Market in several “joint” writeups, I’ve never done a writeup on Whole Foods Market. Play along with me, because I seriously doubt that any of you guys don’t know what Whole Foods Market is all about…

The best way that “I” can describe Whole Foods Market is- a national chain of specialty supermarkets…that does an absolutely incredible job-of-marketing its products. The reason I make the “marketing” comment, because give or take a handful of items, Whole Foods’ prices are ridiculously HIGH…for example, a quart of fresh squeezed tangerine juice at Whole Foods $3.99, while a similar quart at The Boy Farmers Market in Delray Beach goes for $2.49. The folks behind Whole Foods Market are real smart—they successfully carved out a niche in the organic food/product business—and you do know, don’t you, that many Americans are really into this holistic/organic/healthy/climate control lifestyle. Personally, I still believe that hiding under my desk at PS 179 in Brooklyn/1955 was enough protection from a Russian nuclear attack.

Just so we are straight, every so often I buy stuff at Whole Foods Market. The primary reason, my local Publix doesn’t carry the item…that fresh tangerine juice is an example.

Let me leave you with this thought. When I was a kid, my parents would let me and my brother “look” at the toys at FAO Schwarz in Manhattan…they- then bought us “our” toys at Toy R Us or a local store in Brooklyn for much less. For sure, every so often FAO Schwarz had a unique toy here and there, but then again my parents weren’t buying me a $1,000 battery powered car to drive on the sidewalks of East Flatbush—for some perspective here, in 1955 (just to pick a year!) pizza was $.15 a slice, a gallon of gas ran $.26, a small Coke went for a nickel and a haircut was 50 cents

Whole Foods Market is open 7 days a week 8am-10pm. You can check store details at www.wholefoodsmarket.com.

* 2nd Annual Italian Fest in Downtown Boca.

Here! Jeff Eats just gave you guys in the Boca Raton “area” something to do on Saturday Night, February 25th…

Just a gut call, but I’m thinking that this “one” is gonna be real good!

from downtownboca.org

Italian Fest in Downtown Boca Raton

Italian Fest Downtown Boca
The 2nd Annual Italian Fest in Downtown Boca Raton will take place on Saturday February 25th at the beautiful Sanborn Square Park located at 72 N. Federal Highway beginning at 4pm . Italian Fest will feature an amazing array of authentic Italian food and wines, entertainment and kids activities. Live music will fill the air with performances by Aaron Caruso, known as the #1 solo entertainer at Italian Festivals nationwide; Ray Massa’s EuroRhythms, the amazing girl group Tre Bella, and Frank Sinatra tribute singer Frank “Sinatra” Todaro. Food and spirits from around the region will be available for purchase, including beer, wines and signature cocktails.

Free Admission

ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE *
4pm – Tre Bella

5pm – Frank Todaro (Frank Sinatra Tribute)

5:30pm – EuroRythms featuring Marco Capoccia

7pm – Gianni Mennillo (Organetto World Champion)

7:40pm – Frank Todaro (Frank Sinatra Tribute)

8pm – EuroRythms featuring Marco Capoccia

9pm – Tre Bella
*Entertainment line-up subject to change.

* Happy Presidents Day.

NOW! You guys can go on Jeopardy!

from history.com
Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, it is still officially called “Washington’s Birthday” by the federal government. Traditionally celebrated on February 22—Washington’s actual day of birth—the holiday became popularly known as Presidents’ Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers. While several states still have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other figures, Presidents’ Day is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present.

***** Sara’s Kitchen, 2000 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FLorida 33408, (561) 540-2822.

First things first, Jeff Eats first told you guys about Sara’s Kitchen on 2/28/09- at that time, the terrific breakfast/lunch joint had literally been open -5 weeks in Lantana. Shortly thereafter, a dispute with its landlord resulted in Sara’s Kitchen closing and reopening in October, 2009 at its current address, 2000 PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens!

Long story short, until this morning when Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats did breakfast “there”- Jeff Eats hadn’t been back to Sara’s Kitchen since that 2/28/08 story first appeared!

Real simple…Sara’s Kitchen is one of the best breakfast/lunch joints Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats have eaten in here in Sunny Florida!

Trust Jeff Eats, delicious food, terrific service, huge portions, reasonable prices make Sara’s Kitchen a breakfast/lunch joint that you guys must-try!

Sara’s Kitchen is open Monday-Friday 7am-3pm, Saturday-Sunday 7am-2pm.

For menu/location/info- saraskitchenpalmbeachgardens.com.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 2/19/17)

One of Jeff Eats favorite menu items…

EVERYTHING

SOHO Donut Company
117 South Hyde Park Avenue
Tampa
(818) 605-5649
tampadonuts.com
Latest Review: 8/31/15

Do you know what a “kid in a candy store is”?…

This joint is off the chart terrific!

Posted on August 31st, 2015
***** SOHO Donut Company, 117 South Hyde Park Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33606, (818) 605-5649.

Got something absolutely terrific for you guys, SOHO Donut Company…a takeout joint that makes outrageously off the chart- delicious donuts and sandwiches. For you guys who insist on eating-“there”…a couple of tables inside/a couple of tables outside.

A recent “order” had Jeff Eats doing…glazed donut cheeseburger, philly cheese steak sub, grilled cheese & bacon donut, a mixed dozen of classic donuts, a mixed dozen of fancy donuts and like I said 1.231 seconds ago, outrageously off the chart- delicious donuts and sandwiches. For you wise guys out there, there were 2-other guys with Jeff Eats- so no, I didn’t eat everything all by my lonesome!

Jeff Eats loved SOHO Donuts Company!

The joint is open Tuesday-Friday 6:30am-6pm, Saturday 8am-6pm, Sunday 8am-2pm, closed Monday.

You can check tampadonuts.com for further SOHO info.