***** Conway Cafe, 4542 Hoffner Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32812, (407) 240-2524.

If you’re into “mom & pop” diners, then you gotta try Conway Cafe in Orlando.

Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats recently did breakfast and I gotta tell you, we all loved the joint!

The folks running the Conway Cafe got the mom & pop diner formula down pat- delicious food, big portions, reasonable prices, super pleasant service!

The only problem that Jeff Eats got-with the Conway Cafe, is that it’s in Orlando and Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ abode is in Boca Raton- which prevents us from being real steady customers!

Like I said 2.1 seconds ago, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats loved the joint which by the way is- open Monday-Friday 6am-2pm, Saturday-Sunday 7am-1pm.

If you work, play, visit Conway Cafe’s neighborhood, make sure you give it a shot!

You can catch menu/prices/info at conwaycafeorlando.com.

This contest started on 3/13/17. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Jet’s Pizza Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Jet’s Pizza 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 Jet’s Pizza location (jetspizza.com for locations, menus, prices, info).

Posted September 6, 2015
***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 9/6/15).

One (actually I should say two) of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

SIGNATURE 8 CORNER PIZZA
$12.99
&
JET’S BOAT
$8.99

Jet’s Pizza
8903 Glades Road
Boca Raton
(561) 852-5700
jetspizza.com
Latest Review: 9/6/15

Jet’s Pizza is a national “takeout” pizza chain. I’m thinking that it currently has something like 350 stores in 17 maybe 18 states.

Last week, Jeff Eats “tried for the first time and took-out twice” from the Jet’s Pizza which opened in Boca Raton-3/15. Night #1 it was the Signature 8 Corner Pizza, Night #2 it was the Signature 8 Corner Pizza with pepperoni and a Jet’s Boat (think calzone and you’ll be thinking right- stuffed with mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce, sausage, pepperoni and topped with butter/Romano cheese- $8.99) and I gotta tell you, the pizza and boat blew me away. No ifs, ands, or buts-one of the best “calzones” that I’ve ever had- as for the pizza, think Sicilian/deep dish and it was absolute dynamite. Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, if Mrs. Jeff Eats let me-do this joint twice in one week, the food had to have killed! Trust me, the lady…before I get in trouble here, let’s just leave it- that the food killed!

Like I said, Jet’s is a national takeout pizza chain. Some stores have seating, the one in Boca Raton -no seating. By the way, there are a ton of Jet’s Pizza joints in Florida- you can check jetspizza.com for locations/menu/info. Just between you guys and Jeff Eats- this Jet’s Pizza is one-hot franchise with a huge number of stores currently In development!

Let me wrap this up for you, that Signature 8 Corner Pizza and Jet’s Boat were terrific. Jet’s also has other types of pizzas, salads, wings, subs- so there is plenty of stuff to choose from.

Look!

Jeff Eats knows his crowd- and right about now, some of you guys must be saying…Hey Jeff, you-losing your freaking mind or what? This Jet’s is a takeout chain and these kind of joints make cheap garbage-so you been smoking or something?

Putting the “smoking” aside for the moment,

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats LOVED the pizza and the boat…

I’m telling you guys, give this chain a shot!

This article first appeared on 2/27/17. Just wanted to mention that this FREE SHOW (Saturday- 3/18/17 -7pm) is an absolute must see for you Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons’ fans out there. Enjoy!

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One of the best Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons tribute bands in the business!

from magiccitycasino.com

RAGDOLL: A TRIBUTE TO FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS
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Magic City Casino
450 Northwest 37th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33125
(305) 649-3000
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This article first appeared on 9/27/16. Just so you guys know, goldstar.com has a whole bunch of “discount tickets” listed- Jeff Eats picked-up a pair a few weeks ago!

Posted September 27, 2016.
* The Pompano Beach Amphitheater Presents Billy Ocean with Special Guest Taylor Dayne.

Literally, just announced!

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The Pompano Beach Amphitheater Presents Billy Ocean with Special Guest Taylor Dayne.
Concert Date: Fri 3/17 8pm
Tickets: $35-$95
Billy Ocean
w/ Special Guest
Taylor Dayne
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Wednesday, 9/28 at 10am – Thursday, 9/29 at 10pm
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The Pompano Beach Amp is proud two present two platinum selling artists in one phenomenal show. Billy Ocean and special guest, Taylor Dayne, will be singing all their classic hits at The Amp on Friday, March 17th.

Billy Ocean has collected a pile of Gold and Platinum records across the world and hit the number one spot worldwide on pop charts including the USA, Australia, Germany, Holland, and the UK.

Born in Trinidad, Billy settled in London’s East End when just seven years old. The calypso crazy kid soon got turned on to soul singers like Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, as well as pop groups like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, leading him to spend much of his study time in the music room.

Billy got his first break when he signed to GTO records, for whom his second single was the Motown-ish “Love Really Hurts Without You,” which reached No. 2 in the UK charts and No. 12 in the US.

Two top twenty singles followed; “Love on Delivery” and “Stop Me,” then “Red Light Spells Danger” became a smash in both the UK and the US.

Billy changed record labels and his move to Jive Records provided instant success, with the million selling American number one single “Caribbean Queen” (for which Billy won a Grammy for best R&B Vocal), followed by “Loverboy” and “Suddenly,” which became the first of Billy’s killer ballads. More hits followed including “When the Going Gets Tough,” “They’ll be Sad Songs,” and “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car.”

After a break to raise his family, Billy went back out on tour and this year releases his double CD, Here You Are, The Best of Billy Ocean, featuring new tracks along with his classic hits.

Taylor Dayne also racked up an impressive list of hits and will be singing all of her top songs including her number one singles “Tell It to My Heart,” “Love Will Lead You Back” and “Prove Your Love to Me.” In addition to her famous ballads, Taylor will be shaking things up with her classic dance songs including her Billboard Hot Dance hits including “Floor on Fire” and “Beautiful.”

* Free Habit Charburger With Cheese.

All you gotta do is go to Habitburger.com/charclub, sign-up (for The Habit Charclub) by March 31, 2017 and via e-mail The Habit Burger Grill will send you a coupon good (at any The Habit Burger Grill location) for a free Habit Charburger With Cheese.

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, that- Charburger With Cheese (which runs around 4 bucks) is absolute dynamite!

For locations/sign-up details/info- Habit Burger.com/charclub.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 3/12/17).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

General Tso’s Chicken
$13.95

Hong Kong Wok N’ Grill
185 East Indiantown Road
Jupiter
(561) 746-6798
hongkongwokngrill.com
Latest Review: 4/16/12

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, this joint makes real good stuff!

Posted on April 16th, 2012

***** Hong Kong Wok N’ Grill, 185 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter, Florida 33477, (561) 746-6798.

When I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn my parent’s favorite neighborhood Chinese restaurant was Joy Fong’s on Avenue J—now I’m just guessing here, but I’ll bet you that between 1949-1966 (the year Jeff Eats started college) I, my brother, my father and my mother must have eaten in that joint something like 600 times. Now, most non-Jews (the goyim) back then, thought that “us” Jews lit candles on Friday nights—au contraire, “us” Reform Brooklyn Jews were either stuffing our faces in/or getting takeout deliveries from the Joy Fong’s of the world. Back then we didn’t call it Chinese food, we use to say we were going out for C@@@@@—(And you thought that Jeff Eats wasn’t politically correct, didn’t you?) The point I’m trying to drive home here, whether right or wrong, Joy Fong’s “food” is as far as I’m concerned the gold-standard for neighborhood Chinese joint food. Maybe a better way to explain “this”—when I eat matzo ball soup-I compare the ball at hand–in texture, consistency and flavor to the ones that my mother made.

Now that I’ve filled some space and killed some of your time, I recently had dinner at Hong Kong Wok N’ Grill in Jupiter. Now based on my Brooklyn Jewish Chinese Joy Fong’s standards I gotta tell you, this joint makes some pretty good food.

Here’s what I “sampled”—egg rolls, pan fried pork dumplings, bbq ribs, roast pork fried rice, chicken chow mein, sweet & sour pork, general tso’s chicken (no spice), shrimp with lobster sauce. As for the test results, the egg rolls, dumplings, ribs were delicious—same for the fried rice and general tso’s chicken…as for the sweet & sour pork, chicken chow mein and shrimp with lobster sauce–good, but if memory serves me right, Joy Fong’s stuff was better.

Now for the kicker here—in early 1967 my parents, my brother and I discovered Pine Gardens (which morphed into Wong Kee) in NYC’s Chinatown which made Joy Fong’s food look like rookieville. Since Pine Gardens/Wong Kee were so phenomenal, I don’t use “them” as yardsticks, because to this very date, I haven’t found any joint that makes better food.

Let me wrap this story up this way…Hong King Wok N’ Grill is a real good Chinese restaurant. If you live or work in Hong’s neighborhood give it a shot—I enjoyed it and I think you will too.

Hong Kong Wok N’ Grill is open Monday-Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 4pm-10pm.

You can check menu/prices at www.hongkongwokngrill.com.

This contest started on 3/9/17. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $150 NYY Steak Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $150 NYY Steak Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 40 “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 $150 Gift Card is good at NYY Steak, (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) 5550 Northwest 40th Street, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073, (954) 997-6700. Check menu/info at seminolecasinococonutcreek.com

NYY Steak (Coconut Creek)
Posted on August 11th, 2015

***** NYY Steak, (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) 5550 Northwest 40th Street, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073, (954) 997-6700.

Way-back on 2/15/12 Jeff Eats told you guys about NYY Steak located in the Seminole Casino Creek Coconut Creek- in Coconut Creek. That “review” is down-below…

Long story short, since that “review” was published, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have eaten in NYY something like 5-times, with the latest “outing”- being last night. For what it’s worth, all of the meals that Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have had, were all right on the money!

Last night, I got to thinking that Jeff Eats rarely if ever hears- NYY Steak mentioned in conversations about South Florida’s best steak-joints. No ifs, ands or buts- the 26oz bone-in-ribeye with grilled onions and French fries- that I had last night and didn’t come close to finishing- could easily be matched against the best of breed down here in sunny South Florida-same story for Mrs. Jeff Eats’ pan seared snapper!

Anyway,

Jeff Eats just wanted to mention NYY Steak to you guys, again…

It’s a very good steak joint!
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NYY Steak (Coconut Creek)
Posted on February 15th, 2012

***** NYY Steak, (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) 5550 Northwest 40th Street, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073, (954) 997-6700.

Go figure!

One of the best-“upscale steakhouses” in South Florida is located at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek in- Coconut Creek…That’s right, the casino where you-gotta wear an oxygen mask because the cigarette smoke is so brutal—as part of a recently completed $150,000,000 renovation/expansion has opened an absolutely georgeous looking steakhouse with fabulous food and service. You can check www.seminolecoconutcreekcasino.com for menu/prices/photos. By the way, NYY is a joint venture–Seminole Indians/New York Yankees (there is another NYY at Yankee Stadium).

NYY…New York Yankees, get it? All kinds, of New York Yankee black/white photos, autographs…no dark wood–or dim lights here…but rather, a great looking open kitchen, light oak woods, bright lights, plenty of glass. Like I said before, an absolutely gorgeous looking joint.

When you check NYY’s menu, try not to get sticker-shock…no question about it- that $51.75 24oz bone in ribeye is “high” even for an upscale steakhouse–Now, I maybe going out on a limb here, but I think- that casino-joints like NYY get a ton of customers using their casino “PLAYER’S CLUB” rewards/points to pay the bill. If I’m right—the restaurant can charge more than what most folks would consider “normal”- because many customers aren’t using real-money. So, if you go there, I think you will find that many of the “diners” are eating on-the-arm.

At this juncture of the discussion, let me tell you that NYY looks totally out of place at the Seminole Casino. Nothing for nothing, but the Seminole Casino isn’t in this boy’s opinion–an upscale looking property. Now, there may-be something more developing at the Seminole Casino that’s gonna get it looking more like the Hard Rock operation in Hollywood-so NYY may eventually make sense, but for right now, NYY looks like a fish out of water. Personally, I don’t see non-casino players making special plans/reservations to eat at NYY, despite the fact that its food is absolutely dynamite.

A recent dinner had me “doing” the aforementioned 24oz ribeye, 28oz porterhouse ($54.75), veal chop milanase ($44.50), roast chicken ($28.50), lemon pepper halibut ($31.50), steak fries ($9.50), lobster mac & cheese ($11). Every item was delicious. On the service front, excellent without the “snotty” know-it-all attitude you find at many upscale steakhouses.

There are two ways to play NYY Steak. You can gamble your heart out…and accumulate points to spend or you can just fork over cash or your credit card at the end of the meal.

NYY Steak is a homerun…pun intended!

NYY Steak is open Monday, Thursday-Sunday 5pm-11pm. The joint is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.

This contest started on 3/7/17. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $100 Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee Gift Card.

Jeffrey Eats got a $100 Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee 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 $100 Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee Gift Card is good for slot play, dining, hotel accommodations, entertainment and spa. The Gift Card cannot be used to purchase casino chips.

Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee
506 1st Street
Immokalee, Florida 34142
(239) 658-1313
Info:seminolecasinoimmokalee.com

***** Marlee’s Diner, 699 South Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441, (954) 428-7464.

Got a real good diner for you guys, Marlee’s Diner in Deerfield Beach.

Real simple tale to tell, the joint opened in 2001/ free standing building/table- booth- counter seating/full boat of delicious breakfast stuff- burgers- sandwiches- salads- entrees/ reasonable prices/ pleasant service/ open Sunday-Wednesday 6am-3pm & Thursday-Saturday 6am-9pm.

Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and Daughter Jeff Eats did a recent breakfast and loved the joint!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, if you’re into the “diner” concept- you’ll be a fan of Marlee’s Diner!

If you live, work or play anywhere near Marlee’s Diner- make it your business to give it a
shot!

Check menu/prices/info- marleesdiner.com.

This contest started on 3/8/17. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $100 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino- Hollywood Florida Gift Card.

Jeffrey Eats got a $100 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino- Hollywood Florida Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 35 “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 $100 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino- Hollywood Florida Gift Card is good for slot play, dining, hotel accommodations, entertainment and spa. The Gift Card cannot be used to purchase casino chips.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
1 Seminole Way
Hollywood, FL 33314
(866) 502-7529
Info: seminolehardrockhollywood.com