* Rappy’s & Junior’s Restaurant.

A recent e-mail received by Jeff Eats…

Jeff,

Long time reader and long time Boca Raton resident.

Just curious as to why you haven’t yet reviewed either Rappy’s or Junior’s Restaurant both New York Kosher Style Delis which recently opened in Boca Raton?

Both joints seem absolutely perfect for Jeff Eats’ thoughts.

Thanks for the great blog site,

TURNER

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TURNER,

Both Rappy’s and Junior’s are on Jeff Eats’ radar- eventually I’ll get to them!

To be perfectly honest with you, both Rappy’s and Junior’s had “friends & family” and other pre-opening “tasting” events- none of which Jeff Eats was invited to attend!

Trust me when I tell you, I really don’t need Rappy’s or for that matter Junior’s free-offerings to “eat”- that said, I do consider it a bit of an insult- to Jeff Eats (and all of you-readers) for us not to have had the opportunity to “get” the story at first-light! By the way, Jeff Eats has “looked” at both restaurants and I gotta tell you, I was very impressed with Rappy’s build-out/location- an absolutely gorgeous store…as for Junior’s, sorry to say it looks-like your “run of the mill” Florida bagel joint/lousy location (with a separate liquor bar thrown in for good measure)!

Like I said 2-seconds ago, Jeff Eats will eventually get to both Rappy’s and Junior’s- and good or bad “tell” Jeff Eats’ readers the real Skinny!

Thanks for reading…

* Eventbrite (eventbrite.com).

Here’s a belated Christmas present and Hanukkah gift for you guys!

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I’ll say no more – other than if you want to know what’s “doing” Entertainment-Wise in Florida then- Eventbrite (eventbrite.com) is an absolute must read! Phenomenal source for information/tickets/discount tickets for music concerts, theater shows, sporting events, fairs, carnivals, charity events, restaurant openings, food events…

***** Gourmet Killer Dogs, 4057 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33445, (917) 656-3664.

Got a real good one for you guys- and I do mean real good…

Gourmet Killer Dogs- a fast food/cash only (boo!)/order-pickup at counter- grilled hot dogs- wings- French fries- Italian ices- sandwich joint in Delray Beach!

Jeff Eats and three buddies did a recent lunch and trust me, Gourmet Killer Dogs served-up absolutely killer (pun intended) stuff! Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, give me 2-grilled all beef hot dogs in soft buns- topped with deli mustard and warm sauerkraut and I’m a pig in sh@t, so this joint was right up my alley! The beautiful thing about Gourmet Killer Dogs is that in addition to all beef hot dogs, it has “other” types of dogs, dynamite fresh hand-cut French fries, toppings galore, wings and a lobster roll that kills, so no matter who you’re eating with (unless there is something seriously wrong with them) will definitely find something delicious to eat!

One final thought, for you guys who think that it’s perfectly okay- to top a hot dog with ketchup- Jeff Eats gives up, because It’s Not!

Gourmet Killer Dogs is open Monday-Thursday 11am-7pm, 11am-9pm, closed Sunday.

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

from hot-dog.org

Everyday Guidance for Eating America’s Sacred Food

The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council includes a full guide for etiquette in an online video, but here are just a few tips and tricks.

Full Guide for Etiquette

Don’t…
Put hot dog toppings between the hot dog and the bun. Always “dress the dog,” not the bun.

Condiments should be applied in the following order: wet condiments like mustard and chili are applied first, followed by chunky condiments like relish, onions and sauerkraut, followed by shredded cheese, followed by spices, like celery salt or pepper.

Do…
Serve sesame seed, poppy seed and plain buns with hot dogs. Sun-dried tomato buns or basil buns are considered gauche with franks.

Don’t…
Use a cloth napkin to wipe your mouth when eating a hot dog. Paper is always preferable.

Do…
Eat hot dogs on buns with your hands. Utensils should not touch hot dogs on buns.

Do…
Use paper plates to serve hot dogs. Every day dishes are acceptable; china is a no-no.

Don’t…
Take more than five bites to finish a hot dog. For foot-long wiener, seven bites are acceptable.

Don’t…
Leave bits of bun on your plate. Eat it all.

Don’t…
Fresh herbs on the same plate with hot dogs over-do the presentation

Don’t…
Use ketchup on your hot dog after the age of 18. Mustard, relish, onions, cheese, sauerkraut and chili are acceptable.

Do…
Condiments remaining on the fingers after eating a hot dog should be licked away, not washed.

Do…
Use multi-colored toothpicks to serve cocktail wieners. Cocktail forks are in poor taste.

Don’t…
Send a thank you note following a hot dog barbecue. It would not be in keeping with the unpretentious nature of hot dogs.

Don’t…
Bring wine to a hot dog barbecue. Beer, soda, lemonade and iced tea are preferable.

Don’t…
Ever think there is a wrong time to serve hot dogs.

This contest started on 12/24/16. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Sweet Treats Bakery Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 15 “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-.Sweet Treats Bakery, 2900 West Sample Road, Pompano Beach, Florida 33073, (954) 984-4785.

Sweet Treats Bakery (Pompano Beach)
Posted on April 20th, 2015

***** Sweet Treats Bakery, 2900 West Sample Road, Pompano Beach, Florida 33073, (954) 984-4785.

Got something really terrific for you guys…Sweet Treats Bakery a brand new bakery-concession stand which opened about a-month ago in The Festival Flea Market Mall in Pompano Beach.

Long story short,

Yesterday afternoon- Mrs. Jeff Eats “needed” some baked goods for a bunch of “her” relatives visiting from New York…based on her friend Audrey’s recommendation, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats picked-up 2-Russian coffee cakes, 2-chocolate babkas, 2 1/2 lbs.of assorted rugelach, 6 almond horns, 1 dozen chocolate chip cookies- for some unknown reason, Mrs. Jeff Eats chose not to run-the-table- by not picking-up some- of the danish, muffins, breads, Chinese cookies, chocolate meltaways, linzer tarts and hamantaschen that Sweet Treats also- features in its display cases.

Sweet Treats is owned/operated by Joanne and Mary- who combined, have 53 years in the retail bakery business…Sweet Treats’ stuff is “baked” off premises and delivered fresh every morning to The Festival Flea Market Mall-joint. From what I understand, when an item is sold out, it’s sold out- until the next day! In addition to the “items” above, Sweet Treats has a number of “no sugar added” products- and has a rotating list of cookies/cakes -that are “daily specials.”

Now, you know and Jeff Eats knows that the proof is in the pudding…and I gotta tell you, that everything we picked-up was right on the money! If I had to, but I don’t, but I will- tell you that the Russian coffee cake and the chocolate babka absolutely killed! These two “cakes” alone- made the use of my SunPass worthwhile. Now don’t get me wrong, everything that Mrs. Jeff Eats’ relatives devoured were hits- but that babka and that coffee cake were game changers.

On the price-front, Joanne and Mary are banging “things”-out at Publix type prices…for example- the babka and coffee cake fetch $7.95 a piece!

Just a word to the wise, based on what Jeff Eats saw…if you “want something in particular” call ahead- and have Joanne or Mary put it away for you…yesterday at 3:30pm, Sweet Treats’ stand was jammed with people literally buying everything in sight!- and like I said 3.2 seconds ago, when an item is sold out, it’s sold out!

Sweet Treats Bakery is open Monday-Friday 9:30am-5pm, Saturday-Sunday 9:30am-6pm.

* Merry Christmas.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 12/25/16)

30″ PARTY CRASHER PEPPERONI CHEESE PIZZA
$32.90

Giant Pizza
7019 Taft Street
Hollywood
(954) 963-2273
Latest Review: 10/19/15

Absolutely delicious…that’s assuming you’re into thin/crisp crust, just right- sweet sauce, the perfect amount of mozzarella cheese and enough pepperoni to choke a freaking horse!

Published October 19, 2015
***** Giant Pizza, 7019 Taft Street, Hollywood, Florida 33024, (954) 963-2273.

Got a real good pizza joint for you guys…Giant Pizza in Hollywood.

Real simple tale to tell,

Yesterday, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ friends Richie and Lynn- had something like 30 people over to their Hollywood-house to watch- some Sunday football!- the food served came from Giant Pizza in Hollywood! Just so you know, Giant Pizza is basically a “takeout” but does have a couple of tables inside/and a couple outside if you insist on eating there.

The food ordered included…philly cheesesteak/meatball parmigiana/chicken parmigiana/sausage & peppers parmigiana/tuna salad subs- chef/antipasto salads- NY Style cheese/Sicilian pizzas- garlic rolls, boneless breaded buffalo wings, zeppoles, cannolis and I gotta tell you, I really enjoyed Giant Pizza’s food! I’m also thinking, that everyone else- also liked the food because they were like Mahatma Gandhi- breaking a fast! Now for sure, free is always good- but Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats did contribute a cheap bottle of red wine and a large Publix fruit-platter to the mix- so it wasn’t exactly a free-outing! To their credit, everybody – brought something- cakes, wine, booze, beer, pastries…and a real-real good time was had by all! Like I said, I enjoyed Giant Pizza’s stuff- with its 30″ New York Style cheese pepperoni pizza being -a really cool “sight”…the freaking thing was huge and delicious!

Now- Jeff Eats appreciates that my “eating” was done buffet style- with a load of friends-a load of noise-but trust me, the food was real solid…no ifs, ands or buts- I would definitely “patronize” Giant Pizza if the joint was in my-neighborhood!

For menu/prices/info- giantpizzaflorida.com.

Giant Pizza is open:
Mon, Tues, Thurs 11:30am-9:30pm
Fri, Sat 11:30am-10:30pm
Sun 12:00pm-9:00pm
Wed Closed

* Happy Hanukkah.

* Kosher Comedy Tour: Laughing From Right To Left.

This article first appeared on August 5, 2016. Jeff Eats just checked the Boca Black Box- Box Office (bocablackbox.com) and goldstar.com (discount tickets) and there are only a handful of seats left for tonight’s (Friday 12/23) and tomorrow night’s (Saturday 12/24) shows, so if you haven’t lined-up tickets and still wanna go- do what you gotta do!

Posted on August 5th, 2016
* Kosher Comedy Tour: Laughing From Right To Left.
Just in case you guys are wondering what Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats will be doing this coming- Christmas Eve (12/24) after eating dinner at China Gardens, 14400 Military Trail, Delray Beach, Florida 33484 (561) 498-5226…we are going to see the Kosher Comedy Tour: Laughing From Right To Left at the Boca Black in Boca Raton!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have seen Daniels, Moss and Fogel’s comedy stand-up acts, trust me, all three are hysterically funny

If you wanna go, that is to the show…

Kosher Comedy Tour: Laughing From Right To Left

Friday, December 23, 2016 (8pm)
&
Saturday, December 24, 2016 (8pm)
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road #10
Boca Raton,FL 33434
Box Office: 561.483.9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com goldstar.com (discount tickets)

from bocablackbox.com

KOSHER COMEDY TOUR: LAUGHING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT!

Better than a CHINESE BUFFET + FREE PARKING

Critics call it CATSKILLS ON BROADWAY – The Next Generation

It’s X-MAS EVE – FUNNY JEWISH LIVES MATTER

SHARON DANIELS is an unusually talented and versatile comic impressionist and celebrity impersonator. At an early age she exhibited the ability of vocal mimicry by duplicating the voices of teachers, parents and friends. Honing her skills in standup comedy clubs, Sharon has developed a wide range of hilarious impersonations of comedians, actors, vocalists, and well known personalities, both female and male. Her range includes not only celebrity voices, but duplication of foreign or regional accents. She has a successful show of impersonations, comedy and singing… and was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, was a finalist on 30 Seconds To Fame, and had a recent spot on the Tonight Show. Sharon was awarded the “Cloney” in Las Vegas for Best Female Celebrity Impressionist by the International Guild of Celebrity Impersonators and Tribute Artists in 2003 and 2004.

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STU MOSS has toured with some of the biggest names in entertainment. Air Supply, The Beach Boys, The Bee Gee’s, George Benson, Michael Bolton, Chicago, Gregory Hines, Kenny G, Patti La Belle, Johnny Mathis, Stephanie Mills, Jeffrey Osborne, Dolly Parton , Barry White and for the past 4 years Engelbert Humperdinck. You may have seen him performing on the biggest cruise line vessels in the industry, Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, and Atlantic City. His television credits include Showtime, Comedy Central, Chicago Hope, and NYPD Blue.

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If you think you’ve heard funny man PETERS FOGEL’S voice or seen his face before—then you probably have. In the corporate marketing world his unique arsenal of hilarious characters have been used on many radio and TV commercials for a client roster that includes American Express, Mazda, Miller Lite, Zima, Budweiser, Mazda Motors, Wisk. (He was the Ring A Round the Collar Man) to name just a few. As an actor Peter was featured in the movie, Teen Wolf Too, with Jason Bateman and co-starred with Jeff Trachta (The Bold and The Beautiful) in the erotic Thriller, “Interloched” Peter has also shared the stage with Ray Romano, Dennis Miller, Ed Asner and recently on legendary comedian ROBERT KLEIN’s 11th HBO Special. Peter’s appeared or worked on over 22 shows including MARRIED WITH CHILDREN & UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER (to name just a few.) Presently, Peter is the National Touring Star of Steve Solomon’s ‘MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY FATHER’S JEWISH, & I’M IN THERAPY!” and is gearing up with his one man multi-media one man show, ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART… YOU FIRST!” that will tour around North America and parts of Jersey!

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Posted on March 17th, 2009

***** China Gardens, 14400 Military Trail, Delray Beach, Florida 33484 (561) 498-5226.

A number of you guys e-mailed about a “mom & pop Chinese” joint…China Gardens, telling me about how good the food was, blah, blah blah. Anyway… last night I gave this joint a shot and “right-you-were”…the food is absolutely delicious.

China Gardens is as you would expect, a “hole in the wall” located in a non-descript small South Florida shoping center. Guaranteed (unless you are a recent arrival from Mars) you know exactly what the decor is…what the menu is…and what the price-points and “specials” are.

Now let’s talk food…like I said before, DELICIOUS. Now for the official-results of my “taste test”….wonton soup (A), egg drop soup (A), hot & sour soup (A), egg roll (B+), pan fried dumplings (B+), sweet & sour pork (A+), chicken egg foo young (A), sizzling steak (A), shrimp with vegetables (A), shrimp with lobster sauce (A), roast pork fried rice (B+)…

Now I may-be going out on a limb here, but…my money says that China Gardens is probably better than your favorite neighborhood-Chinese joint. Let me go one step further, China Gardens could “make it” in New York City’s Chinatown.

Based on my first outing, I will definitely be back for a second round.

China Gardens is open Monday-Saturday 11am-10pm and Sunday 2pm-10pm.

* Peter, Paul and Mary Rembered.

If you squint your eyes, you’ll swear that Peter, Paul and Mary are on the stage…

The Skinny:
from goldstar.com
The music of folk group Peter, Paul and Mary was an indelible soundtrack to the changing times of the 1960s. Today, tribute group Peter, Paul and Mary Remembered transports audiences back to those times with their note-perfect performances of hits like “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Puff the Magic Dragon” and “If I Had a Hammer.” Combining costumes, impeccable harmonies and the exact arrangements of the original songs, this performance at the Boca Black Box in Boca Raton is a folky flashback to days gone by.

Peter, Paul and Mary Remembered
Friday Night (8pm), 1/27/17 & Saturday Night (7pm), 1/28/17
Boca Black Box
8321 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33434
561-483-9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com. goldstar.com (discount tickets)

This contest started on 12/22/16. This contest has a winner!

* Win A $50 Target Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $50 Target 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 $50 Gift Card is good at any Target location (target.com for locations/info).