This contest started in 2/16/17. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $50 Earl Of Sandwich Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $50 Earl Of Sandwich 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 Earl Of Sandwich location (earlofsandwichusa.com for locations, menus, prices, info).

Posted on August 16th, 2008

***** Earl Of Sandwich, 10300 West Forest Hills Boulevard (Wellington Green Mall), Wellington, Florida 33414 (561) 296-1762.

Earl Of Sandwich is a small fast-food chain that specializes in sandwiches (that makes sense), wraps and salads. There are currently 8 locations, 3 of which are located in Florida….Tampa, Wellington and Lake Buena Vista.

Take a look at this joint’s website at www.earlofsandwichusa.com for menu/prices/hours/locations and other details.

Like I said before, right now Earl Of Sandwich only has 8 locations…The odds say, that you have never heard of this chain. I will tell you, that the Lake Buena Vista joint is located in the Downtown Disney Marketplace and another is located in Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino so “the word” is definitely going to spread about this chain.

As for the food…now keep in mind, that Earl’s is a fast-food…order/pickup at the counter joint…the food is heads and shoulders above the Subways and most of the sandwich/salads/wraps joints that dot the malls and strip centers of America. I have eaten at both the Wellington (2 times) and Lake Buena Vista (3 times) joints… the meatball, roast-beef and grill cheese sandwiches are as good, if not better than the ones that your favorite sub joint or diner makes. By the way, these 2 locations are not located in food-courts…they are separate restaurants with their own entrances and seating…I don’t know the setups of the other 6 locations.

As previously mentioned, the Lake Buena Vista joint is located at the Downtown Disney Marketplace. I think that if you look-up the term “goldmine” in your dictionary, you will find a picture of this particular Earl location. All 3 times that I was at this joint, there were lines out-the-door…Location, location, location combined with delicious food, fast counter service, great looking old-English decor and very reasonable prices is the name of the game there.

Earl’s location in the Wellington Green Mall is open Monday-Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 11am-6pm.

This contest started on 2/16/17. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $50 Hurricane Grill & Wings Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $50 Hurricane Grill & Wings 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 Hurricane Grill & Wings location (hurricanewings.com for locations, menus, prices, info).

Posted on April 2nd, 2014
***** Hurricane Grill & Wings.

If you guys check, back on 6/6/08, 4/28/10 and 2/18/11 Jeff Eats did “stories” on Hurricane Grill & Wings…In a nutshell, the write-ups talked about food and in large part about a Customer Loyalty Rewards Program that was a dismal failure. If you like, you can review those stories–as to my “thoughts” back then-about the wings/burgers/salads that this chain served up–as well as the loyalty system employed.

Anyway…

Last night, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats had dinner at the Hurricane Grill & Wings located in Boca Raton. Long story short, friends of ours were “heading” back-up to New York this morning and Hurricane Grill was a convenient spot to meet at-before they started their trip.

Not going to discuss the current state of the chains’ Loyalty program…I will tell you that the salads, wings, cheeseburger sliders and key lime pie that we shared were all- right on the money. Suffice it to say, we enjoyed the food and the service was good-despite the fact that the joint was packed to the rafters with kids–because something like -Balloon Lady Night was going on.

The main reason I am telling you about this “outing” -is that I noticed a flyer on one of the doors advertising a “free” Tom Petty Tribute Show…when Jeff Eats asked the GM about the band, he indicated that every Saturday night, the Boca Raton restaurant and the Hurricane Grill & Wings in Wellington have live bands performing. In Boca-an out door tent is set up in the parking lot next to the restaurant and in Wellington the bands play inside—

So…

You guys now know where you can catch some good wings/burgers/salads–and enjoy some live music while you eat.

The suggestion here is to check Hurricane Grill & Wings’ website www.hurricanewings.com for South Florida locations/menu/check dates-bands performing.

One final thought, the Boca Raton and Wellington locations are owned by the parent company–others in the area are franchised joints…the point, the franchises may or may not have “live” music-so it pays to check what’s-what with them.

Just so you know-Hurricane Grill & Wings currently has 6-Florida outposts–Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Gardens (2), Wellington, Royal Palm Beach.

***** Sunrise Pita & Grill, 2680 North University Drive, Sunrise, Florida 33322, (954) 748-0090.

Got a real good fast food- Mediterranean/Middle Eastern/Greek/Glatt Kosher joint for you guys- Sunrise Pita & Grill in Sunrise.

Simple concept at work here, order-pickup at counter, table seating…

Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and a couple of friends recently did a late lunch- and I gotta tell you that Sunrise Pita & Grill’s food was absolutely delicious! Throw in super pleasant service, reasonable prices, nice sized portions and the fact that not one person in our party, including Jeff Eats mentioned that the joint closes early on Fridays-is closed on Saturdays-that you can’t order a cheeseburger there-and that you don’t have to be a yeshiva bocher to eat there, spells winner in Jeff Eats’ book!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats loved Sunrise Pita & Grill which is open Sunday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday 11am-3pm, closed Saturday (but you knew that already)!

This contest started on 2/16/17. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $50 Panda Express Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $50 Panda Express 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 Panda Express location (pandaexpress.com for locations, menus, prices, info).

Posted on August 5th, 2008

***** Panda Express, 970 North Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426 (561) 375-8637.

Unless you have been living under a rock…you know what a Panda Express is…For you rock-dwellers, Panda is a national chain of fast-food Chinese joints. If you check Panda’s website at www.pandaexpress.com you will find that most of its locations are in Mall-Food-Courts…the website will also provide you with menu/prices/and other assorted details.

Now…I am going to let you in on a little secret. One of Jeff Eats’ favorite “Sunday Afternoon South Florida Outings” is to drive 26 miles from my home to Sawgrass Mills and kill 3 hours while Mrs. Jeff Eats and family shop. Before I snuggle into a Books A- Million armchair to read, I religiously “sample” all of the free food-passings in the food-court before I mosey over to Panda’s outlet and order Orange Chicken, White Rice, Egg Roll and a Large Coke…you get a ton of food for under 7 bucks. For some reason, I find that Chinese food drenched in MSG tastes absolutely great when you eat it in a food-court setting.

Now…for the really great news. Panda Express has recently “evolved” from being just a mall-food-court outlet into being a fast-food joint with in-line- locations in strip centers and free standing buildings.

The other day, I tried an in-line Panda Express which recently opened in Boynton Beach…same menu and prices as the Sawgrass Mills’ joint…same MSG…by the way, there is a Barnes & Nobles right across the street from the Boynton location, so if I had wanted to do some after-eating reading I could have done so.

Panda Express has locations all over South Florida…just off the top of my head, I know that in addition to the Boynton and Sawgrass joints there are outlets in Coral Gables, Davie, Homestead, Miami, Miami Gardens, Pembroke Pines, Sunrise…

Like I said before, I really enjoy Panda’s mall-food-court quality food…some people say that I am a reincarnated truck driver ( no insult intended to the truck drivers of the world).

If you are like me and “go” for this kind of food, I guarantee that there is a Panda Express near your home or office.

In a future writeup I will discuss my fanatical obsession with Auntie Anne’s Pretzels…but for now, that’s a story for another day.

* Jeff Laub.

National Touring Headline Comedian -Jeff Laub returns to the Boca Black Box on Friday, February 17, 2017 (8pm)…Laub’s Standing Room Only- March 3, 2016, June 25, 2016 and August 25, 2016 Boca Black Box appearances -required a Round #4

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, Jeff Laub is one of the funniest-“clean” comedians currently working America’s comedy club/casino/convention/country club circuit!

If you like to laugh, you go see Jeff Laub!

The Skinny:

Jeff Laub
Friday, February, 17, 2017 (8pm)
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Box Office: (561) 483-9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com (check goldstar.com for discount tickets)

By the way if the Boca Black Box date doesn’t work for you, Jeff Laub is also scheduled to play:

Saturday, February 25, 2017 (8pm)
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 Northeast 188th Street
Aventura, Florida 33180
Box Office: 305-466-8002
Tickets: aventuracenter.org goldstar.com (discount tickets)

from bocablackbox.com
Jeff Laub is a Brooklyn, NY native who writes and performs his totally original material in comedy clubs, country clubs and on cruise ships the world over. He’s been featured on Fox News, and appeared on the Showtime Showcase and the MDA telethon. Jeff has also opened for stars of stage and screen such as Oscar winner Joel Grey, Tony Orlando, Melissa Manchester, Lou Rawls.

from jefflaub.com

Jeff Laub is a funny guy. Some people are tall. Some people are brilliant. Some people are beautiful. And some people are naturally funny. It’s what you are. It’s what you do. Lebron dunks, Martha cooks and Jeff Laub makes people laugh. He’s always been funny. He was funny in P.S. 99, Midwood High School and especially in Brooklyn College, where he once starred in Country Fair as a character based on his comedic idol, Don Rickles.
But funny isn’t always funny. After spending too much time cracking up his Pi Lam fraternity brothers, Jeff bombed on his calculus and chemistry finals, abruptly putting an end to his mother’s dream of her “tatala’s” future dental career. So Jeff switched his major to Television Production and there was no looking back. He earned a Masters degree in Speech & Theater and Television Production and landed the best job of his life, working as a Page on the Dick Cavett Show. Earning $1.70 an hour and pocketing an extra 30 cents a day that was supposed to go towards shirt dry cleaning, Jeff spent each day meeting and watching the greatest entertainers, in the world, including comedy legends such as Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Bill Cosby and Robert Klein. But married life beckoned, and even Jeff Laub couldn’t live on $1.70 an hour forever, even in a $101 a month rent control apartment on Ocean Avenue.
So he landed a job in the game show business, utilizing his Masters Degree expertise by typing questions on blue index cards and fetching tea for Bill Cullen (Bill preferred Red Rose, by the way). Eventually, Jeff worked his way up to writer and Producer on such shows as “Three On a Match,” “Winning Streak,” “Shoot For the Stars” and the Emmy Award winning “10,000 Pyramid” starring Dick Clark. Things were looking up, so Jeff moved to Wantagh, Long Island with wife Ellyn and baby girl Heather.
He then created “The ShowBiz Quiz,” which resulted in a development deal with NBC. But Jay Leno said he wanted the time slot, so the show never got on the air.
Jeff soon branched out and pioneered the Instructional Video genre as writer and co-Executive Producer of “Watch Your Step” and the VIRA award winning “The Incredible Magic of Magic.” Unfortunately, it was 1979, and only six people in American owned VCRs, so the profits were slim to say the least. But he kept himself afloat by writing and starring in sketch comedy on “The Showtime Showcase,” hosted by Tom Kennedy. Son, Cory arrived and the Laub family unit was now complete.
Soon the Corporate world beckoned, and Jeff became the number one writer and outside creative consultant for Pepsi-Cola Company, writing and producing hundreds of speeches, roasts, song parodies and multi-media presentations for sales meetings and bottler conventions all over the U.S. for over 12 years. But he was tired. And New York was cold. Still funny, but cold and tired. So Jeff Laub sold the house on Long Island, packed up the wife and two kids and moved to south Florida.
He really had no choice, did he? Brooklyn…to Long Island…to Florida. That’s the Appalachian Trail for Jews and Italians.
Then, one day, Jeff discovers the open mic comedy show at Borders Bookstore and it hits him. “Finally…a job where I can always be funny and only have to work an hour a day.” The rest is history.
Jeff Laub performs year-round at comedy clubs, country clubs, hotels, casinos, synagogues, churches, corporate functions and on cruise ships all over the world.
He’s had the pleasure of opening for such stars as Oscar winner Joel Grey, Tony Orlando, Lou Rawls, Hal Linden, Lucy Arnaz and Sally Kellerman.
One of Jeff’s key strengths is his versatility and skill in adapting his style and material to any audience setting. With his razor sharp wit and ad-libbing ability, he’s received rave reviews whether he’s performing his “R” rated late night comedy club shows or headlining for 2000 senior citizens at an adult retirement community. Hopefully, you’ll have a chance to catch Jeff’s act soon. But don’t wait too long. He hasn’t totally given up on that dental career. Are you listening, Ma?

This article first appeared on 1/7/17.
The other day, Jeff Eats picked-up 4 discount tickets on goldstar.com.
Trust Jeff Eats on this one, Bee Gees’ fans -don’t miss this show!

Posted on January 7th, 2017

* New York Bee Gees.

If you’re a Bee Gees’ fan, you don’t want to miss this Long Island, New York based tribute band which will have you swearing that the freaking Bee Gees are really on the stage! Trust Jeff Eats when i tell you, I’ve seen my fair share of “tribute bands”- and these guys are about as good as it gets! The New York Bee Gees’ Boca Black Box gig on Saturday, 2/18/2017 is currently the group’s only public-Florida date, so if you wanna see them, don’t fool around in the ticket department- because this show is gonna sell-out real fast! For you skeptics out there- as to how good the New York Bee Gees really are, go check newyorkbeegees.com!

The Skinny:
New York Bee Gees
Saturday Night, 2/18/17 (8pm)
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33434
561-483-9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com. goldstar.com (discount tickets)

from goldstar.com
Disco wouldn’t have the same groove if it weren’t for the Bee Gees. Capturing those stunning falsettos and infectious hip-shaking beats with uncanny accuracy, The New York Bee Gees pays homage to the iconic ’70s group with the ultimate tribute concert at the Boca Black Box. Get ready to relive the group’s iconic sound with monster hits including “Stayin’ Alive” and “Night Fever.” You’ll also hear them embrace earlier works, including “To Love Somebody,” “I’ve Gotta Get a Message To You” and “Massachusetts.”

* The Recliners.

Got a band that you guys gotta checkout- The Recliners, scheduled to play the Legends Lounge located in the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek on Saturday- February 25, 2017 (7pm)- This is a complimentary event!

from therecliners.com
“The Recliners are a 5 piece combo performimg rock and classic rock favorites, Motown and Top40 Pop; high energy dance music as well as sophisticated Power-Lounge swing and bossa nova “Reclinerized” arrangements.Great lead vocals & harmonies, killer guitars, Hammond B3, mega synths, and horn parts along with groovin’ bass and drums set the stage and get you in the mood for the dance floor!”

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have seen the band- Trust me when I tell you, The Recliners put on very unique/cool/dynamite/killer show!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are gonna be there.

By the way before the show, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are gonna catch dinner at…the 1st Street Deli which like the Legends Lounge is located in the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek…

Posted on January 10th, 2016
***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 1/10/16).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

MATZO BALL SOUP
$5.95 (BOWL)

1st Street Deli,
5550 Northwest 40th Street
Coconut Creek
(954) 977-6700
seminolecoconutcreekcasino.com
Latest Review: 8/1/2012

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats the 1st Street Deli makes an absolutely terrific-Matzo Ball Soup. If you don’t tell too many people, during the past 3 years- on average- Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ate at the 1st Street Deli something like every 6 weeks or so- and everything that we ordered (i.e.- hamburgers, hot dogs pastrami, corned beef, turkey, potato pancakes, chopped liver, tuna salad, chicken salad) was right on the money! The 1st Street Deli is a great looking joint and its service is as pleasant and competent as can be!

By the way when Jeff Eats first ‘reviewed” the joint back on 8/1/12 there was an- Original Brooklyn Water Bagel outlet in the restaurant…that’s no more, the 1st Avenue Deli now has its own (bagels made in house) operation in that space!- Just in case you’re wondering, the bagels that Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have tried- (everything, plain, onion, sesame) were as good, if not better than the stuff being turned out by most of the bagel joints that dot South Florida’s landscape!

1st Street Deli is open:
Breakfast
Monday – Sunday: 6:30AM – 11AM | Featuring hot, fresh donuts with every dine-in entrée.

Lunch & Dinner
Monday – Sunday: 11AM – 11PM

Late Night
Friday & Saturday: 11PM – 2AM

Posted August 1, 2012
*****1st Street Deli, 5550 Northwest 40th Street, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073, (954) 977-6700.

The 1st Street Deli is located inside the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek in Coconut Creek. Great looking joint, with table/booth/counter seating…looks like a NYC “kosher style” deli circa 1960…in addition, part of the “store” has an- The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Company outlet (check Jeff Eats 8/11/09 review for Delray Beach location).

Just so you know, Jeff Eats always treats casino “restaurants” with a jaundiced eye…is the food any good? are the prices outrageous? is this just a tourist trap?

Got some good news for you on 1st Street Deli…

Tried 1st Street Deli the other night for dinner…matzo ball soup (bowl-$4.95), potato pancake appetizer (3 pancakes $5.95), pastrami on rye (with french fries $12.95), salad trio (1-scoop each of chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad-$10.95), 8oz cheeseburger with french fries $11.95)—everything was A-OK! As a point of reference, I know a lot of you guys eat in Too Jay’s Gourmet Deli…the food at 1st Street Deli is better than Too Jay’s stuff (see Jeff Eats’ Too Jay’s review 3/28/09)…as a matter of fact, 1st Street Deli’s food is as good as the stuff served at most of the better bagel joints and New York Kosher Style Delis down here in sunny South Florida. For the record, although very good, 1st Street Deli’s food isn’t quite in the same league (although not by much) as TOP delis like the Pomperdale, Zinger’s or Ben’s (if you like, you can check Jeff Eats’ reviews for these 3 joints, if not, not!) On the pricing front, maybe a “drop” higher here and there-than your favorite bagel joint, but nothing that’s glaring…besides, if you spend the money on food, you won’t have to waste time “losing” it playing the slots—in any event, the Indians are gonna get the cash no matter how you slice it.

Check www.seminolecoconutcreekcasino.com for menu/prices.

One final thought, if you checked my review on The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Company you’d know that it makes some real-good bagels. That said, I think that a bakers dozen at the Casino’s location fetches something like 14 bucks—now that’s a rip-off. One other thing on The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Company, the casino’s website says that the “bagel” store is open from 6am-11pm–but when I was there at 9:30pm it “appeared” to be closed and its bagel display bins were totally empty…not good!

1st Street Deli is open 7 days a week 11am-11pm.
The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Company is open 7 days a week 6am-11pm.

***** Bear’s Food Shack, 540 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33444, (561) 562-8736.

Got a terrific fast food/order-pickup at the counter/inside & outside tables/inside counter seating/breakfast-lunch joint for you guys- Bear’s Food Shack which opened something like 2-months ago in Delray Beach.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats recently did a late breakfast at Bear’s Food Shack and the joint blew us away! Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you, Bear’s food selection- will have you behaving like a kid in a candy store…bagels, donuts, pastries, smoothies, subs, salads, sandwiches, acai bowls, coffees, omelettes, muffins, soufflés, just to give you a taste of Bear’s reasonably priced menu items!

Like I said 3 seconds ago, like a kid in a candy-store!

Bear’s Food Shack is open 7/days a week 7am-4pm.

This contest started on 2/15/17. 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 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 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!

* Reduced Fat Oreo Cookies.

Saw this $2.98 package of Reduced Fat Oreo Cookies in Walmart today and Jeff Eats got to thinking that the “Reduced Fat” part of the equation would be the equivalent of Bo Derek having had no braids in the 1979 romantic comedy film “10”…

Just an observation!