* 80z All Stars.

Got something absolutely terrific for you guys, that’s assuming you’re into 80’s music- the 80z All Stars!

No ifs, ands, or buts- the national touring South California based- 80z All Stars are one of America’s premier 80’s tribute bands! Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have seen the band and they absolutely kill!

The 80z All Stars’ complimentary show is scheduled:

Seminole Coconut Creek Casino’s Nectar Lounge
5550 Northwest 40th Street
Coconut Creek, Florida
Friday, July 8th, 8pm

Just so you know, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats will be there! The “master plan” has us eating dinner at the Casino’s – 1st Street Deli before the show! The combo of chopped liver on rye and Jessie’s Girl may sound bizarre, but trust me, it works!

You can checkout the 80z All Stars at 80zallstars.com.

DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 1/10/16- 1st Street Deli- 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.

***** Manzo’s Italian Deli, 2260 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Florida 33409, (561) 697-9411.

For our purposes Jeff Eats is gonna call Manzo’s Italian Deli an “Out of sight, Out of Mind” sub joint!

The truth be told, first told you guys about Manzo’s way-back on February 18, 2010 and then totally forgot about it- until today when Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ate lunch there!

Outrageously delicious subs!

If you live or work anywhere near Manzo’s, it’s an absolute must try!

Posted February 18, 2010
***** Manzo’s Italian Deli, 2260 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Florida 33409 (561) 697-9411.

I love a great “sub”…please feel free to insert- “hoagie”–“hero”–“grinder” if you like. Anyway…I got an absolutely terrific sub-joint for you—Manzo’s Italian Deli in West Palm Beach. You can check the joint’s website www.manzositaliandeli.com for menu/prices.

Can’t exactly describe it, but Manzo’s “hero bread” is outrageoulsy good. Recently did, a chicken parm ($7.95)–philly cheese steak ($8.45)–sausage/peppers/onion ($7.95)–chicken salad ($7.45) sub-hoagie-hero-grinder and like I said before, absolutely delicious.

Manzo’s Italian is an order-at/pickup-at counter joint.

Manzo’s is open Monday-Friday 9am-6pm.

* Comedian Kevin Farley.

I know that the face looks familiar- Kevin Farley is the younger brother of the late comic genius Chris Farley!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats haven’t seen Kevin Farley’s stand-up act- but we’re game!

Look! Just because Jeff Eats’ brother is a top-notch internist, doesn’t mean that Jeff Eats who graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1973 is also a top-notch internist! Now- no ifs, ands or buts that I do some real nice heart bypass surgery- but I’m real weak diagnosing the common cold! I think you guys get the point!

Like I just said, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are game- we just picked-up two tickets for this coming Saturday Night’s show!

The bet here is that Farley’s show will be absolutely hilarious- we’ll see!

The Skinny:

Kevin Farley
Friday, July 8th & Saturday, July 9th (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
Kevin Farley is an actor, production designer, singer, dancer, occasional composer and stand-up comic! Farley appeared in numerous TV series programs such as That ’70s Show, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Joey, Just Shoot Me, Curb Your Enthusiasm and many more. Multi-tasking is easy for Farley – he does it all with a fabulously contagious sense of humor, both on screen and off. Book your seats while you can, he will only be here at ‘The Box’ for two days! Get Tickets

* Happy 4th of July!

Thank you- Thomas Jefferson & Company!

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 7/3/16).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

CHICKEN WINGS
(6-$7.99, 12-$11.99, 24- $18)

Francesca’s Italian Ristorante & Pizzeria
4900 Linton Boulevard
Delray Beach
(561) 498-1817
francescasitalian.com
Latest Review: 5/18/16

Real simple tale to tell, if you like chicken wings, then you gotta try this joint’s wings!

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats- most “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joints’ wings-leave a whole lot to be desired! Personally, most of the wings that I’ve had- tasted like an “after-thought.”

Anyway, Franscesca’s baked wings (Hot, Medium, Mild, BBQ, Honey BBQ) are off the chart delicious. Gonna go out on a limb here, but this joint’s wings can easily hold their own against-the wings served-up by South Florida’s best wing-joints/sports bars!

Posted on May 18th, 2016
***** Italian Ristorante & Pizzeria, 4900 Linton Boulevard, Delray Beach, Florida 33445, (561) 498-1817.

Got a very good “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joint for you guys- 9 month old Francesca’s Italian Ristorante & Pizzeria in Delray Beach.

Real simple tale to tell you guys, last night Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “did” dinner- and Francesca’s food, service, prices were right on the mark!

For you guys with inquisitive minds, Francesca’s menu has the “expected” appetizers, salads, soups, hot/cold subs, pastas, pizzas, calzones, stromboli, entrees (soup or salad, pasta side)- your tee shirt/shorts/flip flops’ ensemble is the dress of the day!

You guys and Jeff Eats both know that “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joints are literally a dime a dozen down here in sunny South Florida. For sure- some are very good, others are good, some are fair and others flat-out stink! You guys and Jeff Eats also know, that food “reviewing” is a subjective-exercise, what Jeff Eats likes, you may hate and vice versa- with that in mind, based on the veal parmigiana, penne with meat sauce, stromboli, garlic rolls, Philly cheesesteak sub (Francesca’s calls them heroes) that Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats had- Francesca’s gets a “very good”-call…delicious food, super pleasant service, large portions, reasonable prices

Jeff Eats is kinda thinking -that if you live or work in Francesca’s neighborhood- you definitely want to give the joint a shot!

Francesca’s Italian Ristorante & Pizzeria is open Monday-Thursday 11am-9:30pm, Friday 11am-10pm, Saturday 3pm-10pm, Sunday 3pm-9pm.

* Deerfield Beach July 4th Celebration.

Now, if just one of you guys had invited Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats over to your house for a barbecue- tomorrow, we wouldn’t be forced to eat, drink and party with 10,000 of our closest friends on Deerfield Beach, but you didn’t – so Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats gotta do what we gotta do!

Happy July 4th to you guys!

Posted on June 13th, 2016
* Eaglesmania the World’s Greatest Eagles’ Tribute Band To Appear At Deerfield Beach’s July 4th Celebration.

Here’s a heads up for you guys, New Jeresy based Eaglesmania- which bills itself as the World’s Greatest Eagles’ Tribute Band was just booked to play Deerfield Beach’s July 4th, 2016 Celebration…

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, over the years- Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been to a number of Deerfield Beach’s July 4th Celebrations and each and everyone of them- has been absolutely terrific! Top notch- food/arts & crafts vendors, bands, fireworks!

Just a personal observation, the Deerfield Beach Community Redevelopment Agency the sponsor of the CIty of Deerfield Beach’s 4th of July Celebration really knows what it’s doing…Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats can’t wait to “do” this event and “see” if Eaglesmania is as good as it says it is!

Celebration 12 PM – 10 PM
Main Beach Parking Lot (149 SE 21st Ave)
Each year the Deerfield Beach Community Redevelopment Agency sponsors the City of Deerfield Beach’s 4th of July Celebration and we are extremely excited for the fast approaching event. Relax on the beach and join in the festivities as we celebrate the independence of our great nation. There will be music and vendors that will provide a variety of arts & crafts, local foods and ice cold beverages. Don’t forget to stay for the famous Deerfield Beach fireworks show!

Entertainment Schedule
Whisky Six 12 PM – 1 PM
Army Gideon 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Caribbean Chillers 3 PM – 4:30 PM
The Regs 5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
Eaglesmania (Eagles Tribute Band) 7:30 PM – 9 PM

Complimentary Shuttle Information
Shuttle service from The Cove Shopping Center and the St. Ambrose Parking Lot (east side of complex) to the beach is from 11 AM – 5:45 PM. Shuttle service will be suspended after 5:45 PM, when Hillsboro Blvd. and the Hillsboro Blvd. bridge is closed to vehicular traffic, service will resume from 11 PM – 12 AM.

* Bob Nelson Comedy Show.

Real simple tale to tell…

Bob Nelson is an absolutely brilliant comedian.

Jeff Eats has been a huge Bob Nelson fan for over 40 years!

If you want to see an absolutely brilliant comedian at work, go see comedian Bob Nelson!

The Skinny:

Bob Nelson Comedy Show
Friday, September 16th & Saturday, September 17th (8pm)
Boca Black Box for the Arts
8221 Glades Road #10 Boca Raton, FL 33434
Phone: 561.483.9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com goldstar.com (check for discount tickets)

from bocablackbox.com

Watching a Bob Nelson live performance is like watching several different types of top comedians all rolled up into one. Characters like the lovable nerd Eppy Epperman, punchy boxer Jiffy Jeff and chicken rancher Wilby Stuckinson are as funny and memorable as any you will see in comedy today. Bob’s football routine is a recognized comedy classic and “Morning”, his tale of a farmer and a duck, is one of the finest works of one man showmanship to grace the modern stage. If all that were not enough, Bob’s ability to relay personal stories and observations about everyday life put him in the same league as the best of today’s stand-up comics. His shows are filled with spontaneity, zaniness and singular moments that will astound you. Throughout his career Bob Nelson has been hailed as one of the most gifted funny people on the planet.

A contemporary of Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno, Mr. Nelson’s extraordinary talents have been refined by a career that has included multiple appearances on the Merv Griffin Show, the Tonight Show and David Letterman. Bob has performed live thousands of times at hundreds of comedy clubs, colleges and other exciting live venues including the Las Vegas strip, Radio City Music Hall and on NYC’s Broadway. He has also had the great honor to perform at the Ford Theater in Washington D.C. for president Ronald Reagan. Most recently, he has performed on stage at The Grand Ole Opry.

Bob Nelson was Rodney Dangerfield’s opening act for eight of the most popular years of Mr Dangerfield’s career. Bob was prominently featured in two of Rodney’s enormously popular HBO stand up comedy showcases, alongside other comedy phenoms like Rosanne Barr and Sam Kineson. That led to two HBO specials starring Bob Nelson, including the ground breaking classic Nelson Schmelson.

Bob won an Emmy Award in Philadelphia for a children’s show he wrote and starred in. Bob has since had supporting roles in Nora Ephram’s directorial film debut This Is My Life with Julie Kavner and Ivan Reitman’s box office smash Kindergarten Cop with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Bob also starred in the Zucker Brother’s Marx Brother’s take off Brain Donors.

From 2006 to 2010 Bob had his own One Man Comedy show in Branson, Missouri. In 2012 he moved the show to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and performed at the Bob Nelson Family Theatre until 2014. Being a true New Yorker, the Northeast has called him home. His goal is to create a Brand New Comedy Brand on Long Island. Including Shows, Television and creative Social Media endeavors.

* Bacon Wave.

Surprise, surprise, surprise (I know, Gomer Pyle!)…

Jeff Eats “did” this $10-deal and like I said 2 seconds ago, surprise, surprise, surprise both the Bacon Wave and the Egg ‘N Omelet Wave worked! Just so you guys and Jeff Eats are straight with each other, the Bacon Wave wasn’t exactly as advertised “As Easy As 1-2-3” maybe something more like 1-2-3-4-5- but it worked nonetheless!

If you’re interested, you can catch the full sales pitch at baconwavesale.com.

***** 2 for $10 Whopper Meal.

Yesterday, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ate lunch at Burger King (81759 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 487-1492) and I gotta tell you guys that this- 2 For $10 Whopper Meal deal definitely “worked” for us! You know when something just hits the spot well those Whoppers/French fries/Cokes- just hit the spot!

You can check bk.com for a Burger King near you!

This contest started on June 29, 2016.

* Win 2 Tickets To: Joey Dale’s Birthday Party.

Just got a call from Joey Dale and he wants 2-of you guys to be his guests at his Birthday Party at the Pavilion Grille on Sunday, July 10, 2016! All you gotta do is be the 10th “COMMENT” posted and you and a guest will be comped up to $100 courtesy of Birthday Boy Joey Dale to spend at the party.

Just so you know, only one “COMMENT” per day-per reader! If Jeff Eats doesn’t have #10 by midnight July 7th, #9, #8, #7 etc. will be the winner!

Posted June 28, 2016
* Joey Dale’s Birthday Party.

Real simple story here…

For years- Joey Dale the frontman of Joey Dale & The Gigolos- one of South Florida’s premier Doo Wop/50s-70s bands throws himself a birthday party. In addition to you- the General Public, Joey invites a ton of local & national music talent to attend!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been to a handful of these “birthday parties” and they were simply amazing! Non stop music performances by a who’s who of South Florida’s best musicians and legendary performers like Larry Chance of The Earls and Chubby Tavares.

This year Joey’s birthday party is at the Pavilion Grille, 301 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 912-0000.

The “tariff”- $10 at the door (which buys you 1-drink, or it can be applied against a $20 food purchase from the Pavilion Grille’s -American Style menu). You can sit at “either” -the bar, or at a reserved table!

Last year, Joey Dale’s Birthday Party (at the Pavilion) drew well over 400 people. Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you that- if you’re into Doo Wop/50s-70s music you will have an absolute blast! The entertainment is non-stop and the Pavilion Grille’s- food is delicious and very reasonably priced.

If you wanna go, call (561) 912-0000 for reservations.

For info about the Pavilion Grille- paviliongrille.com.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats will be there. Just booked a 10-top!