This contest started on 1/2/17. This contest has a winner!

* Win A $25 Bagels & Company Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Bagels & Company 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 Bagels & Company, 11064 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida 33161, (304) 892-2435. Check bagelsandcompany.com for menu/prices/info.

Bagels & Co. (Miami)
Posted on September 8th, 2009 · American Breakfast Delicatessen Miami

***** Bagels & Co., 11064 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida 33161 (305) 892-2435.

I-now do you a solid–one of the best bagel-deli joints in all of South Florida…Bagels & Co.

Take a look at this joint’s website www.bagelsandcompany.com for menu/prices/photos.

Now, we could sit and debate “who” makes the best bagels in South Florida…and never ever agree. Is it Sage? Is it Bagel City South? Is it Way Beyond Bagels? Is it???????

What I do know…if a bagel ain’t hand rolled, boiled and then baked…it absolutely-positively can’t be considered “best” of anything.

The bagels at Bagels & Co. are hand rolled, boiled and baked. Now, I am not saying they are the best…but they are RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE BEST!!!

This is a terrific joint. Great bagels. Really good “NYC Jewish Style” deli meats, appetizing. Just so we are straight, this is “still” just a bagel-deli joint, so I don’t want you to confuse it with the top-notch DELIS out there like, Pastrami Queen, Pomperdale’s, Ben’s, Pastrami Club. But…Bagels & Co. does a real good job, in the bagel-deli “arena.”

I am telling you, the bagels alone make this joint…which just happens to be open 6am-4pm 365 days a year…a must try.

This contest started on 1/2/17. This contest has a winner!

* Win A $25 Bagel Works Restaurant & Deli Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Bagel Works Restaurant & Deli 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 Bagel Works Restaurant & Deli, 8177 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33433, (561) 852-8992. Check bagelworks.com for menu/prices/info.

Bagel Works Restaurant & Deli
Posted on January 14th, 2015

***** Bagel Works Restaurant & Deli.

Recent e-mail from reader Marlene J.
Jeff,
Not to put you on the spot, but what’s the best bagel joint in Boca?
I’ve eaten in loads of them and just curious where your head is on this one.
Thanks
—-
Marlene J:

If we are talking the sum of all-of-the parts-you may want to checkout Bagel Works.

Posted below is Jeff Eats’ 12/11/06 “review”…by the way, the joint “now” has bacon.

Just between you and me, there are some Boca Raton joints-with better pumpernickel bagels, better everything bagels, better bialys, better egg salad, so on and so forth…but, if we are talking “over-all” bagel joints, Bagel Works is right up there with the best of breed. For what it’s worth, over the years-Jeff Eats has eaten at/taken out from Bagel Works numerous times and I can’t remember a single bad outing. One other thing, for what it’s worth- I’ve never heard anything but rave reviews about Bagel Works’ tuna fish salad.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for reading…
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Posted on December 11th, 2006
***** Bagel Works
8177 Glades Road
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
(561) 852-8992

If you want bacon with your eggs, or bacon with your cheeseburger, or a BLT, then you “can’t” eat at Bagel Works. Bagel Works is a bagel-joint. Bagel Works is not a kosher-bagel-joint. I will leave it to you, to ask the owner or the “powers that be” when you are there, as to why: Bacon is not served? By the way, I know Bagel Work’s reason, but I ain’t telling.

Bagel Works has been serving some of the best New York Styled Deli “stuff” in South Florida for over 15 years. This joint is open 7 days a week for breakfast & lunch, 6:30am-4pm. Bagel Works’ eat-at-counter and tables are always jammed and its take-out /appetizing counter always has a line.

Try this joint, it is a winner. By the way, don’t forget to ask about the “bacon.”

* The Long Run.

No way do you say “no” to The Long Run- one of America’s best Eagles’ tribute acts- especially when it’s a FREE CONCERT in Boca Raton! We’ll maybe you do-.if you live in Orlando, Jupiter, Stuart, you get the idea!

* Ronnie Spector Sings The Fabulous Ronettes.

Just checked the box office and there are just a handful of really good tickets left for Ronnie Spector Sings The Fabulous Ronettes- with Special Guests…Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners, The Legendary Teenagers and Joey Dee & The Starliters!

If you don’t yet have tickets- poprockdoowopp.com.

***** Awesome Bark.

You bastard…

“THIS” $2 Awesome Bark that I bought this morning at Winn Dixie just made me break my 2017 Diet Resolution!

Off the chart delicious!

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 1/1/17).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

LARGE CHESSE PIZZA
$13.99

Stella’s Pizzeria
19585-M South State Road 7
Boca Raton
(561) 487-1886
stellasbestpizza.com
Latest Review: 8/12/08

Stella’s is a real hole in the wall, maybe we’re talking 6 tables! Formerly known as Perrini’s Pizzeria & Ristorante- Stella’s (same owners) has been pumping out top-shelf pizzas, real good subs and “other” delicious red sauce Italian stuff for over 30 years. Trust Jeff Eats on this one- Stella’s Pizzeria is a winner!

Posted on August 12th, 2008 · Boca Raton Italian Pizza

***** Perrini’s Pizzeria & Ristorante, 19585-M State Road 7, Boca Raton, Florida 33498 (561) 488-4371.

Perrini’s which seats 28, is a red sauce-hole in the wall-Southern Italian joint…it has been in the same spot for something like 22 years. I have eaten in Perrini’s exactly twice…the first time, something like 10 years ago and the second being this evening. There is an old saying “out of sight out of mind”…well, Perrini’s is located in a strip-shopping-center which I hardly visit. Anyway…10 years ago, I loved its pizza…

Tonight, I sampled Perrini’s veal parmigiana, chicken marsala, shrimp scampi and pizza…and I have to tell you, that the pizza was absolutely terrific…actually it was one of the best slices that I have had down here in South Florida. The other stuff was very good, but the pizza is in a league of its own.

Like I said before, Perrini’s is a hole-in-the-wall…From any seat in the house, you can see the pizza ovens, kitchen and the entire “take-out department.” This is strictly a “mom & pop” affair, so don’t expect anything special decor-wise. You know the drill here, soup or salad/entree/side of pasta/garlic rolls…the veal parmigiana and chicken marsala go for $15.49…the shrimp scampi is a buck more at $16.49…a large pizza goes for $13.49. Perrini’s menu also has daily “specials” like a large pizza and one dozen chicken wings for $17.99.

I am telling you, that the pizza alone makes Perrini’s a home-run joint in my mind. If you live in the Boca Raton area, Perrini’s is a real good place to know about.

Perrini’s is open Sunday-Thursday 11am-11pm and Friday-Saturday 11am-midnight.

* Happy New Year!

* Dreams Crystal Visions Of Fleetwood Mac.

Fans of Fleetwood Mac, you don’t want to miss these guys- definitely one of America’s best Fleetwood Mac tribute acts!

The Skinny:
Dreams Crystal Visions Of Fleetwood Mac
Saturday Night (8pm), 1/21/17 (8pm)
Boca Black Box
S8221 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33434
561-483-9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com. goldstar.com (discount tickets)

from goldstar.com
Take a trip back to the 1970s and the heyday of Fleetwood Mac, when the most popular rock back of the decade took the stage. Tribute artists Dreams Crystal Visions pay homage to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers at Boca Raton’s Boca Black Box, where they’ll crank out their own versions of memorable hits like “Go Your Own Way,” “Don’t Stop,” “The Chain,” “Dreams,” “Rhiannon” and “You Make Loving Fun.” Retrace the Grammy-winning band’s rise to success with South Florida’s top tribute to Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham and the gang.

This contest started on 12/30/16. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $100 Sicilian Oven Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $100 Sicilian Oven Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

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 $100 Gift Card is good at any Sicilian Oven location (sicilianoven.com for locations/info).

Posted on December 30th, 2014

***** Sicilian Oven, 21170 Saint Andrews Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33433, (561) 750-9772.

Here’s another one of those “out of sight out of mind” joints for you… wood fired pizza-Sicilian Oven.

Printed down below is a- Jeff Eats’ review from March 14, 2009. When you read that write-up, you’ll notice that the joint being “discussed” was the first- Sicilian Oven that had “just” opened in Lighthouse Point…since that review appeared, Sicilian Oven has also- opened joints in Aventura, Coral Springs and most recently Boca Raton.

Long story short, last night Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and two other couples ate dinner at the Boca Raton restaurant. Stuff ordered- Sicilian salad (large $11), wood oven roasted chicken wings (large $17), large- Nona’s Square Pizza ($22-thick crust/mozzarella/pomodoro sauce), large- The Bianco Pizza ($17-parmesan/romano/ricotta/mozzarella- and I gotta tell you, everything was A-OK! Now you know and I know that “pecking orders and nitpicking” aren’t really my game-but I must tell you that the Sicilian salad (romaine lettuce/roasted peppers/walnuts/olives/vine ripen tomatoes/red onions/garbanzo beans/celery/shaved parmesan cheese/creamy house dressing) was one of the most delicious salads that I’ve had in a very long time…while I’m doing this, I liked The Bianco Pizza better than the Nona’s Square Pizza and the chicken wings were good but could have used more seasoning/and the bread that came with them-I’ve had much better. Not that it really matters, because I’m Jeff Eats and they’re-not- but the other 5 in my party all agreed on the salad, the pizza “rank” and the little tweaks needed by the chicken and bread!

As you can well imagine (then again, maybe you can’t) Jeff Eats- eats-out/takes-out quite a bit…every so often a joint just falls through the cracks. Let’s just say that Sicilian Oven was one of those casualties-and trust me, my loss! Its food is very good and “all in” the bill was a super reasonable 80 bucks.

You can check menu/prices/locations/info at sicilianoven.com.
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March 14, 2009
***** Sicilian Oven, 2486 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, Florida 33064.

Got an absolutely terrific “wood fired Italian” joint for you…Sicilian Oven, located in Lighthouse Point.

Gave this joint a shot last night and got-to tell you, that the food is dynamite. The menu is packed with appetizers, salads, pastas, ciabattas, wings and pizzas. My “taste test” (somebody has to do it)… sicilian salad ( a combination of mixed greens, roasted peppers, roman tomatoes, red onions, garbanzo beans & something like 5 other ingredients), wood oven roasted chicken wings, wood fired pizza, “no pasta” lasagna (eggplant & vegetables), meatballs and fried calamari…everything was delicious.

Sicilian Oven is owned by two guys, Andrew and Ralph. From what I can tell, Andrew “handles” the action in the open-kitchen and Ralph “handles” the dining area. Although the joint was packed, these boys were efficiently cranking-out some heavy duty orders. Sicilian Oven is a real modern looking joint, with just enough flat-screen tv sets to make it interesting for sports-afficianados. The prices are neighborhood “pizza joint” prices. Service is excellent & your tee shirt/shorts’ ensemble will work here.

Just so you know, although Sicilian Oven has only been open for something like 4-months, it already has a loyal-following… Giving credit where credit is do, Sun Sentinel food critic Judith Stocks gave the joint **** (four stars: excellent) on March 13, 2009…so, old Jeff Eats can’t claim to be the “discoverer” of this one…as a matter of fact, it was Stocks’ review that alerted me to this joint.

Give Sicilian Oven a try, it really is that good. For menu/prices, check its website www.thesicilianoven.com.

Sicilian Oven is open Monday-Saturday 11:30am-10pm and Sunday 4pm-10pm.

***** Marian’s Bagels, 248 South University Drive, Plantation, Florida 33324, (954)370-6975.

Got a real good bagel/deli joint for you guys to checkout- Marian’s Bagels in Plantation which has been in business for something like 40 years!

Real simple story to tell, yesterday Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ate at Marian’s (for the first time) and really enjoyed the joint’s food, super pleasant service, reasonable prices, big portions and “dated” bagel joint decor! Hey!- I did tell you that this was a simple story, didn’t I?

You live near, you work near, you visit near – Marian’s Bagels’ neighborhood- you gotta give the joint a try!

For you Jimmy Olsens out there, if you make it to Marian’s- its delicious boiled/baked bagels aren’t “made” in house- but rather are delivered every day piping hot from a Delray Beach based bakery- whose name Jeff Eats will let you discover on your own!

Marion’s Bagels is open Monday-Saturday 7am-3pm, Sunday 7:30am-2:30pm.

You can check mariansbagels.com for menu/prices info.