Originally posted on July 17th, 2025
* The Boulevards- 50’s Rock & Roll Explosion.
Saw these guys last year at a Talent Showcase! Trust me, off the chart good!
Tickets go on sale for non-residents on 9/8/25 at 9am.
Originally posted on July 30th, 2025
* Willie C’s Love Train.
Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are huge Willie Cintron fans!
We will definitely be at this show…
Tickets go on sale for non-residents on 9/8/25 at 9am.
Just a taste of Willie’s vocal range…
* Humor!
A man is riding through the desert on a horse. He comes across a dog dragging himself through the sand.
The dog notices them and calls out “Oh help me, please! I’ve been lost in this desert for days and I’m dying of thirst! Please, help me!”
The man leaps off his horse, pulls out his canteen and rushes to the dog. He pours water into a cup and offers it to him, who begins to quickly lap it up and saying “Oh God bless you, sir! You saved my life!”
As the dog drinks, the man thinks this over, saying “I didn’t know dogs could talk.”
The horse says “Yeah, me either…
* Mark Volman, Turtles and Flo & Eddie Co-Founder and Singer on ‘Happy Together,’ Dies at 78.
Very sad news…
Just learned that Mark passed away yesterday…
All I can say is I don’t know anyone who doesn’t know the words…
Mark, RIP!
Originally posted on September 3rd, 2025.
* Joey Diaz- Saturday, September 6th, 2025 8pm/ Hard Rock Live.
Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are huge fans of Comedian- Joey Diaz!
Just picked up 2 tickets!
Tickets: casino.hardrock.com/hollywood/events
Joey Diaz
Tickets starting at $50
Saturday, September 6 | 8:00PM
Hard Rock Live
Joey Coco Diaz, widely regarded as one of the most authentic voices in comedy, is bringing his storytelling to theaters across the country, captivating audiences with his explosive energy and unforgettable presence.
His stand-ups have been showcased in Netflix’s The Degenerates and Comedy Central’s This is Not Happening, with his acclaimed full hour special Sociably Unacceptable streaming now on Amazon.
Most recently seen as mobster Buddha Bonpensiero in the Sopranos prequel film, and The Many Saints of Newark, Diaz has also delivered scene-stealing performances in hit shows and films including, Brooklyn NineNine, The Longest Yard, Spider-Man 2, and Everybody Hates Chris.
He is also a regular guest on the massively popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience”. Diaz’s brutally honest but wickedly funny stories brought him to the New York Times best seller list in his 2023 book, “Tremendous: The Life of a Comedy Savage”. His live performances are unpredictable and hilarious.
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Here’s a Jeff Eats’ tale about Joey Diaz…
Posted on February 21st, 2014
* Sebastian Maniscalco & Joey Coco Diaz.
Jeff Eats just wanted to mention to you guys–that two of the funniest comedians currently working the comedy-club circuit are coming to Fort Lauderdale’s IMPROV…if you like to laugh so hard that-you cry…make it your business to see…
Joey Coco Diaz–March 27-29, 2014.
Sebastian Maniscalco–April 10-12, 2014.
Check www.ftl.improv.com for schedule/videos/tickets/other info.
A couple of final thoughts–Jeff Eats has seen both acts and as mentioned earlier they are both…VERY FUNNY! Diaz works-blue and Maniscalco works-clean. The IMPROV site has videos of both Diaz and Maniscalco-so you can see for yourself what Jeff Eats thinks-is funny. Now, we could get into the whole Joe Pesci- GoodFellas’ funny thing… but we won’t- so if you are so inclined- you can run that “So you think I’m funny” scene in your own head.
***** DiGiorno Frozen Pizza, Classic Crust Cheese.
And you guys didn’t think that old- Jeff Eats could cook…
Pizza $4.67
Big Handful of 21oz Hormel Original Pepperoni slices- that Mrs. Jeff Eats had lying -around in the refrigerator
Preheated Oven 400°F
Baked for 20 minutes
DELICIOUS!
Yesterday afternoon- I purchased the pizza at Walmart Supercenter, 16205 South Military Trail, Delray Beach, Florida 33484, (561) 495-8127. Mrs. Jeff Eats didn’t remember where she bought the pepperoni from (like I said) it was lying around in the refrigerator- but best guess, same Walmart Supercenter.
Trust Jeff Eats on this one, Dynamite!
You guys can check Florida retailers/ product info at goodnes.com.
This contest started on 9/4/25. This contest has a winner.
West Delray tlocation
* Win A $10 Bagels With Deli Gift Card.
Jeff Eats got a $10 Bagels With Deli 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 $10 Gift Card is good at Bagels With Deli’s – East Delray, West Delray and Boca Raton locations.
You guys can check menu/prices/info at bagelswithdeli.com.
Posted on August 18th, 2025.
***** Bagels With Deli.
I can’t begin to tell you how many times during the past 34 years I’ve been asked “Who has the best bagels in South Florida?”
Now you guys all know that this food “reviewing” gig is purely a subjective call – what I like – you may hate and vice versa…
With that in mind, I gotta rate Bagels With Deli which has 1 Boca Raton and 2 Delray Beach locations as my current pick for bagels, appetizing, deli meats, spreads, cream cheeses, salads, breakfast, sandwiches, coffees, baked goods. Simple concept, order -pickup at counter, indoor and outdoor table seating.
Like I just said, 3 locations- (Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have eaten at/taken out from all 3 a number of times- and the food and counter service were dynamite).
Trust Jeff Eats on this one, if your tastebuds are even close to being like mine, you will absolutely love Bagels With Deli’s hand rolled/boiled/baked bagels, not to mention its killer tuna and chicken salads and hot pastrami and corned beef on rye!
For-sure, there are tons of terrific bagels/ joints in South Florida with Bagels With Deli being Shohei Ohtani (Babe Ruth)!
Bagels With Deli is an absolute must try!
You guys can check menu/prices/info at bagelswithdeli.com.
Bagels With Deli is open 7 days a week 7am-4pm.
***** Tony’s Market & Deli, 301 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33444, (561) 407-7836.
Got a real good diner/ convenience store joint for you guys to checkout, Tony’s Market & Deli in Delray Beach.
Real simple tale to tell, last week (on 2 outings) Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “discovered” Tony’s Market & Deli and the joint’s food was totally-awesome! Counter seating, reasonably priced breakfast/lunch/dinner menu, convenience store merchandise.
Straight-up, I am telling you guys that this joint is an absolute must try! Some of the best “diner” food that Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have eaten in Florida or for that matter anywhere else!
Let’s wrap-up Tony’s Market & Deli by saying that Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats loved the food/ the combo- diner/convenience store vibe- and the fact that we could eat a dynamite burger, purchase a quart of milk and cash our paychecks all under the same roof!
You guys can check menu/prices/info at tonysmarketdeli.com.
Tony’s Market & Deli is open:
Mondayh
6:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Tuesday -Saturday
6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Closed on Sunday
This contest started on 8/30/25. This contest has a winner.
* Win A Fran’s Chicken Haven Gift Card.
Jeff Eats got a $10 Fran’s Chicken Haven 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 $10 Gift Card is good at Fran’s Chicken Haven, 1925 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, (561) 395-0781.
You can check menu/prices at franschickenhaven.com.
Posted on December 28th, 2015
***** Fran’s Chicken Haven, 1925 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, (561) 395-0781
Let’s just call this- a Jeff Eats’ “Certain Things Bear Repeating” story…
Jeff Eats just has to laugh- when the Sun Sentinel seemingly “year after year crowns” PUBLIX FRIED CHICKEN the best in South Florida! There is an old Irish saying- “Give Me A Fu@king Break.”
Long story short, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been- on and off (see below-as to why “on and off”) “taking-out” fried chicken and “various” sides from Fran’s Chicken Haven in Boca Raton for something like 23 years!- and I gotta tell you -that this joint’s fried chicken/sides are absolute dynamite! Trust Jeff Eats on this one – trying to rank the “best” in the food reviewing game- is a dumb no win game…with that in mind, what I do know, is that Fran’s fried chicken is off-the-chart good and that after you eat it- you will never-want to voluntarily buy or eat Publix fried chicken ever again!
If you want to eat outrageously delicious fried chicken…Fran’s Chicken Haven is a must try.
You can check menu/info at franschickenhaven.com.
Posted on July 5th, 2013
***** Fran’s Chicken Haven, 1925 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, (561) 395-0781.
Got something terrific for you…
That’s assuming that you aren’t a “follower” of NYC Mayor Bloomberg–in that you don’t need “Big Brother” (and no, I’m not talking about Janis’ group) to tell you what you can and can’t eat…
Real fast… from 1964-2000 a woman named Fran (thus the name Fran’s Chicken Haven) and her husband Joe, operated a “hole-in-the-wall” fried chicken joint—Fran’s Chicken Haven in Boca Raton. Maybe 3 tables and 4-5 counter seats. In a nutshell, amazing fried chicken and assorted sides. In 2000 the couple retired and sold the business—for the past 12-13 years Fran’s has had 3-maybe 4 different owners who slowly but surely wrecked the business. Jeff Eats may not be the sharpest pencil in the box, but I do know that when something ain’t broke, you don’t try and fix it…one owner changed the batter-mix and added latin sides, another made the joint a kosher chicken restaurant-closing on Friday nights and all day Saturday—hopefully you get the picture.
Since Fran and Joe sold the joint, Jeff Eats who had previously been a real-steady customer, has maybe picked-up chicken 7 or 8 times in the ensuing years.
Now the news…two brothers- Jake Stuart (aged 19) and Chris Stuart (aged 32) both born and bred—Boca Ratonians—bought Fran’s a month or so ago…and have literally “brought” it back to where it was taste-wise during the Fran & Joe era. How does Jeff Eats know all this? Because…Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ala Marvin Gaye heard it through the grapevine—and yesterday, picked up an 8 piece fried chicken, French fries, onion rings, fried corn nibblets order—and I gotta tell you, the food tastes just like we “remember” Fran making it…the “boys” told us that the sale/purchase of the business had included all of Fran’s original recipes and that they had visited with Fran and Joe (who still live in Boca Raton) to get a feel on how to run the joint.
Let me leave you guys with this…if you like fried chicken, fries, onion rings, fried corn nibblets—-then you gotta get over to Fran’s Chicken Haven.
One final thought…
Jake and Chris— When the crowds start pouring in, which they will—don’t even think of renaming the joint- Stuart Brothers Chicken Haven or some such variation!
Down below is the original June 20, 2006 Jeff Eats’ review for Fran’s Chicken Haven:
***** “Fran’s makes some of the best fried chicken that you have ever tasted. This joint has been around something like 40 years and is an absolute hole in the wall. Basically a take-out joint, there are a few tables and a counter for those who want to “dine in.” FRIED is the word here…shrimp, corn, french fries, onion rings. Everything is absolutely delicious.
Don’t tell your cardiologist about this joint.
Fran’s is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.”
