***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 4/17/16).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

EVERYTHING

Red Fox Diner
33650 North Federal Highway
Lighthouse Point
(954) 783-7714
redfoxdiner.com
Latest Review: 12/21/11

Real simple tale to tell you guys- the Red Fox Diner in Lighthouse Point is one of Jeff Eats’ favorite Florida “mom & pop” diners. Over the years, I’ve eaten tons of time in this breakfast-lunch/counter/booth/table seating joint and I can’t recall even one single time when the food and service weren’t right on the money! If your’e into “mom & pop” diners- Red Fox Diner is an absolute must try!

Posted 12/21/11
***** Red Fox Diner, 3650 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, Florida 33064, (954) 783-7714.

If you like “mom & pop” neighborhood diners, you will definitely want-to-try the Red Fox Diner in Lighthouse Point. For sure, the joint must be doing something right-as its been around for something like 40 years. You can check menu/prices/loads of photos at www.redforxdiner.com.

Regular readers know, that “diners” like this hold a special place in old Jeff Eats’ heart. For some reason, joints like the Red Fox take me back to a time when America wasn’t so complicated. Maybe I’m getting old, but I kinda think that the America of the 50’s without all of the big box stores, shopping malls, McDonald’s, cable stations and facebooks—was a much nicer place to live…You do recall ABC, CBS, NBC, WOR, WNEW, WPIX (for you New Yorkers out there) and that was about it, don’t you?

The Red Fox Diner does breakfast/lunch. The joint is open Monday-Friday 6am-3pm and Saturday-Sunday 6am-2pm.

Over the years, I must have eaten in the Red Fox Diner something like 10 times. The joint’s menu has loads of breakfast stuff, sandwiches, salads, burgers, meat/chicken/fish entrees. Absolutely nothing fancy going on here…I will tell you, that the Red Fox’s 1/2 lb cheeseburger is one of the best “diner” burgers I’ve had- same goes for the joints’ chicken philly cheesesteak sub.

The Red Fox Diner is located “in-line” in a non-descript Lighthouse Point strip center. Some of you guys may disagree, but I find sitting outside at one of its three outdoor tables–to be far more enjoyable than people watching from some uptown joint’s patio on West 73rd Street and 9th Avenue in Manhattan on a sunny day.

If you are looking for the way breakfast and lunch use to be and should still be, you gotta checkout the Red Fox Diner.

***** Old Style Pizza & Wings, 1455 West Boynton Beach Boulevard, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426, (561) 737-4182.

A recent e-mail to Jeff Eats…

Hey Jeff Eats,

My husband and I just moved to Boynton Beach from Bayside, New York. Our Boynton Beach address is ___________________.

We are looking for a really good takeout/delivery only pizza joint in our area. We are not looking for the national chains. In Bayside there are joints that only do takeout/delivery with no eating at the location. We find that many of those joints did a better job on the food because their owners didn’t have to be bothered with running a sit down eat in restaurant as well as the takeout business. Any name you can provide will be appreciated.
Thanks,
BTD

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BTD:

Based on your home address, Jeff Eats got a real good joint for you guys to check out- Old Style Pizza & Wings, 1455 West Boynton Beach Boulevard, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426, (561) 737-4182- menu/prices and order-online at oldstylepizza.com.

Long story short,

Jeff Eats’ friend Ray who lives close to you- has been ordering from Old Style Pizza & Wings for years. I’ve eaten Old Style’s stuff something like- 6 times (at Ray’s house) and its pizza, subs, wings were all- good! Just so you know, sometimes the food was delivered and other times it was picked-up…no problems with late deliveries, etc.

Old Style Pizza & Wings which is open Sunday-Thursday 3pm-9pm, Friday-Saturday 3pm-10pm describes itself as…

“Established in 1993, Old Style Pizza & Wings was created to provide only the highest quality foods to the Boynton Beach area residents. Owner, Executive Chef James Guilbeault , has over 40 years experience in the food service industry with an emphasis on high quality foods delivered to your home. All menu items are prepared to order, ensuring only the freshest and best Pizza, Calzone, Stromboli, Subs, Wings, Barbecue, Salads and more for the residents of Boynton Beach and surrounding areas. Old Style Pizza & Wings is a delivery and take out operation only (no dine in), which allows the staff to concentrate solely on the delivery and take out customer.
The staff at Old Style Pizza & Wings is comprised of employees with many years of experience in the restaurant industry and is trained in proper techniques of food handling and preparation.”

Hope this helps you guys out!

Thanks for reading…

Jeff Eats

* Delray Beach Craft Beerfest.

If you’re into beer and wine (and who isn’t?)- this one sounds like a real nice outing in the making!

MAY 13, 2016
DELRAY BEACH CRAFT BEERFEST
(Friday) 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Outdoor Pavilion
51 N. Swinton Ave. Delray Beach, Florida 33444
EVENT DETAILS
Craft the perfect night out in Delray Beach! Old School Square celebrates art and culture in many forms… including the art of a well-crafted beer! DELRAY BEACH CRAFT BEERFEST will mark its fifth year as a signature fundraiser supporting community programs and outdoor concerts.
WHEN: Friday, May 13th at Old School Square Pavilion and Park.
VIP EARLY ACCESS: 6:30 p.m. Ticket holders will have exclusive tasting of all beers and wines from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Ticket includes a commemorative tasting mug, and featured tap releases – ONLY 500 VIP TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE.
GENERAL ADMISSION: 7:30 p.m.
ADVANCE TICKETS: $50 VIP / $35 GEN; 21 and over
Purchase Tickets: oldschoolsquare.org
WHAT TO EXPECT:
+BEER TASTING! – Unlimited sampling of more than 100 craft brews, international beers and ciders from national, local and home brewers.
+DJ and LIVE MUSIC – A mix of music will be the backdrop for sampling. Then at 9 p.m. the headlining band will hit the Pavilion the stage and turn things up a notch!
+WINE TASTING courtesy of popular vintners with several varietals each
+PUB BITES for purchase
+PHOTO BOOTH for animated fun shots to share on social media
+LIVE ART – Plans are in the works!
+GAME AREA – Try your luck!
+CASH BAR – Mixed drinks, shots, Red Bull and water (no beer for sale)

This article originally appeared on March 4, 2016. Jeff Eats just checked the Boca Black Box box-office (bocablackbox.com) and there are just a handful of really good seats left for both Friday- April 15 & Saturday- April 16th’s shows! I also just checked goldstar.com and it’s got a few discount tickets listed for both shows! Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, if you haven’t yet seen Bobby Slayton in action- get to one of these shows! He’ll crack you up!

Posted March 4, 2016
* Bobby Slayton.

Comedian Bobby Slayton’s Boca Black Box- November 7, 2015 show was SRO!

The hysterically “blue” funny Slayton returns to the Boca Black Box, April 15th & 16th for 2- encore performances!

Don’t miss him!

The Skinny:

Bobby Slayton
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Rd #10, Boca Raton, FL 33434
Friday & Saturday – April 15th & 16th (8pm)
Tickets: bocablackbox.com 561 483-9036

* Music vs Food.

A recent e-mail from reader Stu…

From: Stu
Subject: music vs food

Message Body:
I have been reading your blog for along time and have tried many of your picks and liked most of them. Just wondering why you have replaced the food reviews with the music info. I prefer the food. What has been the feedback from the other readers. Just curious. Thanks.
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Stu:

If you check- Jeff Eats hasn’t replaced food reviews with music info. The music and entertainment “info” that you referenced is additional content. Based on -comments received, it would be fair to say, that Jeff Eats’ readership really-enjoys the current food/music-entertainment article mix!

Thanks for reading…

Jeff Eats

* GLCOMMERCIAL Presents FABULONS.

The Fabulons- one of South Florida’s premier “oldies” bands got a free show set for Saturday, April 16th at the Canyon Amphitheater in Boynton Beach. All you need is-yourself and a lawn chair!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been big Fabulons’ fans for years. Like I just said, the group is one of South Florida’s premier “oldies” bands!

***** Bates New England Seafood & Subs, 1201 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Winter Garden, Florida 34787, (407) 347-9861.

Got an absolutely dynamite seafood/diner joint for you guys, Bates New England Seafood & Subs in Winter Garden.

Jeff Eats is thinking- husband is cooking, wife is waitressing in this maybe-half-dozen table joint.

Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple recently “did” lunch and the food absolutely killed!

Like I said a few seconds ago, Bates’ food is absolutely off the chart!

The suggestion here is that you try and get to “it” before a guy- like Guy Fieri from tv’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives tells everyone and their mother about Bates!-because when he does, we’ll all be standing in line to get in!

Bates New England Seafood & Subs is open Suday-Monday 11am-7pm, Tuesday-Wednesday 11am-8pm, Thursday-Saturday 11am-9pm.

* Two Rock n Roll Dream Shows!

To All Florida Music Show Promoters:

Jeff Eats thinks that either “one” of these shows would be Standing Room Only Affairs down here in Sunny South Florida!

Not gonna name names, but enough already bringing us the same doo wop/Rock n Roll retread national acts year in and year out! For sure, we all love The Temptations and The Four Tops-but hey- Ruffin, Kendricks, Stubbs are no more…and The Turtles are fun but -how many times can you “trot out” that Happy Together Tour?

Jeff Eats will bet you guys a buck that most Floridians aged 55+ have never seen Dion or Ronnie live-in-concert! They both can still “really” sing, so let’s get busy and make these shows happen!

The way I see it, if the folks in Brooklyn, Bethel NY and elsewhere can see Dion and Ronnie- then the folks in Florida- should also be able to see them! Heck, Dion lives in Boca Raton- so you won’t even have to pay travel expenses for him!

In closing, nobody and Jeff Eats means nobody- is getting any younger here or for that matter elsewhere! Time to bring in “fresh” legendary performers before…

Thanks,

Jeff Eats

* Uncle Gary’s Rock & Rib Fest- Kids Cancer Foundation Benefit.

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

from unclegarysrockandribfest.com

What started out as a family get together has turned into a great community event. 13 years ago, Uncle Gary lost his 3 year old daughter, Ashley, to cancer. A couple of years later, he started a BBQ event in her honor. After realizing the outreach he had received from friends and family alike, Uncle Gary decided it was time to grow the event, and dedicate his event proceeds to “Kids Cancer Foundation” in Royal Palm Beach. Uncle Gary’s Rock and Rib Fest now includes great live music, bounce houses, kid’s Fun-zone, grab bags, raffles, face painting, playgrounds and so much more!

The “Kids Cancer Foundation” was Founded by Michelle O’Boyle RN, CPON, and is located in Royal Palm Beach FL, providing support services to over 300+ children with cancer. Visit their website at: http://www.kidscancersf.org

Located this year at the Wellington Amphitheater, located at 12100 Forest Hill Blvd. Wellington, FL. This facility has a beautiful playground area for the kids with fencing all around for their protection. I will have volunteers all day to watch them. There will be face-painting and balloon artists there from 3-7 to entertain the children.

For the adults there will be a parking lot full of vendors to enjoy and we will feature three live bands throughout the day. The event will be from 2-10 pm and the first band, “Pelvis” – will start at 2:00pm and end at 3:00pm. The second band will be the “The Natty Bõs”, starting at 3:30pm and going till 5:30pm. Final group with be “Melinda Elena Band”, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Melinda and Clay Goldstein will perform together from 8:30-10:00.

There will be fun and excitement throughout the day for all.

No admission fees! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, sunblock and kids

EVENT: 11th Annual Uncle Gary’s Rock and Rib Fest

TO BENEFIT: Benefit for the Kids Cancer Foundation

WHEN: April 16th 2016 at 2 pm – 10 pm

WHERE: Wellington Amphitheater. 12100 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington, FL 33414

UPDATES: There will be souvenir cups, T shirts, 50/50 raffle tickets, donations will be raffled off…. etc. / No admission fees! ….all proceeds go to the Kids Cancer Foundation

* Donovan Sunshine Superman Tour.

The legendary Rock & Folk icon just announced -that he is set to play the Parker Playhouse on Thursday- September 8, 2016. The announcement is so “new” that the Parker Playhouse date isn’t yet listed on Donovan’s Tour Schedule at his official internet site!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats will be there! Just picked up 2- tickets!

You can do the same (that is pick up some tickets)- and don’t say Jeff Eats never gave you nothing!

There are things in life that are certain…DEATH, TAXES and that this show will be SRO!

Don’t Miss This Pre-Sale Offer

Parker Playhouse
Donovan at Parker Playhouse
Thursday, September 8 • 8 PM
Sixties rock and folk icon, poet and one of our most enduring singer-songwriters
of our time joins us to celebrate his 50th year in the music business with songs
from his latest acclaimed album, Donovan Retrospective, featuring hits like “Sunshine
Superman,” “Season of the Witch,” “Mellow Yellow,” “The Hurdy Gurdy Man” and the
brand new single “One English Summer.” Known as “the British Bob Dylan,” the
Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee will engage the audience with his legendary
storytelling and share anecdotes about his remarkable career and the songs
that made him famous.

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Parker Playhouse Box Office
707 NE 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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