***** Dontee’s Restaurant, 620 Belverdere Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33405, (561) 655-6001.

Got a real good diner for you guys, Donatee’s Restaurant in West Palm Beach.

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats- I’m a sucker for joints like Dontee’s Restaurant. Maybe it’s the genes or something, but I absolutely love “mom & pop” diners with booth/table/counter seating, flat top grills, easy going and super pleasant staffs, reasonable prices, delicious food, big portions, pass through windows, no drama, tons of breakfast stuff, burgers, salads, sandwiches, Greek stuff, entree “specials” and in Dontee’s case that are open Monday- Friday 6am-8pm, Saturday- Sunday 7am-3pm.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats recently did lunch- and like I said 1.456 seconds ago, Dontee’s is a real good diner.

Let me wrap Dontee’s up for you guys, the joint hasn’t reinvented the wheel, it’s just an example of a well greased one (I know, corny)…

If you live or work near Dontee’s- give it a shot!

* Meet The Artist Peter Max.

The legendary pop-art artist…meets & takes pictures with you and then sells you personalized autographed posters of his most famous works!

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Wentworth Gallery
Meet the Artist Peter Max
Las Olas
819 East Las Olas Blvd
Saturday, April 2nd, 1-3pm
For details call: 954-468-0685

Boca Raton, Florida
Wentworth Gallery
Meet the Artist Peter Max
Boca Town Center
517 Town Center Mall
Saturday, April 2nd, 6-9pm
For details call: 561-338-0804

You guys and Jeff Eats both know that these $130-$260 personalized autographed posters are purely wall-decorations with no real monetary value whatsoever…that said, throw them into a nice frame and they do look real good- and might even impress your friends/family members who actually believe that QVC and the Home Shopping Network are great “places” to shop!

All kidding aside, Jeff Eats who first met Peter Max in July, 1988- is a big fan! Wall decorations or no wall decorations- his body of work is absolute dynamite!- and like I said a few seconds ago, those framed personalized autographed posters look real good on the wall!

* The Flowering Cherry Hedge.

Got this seemingly “terrific” Flowering Cherry Hedge offer via e-mail today!

Jeff Eats’ born and bred Brooklyn gut-is telling him…”Stick with Publix, don’t play Johnny Appleseed, you know stickball, you know punchball, you don’t know cherries, Stick with Publix, Stick with Publix, Stick with Publix.”

Just in case your gut is telling you something else- 1. Think about getting a new gut, 2. Check with your HOA to make sure that it allows “you” to grow cherry hedges, 3. Same as #1- Think about getting a new gut, 4. cherryhedge.com.

* The Foundry Grand Opening Party- Tonight!

Literally- just this minute Jeff Eats got invited to the “opening” of The Foundry, a new American Style-restaurant in Pompano Beach! I just checked with The Foundry and you guys (the public) are also invited.

Don’t say that Jeff Eats never did nothing for you!

For the curious, you can check menu/prices/info at thefoundryfl.com.

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, I’ve been hearing some real nice “things” about The Foundry which opened a couple of months ago- so I’m kinda thinking that “we” should check the joint out!

See you tonight at the Foundry!

Come Celebrate!

We’re thrilled to announce the official Grand Opening celebration of The Foundry located at 2781 East Atlantic Blvd in Pompano Beach!

The celebration will start at 5pm with three sampling stations, a ceviche station and a variety of specialty cocktails to get you aquainted with all the Foudry has to offer.

At 5:30pm, our esteemed Mayor and City Commissioners will take center stage alongside our friends from the Foundry for the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony followed by photo opps and continue the celebration until 7pm!

Arrive early to make sure you grab a table and can enjoy a full sized dish from there delectable menu featuring American fare including wood fired pizzas and seafood including a raw bar.

Reservations are not accepted for this event.

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* Ted Nugent.

A recent e-mail received by Jeff Eats.

Jeff,

How do you hear about and keep track of various events, concerts, festivals, shows, etc. in South Florida? How do you decide which ones to tell your readers about?

Tanya

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Tanya,

Good questions!

No bs- here, on average Jeff Eats receives 20-25 e-mails a day from Florida “venues.” Throw in visiting a ton of internet sites- and Jeff Eats has a pretty good idea as to what’s playing and what’s coming up!

As to “which ones” I tell you guys about, let’s just say I got a pretty good “feel” as to what most of Jeff Eats’ readers (known as an audience) are into- for example, I know from your past Jeff Eats’ “comments” that you love Oldies & 60’s Rock n Roll shows!

Printed down below is an “example” of the type of e-mails I receive from Florida venues.

Thanks for reading…

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3/28/16
Pompano Amphitheater

HI!

Rocker Ted Nugent is our latest show!

And just a reminder:
4/8 6:40 pm Aaron Neville with funky Meters $45-$75
4/14 8pm Meat Loaf $39.50-$89.50
4/30 7:30pm Keith Sweat with Silk $45-$80
5/13 7:30pm Deftones $34.50-$49.50
5/15 7pm Gin Blossoms w/Tonic and Dishwalla $40-65
6/11 8pm Tommy James and The Shondells $30-$75
6/18 8pm Vince Neil, The Voice of Motley Crue $35-$75
8/15 8pm UB40 $25-$65

Tickets via Ticketmaster.com
More info www.pompanobeacharts.org or CALL 954-519-5500 THIS IS THE ONLY # for The AMP, other numbers are incorrect.

Thanks,
Kay

The Pompano Beach Amp Presents Rock Legend Ted Nugent
And Southern Metal Band Jackyl

Onsale: 4/1/16 10 am

Concert: 7/22/16 7:00pm

Tickets: $25-$70 Ticketmaster

More information: www.pompanobeacharts.org or Call 954-519-5500 THIS # ONLY

The Pompano Beach Amp presents the ultimate guitar-shredding showman Ted Nugent and platinum selling band, Jackyl. Nugent, who is on his “Sonic Baptizm” tour, has carved a permanent place in rock & roll history, selling more than 40 million albums, performing 6,500 high-octane live shows, and continuing to set attendance records at venues around the globe.

Nugent was named Detroit’s Greatest Guitar Player of All Time by readers of MLive, and his
no-holds-barred career spans five decades of multi-platinum hits. From the ground breaking Amboy Dukes’ hit “Journey to the Center of the Mind,” to classics like “Stranglehold” (ranked in the Top 100 Classic Rock Songs and #1 Guitar Lick), “Cat Scratch Fever,” (32nd Best Hard Rock Song of All Time) Damn Yankees chartbuster “High Enough,” and cult classic “Fred Bear,” (the most requested song for radio airplay in Michigan & Wisconsin), Ted and his inimitable sound have been featured on VH1’s Behind the Music, A & E’s Biography and more.

For millions of passionate music lovers everywhere, Ted delivers the Ultimate Life Soundtrack. A Ted Nugent show is not just a performance—it’s a fire breathing celebration!

Jackyl, who opens the show, has two Guinness Book of World Records Citations and the designation as “The Hardest Working Band in Rock-n-Roll.” The Southern Metal rockers will be singing all of their classic hits including, “Down on Me,” “When Will it Rain,” “I Stand Alone,” and “The Lumberjack.”

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***** JT’s Sports Bar & Grill, 10466 Taft Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33026, (954) 441-3833.

Got a real good sports bar for you guys- JT’s Sports Bar & Grill in Pembroke Pines.

The other night, Mrs. Jeff Eats gave Jeff Eats a “break” and let him (me)- spend some time with a bunch of buddies watching some NCAA Basketball.

Long story short, Jeff Eats & Company spent the evening at JT’s Sports Bar & Grill and had an absolute blast (for Mrs. Jeff Eats purposes- the joint stunk and “we” all couldn’t wait to get home)!

JT’s has the requisite full bar, booth and table seating- tons of flat screen tvs…The joint’s menu- tons of appetizers, burgers, wings, sandwiches, salads, entrees. Now for the kicker, JT’s Sports Bar’s food absolutely killed!

Wives or no wives, JT’s Sports Bar & Grill is a real good sports bar.

You guys can check menu/prices/info at jtssportsbarandgrill.com.

JT’s Sports Bar & Grill is open Sunday-Thursday 11am-midnight, Friday-Saturday 11am-1am.

* Free Rolling Stones’Concert!

At first glance -Jeff Eats thought that this recent admitonenow.com article was an advertisement for a new senior assisted living facility opening in Pembroke Pines…

Did any of you guys go? (The concert was this past Friday)- Havana is only 90 miles north of Key West!-you may-be wondering how Jeff Eats knows the distance/mileage- you guys do remember John Kennedy, Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev, sure you do!

from admitonenow.com
Tonight, the Rolling Stones will bring their music to Cuba for the first time ever. Concert organizers expect more than a million people to show up on the streets of Havana for the open air concert. The band arrived in the Cuban capital on Thursday. The performance is billed as the first open-air concert in Cuba by a British rock band ever. Not too long ago, Rock and Roll was considered subversive and decadent by the Castro-regime, so this concert marks something of a milestone. Up until the year 2000, the music of the Beatles was banned.

The Rolling Stones have now been touring for over five decades. In a recent press release, lead singer Mick Jagger told Cuban fans “We are so excited to be coming to play for you. Thank you for welcoming us to your beautiful country.”

Music really breaks barriers. Recently, Cuba saw electronic artist Diplo perform in Cuba’s first ever electronic dance concert. Cuba is the last stop on the Rolling Stones’ Latin America tour.

The concert is FREE on a first-come, first-served basis. If 1 million people actually show up to the concert, that equates to 1 in 11 people on the island.

Fun fact: Guitarist Keith Richards has one very strange requirement before he goes on stage. He must have Shepherd’s pie or the show will not go on.

In return for the “free” concert, the band is expected to receive a lifetime supply of Cuban cigars. Well, at least that’s what we assume.

***** Mom’s Kitchen, 1940 Northeast 45th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308, (954) 776-7292.

For our purposes we’re gonna call Mom’s Kitchen in Fort Lauderdale an “out of sight, out of mind” joint…

Jeff Eats first told you guys about this diner way back on November 9, 2011. Like I just said, “out of sight, out of mind”- truth be told, I hadn’t been back since that story appeared.

Anyway,

This past Sunday, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple did breakfast at Mom’s Kitchen and I gotta tell you that this “mom & pop” diner which has been around since 1972 did the right thing by-us!

If you’re like Jeff Eats, that being into eat-out Sunday breakfasts, delicious food, all the coffee you could ever want, heavy duty sized portions, reasonable prices, 1960s-1970s diner decor, booth/table/counter seating, super pleasant staff…then Mom’s Kitchen will definitely work for you!

Posted November 9, 2011
***** Mom’s Kitchen, 1940 Northeast 45th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308, (954) 776-7292.

Mom’s Kitchen…very original name, right! Just don’t confuse this “mom & pop” diner- with “mom & pop” diner- Mom’s Kitchen reviewd here on July 5, 2008, then again, “that” Mom’s Kitchen is in Lake Worth and this Mom’s Kitchen is in Fort Lauderdale. Then again, this Mom Kitchen’s has been around since 1972…

Anyway…if you are a fan of neighborhood diners—1960’s-1970’s look- as I am, you will enjoy Mom’s Kitchen. You know the look, counter seating, booths, formica. This particular Mom’s does breakfast & lunch Monday-Saturday 6am–3pm and Sunday 6am-2pm. As for menu particulars, the full boat of all-day breakfast stuff, burgers, sandwiches, salads. Absolutely-positively nothing fancy here.

For the record, Jeff Eats has done 3 breakfasts and 2 lunches here- let’s call this one “good solid diner” food.

To wrap this one-up—good diner food, good diner service, good diner prices, good diner decor, good neighborhood vibe.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 3/27/16- Goldmans Bagel Deli).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

PASTRAMI ON TOASTED RYE (SIDE OF POTATO SALAD)
$9.95

Goldmans Bagel Deli
2796 North Roosevelt Avenue
Key West
(305) 284-3354
goldmansdeli.com
Latest Review: 6/23/14

Real easy tale to tell you guys, Goldman’s is one of the best bagel/deli joints in Florida!

I singled out Goldmans’ pastrami on rye for special mention- but trust Jeff Eats when I tell you that- “everything” this joint makes kills! Of course, some “items” kill more than others, but they all kill!

If you’re into bagel/deli joints- Goldmans is an absolute must try!

Posted on June 23rd, 2014 · American Breakfast Delicatessen ·

***** Goldmans Bagel Deli, 2796 North Roosevelt Avenue, Key West, Florida 33040, (305) 294-3354.

Goldmans is a New York Kosher Style Bagel/Deli joint. Counter/booth/table seating.

Goldmans has all kinds of breakfast stuff, sandwiches, burgers, soups, salads…the joint boils/bakes its own bagels-there are 12 different types of bagels.

You can check menu/prices/photos at www.goldmansdeli.com.

Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and a couple of friends recently did lunch at Goldmans-and I gotta tell you… the pastrami on rye, corned beef on rye, chicken salad on a toasted everything bagel, tuna salad on a toasted whole wheat bagel, potato salad/cole slaw were-real good.

Based on “this” outing…Goldmans has to- rank right up there with the best of South Florida’s bagel/deli joints.

Goldmans is a good joint to know about- if you live in Key West or just visiting-like we were.

Goldmans Bagel Deli is open Monday-Saturday 7am-4pm,Sunday 7am-3pm.

* Happy Easter!