***** Matteo’s Restaurant, 233 South Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, (561) 392-0773 & 1825 East Hallandale Boulevard, Hallandale, Florida 33009, (954) 455-4050.

For our purposes we are gonna call this Matteo’s story “A Public Service Announcement”…it might be too late to use it – for Mother’s Day but Father’s Day (for the uninformed- Father’s Day is Mother’s Day without presents) is another story!

Anyway,

If you guys are looking for delicious Southern Italian food, great service, huge portions, reasonable prices- you gotta checkout Matteo’s which has a joint in Boca Raton and a joint in Hallandale!

Straight up, Matteo’s is handily one of Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ favorite Florida- Italian restaurants. No bs- we’ve been eating at Matteo’s for years- and every meal- has been right on the money!

Printed down below are previous Jeff Eats’ Matteo’s stories…

Posted November 26, 2015
***** Matteo’s Restaurant, 233 South Federal Highway, Boca Raton Florida 33432, (561) 392-0773—&—1825 East Hallandale Boulevard, Hallandale, Florida 33009, (954) 455-4050.

A recent email received by Jeff Eats.

Hey Jeff,
Been reading you for years.
Love the site.
Great picks.
Just curious if you don’t mind, Where are you, Mrs. Jeff Eats and Family “eating” this coming Thanksgiving?
Once again, love the site.
Happy Holiday
TURNER
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TURNER:

Assuming that you aren’t gonna pull a Michael-Captain McCluskey-Sollozzo “scene”on me…

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats and Family- are “eating” at Matteo’s Restaurant in Boca Raton at 7pm. Nothing like good solid-Pilgrim food!-fried zucchini, penne ala vodka, chicken cacciatore, baked clams, linguine in white clam sauce, broiled pork chops, veal marsala- to help us remember Plymouth Rock and Tippecanoe & Tyler Too!

Just so you know, Matteo’s in Boca Raton is one of “our” favorite Italian joints in Florida. Matteo’s food kills and its service is about as good as it gets. If you wanna “see” what a top-shelf restaurant is suppose to be- you eat at Matteo’s in Boca Raton. By the way, “we” also-really enjoy Matteo’s Hallandale location, same great food and service- but Boca Raton is- the Eats’ neighborhood so the Boca Raton joint- is an easier and more convenient outing for us!

Happy Holiday to you and your family.

DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday-8/24/14- Matteo’s- Boca Raton, Hallandale)
Posted on August 24th, 2014 · Boca Raton Dish Of The Week Hallandale Italian
***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday-8/24/14).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items.

Broiled Pork Chop
$16.95

Matteo’s
233 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton
(561) 392-0773
&
1825 East Hallandale Boulevard
Hallandale
(954) 455-4050
matteosrestaurants.com
Latest Review: 11/27/09

Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you that Matteo’s broiled pork chop “covered” with grilled onions/mushrooms/cherry peppers is absolutely off the chart. The chop is HUGE and every time I’ve had it, it was a challenge to finish the whole thing. I’m telling you, this chop is something very-very special.

Just so we are straight with each other, Matteo’s is one of the best Italian joints in South Florida. Jeff Eats has literally eaten there countless- times and the food and service are always top-shelf.

Matteo’s is an absolute must try!

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Matteo’s Restaurant (Boca Raton, Hallandale)
Posted on November 27th, 2009

***** Matteo’s Restaurant, 233 South Federal Highway, Boca Raton Florida 33432, (561) 392-0773—&—1825 East Hallandale Boulevard, Hallandale, Florida 33009, (954) 455-4050.

Certain things in life bear repeating…

Matteo’s with locations in Boca Raton, Hallandale is one of the best Italian restaurants in South Florida.

If you check…Back on March 19, 2008, I did a writeup on Matteo’s. I absolutely love this joint.You can check Matteo’s menu/prices at www.matteosristorante.com.

Matteo’s has 2 South Florida locations…Boca Raton, Hallandale…on average, I am probably in either the Boca or Hallandale joints at least once a month.

Matteo’s food is delicious. Matteo’s service is outstanding. Matteo’s prices are not-exactly “cheap,” but if you’re sensible when ordering, you won’t need a second job to pay the bill…Matteo’s features both family-style and individual portions. Matteo’s is a “white-tablecloth” joint, but your tee shirt/shorts ensemble will work.

Matteo’s started out as a Long Island joint…check the website for NY locations etc…Not exactly sure when its first S. Florida location (Boca Raton) opened, but from day-one Matteo’s has been a “homerun”…its enormous NY following, translated into an enormous South Florida following.

Look…I could go on and on about this joint…

I am telling you, that if you want terrific Italian food, served by a professional staff…with a management team that makes you feel like you are family…then you want to absolutely positively eat at Matteo’s.

You now know “again” about a sensational Italian joint that is not to be missed.

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Matteo’s Restaurant (Boca Raton & Hallandale)
Posted on March 19th, 2008 · Boca Raton Hallandale Beach Italian

***** Matteo’s Restaurant, 233 South Federal Highway, Boca Raton Florida 33432, (561) 392-0773—&—1825 East Hallandale Boulevard, Hallandale, Florida 33009, (954) 455-4050.

Matteo’s is a Southern Italian Restaurant. Matteo’s has 2 South Florida locations. Matteo’s is not cheap, but you won’t go to the poor-house, if you order sensibly. Matteo’s serves both family-style and individual sized portions. Matteo’s food is absolutely sensational. Matteo’s wait-staff is probably the best in all of South Florida. Matteo’s is always jammed.

Check Matteo’s website www.matteosrestaurants.com for menu/pricing/details.

Matteo’s is one of my favorite Italian Restaurants.

End of story.

***** Cantina Max, 6450 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, (561) 609-2426.

Jeff Eats first told you guys about Cantina Max way-back on April 7, 2016…

Long story short, on April 9, 2016 Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple ate dinner at Cantina Max and the joint’s food absolutely killed! Just so you know, the 4-of us split beef (crunchy shell) tacos, chicken burritos, 1/2 roast chicken, pulled pork quesadillas, chicken/shrimp/steak sizzling fajitas and like I just said- everything was delicious! Throw in a terrific Motown tribute show fronted by Larry Johnson- and I gotta tell you, it was a great night out!

Here’s the story’s “kicker”…

The Motown tribute show was such a huge draw- that Cantina Max is bringing “it” back tomorrow night- May 7th (9pm). The show is complimentary- but trust Jeff Eats when I tell you- show or no show Cantina Max’s kitchen is cranking out some real good stuff!

Posted April 7, 2016
* Cantina Max, 6450 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, (561) 609-2426.

Got something that maybe of interest to- some of you guys…Cantina Max in Boca Raton.

Real simple tale,

Cantina Max is a “semi-upscale” 10,000 square foot Mexican joint -which opened in Boca Raton about a month ago. The joint has a separate full bar, tons of tvs, table/booth seating, stage, dance-floor! Just so you know, Jeff Eats has “toured” but not yet tried Cantina Max out!

Anyway,

This coming Saturday Night, April 9th at 9pm, Larry Johnson- one of America’s premier Motown tribute artists is performing a COMPLIMENTARY SHOW as a “promotion” to introduce the “new” Cantina Max to the public.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have seen Larry Johnson’s show and it is nothing short of being terrific! So…on Saturday Night, we are going to kill 2-birds with one stone, that being- we are gonna eat (or shall I say dine?) at Cantina Max and also catch the show!

Like Jeff Eats said a few seconds ago, the show is COMPLIMENTARY…you don’t have to buy a thing or spend one slim dime!

If you wanna go and want a VIP Table (complimentary as well) give Kim of Seaside Music Management a call at (561) 350-3867- she’ll do the rest!

Now -you guys and Jeff Eats both know that Cantina Max’s ultimate “goal” is for you to spend-something…just wanted you to know that Jeff Eats wasn’t born under a turnip truck!

Anyway,

Jeff Eats is kinda thinking this is gonna be a real fun evening…

You can check Cantina Max’s menu/prices/info out at cantinamax.com.

Cantina Max is open Sunday-Wednesday 4pm-11pm, Thursday- Saturday 4pm-2am.

* Chain Reaction- The Ultimate Journey Tribute Band.

Not to get philosophical or nothing, but certain Rock N Roll bands transcend generational lines!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats recently attended a black-tie wedding- when the 13 piece wedding-band played 3 Journey “hits” every age group (from 5-90) in the room, came alive- singing and dancing along with the band!

With the above in mind, South Florida based Chain Reaction- performs an extremely credible and enjoyable tribute to the ageless-legendary Rock N Roll band- Journey!

You can checkout Chain Reaction- video/audio/info at chainreactiontributeband.com.

Chain Reactions’ upcoming Florida performance schedule is printed down below…

May, 14 Private Event- Kissemmee
May, 21 Abacoa Town Center – Jupiter Florida
May, 27 Boca Black Box Center for the Arts
Jun, 04 Palm Beach Zoo
Jun, 17 City of Ft Lauderdale Starlight Musicals
Jul, 04 City of Pompano Beach July 4th Celebration
Oct, 01 Wellington Amphitheater
Nov, 10 Delray Marketplace

* Welcome To The “New” Florida!

Not sure where you guys come down on the issue- what Jeff Eats does know – is that Holey Moley and Come Back Alice are both killer bands and that I think I saw The Grateful Dead at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway outside of Watkins Glen, New York on July 28, 1973!😋

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This Event will take place on the Coquina Lawn, located just steps from the Convention Center Hall from 7pm – 10pm!

We will provide Live Funkified Music from the Florida circuit that will show the Cannabis Industry what the cultural emergence in this region is all about, FREE Local Craft Beers from Florida’s Top Rated Breweries, Local Art Displays, LED Motion Entertainment, and everything that supports the idea of Sibannacal™Living.

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* Battle Of The Boro’s VIII.

Very nice “doo wop/oldies” lineup!

Jeff Eats has been a Tokens’ fan since 1961- just love, Tonight I Fell In Love!

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats- Jeff Eats and Little Peggy March are old buddies!

You can catch tickets at- coralspringscenterforthearts.com.

By the way, Jeff Eats knows that today is May 6th and the show is on October 29th- you guys do know the old Early Bird Catches The First Worm bit don’tcha!

***** Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar, 4636 Jog Road, Greenacres, Florida 33467, (561) 964-0900.

For our purposes Jeff Eats is gonna call the Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar in Greenacres “an out of sight, out of mind” terrific sports bar!

I first told you guys about the Eagle Grill on June 30, 2013- and for some unknown-reason Jeff Eats and for that matter Mrs. Jeff Eats literally “forgot” that the joint even existed! Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and I have eaten there a couple of times since June 30, 2013- that said, based on last night’s dinner of crab cakes/bbq babyback ribs we haven’t been going (back) there enough! The food absolutely killed!

Let me wrap this package up for you guys, if you live or work anywhere near the Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar- then you gotta give it a shot! It’s really that good!

Posted on June 30th, 2013 · American Greenacres Seafood
***** Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar, 4636 Jog Road, Greenacres, Florida 33467, (561) 964-0900.

Got something really-good for you guys…Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar in Greenacres. For our purposes, we’re gonna call this restaurant an “American Style”-“Sports Bar” joint.

Let me start by saying, that Jeff Eats absolutely loved the Eagle Grill.

For what it’s worth…last night, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and our friends Eric and Ellen (Jeff Eats knows Ellen since he was 13 and she was 12) tried the Eagle Grill which had been recommended the night before by our mutual friends Norman and Nancy who live in Delray Beach…confused?

Anyway…

The four of us (that’s Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Eric and Ellen who Jeff Eats knows since he was 13) drove “up” to Greenacres from Boca Raton and found the Eagle Grill in a small shopping center…from the outside, in a million years—the four of us never figured that inside- it was a cool looking neighborhood wood bar/booths/table seating joint with loads of flat screen tvs. By the way, when we got there around 8:15pm–every seat (I’m thinking 125 give or take) in the house including those at the bar were taken—it took us about 10 minutes to catch a booth.

Eagle’s menu has tons of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, wings, pastas, meat/chicken/seafood entrees, desserts…Just so you know, the joint is heavy on the seafood-side of the ledger, but don’t-worry, there is plenty of non fish stuff, so every-one in your party is gonna find what to eat. At this stage of the game, you can check www.eagle-grill.com for menu/prices/photos.

Now listen closely…Eagle Grill’s food isn’t just good, it is outrageously good. Eric ordered the crab cake entrée ($25-2 crab cakes/2 sides) and scarfed those suckers down as if he was Mahata Gandhi breaking a fast. Jeff Eats did a rack of baby-back ribs ($16- two sides), Mrs. Jeff Eats did blackened mahi ($12.50- two sides), Ellen did a shrimp po boy ($8.50 fried shrimp/lettuce/tomato/mayo and one side), the table shared steamed mussels fra diavlo ($8.50) and gumbo ($10). Like I said, 4 seconds ago…the food was outrageously good.

Let me wrap this story up…

Terrific food—super pleasant service—very reasonable prices (for example–from 3pm-9pm the Eagle offers 9 dinners priced at $9.99 a piece).

In baseball parlance, the Eagle Grill is a grand-slam.

For you guys who need a “drop” of clarification. Ellen is married to Eric, Jeff knows Ellen since he was 13 and she was 12, Norman is married to Nancy and vice versa, Nancy and Norman use to live in Boca Raton but now live in Delray Beach but are thinking of moving to Manhattan but aren’t sure on that just yet, the only tv sets currently being manufactured are flat screen tvs so it’s no longer necessary to call them flat screen tvs-just tvs will suffice and a po boy is the “same” as a sub, hero, blimpie, grinder, hoagie…and your tee shirt/shorts ensembles will work beautifully at the Eagle.

Eagle Grill is open Sunday noon-9:30pm, Monday-Thursday 11am-9:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-10:30pm.

Finally, if Norman and Nancy decide to move to Manhattan, Jeff Eats will update you guys.

* Einstein Bros. Bagels- Twist N’ Dip Bagel.

Got something interesting here…

Starting (on a limited time basis-through the Summer) the national bagel chain- Einstein Bros. Bagels is introducing a new “item”- Twist N’ Dip Bagel to its menu!

The folks at Einstein Bros. Bagels just “gave” Jeff Eats a- $20 gift card- to take 2- of you guys out- to try the new Twist N’ Dip Bagel! The Twist N’ Dip Bagel is priced at $3.39 and there are 16 different shmears to choose from!

Be the 5th or 10th reader to “comment” and Jeff Eats will contact you and set up an “outing” for next week! Please, only 1- comment per reader per day! By the way, you can’t be both #5 and #10- Jeff Eats is looking for a threesome!

Just so you know, I’m not going to publish the “comments” until #5 & #10 have been received!

For you guys wondering “where”- don’t worry your pretty little heads, Einstein Bros. Bagels has loads of Florida locations- so it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out a convenient location for Jeff Eats and the winners to meet-up!

You can check Einsteins’ locations/menu/info at einsteinbros.com.

By the way, if you aren’t one of the winners- Einstein Bros. site- einsteinbros.com has a coupon that gets you a Twist N’ Dip Bagel- after you buy one!

from einsteinbros.com

1. Between now and July 31, bagel lovers everywhere have permission to play (with their food) to show off their best Twist ‘N Dip moves. Fans are invited to post a photo or video that captures how they Twist N’ Dip on Facebook,Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #TwistNDip. Einstein Bros. will select weekly winners to receive cool prizes such as Six Flags prize packs, summer swag and even FREE bagels for a year.

2. Beginning May 5, the all new Twist N’ Dip bagel gives fans a reason to look forward to morning office meetings, an afternoon escape or even the simple joy of a shmear mustache on their kid’s face. The Twist N’ Dip bagel doesn’t just offer a new way to enjoy a bagel, it offers a FUN new way to play with your food!

3. Revolutionary perforated plain bagel easy to twist and tear into bite size pieces for dipping into two of Einstein’s 16 flavors of signature schmear.

4. For every Twist N’ Dip sold Einstein will donate a bagel to someone in need.

* Ron Feingold.

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, you guys gotta go see- national headlining comedian/vocal impressionist Ron Feingold who is scheduled to play the Boca Black Box this coming Thursday & Friday – May 5th & 6th (8pm). Feingold- who works “clean” puts on a very funny comedy show laced with dead on vocal impressionists!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, if this guy wasn’t as terrific as I’m telling you he is, the Boca Black Box wouldn’t be headlining him for 2-consecutive nights!

Finally, like food- what constitutes terrific music & comedy are purely subjective calls – go checkout Ron Feingold on You Tube and see if you’re on the same page as Jeff Eats is!

The Skinny:
Ron Feingold
Thursday, May 5th at 8:00 PM & Friday, May 6th at 8:00 PM
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Rd, # 10, Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Box Office: 483-9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com goldstar.com (discount tickets), also check Boca Black Box’s Facebook page for complimentary tickets for the 5/5/16 show

from bocablackbox.com
Ron has performed for corporations across the country and has made each experience unique, and fun. His up-tempo songs and contemporary favorites as well as classics to each show for a foot-tapping musical experience. His stand-up comedy is scattered throughout the show incorporating material about music including more impressions, relationships (especially his loving wife) and jokes that every audience can identify with. No show is ever the same.

***** Solorzano Bros. Pizza, 4 Webber Street, Sarasota, Florida 34232, (941) 926-4276.

Got a real good red sauce/Italian joint for you guys- Solorzano Bros. Pizza in Sarasota.

Maybe a dozen tables- sort of a limited menu, but the odds are you’ll find what to eat, the joint bakes its own bread, reasonable prices, super pleasant service- and as Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats discovered at a recent dinner-absolutely killer thin crispy crust/sweet sauce pizza, garlic knots, meatball parm sub, caprese salad.

Now you guys and Jeff Eats both know that this food blogging business is purely a subjective game. You know the drill, what I like, you may hate- what I think is salty you may find to be too sweet- with all that in mind, I gotta tell you that Solorzano’s stuff was absolute dynamite! One other thought- Solorzano’s “dining room” reminds me of the scene in The Godfather where Michael shoots Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey- like Jeff Eats said 2-seconds ago-Solorzano’s food killed (pun intended)!

Anyway, if you live or work anywhere near Solorzano Bros. Pizza- it’s an absolute must try!

Solorzano Bros. Pizza is open Tuesday-Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 4pm-10pm, closed Monday.

* Chris Young.

Jeff Eats isn’t even close to being a fan!

Just in case you are…the country western star’s tickets can be had tomorrow!