* This article first appeared on November 13, 2015. Just wanted you guys to know, that Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats saw the show last night (Opening Night) and we had an absolute blast!- 2 hours of dynamite vocals and hilarious comedy bits- if you are a child of the 50s or 60s trust Jeff Eats- you will absolutely love 4 Ever ’50s! I also wanted to mention that Jeff Eats just checked goldstar.com and it has a handful of discount tickets available- so if you wanna go…

4 Ever ’50s (Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park- Boca Raton)

Posted on November 13th, 2015 · Boca Raton Deals Music/Events/Other · [edit]
* 4 Ever ’50s.

Jeff Eats must be slipping…just heard about this one-this morning!

Checkout audio/video at- 4ever50s.com. Trust Jeff Eats on this one, assuming that- the “production” hasn’t been doctored, these boys can really sing!

You can catch tickets at willowtheatre.org/4ever-50s. Also check goldstar.com, its got a whole bunch of discount tickets listed.

from goldstar.com

4 Ever ’50s: Bop Back to the Doo-Wop Era

 Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park ( 300 S. Military Trail Boca Raton, FL 33486 )

The entertaining quartet known as The 4 Guyz travels back through time to the happy days of the ’50s and ’60s, where four-part vocal harmonies ruled the pop charts and bobby soxers and greasers roamed the malt shops. A lighthearted, interactive musical revue that has been running for more than 10 years in the Midwest and now makes its South Florida debut, 4 Ever ’50s pays tribute to the doo-wop days with comic patter and a lineup of hit songs. You’ll hear all the top hits, from upbeat favorites like “Duke of Earl,” “Rock Around the Clock” and “At the Hop” to romantic ballads, including “Blue Moon,” “Sixteen Candles” and more.

***** Kingsburg Asian Cuisine, 9819 South Military Trail, Boynton Beach, Florida 33436, (561) 734-8255.

Got a real good Chinese joint for you…Kingsburg Asian Cuisine in Boynton Beach. Don’t let the “Asian Cuisine” in the joint’s name throw you off, Kingsburg is a Chinese restaurant- with a pretty good handful of Korean, Vietnamese and Thai dishes thrown into the menu-mix!

The other night, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple ate dinner at Kingsburg…not exactly sure as to how long Kingsburg been around- but when I squinted (no insult or pun intended) my eyes, I’m thinking that I could have been sitting in a Brooklyn Chinese Restaurant in 1957…loads of booths, big round tables for about 100!

Dishes ordered:
Wonton Soup
Hot & Sour Soup
Fried Pork Dumplings
BBQ Spare Ribs
Egg Rolls
Roast Pork Fried Rice
General Tso’s Chicken
Shrimp With Lobster Sauce
Mu Shu Pork
Shrimp Lo Mein
Pepper Steak

…and I gotta tell you, everything was right on the money! Now I could- break things down for you, by telling you that Jeff Eats has had better Egg Rolls and Pepper Steak…and that I really enjoyed the General Tso’s Chicken and Shrimp Lo Mein- but you guys know that this food-reviewing business is purely a subjective game, what I like, you may hate and vice versa!-so let’s leave it at, I would definitely eat at Kingsburg again- because all four of us (in case you forgot- Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple)-all agreed that the food worked, the prices were reasonable, the portions were huge, the service was pleasant and the décor when we squinted our eyes (no pun or insult intended) made us feel like we were back in a Brooklyn Chinese restaurant in 1957!

You can check menu/prices at kingsurgfl.com.

Kingsburg Asian Cuisine is open Monday-Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 11am-9:30pm (I guess “they” want to get home in time to watch The Good Wife).

***** Barone’s La Pizzeria, (5632 West Sample Road, Margate, Florida 33073 (954) 968-4396)- Valentines Day-2016.

Long story short…

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “did” Valentines Day 2014 & 2015- at Barone’s La Pizzeria. Just wanted you guys to know, that we are planning on doing Valentines Day-2016 at Barone’s La Pizzeria. Great food. Terrific service. Reasonable prices. Casual dress. AND the absolutely amazing vocalist Michael D’Amore will be performing. Barone’s La Pizzeria hasn’t yet “announced” its 2016 Valentines’ menu- but Jeff Eats is kinda thinking it’s gonna be real similar to 2015’s! Just a heads up, if you wanna go- call and make a reservation as soon as possible, because 2014 & 2015 were packed nights- and guaranteed 2016 will be too!

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ItalianPizzaBarone’s La Pizzeria (Margate)
Posted on January 20th, 2015 · Italian Margate Pizza
***** Barone’s La Pizzeria.

I’m gonna save you guys the “trouble” of e-mailing me…to find out where Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are going for Valentines Day-2015…

Just this very minute, I asked Mrs. Jeff Eats to make a reservation at Barone’s La Pizzeria which is one of our favorite mom & pop red sauce South Florida Italian joints.

We “did” Valentines Day-2014 there…and had an absolute blast.

By the way, if some of you guys are like Jeff Eats…Saturday, February 14, 2015! Your welcome!!

Anyway,

Printed down below, is- Barone’s La Pizzeria- Valentines Day’s 2015- “flyer”–Yeah, I caught the spelling errors,,, and some of the text doesn’t make sense… and there is no pricing…hey!- they are Italian restaurant guys- not Jewish Brooklyn lawyers-Capice! All I know, is Barone’s makes great food, has great service, has reasonable prices and its owners are the nicest people going! By the way, I see that falsetto-singer extraordinaire, Michael D’Amore will be performing…the guy absolutely kills!

So, if you want to go out- real easy nothing fancy schmancy- go call Barone’s at (954) 068-4396- find out what the “story” is and if it makes sense to you, make a reservation.

Printed below is Jeff Eats’ Barone’s La Pizzeria review from February 15, 2014.

Looking forward to seeing some of you guys there!

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Posted February 14, 2014
February 15, 2014
***** Barone’s La Pizzeria, 5632 West Sample Road, Margate, Florida 33073 (954) 968-4396.

Call it crazy, but at least once a week -Jeff Eats gets asked among other things-to name his favorite south Florida Italian/pizza joints…very flattering -to think that so many of you guys actually believe that I know what I am talking about…

Anyway…

Way back on June 28, 2010- Jeff Eats “reviewed” Barone’s La Pizzeria…and I gotta tell you, that over the ensuing years, Barone’s has become one of Jeff Eats’ “go to joints.” Personally, I would match Barone’s food/prices/service up-against the best “mom & pop” red sauce players in South Florida.

So…you now know where Jeff Eats goes when he is craving -outstanding New York Style pizza, amazing garlic knots, fabulous minestrone soup, delicious veal marsala—so forth and so on.

One final thought…Barone’s has been around for something like 40 years…that should tell you something!

The original (6/28/10) review is reprinted below.
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***** Barone’s La Pizzeria, 5632 West Sample Road, Margate, Florida 33073 (954) 968-4396.
Barone’s La Pizzeria is a “Mom & Pop—red sauce” pizza joint located in Margate.
You can check its menu/prices at www.lapizzeriamargate.com.

You know and I know that “Mom & Pop” pizza joints are a dime a dozen-down here in old South Florida. I think the way it works…the strip center landlord first signs Publix, then Walgreens, then a Chinese takeout, then a pizza joint, then a dry cleaners…then a —-(you fill in the blanks)….then half of the businesses go bust…

Anyway, the other evening, I gave Barone’s La Pizzeria a shot- and I gotta tell you, the food is real-good. My party did pizza, shrimp scampi, veal parmigiana, meat lasagna, chicken & shrimp alfredo, penne ala vodka—and like I just said, real good.

As you know– over the past few years, old Jeff Eats has eaten-in his fair share of “mom & pop” Italian joints…and, to be perfectly honest with you, most of them barely get the job done, but then again, that’s the nature of the beast…”cheap is cheap”….”you get what you pay for”…”one if by land, 2 if by sea.” Trust me on this one, Barone’s La Pizzeria is REAL GOOD…if you live or work near the joint, I highly recommend that you give it a try.

By the way, Barone’s La Pizzeria is right across Sample Road from the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek and is maybe a 3-minute drive (west) from the Festival Flea Market on Sample Road.

Barone’s La Pizzeria is open Sunday-Thursday 11am-10pm and Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm

This article first appeared on November 19, 2015.

* Win 2-Tickets To: Little River Band with Ambrosia and Player.

Little River Band with Ambrosia and Player are set to appear at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater (1801 Northeast 6th Street, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060), Friday Night- January 8, 2016- 7pm.

THE CONTEST AND ITS RULES ARE REAL SIMPLE:

Be the 35th reader to post a COMMENT ABOUT THE CONCERT- and you win 2-tickets Your 2-seats will be right next to Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ seats.

You can only “do” one COMMENT a day, and remember Jeff Eats sees all of the IP addresses, so please- not too much cheating.

If Jeff Eats gets less than 35 COMMENTS, #34, 33- so on and so forth will be the winner! The latest (if necessary) time a COMMENT can be posted is 1/5/16 at 11:59pm!

If no COMMENTS are posted, Mrs. Jeff Eats’ friend Barbara and her husband Alan get the tickets (between you guys and Jeff Eats, please-I am begging you to send in at least 1-COMMENT)!

The winner will be contacted by Jeff Eats via e-mail.

The Skinny:

from pompanobeacharts.org

Friday, January 8th
Concert: 7pm | Doors: 6pm
The Amp (Pompano Beach Amphitheater)
Tickets: pompanobeacharts.org

Little River Band

Little River Band was the first Australian band to successfully conquer foreign markets from an Australian base. Within eight months of their birth, LRB had already scored three Australian Top 20 singles and two Top Ten albums. In 1976, after their self-titled debut album was released in the USA, the long grind of 13 US tours in eight years had begun.

From Portland to Fort Lauderdale and New York to LA, fans of the band are treated to an entertaining mix of classic songs and new material, delivered as always with that trademark blend of impeccable vocals, soaring harmonies, kick-ass playing and the unmistakable feeling of a band really enjoying itself.

2015 marks the band’s 40th Anniversary, keeping alive the enduring appeal of recognizable and powerful classics, as well fresh new rock/country crossover hits.

Ambrosia

Exploring the possibilities of progressive classical and world influences, yet rooted with the soul of the blues and R&B, Joseph Puerta, Christopher North, David Pack, and Burleigh Drummond created a new sound that was defined and recognized as Ambrosia. In its brief recording history, Ambrosia garnered 5 Grammy Nominations, 5 Top 20 singles, heavy FM airplay, and the admiration and respect of the musical community. All this is in addition to several sold out concerts around the world.

Today the band is more alive than ever. The band recently rocked the The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon show with accolades from Jimmy himself and has shown its musical versatility with the ability to play a prog set of music with Yes and Genesis or glide into their pop hits “How Much I Feel and Biggest Part of Me” with a romantic soul.

Player

In January 1978, Player had an international number one hit with their first single: “Baby Come Back”, which was co-written and sung by Beckett. The self-titled album went platinum and the band toured extensively. Four albums followed rendering four more top forty singles, including “This Time I’m In It For Love”, which reached number ten on Billboard’s chart. Player started performing again in the year 2003, always featuring an all star line-up, which has included at various times members of The Cars, REO SpeedWagon, Foreigner and Little River Band.

Band member Peter Beckett has written hit songs for many artists including: Heart, Olivia Newton-John, Kenny Rodgers, The Temptations, Poco, Janet Jackson, The Commodores, Cliff Richards, Survivor, Grace Slick, and more recently Vanessa Hudgens of “High School Musical” fame.

Between the years 1989-1997, Peter was a featured member of The Little River Band and has written several singles for them. Peter and Ronn were part of Sail Rock 2013 and toured the country with Christopher Cross, Orleans, Firefall and many other great musicians. In 2014, the entire band toured Australia and appeared on national TV shows like General Hospital and Home and Family.

The Amp (Pompano Beach Amphitheater)
1806 NE 6th St – Pompano Beach

Date/Time
Date(s) – 01/08/2016
7:00 pm

***** Randazzo’s Little Italy, 150 Giralda Street, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, (305) 448-7002.

First told you guys about Randazzo’s on September 11, 2008. Jeff Eats doesn’t get to eat at Randazzo’s as much as I would like (Boca Raton where I live-to Coral Gables is a “nice” drive”)- that said, every time I’ve eaten there, I’ve been totally blown away by its food and service!

Long story short, last night Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple “did” dinner- and once again, the joint’s food was delicious and its service as pleasant- professional as can be!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, you guys gotta try this joint- it’s terrific!

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Randazzo’s Little Italy (Coral Gables)
Posted on September 11th, 2008 · Coral Gables Italian
***** Randazzo’s Little Italy, 150 Giralda Street, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, (305) 448-7002.

Got a terrific Italian Restaurant for you to try…Randazzo’s Little Italy. In addition to having delicious food…efficient wait-staff…large portions…reasonable prices…Randazzo’s has an owner who if you piss him off, could actually knock you out…the joint is owned/operated by former cruiser-weight boxing champion Marc Randazzo.

The best way to describe Randazzo’s decor-ambiance is ADRIAN’S…let me explain. Rent yourself a copy of Sylvester Stallone’s latest Rocky film, “Rocky Balboa”…in the film, Rocky is a retired boxer who owns/operates a restaurant named after his late wife, Adrian…Rocky’s joint is decorated with a combination of stuff which includes boxing memorabilia and Rocky walks around the joint “schmoozing” the clientele. Randazzo’s which has a red/white table cloth setup, is decorated with all kinds of photos of “this and that” and boxing memorabilia… it is owned/operated by a retired boxing champion, who likes to “schmooze”…sound familiar?

Anyway…this is a terrific place. It has limited seating and the two times that I ate dinner there, it was jammed with “tons” of folks waiting for tables. This joint has all of the usual dishes and many portions are enough to feed two or more…ask the server when ordering…no need to over-order/over-spend. By the way, if you don’t like the food, keep it to yourself, as Marc had one of the best left-hands in his divsion.

Randazzo’s is open for lunch Monday-Friday 11:30am-2:30pm, Monday-Saturday for dinner, closed on Sunday.

You can check menu/prices at randazzoslittleitaly.com.

* Brooklyn ‘Nut’ Cracker Comedy Tour With Comedian Steve Marshall.

Literally, just this minute- Brooklyn ‘Nut’ Cracker Comedy Tour With Comedian Steve Marshall- was added to the Boca Black Box’s schedule, Saturday- December 19, 2015 (8pm).

Long story short, in mid-September 2015, Steve Marshall played a handful of South Florida dates (theaters/casinos/arenas)- and they were all SRO affairs! Jeff Eats & Mrs. Jeff Eats saw Marshall at the Boca Black Box on September 18th- and he had the audience pissing-in-their-pants! The guy is “blue” very funny! Jeff Eats is thinking- that the Boca Black Box- is figuring that Marshall will do it again, that is- sell the joint out! Between you and me, I think that the Black Box is right on that!- then again, just maybe the NYC based Marshall has a mother who lives in the Boca West Country Club and he was gonna be in Boca Raton anyway- visiting her!

The Skinny:
Saturday Night, December 19, 2015 (8pm)
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Box-Office: (561) 483- 9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com (by the way, goldstar.com has a handful of $20 tickets listed at $5)

from the bocablackbox.com

This is not your mother’s BALLET!!! There are no sugar plum fairies in Steve Marshall’s holiday comedy show. Instead, listen to Steve complain about being the only Jew in his family, why he sees the glass as half empty, and why you should not make fun of Chinese people that work in a Chinese restaurant. This ball-busting show will have you laughing, relating and plotzing through the aisles. This show is rated H, for honesty…

Comedian Steve Marshall lives by a code, “Don’t Behave.” He’s put this code to work in a system he calls “The Marshall Plan,” and it seems to have worked. Along with performing all over the country, Marshall has been featured on CBS News and CNBC. He’s also been the warm-up act for the show “The View,” wrote the film Driving Me Crazy (starring Mickey Rooney), and was on the NBC show “Dare to Dream.”

* Justin Willman- Fake Believe Tour.

The super talented magician/comedian’s recently announced “Fake Believe Tour” has 1- South Florida stop:

December 17-20, 2015
The Improv
CityPlace
550 S. Rosemary Ave., Suite 250
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Box Office: 561-833-1812
Tickets: palmbeachimprov.com -(keep an eye on goldstar.com for discount tickets).

Trust Jeff Eats, the guy absolutely kills- and every show will be SRO!

Go see Justin William, you will have an absolute blast!

Justin Willman

Comedian/Magician Justin Willman is a hit in the alternative comedy scene and is currently on tour with his new live show, Fake Believe. Among his numerous TV appearances, Justin has become a regular guest on The Tonight Show, The Ellen Show, and @Midnight on Comedy Central, and his hit web series, Magic Meltdown led to his upcoming Nerdist produced Comedy Central pilot, Sleight of Mouth with Justin Willman, airing March 23. His live performances have sold-out Largo (LA), Moontower Comedy Festival (Austin), Bumbershoot (Seattle), Sketchfest (San Francisco) and he is a staple performer at The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. His greatest trick yet, however, was receiving a standing ovation from President Obama, following a private performance at the White House. How did he do it? Magnets.

This article first appeared on November 23, 2015.

* Win 2 Tickets To: Good Vibrations- Starring MICKY DOLENZ, FELIX CAVALIERE, MARK FARNER, STEVE AUGERI, JOHN CAFFERTY.

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, you “old rockers” out there will absolutely love this concert!

Real simple game here…

Jeff Eats has 2 tickets for the 40th reader who posts a comment. Just so you know, 1- comment per reader per day- Your IP Addresses don’t lie! Last date to submit a comment, January 6, 2016. If 40 comments aren’t received, #39-38-37-36 so on and so forth- will be the winner!

The Skinny:

Good Vibrations- Starring MICKY DOLENZ, FELIX CAVALIERE, MARK FARNER, STEVE AUGERI, JOHN CAFFERTY

Sunday, January 10, 2016 – 6:00PM

The Pavilion at Old School Square
51 North Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, Florida 33444

Info: (561) 243-7922 facebook.com/events/1041710655862710/

Tickets: ($40, $55, $65, $125) gimmelive.com/?c=67

* This article first appeared on August 17, 2015. Trust Jeff Eats, I know funny- and this guy Sarge is FUNNY! Sarge has been working South Florida for years- and seemingly every show that he does is a SRO affair! The way I figure it- Sarge knows exactly “what” his audience wants to hear- and delivers! If you haven’t yet-seen him GO!- I am telling you, you will laugh your ass off! Sarge is a real-busy guy, so check iamsarge.com for his full schedule which includes The Sarge Chanukah Chutzpah Tour and his “regular” standup show…

Posted August 17, 2015
* The Sarge Chanukah Chutzpah Tour.

Tickets just went on sale!

Go see Sarge, a very funny clean comedian!

The Sarge Chanukah Chutzpah Tour.
Event Date: Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Tickets: coralspringscenterforthearts.com

By the way, if Coral Spring Center’s date doesn’t work for you, Sarge has a whole bunch of other- South Florida dates/venues for both his Chanukah and standup shows!

You can check iamsarge.com for schedule/info.

Like Jeff Eats said a few seconds ago, a very funny clean comic!

* Johnny Dee and the Starlights.

A recent e-mail received by Jeff Eats:

Jeff,

Long time reader. Love the Jeff Eats’ site.
I need a great 50s-60s Rock N Roll band for a charity event that I am the Chairperson of. The charity event is in September, 2016 and will be held in North Miami. Expecting around 300 people.
I have seen a number of south Florida 50s-60s bands and although many are very good, I would love to have a band that is really special and if possible not based in the immediate area so that its appearance will be be fresh, in that most if not all of the guests have never seen the band before.

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Tanya
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Tanya:

Got the perfect band for you, Johnny Dee and the Starlights (I know-Joey Dee & The Starliters)!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, the band is amazingly-good!

Jeff Eats is thinking (actually I’m knowing) that your crowd will go absolutely nuts over Johnny Dee and the Starlights- as they put on a great show! I’m also thinking, that because Johnny Dee and the Starlights is based out of Orlando and seldom plays- Dade/Broward/Palm Beach Counties- that most of your guests- will not have seen the band before!

Like I said before, the band is amazingly good!

You can check the band out at johnnydeeandthestarlights.com.

Thanks for reading…

from johnnydeeandthestarlights.com

Calling themselves “your time machine back to the early days of rock ‘n’ roll,” this Florida band features music made famous by Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley, among many others. Songs include classics like “Runaround Sue,” “Only the Lonely,” and “Unchained Melody.” Come hear the hits of yesteryear played the way they were meant to be played!

MORE ABOUT JOHNNY DEE AND THE STARLIGHTS
Johnny Dee and the Starlights play the music of the ‘50s and ‘60s with such passion, intensity, and authenticity that you’ll swear you’ve been transported back in time. Much more than your average cover band, Johnny Dee and the Starlights are out to change the way you think about tribute performances. Featuring popular actor and musician Andy Matchett as Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Hank Williams, and his own alter ego, Johnny Dee – along with a five-piece band, including the lovely Starlettes – this is a performance you will not want to miss!