Pizzacraft Artisian Pizzeria, 330 SOuthwest 2nd, Fort Lauderdale, FLorida 33312, (954) 616-8028.

There is an old Polish saying or maybe it’s an old Latvian saying…”If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything.”

With the above in mind, yesterday Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ate lunch at Pizzacraft Artisian Pizzeria- basic cheese pizza pie, meatball sub, ricotta appetizer and…since I am neither Polish nor Latvian, lousy way-overpriced crap!- the $18 6-slice pizza was under-cooked (the cheese was room temperature) and the dough was topped with a puddle (trust Jeff Eats, “puddle” is being kind) of “who knows what reddish/yellow liquid”- the $14 meatball sub tasted like/and had the same consistency as the Sloppy Joes that P.S. 179’s cafeteria use to serve for lunch in 1957 (trust Jeff Eats, in 1957 nobody lined-up for seconds on those Sloppy Joes) and the $9 ricotta appetizer had no taste-whatsoever!

To be perfectly honest with you, after paying the $56- bill (tax and tip included) I felt like an absolute schmuck for having chosen this joint to eat at. What a freaking rip-off!

Now you guys and Jeff Eats both know that food “reviewing” is a subjective game…what I may like, you on the other hand may hate -and vice versa…with that in mind, printed down below is Pizzacraft’s description of itself…

Trust Jeff Eats, lousy way-overpriced crap!

pizzacraftpizzeria.com

Pizzacraft is your neighborhood pizzeria and cocktail bar. Pizzas are the star of the show at Pizzacraft. Wood burning masterpieces that feature “00” flour, imported tomatoes, homemade mozzarella and local and seasonal produce. The menu also features homemade pastas, weekly Italian specialties, seasonal salads and a wide selection of local and imported charcuterie and cheeses from the world’s best artisans.

Pizzacraft also features a full liquor bar, Italian sodas, tons of local craft beers and has a wine list that boasts new and old world favorites. Open 7 days a week Pizzacraft is the perfect for a lunch, dinner or late night rendezvous.

Hours:

Monday-Thursday 11:30am – 11pm

Friday & Saturday 11:30am-12am

Sunday 11:30am-10pm

***** DISH OF THE WEEK- (Sunday 11/22/15).

One (actually two) of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

WESTERN OMELET
$7.95

CHEESE BURGER
$7.95

Lemon Tree Cafe
5463 Lyons Road
Coconut Creek
(954) 570-8822
thelemontreecafe.com
Latest Review: 1/22/14

You regular Jeff Eats’ readers know (or should know) by now, that I am a huge fan of the “mom & pop” neighborhood diner-concept!-that being, a great place to eat a solid breakfast/lunch/dinner for relatively cheap money, with a super friendly wait-staff! Throw in counter seating where Jeff Eats can discuss the woes of the world and the Lemon Tree Cafe is definitely right up my alley!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, if you are an easy going cat looking to just “enjoy”- then you give Lemon Tree Cafe in Coconut Creek a shot.

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Lemon Tree Cafe (Coconut Creek)
Posted on January 22nd, 2014 · American Breakfast Coconut Creek

***** Lemon Tree Cafe, 5463 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073, (954) 570-8822.

Lemon Tree Cafe…”neighborhood diner”–table/booth/counter seating.

Lemon Tree’s menu is loaded with breakfast stuff, sandwiches, burgers, soups, salads, wraps, entrees.

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

Jeff Eats recently did “lunch”…cheeseburger/French fries ($7.95)–chicken Caesar wrap with sweet potato fries ($10.95)–Reuben melt with French fries ($8.95)…everything was A-OK.

Let me wrap Lemon Tree Cafe up for you–good solid diner food.

Based on lunch, a breakfast outing is definitely in the cards.

Lemon Tree Café is open Monday-Saturday 6:30am-9pm, Sunday 6:30am-4pm.

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* Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live!

This one should be really good!

Earlier this year, Jeff Eats saw- Turner/The Flamingos/The Classics- and they killed! The rare play here, Safuto and Kuse who in recent years haven’t exactly been “staples” on the oldies circuit…just between you guys and Jeff Eats, “one-hit-wonders” but in my book, DENISE and CONEY ISLAND BABY are alone worth the price of admission!

The Skinny:

Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live!
Thu. Feb 11, 2016 at 7:30pm EST
Port St. Lucie Civic Center 9221 SE Civic Center Pl.
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
(772) 871-5225
Tickets: $39, $49, $59 at poprockdoowopp.com

from poprockdoowopp.com

Rock & Doo Wopp Live!

Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live! returns to the Port St. Lucie Civic Center just in time for Valentine’s Day with some of the greatest voices singing some of the greatest love songs of all time…

The Flamingos featuring Terry Johnson (“I Only Have Eyes for You”, “Lovers Never Say Goodbye”, “Mio Amore”)

Sonny Turner, the former lead singer of The Platters (“Only You”, “With This Ring”, “My Prayer”, “The Great Pretender”, “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”, “I Love You 1,000 Times”)

and a New York Doo Wopp Reunion…

FROM BROOKLYN… Emil Stucchio & The Classics (“Till Then”)

FROM QUEENS… Randy & The Rainbows’ original lead singer Randy Safuto (“Denise”)

FROM THE BRONX… The Excellents’ original lead singer John Kuse (“Coney Island Baby”)

and Port St. Lucie’s own pop, rock and doo wopp stars, The Renditions.

This article first appeared on October 26, 2015. Just checked the box-office and there are only a handful of tickets left. Jeff Eats is a huge NYSE GUYS’ fan…go see these guys- guaranteed after you see them, you’ll also be a huge fan!

Posted October 26, 2015
* THE NYSE GUYS.

Jeff Eats has been a huge- NYSE GUYS’ fan for years. Absolutely love these guys. Three first class-lead singers who “cover” the greatest hits of the 40s-50s-60s-70s.

The reason for today’s mention- saw them the other night at the Boca Black Box in Boca Raton and once again The NYSE Guys blew me away with 2-hours of great vocals/audience patter…so Jeff Eats thought he would share that…

THE NYSE GUYS’ next scheduled “public” show- Century Village, 2400 Century Blvd, Deerfield Beach, FLorida 33442, (954) 421-2556 on Saturday Night, November 28, 2015 at 8pm…if you’re a Century Village Resident- tickets are $10, if you are a Non-Resident- tickets are $15…tickets can be purchased at cveevents.com.

Trust me on this one, if you like the music of the 40s-50s-60s-70s, then you will love The NYSE Guys!

Just in case you need some convincing as to how good these guys really are…
youtube.com/watch?v=4VGH4k1Gsgk

from cveevents.com

THE NYSE GUYS

Willie, Peter and Chas are The NYSE GUYS — a three-man vocal group from Orlando. The trio performs Motown, Oldies, Doo-Wop… featuring the hits of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons,
Neil Diamond, The Beach Boys, Dion & The Belmonts, Jay & The Americans and plenty of “Rat Pack” tunes with their own twist. With their three different and distinct vocal styles, each sings solo, duet and then accent it with some very smooth three-part harmonies.

* BStreet Band.

Jeff Eats has seen this New Jersey based- Springsteen tribute band…they are REAL GOOD!

You now got a chance to see them for FREE..

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, if you like Springsteen, you’ll really enjoy BStreet!

There will be thousands out there for this one! So if you plan on going- try and get-there early to catch a good spot on the lawn!

Free Friday Concert:
BSTREET BAND
Friday, November 20, 2015 – 7:30 p.m.
Rain or shine; free admission. The concert features the ultimate Bruce Springsteen Tribute! Food trucks and cash bar available.
Delray Beach Center for the Arts / Outdoor Pavilion
51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach 33444
561-243-7922, DelrayArts.org

* Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes.

If you claim to be a “Rock n Roller” and haven’t yet-seen Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, trust Jeff Eats, you’ve been fooling yourself!

Go see Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes and then we can talk!- (I mean, then you can talk!).

from coralspringscenterforthearts.com

A mainstay of the tight-knit New Jersey rocker community, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes have swapped songs and members with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Bon Jovi and others. But they’ve sustained a strong following of their own for more than three decades with their blend of classic blues-rock and horn-driven soul, legendary live shows and signature singles like “I Don’t Want to Go Home,” “The Fever” and “Talk to Me.” They released a well-reviewed studio album, Pills and Ammo, in 2010, along with their latest live disc, Men Without Women, in 2012.

The Skinny:

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
January 31, 2016 (7:30pm)
Coral Springs Center for the Arts
2855 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Box Office: 954.344.5990
Tickets: coralspringscenterforthearts.com

• GRAPES & SYRIAN REFUGEES.

If someone handed you a bunch of grapes and said, “Here’s a bunch of grapes, I’m not sure, but a couple of the grapes may be poisonous”- would you eat any of the grapes?

I didn’t think so!

The President of the United States should start reading food blogs.

***** Chef Tai’s, 4810 Northwest Boca Raton Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 998-7887.

Was just by Federal Highway and Yamato Road and saw a huge tractor-trailer unloading a shipment of cars- all with New York license plates.

To save you “car owners” the time & effort of writing Jeff Eats…

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Chef Tai’s (Boca Raton)
Posted on December 24th, 2014 · Boca Raton Chinese Fast Food

***** Chef Tai’s, 4810 Northwest Boca Raton Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 998-7887.

Christmas Day 2014 + 2 Reformed Jews formerly from Brooklyn = Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats giving the nod to Chef Tai’s this year.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about here, I give up!

Jeff Eats’ 11/30/2010 Chef Tai’s “review” is reprinted down below.

For those of you who may not be familiar with Chef Tai’s…it’s a “mom & pop” takeout only Chinese joint, located in a big old-huge crappy strip center and it makes delicious stuff.

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Posted November 30, 2010
***** Chef Tai’s, 4810 Northwest Boca Raton Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 998-7887.

Chef Tai’s is a Chinese takeout-only joint in Boca Raton…surprise-surprise (courtesy Gomer Pyle), it is located in a “bombed-out” shopping center- that you probably wouldn’t drive into in a million years. That said…Chef Tai’s makes some delicious stuff. I heard about Chef Tai’s about 5 months ago– have gotten food four times…haven’t been disappointed even once.

Delicious- egg rolls, fried dumplings, bbq ribs, general tso’s chicken, roast pork fried rice, shrimp with black bean sauce, pepper steak.

You can check menu/prices at www.bocamenus.com.

Based on Jeff Eat’s patent-pending “Brooklyn Chinese Food Taste Test”- I gotta give Chef Tai’s a top-notch rating. Trust me on this, the food is really good.

Chef Tai’s is open Monday-Saturday 11am-9pm, closed on Sunday

This article first appeared on November 15, 2015.

* Win 2 Tickets To Opening Night- December 4, 2015 To: 4 Ever ’50s (Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park- Boca Raton.

Jeff Eats got 2-Tickets for the 25th reader to post a “comment”…one comment per day/per email-IP Address. If 25 comments aren’t received by December 2, 2015- #24, 23, 22, 21 so on an so forth will be the winner!

The Skinny:

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

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.

***** Gary Woo Express, 9874 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 483-8889.

Was just by- Yamato Road & 441 in Boca Raton. Saw a gigantic tractor-trailer “unloading” a ton of cars- all with New York license plates!

To save you “car owners” the time-effort of writing Jeff Eats…

Posted December 23, 2012
***** Gary Woo Express, 9874 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 483-8889.

Got an absolutely terrific Chinese-takeout joint for you…Gary Woo Express in Boca Raton.

Just so you know, Jeff Eats originally “reviewed” this joint on August 19, 2009…suffice it to say, I loved its food back in 2009. Anyway, about 8 months ago new owners took over and to their credit, the food they are “banging-out” is even better than the original stuff. Trust me on this one, Gary Woo Express is right up there with the best Chinese restaurants that Jeff Eats has tried down here in South Florida.

When you check menu/prices at www.garywooexpress.com- in addition to loads of Chinese stuff you will find a huge Japanese menu. For the record, Jeff Eats, didn’t try any of the Japanese items, but if the Japanese food is as good as the Chinese stuff was—Gary Woo Express will be a joint where you can get both-delicious Chinese and Japanese takeout. Just so you know, Gary Woo Express has a couple of tables inside and a handful outside—but this joint is basically a takeout.

Applying Jeff Eats’ 1950’s Brooklyn Jewish Taste Test…sampled items included— won ton soup, tomato egg drop soup, egg rolls, pan fried pork dumplings, bbq ribs, general tso’s chicken, sweet & sour pork, pepper steak, shrimp in lobster sauce, chicken lo mein, roast pork fried rice. The result…Gary Woo Express is one of the best Chinese-takeoout joints that Jeff Eats has tried down here in South Florida. No kidding around, every item “tried” was delicious. To be perfectly honest with you, Jeff Eats’ original plan was to put the “dishes” in some sort of pecking order- but they were all dynamite–so I’ didn’t bother. For you wise-guys out there, No!–Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats didn’t eat “all” that food all by ourselves in one sitting…The fact of the matter, the taste test was conducted in 2-parts…some of the food was picked-up on a Thursday night and some was picked up on Saturday night—so there!

If I got one bitch here, I found the prices a drop- on the high side. No big deal–no second job needed…but the prices were definitely higher than the local competition.

Before I run…if you decide to try Gary Woo Express–when you get to the joint, you’ll find a “menu-rack” outside the front door. The takeout menus in the rack–have coupons and you can use them “right away”— Now that I’m thinking, the coupon that I used saved me 10% off my entire order. The point of all this yapping—use the coupons to off-set the higher-prices I detected.

Gary Woo Express was a “huge” find.

I am telling you, this joint is right up there with best of breed.

Gary Woo Express is open Monday-Friday 11am-10pm and Saturday-Sunday 2pm-10pm.