***** Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse, 9181 West Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 488-9688.

The article below first appeared on January 7, 2016. In a nutshell, in that article- Jeff Eats told you guys to be on the “look-out” for Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse a new bbq-joint which had recently opened in Boca Raton-with a promise that as soon as I tried it- I’d get you guys an update…

Long story short, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ate at Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse this past Friday night (1/15/2016), so here goes…

Boca’s Best BBQ seats something like 40 people- counter seating/table seating. It also has a couple of sidewalk tables outside its front door.

Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse is open 7 days a week 7am-9pm (breakfast is served daily 7am-11:30am).

Just so you guys know, when Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats arrived, we introduced ourselves to owners- Nathan and Scott Gibson- and obviously being smart businessmen and really pleasant guys, they insisted that Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “sample” all kinds of stuff-on the arm! Sampled items included, bbq baby back ribs, fried chicken, smoked corned beef, smoked pastrami, smoked brisket, pulled pork, steamed brown rice, sweet mashed potatoes, collard greens, mac n cheese and I gotta tell you, “comped or not comped” the food was real good! Regular Jeff Eats’ readers know that I’m really not into pecking orders, but I gotta tell you- the fried chicken and baby backs absolutely killed! Like I said 1- second ago, everything was real good, but trust Jeff Eats when I tell you…fried chicken and baby backs!

You guys can check Boca’s Best BBQ’s & Smokehouse’s menu/prices at bocasbestbbq.com.

Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse has been open for something like 1-week…with that in mind, Jeff Eats found the service to be- shall we say a bit uneven! The bet here, is that the Gibson Brothers will quickly get the kitchen/wait-staff on the same page! On the price front- pretty much in-line with other Boca Raton bbq joints (though a downward tweak of a buck or two-on certain items, wouldn’t hurt), except I found- Boca’s Best BBQ’s breakfast menu too limited and priced way too high for the area! The bet here, is that the Gibson Brothers will figure out on their own- what Jeff Eats just told you guys- and adjust the menu/prices accordingly!

Let me wrap this one up for you, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats really enjoyed Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse. Mark Jeff Eat’s words, once the service-kinks/breakfast menu/prices are ironed out, the joint is gonna do some real nice business!

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Posted January 7, 2016
* Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse, 9181 West Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 488-9688.

I know that you guys like to know about stuff- before others do…

Just got this self-explanatory PRESS RELEASE from Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse…

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are gonna “try” the joint out sometime- in the next few weeks!

You guys now know “stuff” before almost anyone else in Boca Raton or for that matter South Florida does!

By the way (before Jeff Eats gets there, you get there, or someone else gets there)- you can checkout Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse at bocasbestbbq.com.

Anyway,

We’ll “talk” real soon as to what-Jeff Eats thought about the food/decor/service!

Just a couple of “warm up” observations…the name Boca Best BBQ & Smokehouse-stinks! Don’t know a thing about the Gibson Brothers, but Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have eaten at/taken out from Sweet Dewey’s BBQ since January 19, 2015 (see Jeff Eats’ “review” 1/20/15) and its food was absolute dynamite! Sweet Dewey’s BBQ’s “hole in the wall” size -didn’t do justice to the delicious food that came out of its kitchen- if that makes sense to you guys?

Like I said, 2 seconds ago, we’ll talk next week about the “new” restaurant!

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PRESS RELEASE
Gibson Smokehouse Joins Forces with Sweet Dewey’s BBQ

Launching Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse

New concept doubles space, expands menu and adds custom smokers

Boca Raton, FL, January 7, 2016 – Brothers Scott and Nathan Gibson, owners of Gibson Smokehouse, have joined forces with Chef Dwayne “Dewey” Hooper of Sweet Dewey’s BBQ. The trio of owners are bringing a new barbeque experience to South Florida with Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse.

Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse, formerly known as Sweet Dewey’s BBQ, has doubled its space, rebranded and has re-opened. A grand reopening is scheduled for Monday, January 18. Located on West Glades Road in Boca Raton, Boca’s Best BBQ (bocasbestbbq.com) now has 80 seats and 1800 square feet. The new concept includes North Carolina-style smoked barbeque, along with Chef Dewey’s authentic Mississippi barbeque and famous BBQ Sauce.

Scott Gibson serves as the Pit Master. A North Carolina native, Scott has been cooking barbeque since he was a child, having a strong passion for backyard cooking utilizing charcoal and wood. A veteran of the United States Army, Scott served as a cook and was stationed in Germany, Croatia, Macedonia, as well as Georgia, Maryland and South Carolina.

Nathan Gibson serves as a chef and general manager. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Nathan has served as co-manager of Bojangles in Raleigh, NC, a line chef at Herons at the Umstead Hotel in Cary, NC, and as a line chef at North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh. Earlier in his career, he was the assistant manager at Hemisphere at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport.

Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse menu features Carolina favorites, including Pulled Pork, Pulled BBQ Chicken, Fried catfish, all cooked using the restaurant’s custom indoor rotisserie smoker, which will be installed by the end of the month. The restaurant also serves Kosher-style corned beef pastrami, Nova smoked salmon, fried chicken, homemade pickles, along with beef jerky and classic North Carolina-style barbeque. Boca’s Best BBQ also continues to serve Chef Dewey’s classic Mississippi-style menu items including specialty wings and ribs. The restaurant also serves breakfast.

A Chicago native, Chef Hooper, called “Dewey” by his friends, continues to serve as chef and co-owner recreating family recipes from his Mississippi-raised mother and grandparents. Chef Dewey caters events of all sizes. He also continues to sell Sweet Dewey’s BBQ Sauce available in six flavors and available at the restaurant.

The restaurant is located at 9181 West Glades Road, Boca Raton, 33434, just west of Lyons Road and East of Rooms to Go. The full-service restaurant also offers carryout, delivery, catering, and serves wine and beer. The restaurant is open Tuesday-Sunday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, please visit Boca’s Best BBQ or call 561.488.9688

***** Anne Marie’s Italian American Pizzeria, 4570 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073, (954) 974-5683.

Yesterday, Jeff Eats and Mr. Jeff Eats spent a good part of the day watching some “playoff football” at our friends Mike and Lynn’s house in Coconut Creek. Mike and Lynn also had a whole bunch of other people over- I’m kinda thinking everybody counted 16- give or take!

Long story short, Mike and Lynn brought in a load of food- some was from Anne Marie’s Italian American Pizzeria in Coconut Creek…Mike and Lynn footed the bill and Jeff Eats’ only involvement with the food was going with Mike to Anne Marie’s to pick-it-up and of course eat “it” once we got it “home.”

Just so you guys know, Anne Marie’s is a “mom & pop” Italian red sauce joint- maybe 8 tables and some wall-counter seating! Absolutely nothing fancy by any stretch of the imagination going on there!

Mike and Lynn’s order… 4 16″ cheese pizzas (1 sausage & pepperoni, 1 cheese, 1 green peppers, 1 meatball), 4 chicken parmigiana whole subs, 4 philly steak & cheese whole subs, 4 philly chicken & cheese whole subs, 4 philly sausage & cheese whole subs, 3 chicken & broccoli large strombolis, 3 steak large strombolis, 40 baked wings (honey garlic, teriyaki) and I gotta tell you, the stuff was delicious- just so you know, Jeff Eats “tried” everything- and this joint’s food was right on the money!

Now you guys and Jeff Eats both know that food “reviewing” is a totally subjective situation- what I like, you may find disgusting and vice versa! With that in mind, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats loved Anne Marie’s food. No bs- here, free or “no” free (remember, Mike and Lynn paid) Anne Marie’s stuff was exactly what a bunch of folks watching playoff -football games were looking for – if that makes sense to you?

Let me wrap this one up for you guys, football or no football- if you live or work near Anne Marie’s you gotta try this joint!

You can check menu/prices info at annemariespizzeria.com.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday 1/17/16).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

BABY LAMB CHOPS ENTREE
($24.95)

Miami Mediterranean Cuisine
209 11th Street
Miami Beach
(305) 674-8384
miamimedcuisine.com
Latest Review: 8/27/14

If you wanna eat some- outrageously delicious Mediterranean/Greek stuff- go eat at Miami Mediterranean Cuisine in Miami Beach. Jeff Eats singled out the joint’s lamb chops (served over rice with house salad) for special mention, but trust me- it’s all good at this hole in the wall!

Posted August 27, 2014
***** Miami Mediterranean Cuisine, 209 11th Street, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, (305) 674-8384.

Let me start off by saying that Jeff Eats LOVED-Miami Mediterranean Cuisine. The joint is a mom & pop “hole in the wall”-deal that does delicious Mediterranean stuff. Just so you know, maybe a handful of tables-so don’t plan on holding a Confirmation Party or nothing there. Jeff Eats was in there the other day for lunch-big-big-big takeout business (if I’m not mistaken, big-big-big = huge).

Miami Mediterranean’s menu isn’t gigantic, but trust me you’ll find what to eat…handful of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, entrees. For complete menu/prices check miamimedcuisine.com.

Jeff Eats “tried” gyro ($6.50), chicken shish kebab ($6.50), Greek salad ($7.50), tzatziki ($4.00), babaghonush ($4.00) and really enjoyed everything.

Look! You guys know that Jeff Eats really isn’t into rankings and other such nonsense…I just love people who say- “That was the best pizza I ever ate.”- or “That was the best grilled cheese sandwich I ever had.” For crying out-loud, I can’t even remember what I ate for breakfast this morning. Hopefully you guys get Jeff Eats’ point!

Anyway,

With the above in mind, I gotta tell you that the everything I ate was delicious and the gyro-if memory serves me correctly, was one of the best that I’ve ever eaten…hey, I’m only human!

Let’s wrap this one up for you,

Miami Mediterranean Cuisine makes terrific stuff.

Jeff Eats highly recommends that you give it a shot.

The joint is open 7 days a week 11am-2am

* The Blues Brothers Soul Band.

You will swear that Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi are up on that stage!

Jeff Eats has seen the Blues Brothers Soul Band something like 5-times- and like I just said, you’ll swear that Aykroyd and Belushi are up on that stage.

The Skinny:

The Blues Brothers Soul Band
Friday, February 19, 2016 (8pm)
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road #10
Boca Raton,FL 33434
Box Office: (561) 483-9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com ($25-$25)

from bocablackbox.com

One of the hottest tribute bands this side of the Mississippi, The Blues Brothers Soul Band generates energy and excitement everywhere they perform.

This dynamic band is comprised of very talented musicians: two lead vocalists, a female vocalist, a full rhythm section and a three-piece horn section. Jazz, rock, R&B, funk, reggae, Top 40, swing, Latin and pop — Blues Brothers Soul Band does it all! This band will remind you why Aretha demanded R-E-S-P-E-C-T, why Tina left her good job in the City, why Ray has Georgia on his mind, what the Temptations are talking about and why James Feels Good!

***** Pop’s Fish Market, 131 West Hillsboro Boulevard, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441, (954) 427-1331.

Got an absolutely terrific seafood market/restaurant for you guys…Pop’s Fish Market in Deerfield Beach.

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, if you weren’t “looking” for Pop’s- you’d probably drive right pass the joint- really nothing to look at! Trust me on this one, bad move- as Pop’s is one of the best fish markets in all of South Florida- with all kinds of reasonably priced fresh/prepared seafood and other stuff!

Pop’s has been around since 1957- so Jeff Eats is kinda thinking that the joint must be doing something right!

Pop’s Fish Market is open Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, closed Sunday…Monday-Friday 11am-4pm, Saturday 11am-3pm Pop’s serves lunch.

Lunch…the joint has 1- communal table that seats 6. Pop’s menu (order at the counter)- in addition to a handful of daily “specials”- Pop’s will “cook to order” seafood in its counter-cases that you’d like!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been eating in/taking out- for something like 20 years…fried, sautéed, blackened stuff- not a single bad outing!

Let me wrap Pop’s Fish Market up for you guys, it’s a terrific seafood market/restaurant. If you’re into delicious fresh seafood, prepared seafood, a communal table- Go!

You guys can catch menu/prices/info at popsfishmarket.com.

Posted January 15, 2016
* The Jackie Mason Musical.

If you see one “show” this year…

You gotta go see- “The Jackie Mason Musical”…

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, unless you’re Jackie Mason- YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY LOVE- “The Jackie Mason Musical”- THE SHOW IS HILARIOUS!

Just a heads-up…the show is in for a very limited South Florida run- so, if you want to go, don’t dilly-dally around about buying tickets. Guaranteed SRO!

Both Sides of a Famous Love Affair:The Jackie Mason Musical
Direct from Off-Broadway –

Saturday, February 13, 2016 (8pm) and Sunday, February 14, 2016 (2pm)
Boca Black Box, 8221 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Box Office: (561) 451-2456, bocablackbox.com.

from jackiemasonmusical.com

Direct From Off Broadway

Hilarious Account of Comic Jackie Mason’s 10 Year Affair with a Playwright/Bellydancer as seen through the Eyes of Their Lovechild – Sheba Mason. Starring Ian Wehrle as Jackie Mason, Trevor Crane as Schlepalong, and Cast of 7. (thejackiemasonmusical.com)

The Boca Black Box in Boca Raton shines the spotlight on Sheba Mason — the self-proclaimed lovechild of comedian Jackie Mason — as she stars in The Jackie Mason Musical: Both Sides of a Famous Love Affair. This comedic chronicle looks at the decade-long tryst between the comedy icon and Sheba’s mother, playwright Ginger Reiter. It all begins at a deli in Miami in 1977, where 46-year-old Jackie spots twenty-something Ginger (played by Sheba). Soon, Jackie’s wooing her each winter, whenever he’s in South Florida churning up laughs with the South Beach set. The trouble is, Jackie is also wooing Trixie, a gorgeous young Latina, and Rosa, a senior citizen with attitude, a fact that sends Ginger into romantic distress. After 10 years, she becomes pregnant, Jackie denies his paternity, while still yearning to be with her, and a complicated relationship begins. Watch as original songs like Ode to the Early Bird Special” and “I Never Met This Yenta” pepper Sheba’s major daddy issues.

This article first appeared on January 3, 2015. Jeff Eats just checked goldstar.com and it’s got discount tickets listed. So, I’m thinking goldstar.com maybe the play here. By the way, you may want to check groupon.com and livingsocial.com as they may also have good ticket “deals.”

* Scott & Puck.

Go see Scott & Puck- an absolutely amazing, phenomenally entertaining “adult” comedy-illusion-magic show!

Guaranteed, Scott & Puck will sell-out the Boca Black Box!

The Skinny:

Scott & Puck
Friday, January 15, 2016 (8pm)
Saturday, January 16, 2016 (8pm
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road #10
Boca Raton,Florida 33434
Box Office: (561) 483-9036
Tickets/Info bocablackbox.com (also check goldstar.com- for discount tickets)

from goldstar.com

Two of America’s Got Talent finalists, Scott Alexander and Puck, join forces to create a super duo of comic illusionists. Whether they’re eating razor blades, making people float in the air, or reading the audience’s minds, Scott and Puck bring a fresh approach to magic that foregoes both the slick Vegas and street magic styles. The entertainers focus not only on laughs, but also the meaning of the magic. And it’s paying off; individually and together, Scott and Puck have performed on Penn & Teller’s Fool Us and The Oprah Winfrey Show, and at such venues as Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood. Prepare to be amazed as this magic duo takes the stage at the Boca Black Box.

* Peter Fogel’s- ‘Til Death Do Us Part…You First!

Got something a-little different for you guys, Peter Fogel’s one man show- ‘Til Death Do Us Part…You First!

In a nutshell, last night at the Boca Black Box (8221 Glades Road, Boca Raton, (561) 483-9036, bocablackbox.com) – Peter Fogel the national headliner comedian and current national touring star of “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy” had a “read through” of his new national touring show ‘Til Death Do Us Part…something like 50 people were there- to listen/watch and critique the upcoming production.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats were there and I gotta tell you- Fogel had the crowd laughing its ass off for a solid 90 minutes! Trust Jeff Eats, this show is going be a huge hit when it starts making the rounds of casinos, conventions, theaters all across America!

For those of you not familiar with Peter Fogel, the Delray Beach resident is one of the funniest clean-comedians currently working the comedy club/convention circuit today! Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been Fogel fans for years and last night for the first time it dawned on Jeff Eats that Fogel does one of the best Robert De Niro impersonations on the planet!

Anyway, not going to give away the show’s plot- but think “Scrooge” in a Valentine’s Day setting and you just maybe on the right page!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats can’t wait to see the “full production”- which will debut in South Florida sometime in April, 2016. When a performance schedule is released, Jeff Eats will let you know the where/when and how you can get tickets before anyone else does!

This article first appeared on December 19, 2015. Jeff Eats just checked goldstar.com and there are a handful of discount tickets still available. Trust Jeff Eats on this one, the man- puts on a great show!

Posted December 19, 20015
* Singer Bill Medley and Comedian Stewie Stone.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats saw Medley earlier this year…The legendary Rock N’ Roller put on a terrific show! For sure- Bobby Hatfield is missed, but trust Jeff Eats when I tell you, Medley’s show absolutely kills!

Go see him!

Medley is in for 1- show on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 7:30pm.

The really great kicker to this show, is that comedian Stewie Stone is the opener- you wanna talk “clean” very funny, then talk Stewie Stone. Jeff Eats has seen Stone something like 5-times and like I just said, the guy is hilarious!

The Skinny:

Singer Bill Medley and Comedian Stewie Stone.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 7:30pm
Countess de Hornie Theatre
Located at Spanish River High School, 5100 Jog Road Boca Raton, Florida 33496
7901 N Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33483
Box Office: (561) 241-7380

Goldstar.com and groupon.com have a whole bunch of $45 tickets priced at $22.50.

from goldstar.com

Bring back that lovin’ feelin with legendary crooner Bill Medley, better known as one half of the Righteous Brothers. Medley’s distinct baritone combined with Bobby Hatfield’s tenor and Phil Spector’s “wall of sound” production on hits like “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin,'” “Just Once in My Life,” “Unchained Melody” and “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration.” In 1987, Medley and Jennifer Warnes scored a monumental hit with “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” for the film Dirty Dancing. The song earned an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Grammy. For his show at the Countess de Hornie Theatre, Medley will be sharing the stage with Friar’s Club comedian Stewie Stone.

***** Al’s Pizza and Restaurant, 905 US Highway 1, Lake Park, Florida 33403, (561) 855-7471.

Got an absolutely terrific “mom & pop” Italian red sauce joint for you guys, Al’s Pizza and Restaurant in Lake Park.

Gonna make this tale short and sweet, Al’s Pizza and Restaurant is one of the best “mom & pop” Italian red sauce joints that Jeff Eats has eaten in- here in South Florida!

If you’re looking for fancy schmancy, Al’s ain’t gonna work for you! On the other hand, if you’re looking for dynamite food, reasonable prices, huge portions, super pleasant service, this joint is exactly what the opthomologist ordered!

The skinny…

First things first, AL’s Pizza and Restaurant is located in the “obligatory” bombed-out el crapo strip center!

Last night Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple ate dinner at Al’s. Our order- 16″ cheese pizza, veal parmigiana, shrimp fra diavolo, chicken with broccoli/garlic & oil, veal marsala- all of the entrees came with soup/or house salad, garlic rolls, pasta side. Trust me on this one, “mom & pop” Italian red sauce dynamite delicious! For those of you who like “pecking orders” a virtual tie- every entree was just-right! The pizza, thin crust/sweet sauce/drop of oil drip when pointed down- was also right on the money!

By the way, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats thought that the food was so-good, that we also did a takeout order- sausage & peppers sub, meat lasagna, penne ala vodka, cheese steak with mushrooms/peppers/onions sub for Son Jeff Eats and Daughter Jeff Eats who were at home visiting with us for a few days!- that of course is a story for a whole ‘nother time! At home, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats were “allowed” tastes- and everything was again, right on the money delicious!

Like I said a few seconds ago, Al’s Pizza and Restaurant is a terrific joint. If you live or work anywhere near it, try it- you’ll love it!-that’s of course assuming that your “taste” matches up with mine!

You can check menu/prices/info at alspizzawpb.com

Al’s Pizza and restaurant is open Monday-Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday-Sunday 11am-10pm.