***** Santino’s Pizza-Pasta, 18267 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33029, (954) 441-0080.

Santino’s Pizza-Pasta is an “out of sight, out mind” mom & pop-red sauce Italian joint.

Jeff Eats first told you guys about Santino’s on December 13, 2013-and the truth be told, I hadn’t been back- until last night.

Long story short…

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats did dinner- and I am telling you guys that the veal parmigiana, cheese pizza and chicken marsala that we shared, were all right on the money!

Let me wrap this one up for you…

Good food, reasonable prices, pleasant service, nice size portions- makes Santino’s Pizza-Pasta a joint that Jeff Eats wishes was in Boca Raton (that’s where I live) than in Pembroke Pines (that’s where it’s located)!

If you guys live or work anywhere near Santino’s- give it a shot… I’m thinking you’ll really enjoy the food!

Santino’s Pizza-Pasta (Pembroke Pines)
Posted on December 13th, 2013 · Italian Pembroke Pines Pizza

***** Santino’s Pizza-Pasta, 18267 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33029, (954) 441-0080.

“Look what they did to my boy. Look what they did to Santino!”

Anyway…

Got a real-good- Pembroke Pines’ “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joint for you…Santino’s Pizza-Pasta. You can check menu/prices/photos/other stuff at www.santinospizzapasta.com.

Now, straight up I’m telling you that…Santino’s Pizza-Pasta has definitely not reinvented the wheel-here! With that in mind, Jeff Eats really enjoyed the large pizza ($12.95)-gnocchi with meat sauce ($11.75)-veal marsala ($14.95)-zuppa di pesce ($20.95) that made their way to the Eats’ table. Throw in the fact, that all of the entrees came with a house salad/or soup, pasta side and delicious garlic rolls and you gotta-know that Jeff Eats was an extremely happy camper.

Santino’s is what I call a no-brainer…tons of good solid red sauce stuff and loads of Coca Cola (ice tea or is it iced tea?- in Mrs. Jeff Eats’ case) for tops 50 bucks a couple…and of course, your tee shirt/shorts ensemble will be in fashion.

Santino’s Pizza-Pasta is open Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday 1pm-10pm.

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

The show was just announced.

Jeff Eats just checked the box-office and EVERY SEAT IS AVAILABLE!

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

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 N 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 originally appeared on October 13, 2015. Since that date, Jeff Eats has “run” two contests for Free Tickets…Long story short, 4 of you guys will be joining Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats at the show- courtesy of the Pompano Beach Amphitheater. Finally, I just wanted to mention that I just checked goldstar.com and groupon.com and both have a handful of discount tickets available, so if you wanna- see The Michael Jackson Legacy Tour- starring Michael Hall do what you gotta do!

Posted October 13, 2015
* The Michael Jackson Legacy Tour-starring William Hall.

Loved- Liked- Michael Jackson?…

Jeff Eats is telling you, YOU MUST SEE THIS SHOW!

You will swear that Michael Jackson is on that stage!

Saturday, November 21, 2015 (7:30pm)
The Amp (Pompano Beach Amphitheater)
1806 Northeast 6th Street
Pompano Beach, Florida 33060
(954) 519-5500
information: pompanobeacharts.com
Tickets: $25-$65- ticketmaster.com

There is no doubt in Jeff Eats’ mind that The Michael Jackson Legacy Tour-is gonna be a SRO affair!

To see how good this show is- mmec.com/variety-acts/the-legacy-tour.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are definitely down-for this one!

* Eat to the Beat on Mainstreet – Food Truck & Music Festival.

This should be a real good one.

Loads of food trucks (Burger Time Food Truck, CheeseZilla, Conch Shack, Crave-It, Dawgs & Wiches, Dolce Gourmet Cupcakes, Ice Cream Express, It’s A Cubano B, Parabas Grill, The Sinful Sandwich Company, Spring in – Roll Out Food Truck, Sweet Daddy’s BBQ, Mobstah Lobstahs) and 3- very hot bands (FLow Tribe, Spam Allstars,Magic City Hippies)!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats (as my Grandma Anna use to say- “God be willing”)- will be there!

The Tale:

November 21, 2015
Saturday 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Mainstreet at Midtown
4801 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Block party music & food truck festival Eat to the Beat on Mainstreet coming to Palm Beach Gardens

Thirteen food trucks, three bands and five hours of dancing, eating, drinking and fun are coming to Palm Beach Gardens! Mainstreet at Midtown is thrilled to announce the first ever Eat to the Beat on Mainstreet Food Truck and Music Festival. The festival, sponsored by JFK Medical Center and Kolter Homes, is free and open to all ages.

Eat to the Beat on Mainstreet will feature some of the hottest bands in the southeast. Miami-based Spam Allstars and Magic City Hippies will kick off the evening, followed by headliner Flow Tribe, coming all the way from New Orleans.

A selection of the Palm Beaches premier gourmet food trucks have been chosen to serve an eclectic array of tasty treats and cold drinks, including gourmet lobster rolls, hot dogs, conch, burgers, ice cream, BBQ, Cuban dishes, beer, wine, cocktails and more.

The festival will feature an open area with fun activities and entertainment for the kiddos. ABC Circus’ stilt walker-juggler-unicyclist extraordinaire, Paul Anderson will perform from 4:30-6:30 p.m., while Fun Parties by Heather will provide face painting, glitter tattoos and balloon twists from 4-9 p.m.

For further event information, visit www.facebook.com/events/888106491243281/.

You can check-out the bands at:

Flow Tribe (New Orleans) www.flowtribe.com
Spam Allstars (Miami) www.spamallstars.com
Magic City Hippies (Miami) www.magiccityhippies.com

* FREEDOM FRIES:

To the People of France:

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALWAYS STANDS WITH ITS FRIENDS AND ALLIES!

This article first appeared on October 27, 2015.

* Win 2- Tickets To: Windborne Symphony performs The Music of Queen and The Music of Led Zeppelin.

Between you guys and Jeff Eats- I have seen The Windborne Symphony perform The Music of Journey (absolutely great show)- have not yet seen Queen or Zeppelin.

If you don’t win…You can catch tickets at pompanobeacharts.org.

Real simple game here…

Jeff Eats has 2 tickets for the 30th 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, November 20, 2015. If 30 comments aren’t received, 29-28-27-26 so on and so forth- will be the winner!

from pompanobeacharts.org

Sunday, November 22nd
Concert: 7:30pm | Doors: 6:30pm
The Amp (Pompano Beach Amphitheater)
Tickets: pompanobeacharts.org

Who isn’t familiar with these classic tunes? Once again, the band stays as close as possible to the original recordings and the orchestra is “wrapped” around that original sound. Lots of vocals, lots of harmonic structure and a perfect group to be accompanied by an orchestra. High energy, fun music, and the familiarity of the songs make the show a fun one both to play and to see. Vegas veteran Brody Dolyniuk handles the complex and difficult task of representing the unmistakable vocals of Freddie Mercury, and Randy Jackson perfectly personifies the vocals of Robert Plant. If you’re an average fan or someone who knows literally every song every recorded by Queen or Led Zeppelin, there’s something for you in this show. Windborne digs deep to bring out some of the best (and sometimes forgotten) tunes that these two legendary bands recorded over the years.

The Musicians for this show are:
Brent Havens – Conductor, Arranger
Brody Dolyniuk – Vocals/Guitar
Dan Clemens – Bass/Background Vocals
Powell Randolph – Drums/Background Vocals
George Cintron – Guitar/Background Vocals
Bart Kuebler – Keyboards/Background Vocals

About Windborne Music

Windborne Productions, Inc. has been in existence since 1990 beginning work in both television and cinema. Brent Havens, founder of Windborne, has been writing music for television, theatrical movies, music libraries and industrial productions since 1980. The first live production of classic rock music with orchestra was in late 1995 — The Music of Led Zeppelin. After the initial response from that show we realized that this was something that had the potential to spread throughout the country. Windborne personnel have traveled the world touring The Music of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Eagles, The Doors, Queen, Michael Jackson, The Who, U2, Whitney Houston and the Rolling Stones, with orchestras both great and small.

Mission Statement

Windborne strives to present excellent productions with the most talented personnel and the best attitudes possible. They seek to stay on the cutting edge of the live and recorded music industry and present the best quality shows and recordings. They want our listeners to be enveloped in the rich musical heritage of these classic rock groups.

View The Windborne Symphony’s website…windbornemusic.com.

Parking directions:

From I-95:

Take I-95 and get off on Atlantic Blvd. and head east. Turn north onto N. Dixie Hwy / 811. Take a right onto NE 10th St. Follow concert signs.
From US-1:
Take US-1/N. Federal Hwy to NE 10th St. and head west. Follow concert signs.

***** Grimaldi’s Coal-Brick Oven Pizzeria, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Avenue, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410, (561) 625-4669.

No bs- people are always asking Jeff Eats where they can get terrific coal oven pizzas/wings and salads…

Now- you guys and Jeff Eats know that there are a handful of Sunny South Florida joints that fit-the bill…

With the above in mind, seeing that Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats just got back home from eating at Grimaldi’s Coal-Brick Oven Pizzeria in Palm Beach Gardens- I’m thinking, actually I’m knowing- that “it” is definitely one of the best coal oven pizza joints in South Florida!

For all you guys who have never eaten at Grimaldi’s- trust Jeff Eats when I tell you…if you’re into delicious coal oven pizza/wings and salads, then you gotta try Grimaldi’s stuff- absolute dynamite!

Here’s Jeff Eats’ 9/19/11 “review” on the joint…

Grimaldi’s Coal-Brick Oven Pizzeria (Palm Beach Gardens)
Posted on September 19th, 2011 · Italian Palm Beach Gardens Pizza

***** Grimaldi’s Coal-Brick Oven Pizzeria, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Avenue, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410, (561) 625-4669.

Grimaldi’s Coal-Brick Oven Pizzeria is a “coal oven” pizza chain…there are currently locations in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Texas. For our purposes, there is currently 1-location in South Florida (Palm Beach Gardens) with announced plans to open a second spot at 1 North Clematis Street, West Palm Beach.

You can check menu/prices/locations at www.grimaldispizzeria.com.

Over the years, I’m gonna guess- that I have eaten in the Brooklyn location 10 times and the Tucson joint 8…Last night, I had dinner at Palm Beach Garden’s restaurant…same menu, same delicious pizza. The only problem I have with Grimaldi’s is that its menu is extremely limited…like try- pizza, a handful of salads, handful of calzones, handful of desserts…end of story. So–if pizza and salad ain’t your bag, you’re in for a serious problem while the rest of your party stuff their faces.

The Palm Beach Gardens’ joint is located in DOWNTOWN AT THE GARDENS…a gorgeous white elephant outdoor mall, which has more empty stores than there are Chins in a Chinese phonebook.

Grimaldi’s pizza is outstanding…it’s right up there with the best of breed. The joint’s caesar and caprese salad are also delicious. The Palm Beach Garden’s joint has a full bar, indoor and outdoor patio seating.

So what we got here…one of the best coal fired pizza/salad joints in South Florida albeit with a very limited menu…great looking indoor wood decor/outdoor patio seating…full bar—in a huge ghost town complex.

Grimaldi’s is open Sunday-Thursday 11am-10pm and Friday-Saturday 11am-midnight.

* Mardi Gras Casino Amateur Dance Contest with Guest Judge Dancing with the Stars Cheryl Burke.

For some unknown reason (to Jeff Eats, that is) Mrs. Jeff Eats loves the “Dancing with the Stars” TV-show… So, I’m kinda thinking- we’ll be at the Mardi Gras Casino on December 29th… as-SPECTATORS!

The Skinny:

WHAT: Mardi Gras Casino Amateur Dance Contest with Guest Judge Dancing with the Stars Cheryl Burke

Put on your dancing shoes to compete in the Mardi Gras Amateur Dance Contest for a chance to win 1st place for $1,000 cash plus a ½ hour choreographed dance lesson from Dancing with the Stars Cheryl Burke!

DATE: Tuesday, December 29, 2015

TIME: Register at Players’ Club now thru 12/29 until 3:00pm

5pm – 6pm: Registration on the Veranda

6:30pm: Contest begins

Meet & Greet with Cheryl Burke following Contest

PRIZES: 1st Place: $1,000 cash plus ½ hour choreographed dance lesson from

Dancing with the Stars Cheryl Burke

2nd Place: $500 cash

3rd Place: $250 cash

Couples will split prize for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place

WHERE: The Veranda at Mardi Gras Casino

831 North Federal Highway

Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

877-55-SLOTS

For more information visit www.mgfla.com

WHO: Cheryl Burke:

With over 20 years dancing experience and several championship titles under her belt, Emmy nominated professional dancer Cheryl Burke, has tangoed and sambaed her way into the hearts of millions through the hit ABC television show Dancing with the Stars and recently became the show’s first professional dancer to appear in the finals six times and the semi-finals nine times, becoming champion twice with Emmitt Smith in Season 3 and Drew Lachey in Season 2. Cheryl has been named one of People Magazine’s Most Beautiful and often appears on Maxim Magazine’s Hot 100 List. In 2010, she made a much talked about appearance in the music video for Ne-Yo’s Camera Phone.

WHO: Mardi Gras Casino offers over 70,000 square feet of casino excitement featuring over 900 of the hottest Las Vegas-style slot machines, including Progressive slots, virtual roulette and blackjack, as well as The Dog Pound, Mardi Gras’ smoker-friendly slot area; 30 action-packed poker tables; simulcast and greyhound racing; entertainment; and various dining options. For more information, call 954-924-3200 or visit www.mgfla.com. Become a fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/mardigrascasino or follow us on twitter at http://www/twitter.com/MardiGrasFl.

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

VEAL PARMIGIANA
$19.99

Augy’s Pizza Restaurant
1501 Northwest Boca Raton Boulevard
Boca Raton
(561) 368-1330
Augys.com
Latest Review: 12/22/14

Jeff Eats is gonna make this a simple tale…

Augy’s Pizza Restaurant is a terrific “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joint. I singled out its veal parmigiana (comes with soup or salad, pasta side, garlic rolls) for special mention, but trust me when I tell you that its other stuff like- pizza, penne alla vodka, shrimp marinara, eggplant parmigiana, sausage & peppers are also dynamite. Throw in huge portions, reasonable prices and a super pleasant wait-staff and you got yourself a must try- “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joint!

Posted on December 22nd, 2014 · Boca Raton Italian Pizza

***** Augy’s Pizza Restaurant.

Augy’s Pizza Restaurant…another Jeff Eats’ “out of sight, out of mind” joint.

Just that simple, Jeff Eats very rarely travels on Boca Raton Boulevard.

Long story short, ate at Augy’s last night and the food was absolute dynamite.

Reprinted below is Jeff Eats’ 1/7/10 essay on Augy’s Pizza Restaurant.

If you’re looking for delicious reasonably priced mom & pop red sauce stuff, tons of garlic rolls, Coca Cola refills up the wazoo, delightful waitresses-counter folks and owners- then Augy’s is definitely for you!

You can check menu/prices at Augys.com.
*****

Augy’s Pizza Restaurant (Boca Raton)
Posted on January 7th, 2010 · Boca Raton Italian Pizza

***** Augy’s Pizza Restaurant, 1501 Northwest Boca Raton Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33432 (561) 368-1330.

Do me a big a big favor and check my Augy’s Pizza Restaurant review which I did back on July 23, 2008…it will save me from doing some typing here.

Augy’s is a “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joint…it has been around for something like 1,000 years.

That 2008 review told you…that a few years ago the “original” owners sold the joint to new guys, blah blah, blah…

Anyway…to make a long story–short…the old owners are BACK running the joint. During the past 4 weeks, I have eaten in Augy’s three times and the food has been outrageously good—in fact, better than ever. Some of the dishes that I have “sampled”… chicken marsala, bone in chicken cacciatore, pizza, veal parmigiana, bone in chicken scarpiello, shrimp scampi, garlic bread (not garlic knots), minestrone soup…and I must tell you, Augy’s is right up there with the best mama-poppa Italian joints in South Florida. By the way, they currently have a $20 dinner special…soup or salad, appetizer, entree, pasta side, dessert. They also have a Monday-Friday lunch buffet of pizzas–subs-salads for something like 5 bucks.

If you haven’t eaten in Augy’s…you gotta give it a shot. Nothing fancy here…but I am telling you– big portions, reasonable prices and the food is delicious.

Augy’s is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.