***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 8/9/15).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

GLAZED DONUT
$.99

Jupiter Donut Factory
141 Center Street
Jupiter
(561) 741-5290
Latest Review: 8/30/13

You wanna eat amazing donuts!- you go to Jupiter Donut Factory.

Handful of tables. All kinds of donuts. I picked the “glazed” to start the discussion…

Trust Jeff Eats, all of this joint’s donuts kill!

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Posted on August 30th, 2013
***** Jupiter Donut Factory, 141 Center Street, Jupiter, Florida 33458, (561) 741-5290.

Got an absolutely amazing donut-joint for you…Jupiter Donut Factory in Jupiter.

I guarantee- that after eating this joint’s- glazed, bacon maple walnut, sour dough, chocolate glazed donuts you’ll want to enroll in Jupiter’s Police Academy. Being a drop too old to start a new career, Jeff Eats in homage to Jupiter Donut Factory- will henceforth be known as Jeff Eats Andy Sipowitz or JEAS, for short!

No fooling around, Jupiter Donut Factory makes some of the most delicious donuts that I have ever eaten. For sure, this “mom & pop” joint-has bagels, breakfast sandwiches, coffee, smoothies but the game here is DONUTS.

Not to editorialize or nothing, but…once you have had Jupiter’s donuts, you’ll have a very serious problem eating the stuff that Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme serve-up.

Jupiter Donut Factory is open 7 days a week 6am-2pm.

* Buy Gap Get 20% Back.

Got an interesting “deal” for you…

You guys are gonna have to “figure” out as to exactly how that- Visa Simon Giftcard works, but on the face of it- this “deal” looks real interesting!

By the way, I singled out Town Center At Boca Raton- just so you know that this “deal” is available at any Simon Mall in South Florida that has one or more of the brands listed in the promotion.

TOWN CENTER AT BOCA RATON®
6000 GLADES RD BOCA RATON, FL 33431-7208
(561) 368-6001

Buy Gap Get 20% Back
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Valid From: 8/1/2015 – 8/28/2015

Buy at least $150 worth of any cards in the Gap family of brands, and get a free Visa Simon Giftcard worth 20% of the total. Spend $200. Get a $40 Simon Giftcard. Spend more. Get more.

See Guest Services for details.
Simon Guest Services
STORE HOURS:
Monday to Saturday
10am – 9pm
Sunday
12pm – 6pm
BEST ENTRANCE: Enter through the Main Entrance by Stir Crazy and Grand Lux Cafe
LOCATION IN MALL: Located at the Main Entrance of the mall in Center Court

* Thank God Jeff Eats Isn’t An Athlete!

Jeff Eats just read the “below” story at stack.com…

All I can say is…Thank God I’m not an Athlete!

Look!- where “eating right” got Bruce Jenner…

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The 6 Worst Foods for Athletes

Your practice sessions last an hour or two each day—a large chunk of time, for sure, but not quite as much as the hours available for you to sabotage your hard work. Because even if you bust your butt at practice, if you use other times during your day to pound down pizza, chicken wings and soda, you will undermine your performance.

As an athlete, you need to power your body with the right fuel—and steer clear of the wrong stuff. That’s why STACK reached out to some of the smartest experts in sports nutrition to identify the foods that can compromise your efforts. Although it’s OK to indulge in these items every now and then, they should be seen as “once in awhile” treats, not everyday eats. Here are the foods our experts identified as the six worst offenders, along with a smarter, healthier option for each.

Bacon

That crispy, sizzling slice of meat sitting next to your eggs at breakfast is doing you no favors.

“Bacon has minimal protein, lots of saturated fat and minimal nutritional value,” says Leslie Bonci, RD, nutrition consultant to the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers and other professional teams. “It’s also high in salt, which not all athletes need.”

Try this instead: Looking for a smoky flavor with your breakfast? “Turkey bacon, Canadian bacon, even a lean sausage will [be better options] per serving,” says Bonci.

Energy Drinks and Soda

Soda

Do you really think drinking something that looks like windshield wiper fluid is good for you? Come on.

“Sugar-sweetened beverages are something to keep to a minimum,” says Brian St. Pierre, sports dietitian and nutrition coach at Precision Nutrition. “They cause a tremendous amount of issues that can affect health, performance and body composition. Energy drinks usually also contain stimulants that provide short-term energy. Excess consumption could affect adrenal output and affect energy and athletic performance.”

What You Should Be Drinking: St. Pierre suggests coffee or tea if you really need a caffeine fix. “And if you want a sweetened drink, try fruit infused water—lemon, lime, strawberry, whatever have you,” St. Pierre says. “Many companies offer glass bottles with fruit infusers.”

Foods With Hydrogenated Oils & Trans Fats

Chips

These aren’t exactly foods. They’re ingredients—ones you should avoid at all costs. In fact, the FDA may eventually ban trans fats altogether. They took the first steps this past fall.

“Hydrogenated oils and trans fats are vegetable oils that have had a hydrogen molecule added to their chemical structure through a process called hydrogenation,” says Nate Miyaki, author of The Samurai Diet: The Science and Strategy of Winning The Fat Loss War. “This chemical alteration, however, is what makes these foods so problematic if you are an athlete. They’ve been shown to increase belly fat and abdominal obesity, and cause an inflammatory response in the body, which impairs optimal recovery.”

What You Should Be Eating: Miyaki suggests opting for monounsaturated fats. “You can replace hydrogenated vegetable oil with olive oil,” he says. And check the labels of what you eat to make sure trans fats aren’t hiding there.

Alcohol

Beer

This one is a no-brainer—especially if you’re under 21. “An occasional drink is fine for special occasions, but not when someone is serious about their training,” says Joy Dubost, RD. “Alcohol does not enhance a workout and provides seven calories per gram with little nutrition.”

You Should Be Drinking: More water. Dubost recommends water, tea, coffee, 100 percent juice or low-fat dairy. “Sports drinks can be used during physical activity lasting more than an hour, but that really depends on the individual needs of the person,” she adds.

Cheese Puffs

Fried corn meal (what these tasty little puffs are made of) and a cheesy coating should not be a staple in any athlete’s diet. While some of them tout real cheese dust, others achieve that salty taste by using something else.

What You Should Be Eating: You can still get that satisfying crunch—just get it from a snack with some nutritional value. Try tortilla chips. “Corn tortillas provide whole grains and calcium, and are great dipper to use with salsa,” says Bonci. “Even popcorn with a little Parmesan on it provides the fill and fiber without the fat.”

Grain-based desserts

Cookies

We’re talking about things like cakes, cookies, pastries, those sponge cakes with the crème filling—y’know, all the stuff you know is bad. “They’re one of the top sources of added sugar and saturated fat in the diet,” says Dubost.

What You Should Be Eating: Plenty of sweet treats are not totally nutritionally useless. “How about an apple cobbler or an oatmeal cookie,” Bonci says. “Forgo all the unnecessary add-ins and packaged stuff.”

***** The Fish Guy, 4114 Grand Boulevard, New Port Richey, Florida 34852, (727) 264-8818.

Got a real good one for you guys…The Fish Guy which is a fish market/café combo-joint. You can eat-in (handful of tables) or you can takeout!

You can check flfishguy.com for menu/prices/info…there are 2-menus, 1-for the café and 1-for the market!

Real simple story, tons of fried seafood, but there is enough grilled and blackened stuff so- the non-fried fish crowd is covered. In addition, there is plenty of non-seafood items like fried chicken, chicken wings, hamburgers so- the non-fish crowd is also good to go.

A recent outing had Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats eating-in and doing… 1/2 lb Fried Shrimp & 1/2 lb Fried Scallops Platter ($13.99, French fries, bean salad), blackened mahi mahi ($11.99, sweet potato fries, potato salad), bacon cheeseburger($7.49, fried onions, French fries) and I gotta tell you everything was right on the money! Just so we are straight with each other, The Fish Guy is sorta like a Fish Diner- nothing gourmet (whatever that means!) going on there- but trust Jeff Eats on this one- the food tastes great, the prices are super reasonable, the service is as pleasant as can be, you get to wear a tee shirt/shorts/flip flops or sneakers ensemble and you won’t need a tube of Clearasil after you eat!

Let Jeff Eats wrap this up for you, Jeff Eats and Mrs, Jeff Eats loved The Fish Guy…it’s like eating in a “mom & pop” neighborhood diner- that “emphasizes” fried-fish stuff rather than Greek food!

The Fish Guy is open Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm, Friday-Saturday 10am-8pm, Sunday 10am-3pm.

* Are Kohl’s and T.J. Maxx Being Honest About Pricing?

Jeff Eats just read the below-article on dailyfinance.com.

Just between us guys, Mrs. Jeff Eats is a huge-fan of T.J. Maxx…the lady is in the store so often- that the staff “asks” her for “price checks.”

For what it’s worth- it seems to Jeff Eats that these “false advertising suits”- are no big deal, but I do- see where the plaintiffs are coming from!

Anyway…

What I really wanted to tell you guys is that…

Here in Florida on Mondays- you guys 55+ get a 10% discount at T.J. Maxx stores…Now I know, that many of you guys already knew that, but I’ll bet-that some of you didn’t know- that Home Goods and Marshall’s are owned by T.J. Maxx- and-now catch this, here in Florida there are a bunch of T.J. Maxx/Home Goods “Combo” stores…AND since the “Combo” only has 1- set of cash registers all programmed with the T.J. Maxx 10% discount-if you buy “any combination” of T.J. Maxx and Home Goods’ items, you will get 10% off your ENTIRE PURCHASE!

Now, don’t say that Jeff Eats never gave you nothin’!
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From dailyfinance.com

Are Kohl’s and T.J. Maxx Being Honest About Pricing?
Rick Aristotle Munarriz
Aug 4th 2015 5:00AM

Alamy Consumers flock to Kohl’s (KSS) and TJX’s (TJX) T.J. Maxx, expecting deep markdowns on apparel and other department store staples. They may not be getting the bargains that they think they’re getting.

Both retailers are being sued in different lawsuits, alleging that the discounts being promoted on price tags are deceptive. Anyone shopping at Kohl’s or T.J. Maxx knows the drill. Items appear to be on sale, referring to higher original or “compare at” prices. It helps justify or validate the purchase, and the argument here is that publishing these higher prices works on the psychology of the shopper. A fashionable $30 spring dress may seem like a good deal, but when the price tag claims that it’s selling elsewhere for $50, it may seem outright irresistible at a 40 percent discount.

It’s not right, and now legal fisticuffs are flying.

The first federal class action lawsuit was filed on July 17 in California. A pair of shoppers filed the suit, claiming that placing dubious “compare at” prices constitutes deceptive advertising. The lawsuit is specifically trying to compensate shoppers from California who have made purchases at T.J. Maxx over the past four years, but if it sticks, you know that more will follow.

T.J. Maxx explains on its website that the “compare at” price promoted on its price tag is based on its “buying staff’s estimate of the regular, retail price at which a comparable item in finer catalogs, specialty or department stores may have been sold.”

It then goes on to clarify that it buys products from thousands of vendors, so the actual item being sold may not be offered by other retailers at the “compare at” price that it’s broadcasting. It then encourages customers to do their own comparison shopping as another way to see the “great value” that it’s offering.

However, if customers are buying a pair of cargo shorts for $22 on the premise of a “compare at” price of $33 when there’s no one really selling the same item at $33, is the 33 percent discount real?

Four days after the class action lawsuit was filed against T.J. Maxx, a somewhat similar claim was made against Kohl’s. Two different California shoppers kicked off the fireworks at the popular department store chain, voicing concerns that it, too, is inflating the value of its bargains.

This is a particularly thorny issue at Kohl’s. The allegations claim that price tags offering higher “original” or “regular” prices on its own brands — including Croft & Barrow and Apt. 9 — are disingenuous if they were never offered at those higher prices. They are in-house brands, so it’s not as if they are being sold elsewhere.

It’s easy to shake our heads when folks initiate class action lawsuits, but there is some meat to these allegations. We’ll see how it plays out, and ultimately T.J. Maxx and Kohl’s may have to change their labeling practices. A good deal is still a good deal, and hopefully consumers will see it that way without having to be swayed by potentially dubious “original” or “compare at” pricing.

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***** Larry, Curly Burgers & Moe, 28838 South Dixie Highway, Homestead, Florida 33033, (786) 504-8768.

First things first…first- heard about Larry Curly Burgers & Moe a couple of weeks ago- from my buddies at burgerbeast.com- they absolutely loved the joint!

Real simple story, absolute hole in the wall- order/pickup at the counter- small handful of seats. So!- don’t be planning no high-school graduation parties (unless they are real small ones) there- same goes for bar mitzvahs and weddings!

Jeff Eats down-below- has “listed” Larry, Curly Burgers & Moe’s menu…burgers, hot dogs, handful of salads, sandwiches, wings, desserts…

You can check menu/prices/info on your own at larrycurlyburgers.com.

Anyway,

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats recently- “stopped” in for lunch and all I can tell you is that Larry, Curly Burgers & Moe’s stuff absolutely kills!! No bs-here, the fried chicken sandwich, bacon cheeseburger and rib eye-Philly cheesesteak, hand-cut fresh French fries were off the chart delicious.

Larry, Curly Burgers & Moe is an absolute homerun!

The joint is open Monday-Saturday 11am-7pm, closed Sunday.
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MENU

HAMBURGERS
​Single $5.75
Double $7.75
Stuffed $8.50
all hamburgers come with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles,
ketchup, mayo, mustard

SANDWICHES
Grilled or blackened chicken breast $6.25
Grilled/blackened or fried fish of the day $8.25
Chicken/ Rib eye Philly Cheesesteak $7.75/$9.75
Chicken or Tuna salad sandwich $6.25
LCM special fried chicken sandwich (topped with homemade Cole Slaw) $7.75
BLT $5.00
Reuben (Corn Beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, 1000 island dressing) $8.00

all sandwiches come with lettuce, tomato, onions,
pickles and a side of Cole Slaw (unless otherwise specified)

LCM HOT DIGGIDY DOGS
Grilled all beef frankfurter $4.25
Coney Island Style: beef hot dog, topped with all meat chili, chopped onions,
one stripe of yellow mustard $6.25
Polish Boy: beef hot dog, Cole Slaw, French Fries, BBQ sauce $7.25

Extra Toppings
banana peppers, jalapenos, black/green olives, sauerkraut, relish FREE
cheese (American, Swiss, Provolone, Cheddar, Pepper Jack), grilled $1.00
mushrooms/onions/peppers
bacon, all meat homemade chili $2.00

SOUP, SALADS AND MOE
Cup/ Bowl

All meat chili $3.25/$5.25

Choice of Caesar or Mixed Green Salad
Chicken breast blackened, grilled or fried $7.75
Fish of the day blackened, grilled or fried $8.75
Chicken salad/ tuna salad $7.75

Homemade Dressings: balsamic, raspberry vinaigrette, blue cheese,
ranch, Caesar, 1000 island

Chicken Wings (8 wings) $7.75
Chicken Wings (12 wings) $9.75
BBQ, Buffalo, BBQ Jerk

Loaded Fries (Chili and Cheese) $3.50
Cole Slaw $2.50
Small Caesar Salad $4.00
Small Mixed Green Salad $3.00

Freshly Cut Fries
Small – $1.50 Medium – $2.50 Large – $3.50

KIDS MENU
Hamburger $4.25
Cheeseburger $5.25
Hot Dog $4.25
Grilled Cheese $4.25
Chicken Strips $4.25
all kids’ meals are served with freshly cut fries and a drink

COFFEE AND DESSERTS
Cuban $1.50
Espresso $1.50
Latte $2.00
Homemade Key Lime Pie $3.50

To place an online order, please visit www.EAT24.COM