***** Tucker Duke’s Lunchbox & Market.

Recent e-mail that Jeff Eats received.

Jeff Eats,

My husband and I are really getting tired of all the fast food burger joints that have popped up in the area. We enjoy them, but are more into burger joints where you can sit down, order and be served.
What’s your best call on that? We live in Margate.
Thanks,
Mary Arthur
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Mary Arthur:

Give Tucker Duke’s Lunchbox & Market in Deerfield Beach a try.

Jeff Eats is a big fan of this-one.

Jeff Eats’ 4/25/14 Tucker Duke’s “write-up” is down-below…

Thanks for reading…
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Tucker Duke’s Lunchbox & Market (Deerfield Beach)
Posted on April 25th, 2014 · American Breakfast Deerfield Beach

***** Tucker Duke’s Lunchbox & Market, 1101 South Powerline Road, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442, (954) 708-2035.

Way back on February 14, 2014–Jeff Eats mentioned Tucker Duke’s Lunchbox & Market-an “upscale” wait-service hamburger joint in Deerfield Beach. You can check that 2/14/2014 “story” if you like–but the jist was-that the joint had just opened for business, that I had not yet eaten there and that Jeff Eats had heard terrific things about Tucker Duke’s from -friends at Burger Beast www.burgerbeast.com.

Now, since that “story” appeared, the Sun Sentinel reviewed the joint–giving it a real-solid 3 stars…in addition, Jeff Eats must have spoken to at least 15 people who had eaten there and had really enjoyed the food and service.

Now, I could say…”You’ve read and heard from the rest, now listen to the best (that’s of course Jeff Eats) but I won’t…just too tacky!

Anyway,

Last night Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats had dinner at Tucker Duke’s and I gotta tell you we absolutely loved the food, service, décor and vibe.

Tucker Duke’s is “literally” located no-where…it’s in a small strip center and is in between a Dunkin’ Donuts and a Subway. The whole store is 1,600 square feet and it has 12 seats outside. Inside, it has 1- table that seats 4, a small bar (wine and beer) that seats 16 and a- common seating-hi top setup that handles 16…that’s the whole shooting match. By the way on that common seating hi top—think of “strangers” sitting with “strangers” and you’ll be on the right page.

Now let’s talk about menu/and what we ate…Tucker’s menu has 9 appetizers, 14 burgers, 11 sandwiches, 3 salads, 2 desserts…

We tried peanut butter & jelly bon-bons and cheese fritters. We tried The Tucker Duke Burger topped with fried onion rings/American cheese/tucker sauce/lettuce/tomato/onion roll. We tried the Fido Burger topped with American cheese/cheddar cheese/crispy onions/ketchup/tucker sauce/pickles/onion roll. We tried tater tots and sweet potato fries. All Jeff Eats can tell you is that everything was right on the money-and the burgers were exceptionally good.

Last night was a Thursday night…Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats got there around 7pm. When we arrived, every seat was taken and it took us 20 minutes to catch a table outside. During the 75 minutes or so that we were there, the crowd was eclectic–I saw college kids, I saw middle aged folks, I saw older folks, I saw young families, I also saw at least 10 takeout pickups.

Let me wrap this up for you,

It’s rare, but every so often a new-joint “catches fire”…time will tell, but Jeff Eats’ gut tells me that Tucker Duke’s is going to be a huge winner.

Check www.tuckerdukeslunchbox.com for menu/prices.

Just so you know, Tucker Duke’s has another location in Valparaiso, Florida…

Finally, at the start of this story I mentioned Tucker Duke’s vibe…now you and I know that “vibe” is a subjective thing…This is taken directly from the Tucker’s menu-“WARNING: Lighten up-Tucker Duke’s is not politically correct. If you are easily offended or your egocentric personality compels you to operate with a thin skin, there’s a good chance you’ll be offended here. Consider yourself warned, AND REMEMBER ITS ALL IN GOOD FUN! We believe that tact is for people who aren’t witty enough for sarcasm.” The menu also has a no Whining section…

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, the food is dynamite, the service is solid, the prices are reasonable, the music is loud, the “crowd” is shall we say-“fun”—and you’ll really enjoy yourself (that is, unless you are a real whining egocentric person).

Tucker Duke’s Lunchbox & Market is open Monday-Saturday 10:30am-10pm, Sunday 9pm-9pm.

* Older Men Scam.

Just got the following e-mail from Jeff Eats’ reader, Norman G.

No ifs, ands or buts- the e-mail’s “warnings” warranted- my passing them along to you guys…
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Subject: Older Men Scam

Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall and in dark parking lots, etc. This is the first warning I have seen for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven’t heard about it…

A ‘heads up’ for those men who may be regular customers at Lowe’s, Home Depot, Costco, or even Wal-Mart.

This one caught me totally by surprise. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping.

Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don’t be naive enough to think it couldn’t happen to you or your friends.

Here’s how the scam works; Two nice looking, college-age girls will come over to your car or truck as you are packing your purchases into your vehicle. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their unmentionables almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. (It’s impossible not to look). When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say ‘No’ but instead ask for a ride to McDonald’s.

You agree and they climb into the vehicle. On the way, they start undressing.
Then one of them starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.

I had my wallet stolen May 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, the 17th, 20th, 24th, and the 29th and again on June 1st, 4th, 8th, twice on the 16th & 17th, and very likely again this upcoming weekend.

So tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take advantage of us older men.

Warn your friends to be vigilant.

Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found even cheaper ones for $.99 at the Dollar Store and bought them out in three of their stores.

Also, you never get to eat at McDonald’s. I’ve already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth from Lowe’s, to Home Depot, to Wal-Mart.

So please, send this on to all the older men that you know and warn them to be on the lookout for this scam.

(The best times are just before lunch and around 4:30 in the afternoon).

* Jefferson Starship/Jefferson Airplane “50th Anniversay”

Literally just this minute, this “show” was added to The Plaza Ballroom & Event Centre’s concert-schedule.

No ifs, ands, or buts- Jefferson Starship/Jefferson Airplane “50th Anniversary” is gonna sell-out! Real simple equation…legendary band + only 400 seats = Sellout!

If you wanna go, don’t dilly dally getting tickets.

Jefferson Starship / Jefferson Airplane “50th Anniversary”
Sep 24, 2015 at 7:00 PM
The Plaza Ballroom & Event Centre
111 US Highway One, North Palm Beach, Florida
BUY TICKETS ONLINE: $35, $45, $75- theplazaballroom.com
JEFFERSON STARSHIP Performs & Celebrates
The Music of
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
50th Anniversary-
With songs that defined a generation!
For More Info and for Special VIP Packages Contact: The Plaza Ballroom or Kim 561-350-3867.

***** Fritay Restaurant, 12143 Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33168, (786) 866-9674.

A recent e-mail received by Jeff Eats.

Hey Jeff,

My wife and I have been following you for years. We aren’t really into the whole ‘COMMENT’ thing so you won’t recognize the handle here.

We really love fried chicken.

Do you have anything really special for us? We live in North Miami.

Thank you,
Bob A
North Miami Beach
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Bob A:

I’m thinking Fritay Restaurant for you guys…

Fritay Restaurant is a Haitian “takeout” joint…but if you insist on eating there, it does have 2-small tables.

The joint makes amazing-fried chicken, not to mention- delicious fried fish, fried pork, fried turkey, fried shrimp, fried goat, fried monkey (just wanted to see if you guys were paying attention)!

You can checkout Fritay’s menu at fritayrestaurant.com.

Fritay Restaurant is open Monday-Saturday 11am-10pm, closed Sunday.

Thanks for reading…

* Starlight Musicals.

The “free” series has 4 dates left to go…

July 17, 2015…Viva Rock Band
July 24, 2015…Mr. Nice Guy
July 31, 2015…Chain Reaction
August 7, 2015…Brass Evolution

Jeff Eats “knows” all 4-bands…trust me, they all kill!

Like I said before, F R E E…and free makes it even more fun!

***** McDonald’s Soft Serve Ice Cream Cones.

Another example of someone- making a big deal out of nothing!

Real short story for you guys…yesterday afternoon, I stopped at a McDonald’s and bought a vanilla soft serve ice cream cone. It cost a buck and it was delicious! End of Jeff Eats’ story.

Now take a look at The Health Guru’s (health guru.sg) “version” of the same cone!

Like Jeff Eats said 3-seconds ago, making a big deal out of nothing!

To wrap this one up for you guys…This $1- vanilla soft serve ice cream cone is a real good thing to know about!

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The Health Guru
NUTRITION INFO: MCDONALDS SOFT SERVE ICE-CREAM CONES
Posted on | October 31, 2011 | No Comments

McDonalds Ice-cream cone
Someone recently asked me about the nutrition of a McDonalds soft serve ice-cream aka: ‘McDonalds cone’ and why it was so sweet and nice and only had 150 calories. Could that be true?
From my research, this is what McDonalds states as the correct nutrition for their ice-creams.
Nutrition of McDonalds Ice-cream in a cone: Serving Size: 90 g
Energy: 150 calories
Protein: 4g
Carbs: 24 g
Fat: 3.5 g
The website also states that the ingredients are: Whole milk (protein), sucrose (sugar), nonfat milk solids, corn syrup solids (sugar), mono and diglycerides (fat), guar gum (thickener), imitation vanilla flavour, carrageenan (vegetable thickener), cellulose gum (thickener), vitamin A palmitate (synthetic vitamin A; occurs naturally in dairy)
On a whole, there is nothing too nasty in these cones. It’s the equivalent of drinking a can of softdrink in terms of calories. It just really depends on how many eat, how frequently and what you’ve eaten in the same day.
Here’s some other things to consider:
Fact: 1 teaspoon sugar is approximately 4 grams. Therefore, this ice-cream contains nearly 6 teaspoons of sugar.
Fact: 1 teaspoon of fat is 5 grams. This contains ¾ teaspoon fat.
So scoop out some fat, add 6 teaspoons of sugar, a splash of milk and then thicken it and you have a McDonalds soft serve ice-cream!! Doesn’t sound quite so appealing to me if you think of it that way.
But truthfully, if you have these very occasionally, it’s much better than having a decadent magnum ice-cream. As a tip, if you are trying to watch your weight, consuming a water based ice-block is much better for your waistline and health.
But as always, the health guru recommends: Eat slowly, put your utensils down between bites and stop eating when you feel 80% full because it’s better to waste it than to ‘waist’ it.

***** Jungle Queen Riverboat, Bahia Mar Yachting Center-801 Seabreeze Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316, (954) 462-5596.

Jeff Eats recently received the following e-mail…

Jeff,
Got any ideas on something totally different to entertain my brother, sister in law and their 3 kids aged 9, 10 12 visiting from Cleveland? My husband and I got 2 kids, 8 and 11.
Thanks,
JAW (Margate)
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JAW:

Check out Jungle Queen Riverboat which runs day and night “sightseeing” cruises out of Fort Lauderdale.

Just between you and Jeff Eats (I will deny this e-mail response, if you tell anyone!), Jungle Queen Riverboat has a 4 hour early-evening cruise -to an island where you get an all-you-can-eat bbq dinner and a comedy show- for something like 45 bucks a head- and if you check- groupon.com you’ll probably catch a deal- around 33 bucks, that is absolutely terrific…but you didn’t hear this from me!

You can checkout Jungle Queen Riverboat’s sightseeing cruise lineup -at JungleQueen.com. By the way, Jungle Queen Riverboat has been in business since 1935- so I’m thinking that it probably knows exactly what it’s doing!

Have fun and thanks for reading…and remember that Jeff Eats didn’t send you!- I got a “highfalutin” image to protect! If anyone asks, you might want to tell “them” that you read about Jungle Queen Riverboat in the Miami Herald!

* iPic Theaters.

* iPic Theaters, 301 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, (561) 299-3000.

I know a ton of you guys love iPic!

Don’t say Jeff Eats never gave you anything!

* Deal Or No Deal On Iran?

Maybe Jeff Eats is crazy, but I don’t see a representative from The State of Israel sitting at that table…do you?

Obama and Kerry obviously don’t know how to play cards…you need a full deck before you can deal!

No full deck, no game…

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday 7/12/15).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

THE SKIPPER
$8.00

The Pink Submarine
2041 Wilton Drive
Wilton Manors
(954) 566-2219
thepinksubmarine.com
Latest Review: 12/16/13

If you wanna eat some great subs, you gotta try The Pink Submarine in Wilton Manors.

The joint makes a sub…

The Skipper (sliced turkey/provolone/mayo/tomato/avocado/lettuce/alfalfa sprouts/ranch dressing/crunchy onions) that is totally off the chart!

Jeff Eats’ The Pink Submarine 12/16/13-“review” is down below…

Like I said before, you wanna eat some great subs, you gotta try this joint!

The Pink Submarine (Wilton Manors)
Posted on December 16th, 2013 · American Fast Food Subs/Salads Wilton Manors

***** The Pink Submarine, 2041 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, Florida 33305, (954) 566-2219.

Got a real-good sub joint for you…The Pink Submarine in Wilton Manors.

You know the deal order at/pickup at the counter…on the décor front, “think” The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine cartoon–and you’ll be on the right page.

Between Jeff Eats, you and the bedpost (ever wonder where this saying came from?) subs shops in South Florida or for that matter the entire United States are literally a dime a dozen (ever wonder where this saying came from?)–what separates “some” from the pack is- the quality/quantity of the ingredients and the bread that those ingredients get stuffed into …with this formula in mind, I gotta tell you that The Pink Submarine makes some of the best subs that Jeff Eats has eaten-here in South Florida.

The other day, Jeff Eats “tried”–a meatball sub (white-$8), a roast beef sub (multigrain-$8), a turkey sub (whole wheat-$8)…and like I said 9 seconds ago, all of the 8″ subs were top-shelf. You can check menu/prices at www.thepinksubmarine.com.

One final thought, the lady who made Jeff Eats’ subs was as pleasant as could-be and had a nice heavy-hand while loading the ingredients.

The Pink Submarine is open Monday-Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-2am, Sunday 11am-5pm.