This contest started on 3/20/24. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Sicilian Oven Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Sicilian Oven Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 25 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $25 Gift Card is good at any Sicilian Oven location (sicilianoven.com for locations/ menu/ info).

Posted on December 30th, 2014

***** Sicilian Oven, 21170 Saint Andrews Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33433, (561) 750-9772.

Here’s another one of those “out of sight out of mind” joints for you… wood fired pizza-Sicilian Oven.

Printed down below is a- Jeff Eats’ review from March 14, 2009. When you read that write-up, you’ll notice that the joint being “discussed” was the first- Sicilian Oven that had “just” opened in Lighthouse Point…since that review appeared, Sicilian Oven has also- opened joints in Aventura, Coral Springs and most recently Boca Raton.

Long story short, last night Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and two other couples ate dinner at the Boca Raton restaurant. Stuff ordered- Sicilian salad (large $11), wood oven roasted chicken wings (large $17), large- Nona’s Square Pizza ($22-thick crust/ mozzarella/ pomodoro sauce), large- The Bianco Pizza ($17-parmesan/ romano/ ricotta/ mozzarella- and I gotta tell you, everything was A-OK! Now you know and I know that “pecking orders and nitpicking” aren’t really my game-but I must tell you that the Sicilian salad (romaine lettuce/ roasted peppers/ walnuts/ olives/ vine ripen tomatoes/ red onions/garbanzo beans/celery/shaved parmesan cheese/creamy house dressing) was one of the most delicious salads that I’ve had in a very long time…while I’m doing this, I liked The Bianco Pizza better than the Nona’s Square Pizza and the chicken wings were good but could have used more seasoning/and the bread that came with them-I’ve had much better. Not that it really matters, because I’m Jeff Eats and they’re-not- but the other 5 in my party all agreed on the salad, the pizza “rank” and the little tweaks needed by the chicken and bread!

As you can well imagine (then again, maybe you can’t) Jeff Eats- eats-out/takes-out quite a bit…every so often a joint just falls through the cracks. Let’s just say that Sicilian Oven was one of those casualties-and trust me, my loss! Its food is very good and “all in” the bill was a super reasonable 80 bucks.

You can check menu/prices/locations/info at sicilianoven.com.
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March 14, 2009

***** Sicilian Oven, 2486 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, Florida 33064.

Got an absolutely terrific “wood fired Italian” joint for you…Sicilian Oven, located in Lighthouse Point.

Gave this joint a shot last night and got-to tell you, that the food is dynamite. The menu is packed with appetizers, salads, pastas, ciabattas, wings and pizzas. My “taste test” (somebody has to do it)… sicilian salad ( a combination of mixed greens, roasted peppers, roman tomatoes, red onions, garbanzo beans & something like 5 other ingredients), wood oven roasted chicken wings, wood fired pizza, “no pasta” lasagna (eggplant & vegetables), meatballs and fried calamari…everything was delicious.

Sicilian Oven is owned by two guys, Andrew and Ralph. From what I can tell, Andrew “handles” the action in the open-kitchen and Ralph “handles” the dining area. Although the joint was packed, these boys were efficiently cranking-out some heavy duty orders. Sicilian Oven is a real modern looking joint, with just enough flat-screen tv sets to make it interesting for sports-afficianados. The prices are neighborhood “pizza joint” prices. Service is excellent & your tee shirt/shorts’ ensemble will work here.

Just so you know, although Sicilian Oven has only been open for something like 4-months, it already has a loyal-following… Giving credit where credit is do, Sun Sentinel food critic Judith Stocks gave the joint **** (four stars: excellent) on March 13, 2009…so, old Jeff Eats can’t claim to be the “discoverer” of this one…as a matter of fact, it was Stocks’ review that alerted me to this joint.

Give Sicilian Oven a try, it really is that good. For menu/prices, check its website www.thesicilianoven.com.

Sicilian Oven is open Monday-Saturday 11:30am-10pm and Sunday 4pm-10pm.

Originally posted on January 13th, 2024.

* Jayne Curry’s Big Night Out.

TICKETS JUST WENT ON SALE!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, you guys definitely want to see powerhouse singer -Jayne Curry in action!

From blackboxbooking.com:

JAYNE CURRY’S BIG NIGHT OUT

Thu – Mar 21, 2024 – 8:00pm EST

Duncan Theatre
Palm Beach State College
4200 Congress Avenue
Lake Worth, Florida 33461
Tickets:($35) blackboxbookingllc.thundertix.com/events/222997

What do you get when you mix Broadway vocals, high energy, hilarious observational comedy and an interactive entertainer?

Jayne Curry has been the hottest ticket in South Florida over the recent years.

Join Jayne on her big night out, there will be fun, laughter, dancing in your seats, special guest and much more.

Jayne has embraced motherhood juggling a four-year-old son with performing and running businesses, JAYNE NEVER GOES OUT, that means that Jayne’s Big Night Out is your big night out.

Get ready for the ultimate feel-good show that will leave you filled with joy, happiness and positivity.

Originally posted on September 25th, 2023.

* ELO Experience featuring Evil Woman, The American ELO.

TICKETS GO ON SALE- Thursday, September 28th, 2023 at 10am.

Trust Jeff Eats on this one- definitely one of the best ELO tribute acts in the business!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have seen the “show” and these guys totally blew us away!

ELO Experience featuring Evil Woman, The American ELO

Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 (8pm)

Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker
707 Northeast 8th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Box Office: 954.462.0222
Tickets Online: parkerplayhouse.com

From parkerplayhouse.com:
The Electric Light Orchestra Experience comes to The Parker! With a sensational string section to further enhance the experience, this incredible show accurately reproduces the songs of ELO live, playing smash hits like Mr. Blue Sky, Telephone Line and Evil Woman. This is a chance to experience what it would be like to see and hear an Electric Light Orchestra concert.

* Humor!

When I was 16 I got a girlfriend with big boobs, but there was no passion, so I decided I needed a passionate girl with a zest for life.

In college, I dated a passionate girl, but she was too emotional.

Everything was an emergency; she was a drama queen, cried all the time, and threatened s uicide.

So I decided I needed a girl with stability.

When I was 25 I found a very stable girl but she was boring.

She was totally predictable and never got excited about anything.

Life became so dull that I decided that I needed a girl with some excitement.

When I was 28 I found an exciting girl, but I couldn’t keep up with her.

She rushed from one thing to another, never settling on anything.

She did mad impetuous things and made me miserable as often as happy.

She was great fun initially and very energetic, but directionless.

So I decided to find a girl with some real ambition.

When I turned 30, I found a smart ambitious girl with her feet planted firmly on the ground, so I married her.

She was so ambitious that she divorced me and took everything I owned.

I am now 67, older and wiser, and I am looking for a girl with big boobs.

Originally posted on November 25, 2023.

* Stars Of The Sixties/ Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 @ FAU- Carole & Barry Kaye Auditorium.

TICKETS JUST WENT ON SALE!

Great lineup…

Stars Of The Sixties
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 at 7:30 PM
FAU Carole & Barry Kaye Auditorium
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton Florida 33431
.TICKETS: ($39-$79) fauevents.universitytickets.com & poprockdoowopp.com
BOX OFFICE: (561) 297-6124

From poprockdoowopp.com:

Stars of the Sixties return to FAU featuring dozens of smash hit records sung by the original artists who made them! It’s our biggest show ever, starting with everybody’s favorite Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone (“I’m Into Something Good”, “I’m Henry VIII”, “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter”, “A Kind of Hush”, “Listen People,” “A Must to Avoid,” “Can’t You Hear My Heart Beat”), plus The Association with their #1 hits, “Never My Love,” “Cherish,” and “Windy,” plus “Along Comes Mary” and “Everything That Touches You” (that total 6 gold and 3 platinum discs and a staggering 7 Grammy Awards Nominations.) Brian Hyland makes his FAU debut singing “Sealed with a Kiss,” “Gypsy Woman” and everybody’s favorite summer confection “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini.” Joining them will be The Classics IV (“Traces,” “Stormy,” “Spooky,” “Every Day with You Girl”) and fan favorites The Shades of Blue (“Oh How Happy.”) Following an unprecedented demand to bring him back to our stage, Chris Ruggiero will make a return appearance singing all your 60s favorites. A Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Production.

This contest started on 3/19/24. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Rainbow Palace Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Rainbow Palace Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 20 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $20 Gift Card is good at Rainbow Palace, 2787 Oakland Park Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306, (954) 565-5652.

Check menu/prices/info at rainbowpalace.com.

Posted on June 20th, 2014

***** Rainbow Palace, 2787 Oakland Park Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306, (954) 565-5652.

House of Chan, if you like, you can go and “look” it up.

Suffice it to say, in the 1950s-1960s-1970s, the House of Chan located at 52nd Street and 7th Avenue, NYC- was one of America’s most famous upscale Chinese restaurants.

Old history (isn’t all history old?), Jeff Eats’ father had a “business” house account, so Jeff Eats, his brother, father and mother–enjoyed a number of meals at the House of Chan.

The House of Chan had fabulous food. The House of Chan had superb service. The House of Chan had a fabulous management team. The House of Chan had “style.”

No question in my mind, those House of Chan outings-shaped Jeff Eats’ thoughts on what upscale-dining is “suppose” to be.

Long story short,

The Rainbow Palace has fabulous food. The Rainbow Palace has superb service. The Rainbow Palace has a top shelf management team. The Rainbow Palace has “style.”

If you want TOP NOTCH CHINESE FOOD, TOP NOTCH UPSCALE SERVICE, A RESTAURANT WITH STYLE then get yourself over to the Rainbow Palace in Fort Lauderdale.

For those of you wondering as to what Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “had”-house wonton soup, crispy steak, sesame chicken, chef’s fried rice.

For what it’s worth,

Both Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats found the food off the chart-but please keep in mind that you and us-Eats may-be polar opposites- on what constitutes good-great-lousy etc. That’s why Jeff Eats and you should never bet the farm on what some “critic” has to say about any particular restaurant or dish.

Anyway,

Jeff Eats thought the food was terrific…

By the way, Rainbow’s prices aren’t exactly cheap. Just a word to the wise, the joint’s portions are large- so figure on sharing stuff- and don’t over order,

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

Rainbow Palace is open Sunday-Wednesday 5pm-10pm, Thursday noon-3pm & 5pm-10pm, Friday noon-3pm & 5pm-11pm, Saturday 5pm-11pm.

One final thought on this “food reviewing” thing…

How many times have you asked a total stranger who was leaving a movie theatre “What he or she thought about a picture?” See where Jeff Eats is going with this? As my Uncle Sam Ting (by marriage to my father’s sister) use to say

Originally posted on October 19th, 2023.

* Married With Laughter starring Jeff Norris, Renee DeLorenzo and hosted by Gemini
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 @ The Lyric Theatre.

Hearing absolutely terrific things about this show!

The Skinny:

Married With Laughter starring Jeff Norris, Renee DeLorenzo and hosted by Gemini

Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 (7pm)

The Lyric Theatre
59 S.W. Flagler Avenue
Stuart, FL 34994
Box Office: 772) 286-7827
Tickets: lyrictheatre.com ($45)

From lyrictheatre.com:

A funny Italian woman and a comical Irish man walk into a marriage…

No, that’s not the start of a bad joke. It’s the premise for the comedy show “Married with Laughter,” starring real-life couple and comedians Renee DeLorenzo and Jeff Norris and hosted by ventriloquist and magician Gemini Lombardi. The three professional comedians happen to be best friends and they turn a comical eye on life, love, and marriage with a funny and yet heart-warming evening of theater.

Jeff Norris is an energetic whirlwind favorite in Atlantic City and Las Vegas and has partnered with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. He has appeared in numerous television shows and films including HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and Oz, Good Morning America, My Super Ex-Girlfriend and Not Fade Away.

Renee DeLorenzo is one of the most likeable and quick-witted comedians on the circuit today, with her high-energy and relatable observations about family, marriage, sports and everyday life. The funny lady was a finalist in the Bud Light Ladies of Laughter competition. She’s a favorite in theaters, casinos and clubs around the country.

Gemini Lombardi combines comedy, illusions, ventriloquism, illusions, audience participation and fun as he hosts the evening. He began performing at 11, studied acting, dance, and choreography to enhance his stage presence and comedic talent. He is a headlining comedian at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, Parx Casino and Carolines on Broadway in New York City. The award-winning magician and ventriloquist has appeared on NBC, Showtime and at hundreds of comedy clubs, casinos and resorts nationwide.

The show is a fast-paced look at the best, the worst and the funniest parts of marriage in an original comedy extravaganza of comedy and magic and more. You might even find yourself as part of the show.

This contest started on 3/19/24. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Five Guys Burgers and Fries Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Five Guys Burgers and Fries Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 10 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $10 Gift Card is good at any Five Guys Burgers and Fries location (for locations, menu, info- fiveguys.comJk

* Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

Originally posted on September 18th, 2023.

* The Bronx Wanderers.

Tickets Just Went On Sale!

Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you…The Las Vegas based- Bronx Wanderers is one of America’s best 50s-60s-70s show bands!

Mark My Words- SRO!

Friday, March, 15th, 2024 (7:30pm)

Saturday, March, 16TH, 2024, (7:30pm)

SUNDAY, March, 17th, 2024 (5pm)

The Studio At Mizner Park
201 W Plaza Real, Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Box Office: 610) 659-8583
Tickets: thestudioatmiznerpark.com ($50-$60)

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Posted on October 31st, 2014 ·

The Bronx Wanderers.

Reprinted below is a December 11, 2008 story that-Jeff Eats did on 50s-80s Rock N Roll cover band- The Bronx Wanderers.

In a nutshell, in the ensuing years -The Bronx Wanderers became a gigantic “act”…

No fooling here, this 2008 Bronx “bar band”- now plays to SRO crowds at- casino showrooms, theaters, festivals, country clubs and resorts all over the United States…the band has even had a reality tv show crew chronicle its daily movements.

Over the years, I’ve seen The Bronx Wanderers a handful of times-and the band definitely has a knack of keeping things “fresh”…trust Jeff Eats when I tell you that- there are just so many times that one person (even an Oldies fan like Jeff Eats) can handle hearing Sherry and Big Girls Don’t Cry…what makes the group a beautiful thing is that- 5 of its 6 members are in their 20’s bringing a hip cool-style/look/sound/vibe/energy to the classic-hits. By the way, the group’s middle-aged lead singer- keeps the Oldies’ purists happy -with fabulous “dead on” Valli, Dion, Maestro, Jay Black, Diamond covers. If this all sounds confusing, you-may appreciate my “take” on the band-after you see-it live!

If you are a fan of 50s-80s Rock N Roll, you gotta catch The Bronx Wanderers…this band is about as good as it gets!

Check the band’s website thebronxwanderers.com, there a number of 2014-2015 Florida dates in the making.
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December 11, 2008
***** The Bronx Wanderers *****
December
I recently saw an absolutely phenomenal… Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons/Dion & The Belmonts’ tribute band called The Bronx Wanderers. In addition to featuring the hit-songs of these two legendary groups, The Bronx Wanderers have an enormous playlist of rock ‘n roll/disco hits from the 1950’s-1970’s. If “seeing is believing,” check-out the group’s website at www.thebronxwanderers.com where you will find terrific audio/video of these guys in action.

Watching this 5-member band, was like having Frankie and Dion right in front of the crowd. Amazing covers. Just so you know, these guys are also no slouches when they play the hits of such bands/acts (a partial list, in no particular order) as Jay & The Americans, Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, The Bee Gees, KC & The Sunshine Band, The Monkees, Neal Diamond, The Duprees, The Capris, The Beatles, The Classics, The Village People, Santo & Johnny, The Commodores and The Trammps.

The only “problem” with The Bronx Wanderers is that they are a New York based group. They very rarely get-down to South Florida… as most of their appearances are in New York and New Jersey.

Now for the good news…If you check The Bronx Wanderers’ “schedule”…you will find that the band has a number of South Florida dates in (now get this) January, 2010. I know it’s along way-off…but if you can swing it, you definitely want to see this group in action.

If you like the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons–Dion & The Belmonts…you will absolutely love The Bronx Wanderers.