***** Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill.

Recent e-mail from reader Mel B.

Need a really good burger joint in Fort Lauderdale. I live at _______________, Fort Lauderdale. Something close by would be much appreciated.
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Mel B:

This is a no brainer!

Checkout Jeff Eats’ 6/24/2009 write-up on Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill. Maybe a 10 minute drive from your home.

Hope this helps and thanks for reading…

Posted June 24, 2009
***** Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill, 1821 Cordova Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 (954) 768-8990.

Got a real good “mom & pop” American-diner joint for you…Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill.

The menu is not large…but has enough soups, salads, burgers, sandwiches, grilled items and desserts…so nobody’s gonna starve. A recent outing netted me a cheeseburger, bbq ribs and a philly cheesesteak sandwich…everything was delicious and priced just right. Nothing fancy here, just real good food. Take a look at the joint’s website www.gilberts17thstgrill.com for menu/prices/details.

Gilbert’s is open Monday-Saturday 11am-9pm. The joint is closed on Sunday.

* Jay & The Americans, Dennis Tufano, The Happenings.

Way back on November 27, 2014 I told you guys about this terrific “oldies” show- set for February 19, 2015 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers. A copy of that original-story is reprinted down below.

I just wanted to let you know, that just this minute-I checked the box-office and there are a handful of really good seats left.

Jeff Eats has seen all 3- acts and I am telling you- each of them puts on a top-shelf show!

So…if you want to go- it’s definitely time to nail those tickets down

Gonna be a great show!

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Jay & The Americans/Dennis Tufano/The Happenings (Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall- Fort Myers)
Posted on November 27th, 2014 · Music/Events
* Jay & The American/Dennis Tufano/The Happenings.

This is gonna be a terrific oldies-show. No question in Jeff Eats mind, SRO!

A drop of “history”…my brother-in-law Chuck was The Happenings’ original- manager . Chuck’s the guy that brought the group to- The Tokens who produced The Happenings’ 1966 breakout hit “See You In September” By the way, original lead singer Bobby Miranda still fronts the group and- sounds just like he did back in ’66.

You can tickets/info at poprockdoowopp.com.

* St Coleman 32nd Annual Italian Festival.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been going to “this one” for years…free admission, great food, great rides, great crafts, great entertainment!

I am telling you, you will have an absolute blast!

Jeff Eats can’t begin to tell you, how many times I actually thought of converting to Catholicism after “doing” a St Coleman Italian Festival…this Coleman “thing” and a good Bingo game- you know- can be very persuasive!

You can checkout entertainment schedules/other info at Italianfest.org.

Just so you know, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats plan to be there on Sunday, February 22nd.

Benvenuto! Mark your calendar now for one of Florida’s most beloved, delicious, and fun-filled festivals—
the St Coleman Italian Festival . Come and enjoy wonderful food, fabulous rides, games, arts & crafts, and top entertainment.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 2/1/15.

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

MEATBALL EGG ROLL
$1.50

The Boys Farmers Market
14378 Military Trail
Delray Beach
(561) 496-8123
boysfarmersmarket.com
Latest Review: 10/17/14

It’s Super Bowl Sunday and Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have something like 30 friends coming-over to our house to “watch” the game. To feed the crowd, Mrs. Jeff Eats has ordered all-kinds of stuff from The Boys Farmer Market in Delray Beach. One of the items on Mrs. Jeff Eats’ menu is The Boys’ meatball egg rolls…absolutely delicious.

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, The Boys Farmers Market has everything you need to cater-any-type of event and its prices are as reasonable as can be!

Printed down below is Jeff Eats’ 10/17/14 “Review” on The Boys Farmers Market.
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The Boys Farmers Market (Delray Beach)
Posted on October 17th, 2014 · American BBQ Breakfast Chinese Cuban Delicatessen Delray Beach Desserts Fast Food French Hungarian Irish Italian Japanese Latin Mediterranean/Greek Mexican Pizza Seafood Subs/Salads
***** The Boys Farmers Market.

Jeff Eats first “reviewed” The Boys Farmers Market on 5/6/2009.

That review is reprinted below.

It is now some 5 1/2 years later- and I just wanted to tell -new as well as old- Jeff Eats’ readers that I LOVE this joint-and if you live or work anywhere-near The Boys Farmers Market make it your business to shop there…trust me, you will be thrilled that you did!
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May 6, 2009

***** The Boys Farmers Market, 14378 Military Trail, Delray Beach, Florida 33484 (561) 496-8123.

If you can “handle” its parking-lot…with senior citizens “backing in and backing out” non-stop…The Boys Farmers Market is an absolutely great place to shop for fruits, fresh squeezed juices, vegetables, baked goods, cheeses, wines, candies, seafood, meats, coffees and prepared chicken/seafood/meat dishes.

Just guessing here, but The Boys’ probably has something like 30,000 square feet of indoor space jammed with top quality FOOD. All the free samples that you’d like…and everything sold, runs circles around joints like Publix, Winn Dixie and Albertsons, not to mention-probably cheaper.

My family has been shopping at The Boys Farmers Market for years…and I have been amazed by two things…namely, that we have never been involved in a fender-bender in its parking lot & the great stuff that it sells.

The Boys has its own bakery, squeezes its own juices and prepares its own “take out” food. This joint is an absolute-winner. If you live in the Delray Beach area, you probably already know about The Boys…for those of you who don’t, you got to go shopping there…just be careful in the parking lot.

The Boys Farmers Market is open 7 days a week.

* SWAY A Tribute To Michael Buble’.

Just between you and me, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been married 40 years- so the way I see it, I don’t gotta do SWAY A Tribute To Michael Buble’- for Valentine’s Day- now Mrs. Jeff Eats may see it totally differently, so like I just said, let’s just keep this “story” between you and me.

Long story short,

SWAY A Tribute To Michael Buble’ is a tremendous-show. The Seminole Casino Coconut Creek has planned a Valentine’s Dinner featuring SWAY… The bet here, is that the “event” is gonna be off the chart!

So, if unlike Jeff Eats- you have to, or just want-to celebrate Valentine’s Day “real special”- check out the info down below…you can check SWAY out at mooncoinproductions.com.

Once again, let’s just keep this SWAY thing between you and me!

SEMINOLE CASINO COCONUT CREEK HOSTS A SPECIAL VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER & SHOW AT
NYY STEAK’S LEGENDS LOUNGE

Coconut Creek, FL (January 30, 2015)—Valentine’s in the NYY Steak’s Legends Lounge at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek will feature a romantic prix fixe menu and a Michael Buble tribute featuring the band, Sway. NYY Steak and Sorrisi also have special menus for Valentine’s Day.

Dinner in the Legends Lounge will begin with Kumamoto oysters served on the half shell with champagne vinegar mignonette. The second course is a salad with local heirloom tomato caprese, house made mozzarella, local heirloom tomato and aged balsamic reduction. The Entrée is a sixteen-ounce chateaubriand for two.

Dinner and the show in the Legends Lounge is $175 per couple and includes a bottle of Terra Valentine Cabernet Sauvignon. Seatings are available at 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be reserved by calling NYY Steak at 954.977.6700. NYY Steak’s regular menu, food and wine specials will be available in the dining room.

NYY Steak is open Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m. -10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m.-11 p.m. and Sunday for brunch from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

* Little Anthony & The Imperials.

Just checked the box office, there are a handful of really good seats left- for Little Anthony & The Imperials- tonight, January 31st at FAU in Boca Raton.

Throw in “guest star” Sonny Turner, former lead singer of The Platters- and you got the makings of a great night of legendary Rock N Roll music.

I don’t know about you guys, but Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Anthony, Sonny Turner and The Imperials aren’t getting any younger- Capice!

From poprockdoowopp.com
Saturday, January 31at 8:00pm in EST
FAU Carole & Barry Kaye Auditorium
777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Find Tickets
Tickets Available
www.ticketmaster.com
Enjoy an evening with Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Little Anthony & The Imperials… “Goin’ Out of My Head”, “Tears on My Pillow”, “Hurt So Bad”, “I’m on the Outside Looking In”, “Two People in the World”, “Take Me Back” and more!

And, back by popular demand, special guest star Sonny Turner, former lead singer of the Platters… “Only You”, “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”, “With this Ring”, “My Prayer”, “Twilight Time”, “The Great Pretender”, “I Love You 1,000 Times” and more!

VIP tickets include a private meet and greet with the stars.

Click for tickets or call Ticketmaster 1-800-745-3000
Group sales: 561-297-2471

* Beebs And Her Money Makers.

Got a band that you guys must see…Orlando based, Beebs And Her Money Makers!

Kinda hard to explain or define “them”…rock-meets R&B-meets funk-meets ska-meets jazz-meets Bette Midler-meets Cyndi Lauper- meets Amy Winehouse- meets Judy Tenuta- meets soul…

Beebs And Her Money Makers’ got a handful of Florida dates coming -up! The schedule is printed -somewhere down below!

You can check the band out at beebsandhermoneymakers.com.

Wikipedia and You Tube will also help you to fill in the “blanks.”

Feb 14, 2015 | Gov-Fest @ The Maddox Ranch, Lakeland, FL | 9pm
Feb 16, 2015 | Coconut Grove Art Festival, Miami,FL | 5pm
Feb 21, 2015 | Suwannee Disc Jam 12, Live Oak, FL | 10pm
Mar 7, 2015 | Orlando Chili Cook-Off, Orlando, FL | 4pm
Mar 12, 2015 | Captain Hirams w/ BADFISH, Sebastian, FL | 8pm
May 23, 2015 | California Roots Festival, Monterey, CA | 12pm

* Footlighters Club All Star Tribute to Neil Sedaka-Entertainer of the Year.

If you check, Jeff Eats first told you guys about this “event” way-back on January 17, 2015…

I just did some-checking and there are only a “handful” of seats left…when all is said and done- Neil is gonna have a SRO-crowd of 500!

IF YOU WANT TO GO- you had better get on the stick!

Jeff Eats’ pants are already pressed for this one!

* Catskill Resort Museum Presents: Richard Lewis And Kevin Pollack.

Lewis and Pollack are set to “appear” at- Catskill Resort Museum’s fundraiser-on Friday, 27, 2015 at the Parker Playhouse.

Jeff Eats has seen both Lewis and Pollack- they both do terrific stand-up acts. Kinda rare to catch two comedians/actors at this “level” together. Definitely worth picking up a ticket or two!

For info on Catskill Resort Museum…catskillresortmuseum.com.

Comedy Icons Headline Catskill Mountains Museum Benefit

The Catskill Resort Museum will present a night of hilarious comedy with Richard Lewis (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and Kevin Pollak (“A Few Good Men”) at 8 p.m. on Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Ticket prices begin at $75 and can be purchased by calling the Parker Playhouse box office at 954.462.0222 or online at www.parkerplayhouse.com.

***** Sheraton Vistana Villages Resort Villas, 12401 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32821, (407) 238-5000.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats recently stayed at Sheraton Vistana Villages Resort Villas in Orlando.

Terrific facility. A 2-bedroom “villa” ran us…$211 all-in-per night.

The joint is literally 10-minutes from Universal and 15 minutes from Disney.

Sheraton Vistana Villages Resort Villas …extremely clean, very well maintained facility. The beautiful thing about this joint, it doesn’t try to “take you” for every red cent you got…free parking, free internet- no TRICKS!

Look! What Jeff Eats paid isn’t necessarily what you’re gonna pay. You know how this “game” plays, it all depends on when you go- and how good of a shopper you are!

If you need to be near Universal or Disney or both- this is a good “resort” to know about. By the way, Jeff Eats had a 2-bedroom “villa”- Sheraton Vistana also has 1-bedroom villas which are plenty “large.”

If and when the time arises- you can start your research on Sheraton Vistana Villages Resort Villas at starwoodhotels.com.

Outdoors
BBQ Facilities, Outdoor Pool (all year)
Activities
Tennis Court, Golf Course (within 2 miles), Pool Table, Ping-Pong, Mini Golf, Sauna, Fitness Center, Massage, Hot Tub, Bicycle Rental, Game Room, Playground, Entertainment Staff
Food & Drink
Restaurant, Bar, Snack Bar
Internet
Free! WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Parking
Free! Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
Services
Room Service, Vending Machine (drinks), 24-Hour Front Desk, Express Check-in/Check-out, Currency Exchange, Tour Desk, Ticket Service, Baggage Storage, ATM on site, Concierge Service, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Business Center, Fax/Photocopying, Souvenir/Gift Shop
General
Safe, Shops (on site), Non-smoking Rooms, Facilities for Disabled Guests, Family Rooms, Elevator, Heating, All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)
Languages spoken
Spanish, English