This contest started on 9/13/23. This contest has a winner.

* Win 2- $10 Bella Amici Pizzeria & Restaurante Gift Cards.

Jeff Eats got 2- $10 Bella Amici Pizzeria & Restaurante Gift Cards 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 $10 Gift Cards are good at Bella Amici Pizzeria & Restaurante, 7491 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton. Florida 33487, (561) 852-9290.

You can check menu/prices/info at bellaamiciboca.com.

Posted on March 2nd, 2023

***** Bella Amici Pizzeria & Restaurante, 7491 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton. Florida 33487, (561) 852-9290.

Got a real good “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joint for you guys to checkout- Bella Amici Pizzeria & Restaurante in Boca Raton.

Long story short, last night Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “discovered” Bella Amici Pizzeria & Restaurante and the joint’s food absolutely killed! Handful of inside & outside tables/ inside counter seating, no frills pizza joint decor, reasonably priced appetizers/ pizzas/ pastas/ hot & cold heros/ entrees/ desserts/ daily specials/ beer & wine menu, open Tuesday-Thursday 11:30am-9pm/ Friday-Saturday noon-10pm/ closed Monday.

Just so you know, Bella Amici’s food totally blew Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats away! I gotta rate this joint right up there with the best “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joints that we have eaten at in Florida. Just so we are straight- if you’re looking for fancy schmancy- Bella Amici is absolutely-positively not going to work for you! I’m talking here- tee shirts/shorts/flip flops, pizzas, pastas, mussels marinara, lasagna, wings, fried calamari, strombolis, heros, antipasto salad, garlic knots, tartufos, endless Coca Cola refills and loads of napkins!

Let’s wrap Bella Amici Pizzeria & Restaurante up by saying- you can check menu/prices/info at bellaamiciboca.com.

* McDonald’s is phasing out self-serve soda stations — here’s why.

Just keeping you guys in the loop…

From today.com:

McDonald’s is phasing out self-serve soda stations — here’s why

Will McDonald’s Sprite still taste as crisp if a crew member pours it for you?

September, 11, 2023, 4:42 PM EDT
By Joseph Lamour
Testing out all the possible soda combinations at your local McDonald’s will one day become a thing of the past.

McDonald’s USA has confirmed to TODAY.com that it will be phasing out what has become a signature part of the McDonald’s experience: self-serve beverage stations. This means no longer will customers be handed an empty cup by an employee then add ice and their beverage of choice away from the point of sale.

McDonald’s says it will be transitioning away from self-serve beverage stations in dining rooms across the U.S. by the year 2032. The chain says the change is intended to create a consistent experience for both McDonald’s workers and their customers at all ordering points — meaning that whether you order your Big Mac Meal via McDelivery, the app, kiosk, drive-thru or in-restaurant, you’ll get your grub the same exact way.

The news was first reported on Sept. 8 by the State Journal-Register, who spoke to Illinois-area franchise holders about the new strategy.

While this means that McDonald’s won’t be fully transitioned to staff-poured sodas for nearly a decade, some of these locations, at least, have already begun to change the way sodas are served to customers.

“It’s an evolution towards convenience and (the result of) the growth of digital service,” Mikel Petro, an Illinois McDonald’s operator, told the State Journal-Register.

Other franchise owners interviewed by the newspaper mentioned theft prevention, food safety and fewer dine-in customers as contributing factors for getting rid of the stations.

“The crew pour system — which actually will use automated beverage systems to mechanically fill drink orders — minimizes human contact,” reported the State-Journal. “Crew pour also eliminates theft and emphasizes the brand’s new focus on creating a more relaxed dine-in experience complete with servers delivering meals to the table.”

Petro, who operates 15 McDonald’s throughout central Illinois with his family, said one of his locations in Lincoln has already started the transition by having staff fill initial beverage orders when customers dine-in, having these drinks delivered to tables along with each meal.

For now, customers who place takeout orders at this location’s counter still receive an empty cup to fill at the self-serve drink station. And customers can still get their own refills, but that will change by 2024, when a remodeling of the store’s front counter will move plumbing behind the counter, allowing the self-serve drink stations to be removed for good.

Other franchise owners say they’ve either started the transition already or are planning to implement them in the next year or so. One franchise owner stated that late 2024 would be the earliest any of her restaurants would fully become crew-poured-only.

Which means you still have some time to find the perfect ratio of Sprite to lemonade before you’ll have to ask someone else to do it.

* AMERICAN HARMONY STARRING THE ASSOCIATION, THE VOGUES, AND THE LETTERMEN.

Great Lineup!

AMERICAN HARMONY STARRING THE ASSOCIATION, THE VOGUES, AND THE LETTERMEN.

Friday, September 15th, 2023 (7pm)

Circle Square Cultural Center
8395 SW 80th St, Ocala, FL 34481
Tickets ($60, $70, $80, $90) csculturalcenter.com

This contest started on 9/1/23. THis contest has a winner.

* Win 2 Tickets/ The Wall And Beyond “The Pink Floyd Experience In Surround Sound”.

This Show Is An Absolute Must See…

Jeff Eats got 2 tickets (retail value: $105.00) to give to one of you guys to see The Wall And Beyond “The Pink Floyd Experience In Surround Sound”/ Saturday, October 7th, 2023 @ FAU Kaye Auditorium.

The game- the first 105 “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!

From Seaside Music Management:

The Wall And Beyond “The Pink Floyd Experience in Surround Sound”

Produced by Multi Grammy Award Winning Artists and Engineers directly connected to Pink Floyd

Saturday, October 7th, 2023 (7:30pm-10pm EDT)

FAU Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Tickets: seasidemusicmgmt.com ($37.50, $52.50, $67.50/ check goldstar.com for discount tickets)

Celebrating 50 Years of “The Dark Side of the Moon”
Sonic innovators don’t come much bigger than Pink Floyd who not only re-imagined sound, but also changed how we take in live music. When the band performed the world’s first-ever surround sound concert, the group would change how we consume live audio and concerts forever!
The Wall and Beyond is a select group of World Touring Grammy Artists with direct links to early Pink Floyd and A World Class Production Team together recreating the moment Pink Floyd delivered the World’s First Surround Sound Concert!
This unique show will also take you on a journey through time and the endless creatives of Pink Floyd… You will revisit The History of Pink Floyd live like never before with State-of-the-Art Surround Sound, LED Walls, Lasers and 15 World Class Grammy Musicians and Engineers.

* Humor!

A dog and a cat were having an argument on who is the favorite of humans 🐶🐱💬
The dog says:

“Humans like us more. They even named a tooth (canine) after us. Naming such an important body part after us shows that they like us more.”

The cat smiles and says:

“You’re not really going to win this one you know.”

***** Tely’s Chinese Restaurant, 6450 North Wickham Road, Melbourne, Florida 32940,(321) 425-4638.

Got a real good Chinese joint for you guys to check-out, Tely’s Chinese Restaurant in Melbourne.

Real simple tale to tell, last night Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “discovered” Tely’s Chinese Restaurant and its food absolutely killed!! Full-boat reasonably priced menu, white table cloth seating, open Tuesday – Saturday 4:30 pm – 9:00pm/ Sunday 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm/ closed Monday.

Let’s wrap up Tely’s Chinese Restaurant by saying that the joint is an absolute must try and- that in addition to the “expected” Brooklyn Jewish American Circa 1957 stuff like bbq ribs, wonton soup, egg rolls, shrimp fried rice, pan fried pork dumplings, roast duck, pepper steak, sweet & sour chicken- you guys will find dishes like chicken & seaweed soup, fried pineapple slices, pumpkin soup and eggplant casserole.

You guys can check menu/prices/info at telychineserestaurant.com.

* NEVER FORGET 9.11.2001.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 9/10/23- Peter Pan Diner.

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

BACON CHEESEBURGER
($12.50- 1/2 lb charbroiled/lettuce/tomato/ French fries side)

Peter Pan Diner
1216 East Oakland Park Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale
(954) 565-7177
mypeterpandiner.com
Latest Review: 12/1/2006

This is a “real deal” diner!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one. If you like diners, you will absolutely positively love the Peter Pan Diner.

The joint is open 7 days a week 6am-11pm.

By the way, Peter Pan Diner makes a CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP ($6) that absolutely kills!

Posted on December 1st, 2006

***** Peter Pan Diner
1216 East Oakland Park Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33334
(954) 565-7177

Let me start by saying, “that I am not trying to cure cancer” with this Peter Pan Diner “writeup.” This is a 365 days/24 hours a day joint. It has been around since 1978 (I seriously doubt that the decor has been updated one iota since then) and serves “basic” diner food at diner prices. If you are looking for gourmet stuff, don’t even think of walking into Peter Pan Diner. This is a very good place to know about, “like” last night at 11pm when I was driving home from AAA after watching the Miami Heat lose to the Detroit Pistons by 2 points. A cheeseburger, fries and a Coke “helped.”

End of story.

Originally posted on June 2nd, 2023.

* Comedian and Impressionist Matt Friend.

TICKETS JUST WENT ON SALE!

This show is an absolute must see!

Comedian and Impressionist Matt Friend

Friday, September 8th, 2023 (6:30pm)
&
Saturday, September 9th, 2023 (6:30pm))

The Studio At Mizner Park
201 W Plaza Real, Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Box Office: (610) 659-8583
Tickets: ($32.50) thestudioatmiznerpark.com ticketmaster.com

From thestudioatmiznerpark.com:

Matthew Friend is an old soul living inside a 24-year-old comedian/actor/impressionist’s body. Matthew graduated from NYUs Gallatin School in 2020, but his love of comedy and entertainment was sparked when he was four years old. He had watched Austin Powers and started mimicking the characters voices and the rest was history. To date, Matthew has over a million followers across all social platforms: TikTok, Snap, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. He has appeared on The Howard Stern Show, the Today Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, NBCs New York Live TV, Good Day LA, Good Day NY, Good Morning Washington, and WGN. In 2019, Matthew won Kenan Thompsons Ultimate Comedy Experience at Carolines on Broadway. Matthew performs at corporate events and does stand up comedy throughout the country. Matthews repertoire includes more than 250 impressions ranging from Rami Malek to Timothee Chalamet. His favorite impression at the moment is Jennifer Coolidge.

Just a taste…

Originally posted on June 22nd, 2023.

* The Grass Roots/ Friday, September 8th, 2023 / The Casino @ Dania Beach.

Tickets Just Went On Sale!

Just between us- The Grass Roots are one of Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ favorite Rock N Roll bands of all time!

Just picked-up 2 tickets…

You can catch tickets at: casinodaniabeach.com.

Just a taste…