* Jam Band.

Real quick story for you guys…

Last night-

The Day After Thanksgiving, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats fell prey to the wishes of Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats and found ourselves with them at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino. Not exactly sure as to which side of the family they get it from- but the Eats Kids can eat, drink, gamble and party with the best of them.

Anyway, during the course of a loooooong evening- like try 7:30pm-3am, the four of us caught…9 piece-party band-Jam Band in the Casino’s- Nectar Lounge and I gotta tell you, the band absolutely killed. Very rare to find a group with -4 real strong lead singers…belting out hits from the 50’s-2014. No fooling, the jammed packed crowd had an absolute blast singing and dancing to every number.

Interesting, although South Florida based Jam Band has only been around for something like 8-months, it has already developed a steady following on the casino /party /event/ country club circuit. Just a gut call- you guys will soon be seeing Jam Band all over South Florida-it really is that good!

You can check the band out at…thejamband.net.

***** Steve’s Wood Fired Pizza.

A receent e-mail…

Jeff,

You ever hear of a Boca joint named Steve’s Wood Fired Pizza? I and a couple of buddies ate lunch there today and this guy is making terrific salads, pizza, wings and pastas. None of us had ever been there before but heard about it from a friend who recently had a Groupon deal. You got to check it out.
Mike C
*****
Mike C:

Printed below is a Jeff Eats “story” on Steve’s Wood Fired Pizza dated 12/19/07.

Over the ensuing years, I’ve been to Steve’s a number of times- and you are right, its salads, pastas, pizzas and wings are terrific.

Thanks for reading…

*****
Steve’s Wood Fired Pizza (Boca Raton)
Posted on December 19th, 2007 · Boca Raton Italian Pizza

***** Steve’s Wood Fired Pizza
9180 Glades Road
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
(561) 483-5665

Steve’s Wood Fired Pizza is a “pizza joint” that you have to try…no, make that, you must try. This “hole in the wall” joint, located in the back of a large Boca Raton strip-shopping center, makes some of the most delicious thin crisp (10″) pizzas that you have ever tasted. Steve’s pizza-selection is so huge, that I suggest that you visit its website at www.steveswoodfiredpizza.com and take a look at its menu. This joint also makes some top-notch appetizers, salads, soups, sandwiches, wraps, pastas and desserts.

Like I said before, Steve’s is an absolute hole in the wall, with maybe a half-dozen tables. This is strictly a tee shirt/shorts kind of a joint and you can see the kitchen from any seat in the house.

Steve’s is open Monday 4pm-9pm, Tuesday-Saturday 11:30am-9:30pm and Sunday 3pm-9pm.

***** Brass Ring Pub, 200 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, Florida 33408, (561) 848-4748.

Hey Bunky!

Got the -New Jersey son, daughter-in law and their two kids aged 9 and 11- in town for the Thanksgiving Holiday…and you’re looking for a real good casual joint to take them to-for dinner before you happily put them on this coming Sunday’s-2:30pm Newark flight? Hey! It wasn’t your fault that it was too cold to go swimming! Well, at least you did something right, sonny-boy 42 is a partner in a successful retina group.

Then think about doing…Brass Ring Pub- great burgers, fries, wings, bar-food…just so you know, there are 2 Brass Ring Pubs, 1-in North Palm Beach, 1-in Royal Palm Beach…both are dynamite, but- for no particular reason Jeff Eats is partial to the North Palm Beach joint…I’ve been eating there since 2008-and it hasn’t missed even one time!

You can check menu/info at brassringpub.rkorson.com.

Printed below is Jeff Eats’ write-up from 10/29/08.
*****
Brass Ring Pub (North Palm Beach)
Posted on October 29th, 2008 · American
***** Brass Ring Pub, 200 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, Florida 33408 (561) 848-4748.

If you get yourself a copy of Webster’s Dictionary and look up the defintion of the word “joint”…I’ll bet you that a picture of the Brass Ring Pub is there. Guaranteed, that if you weren’t explicitedly looking for this joint, you would never-ever stop at this restaurant-pub in a million years.

Let’s make this review as simple as possibe…HOLE IN THE WALL…WOOD BOOTHS AND TABLES…WALLS COVERED IN GRAFFITI… TVS-POOL TABLES…OUTRAGEOUSLY GREAT HAMBURGERS AND OUTRAGEOUSLY GREAT CHICKEN WINGS.

Last night was my first time. I loved everything about this joint and unless you are an old “fuddy-duddy” you will too!

The Brass Ring Pub is open 7 days a week 11am-1:30am.

* David Cassidy.

NO! Jeff Eats hasn’t lost his mind…

This guy David Cassidy puts on a great show…

Wanna hear something crazy?… he’s gonna turn 65 in April!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are definitely planning on catching one of these shows…I’m telling you, Keith Partridge, I mean David Cassidy is good, real good!

You can catch tickets at jazziz.com and pompano-park.isleofcapricasinos.com

“I think I love you, I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of…”

* Andrew Dice Clay’s Autobiography.

Just finished reading- Andrew Dice Clay’s recently released (11/11/14) Autobiography -“The Filthy Truth” and I gotta tell you it’s a very interesting read.

For those of you who just landed from Mars, Andrew Dice Clay is one of America’s most famous-controversial comedians.

Whether you are pro-or-con on Dice, I seriously recommend that you give this book a read. A real fast paced telling-of the rise, fall and resurrection of a Brooklyn Jewish Kid in the entertainment industry.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats first met Dice on February 14, 1990 at the Concord Hotel in Kiamesha Lake, New York-we ate dinner with him, his fiance Trini, his body guard Kenny and Kenny’s wife and we were seated together in the Hotel’s showroom-on 2/14 and 2/15…and I must tell you, Andrew Dice Clay was one of the most pleasant and engaging “stars” that we have ever met. From that weekend to date, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been huge fans of this comic genius.

Like I said before, people either hate or love the guy…

Read the book (I got my copy on Amazon.com)-it will definitely give you some insight as to what makes the now 57 year old-Dice…tick!

* 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.

* Law School 101!

Jeff Eats learned a long time ago…

Minutes after you commit a “strong-arm” convenience store robbery…
1. The police are going to be looking for you.
2. When the police find you, there is no telling what next- is going to happen you.

***** Pomperdale New York Style Deli, 3055 East Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308, (954) 771-9830.

A recent e-mail from Allison…

Jeff,
My husband and I recently (May) moved to Fort Lauderdale. Both of us come out of your old stumping grounds, Brooklyn, New York. We are both in our late 60s. We did make a 23 year stop in Westbury before permanently moving here. We found Jeff Eats purely by accident while searching for various restaurants on the internet. Your reviews pop up all over the place that we couldn’t resist seeing what you had to say. By the way a number of restaurants use your reviews on their websites. Of the five restaurants that we have tried so far, we found that your taste and ours are pretty similar. The ones we thought were perfect were Franco & Vinny’s, Villa Rose, La Veranda and Rainbow Palace. We didn’t think too much of Burger & Suds. Got a request, what’s a really good NYC kosher style deli in the East Fort Lauderdale area? We’ve eaten in a number of bagel joints but we are really looking for terrific food not bagel store level quality. I know that you can appreciate what I’m looking for here.
—
Allison:

Checkout Jeff Eats’–6/18/08 Pomperdale New York Style Deli story reprinted below.

The Pomperdale New York Style Deli has been around since 1969…I’m thinking- that you and the Mister will really enjoy this order-at-the-counter joint.

Thanks for reading…

***** Pomperdale New York Style Deli, 3055 East Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308, (954) 771-9830.

The Pomperdale Deli has been in business for nearly 40 years. I found this joint about 16 years ago and have probably eaten lunch there ar least 50 times.

If you like good…no make that great deli and appetizing…then this joint is for you. No waiters…order at the counter…No checks, just tell the guy at the register what you had.

This is probably the best “kosher style” deli in South Florida. As a matter of fact, it may very well be the best deli in Florida. The food is absolutely terrific. This joint is open 7 days a week…Monday-Saturday 6am-5pm and Sunday 6am-3pm.

Don’t miss this joint…it is a one of a kind.

* Hotel Tonight.

Got something great-for you guys…Hotel Tonight (hoteltonight.com).

Now, try and follow Jeff Eats, Hotel Tonight is a MOBILE ONLY servuce…

Hotels- basically list their excess room inventory “at the last minute” on Hotel Tonight

Hotel Tonight describes itself as…”The world is going mobile, and there’s a growing demand for always-on tools that provide immediate satisfaction. While web distribution makes perfect sense for guests researching vacations well in advance, HotelTonight’s all-mobile platform allows you to reach the increasing number of guests who are choosing to be more spontaneous about their decisions. Because we’re mobile only, the rates you load are exclusively available on our app – not online or anywhere else. No one can search for your hotel or predict which hotels will be on display. Your offer is protected – we deliver only truly incremental guests you wouldn’t have otherwise attracted.”

Rather than listening to computer/tech illiterate Jeff Eats babble on…go to Hotel Tonight’s site for info…I do know that you’ll need to download its “app” to use its free service.

All I can tell you, is that the room rates that it lists are amazingly-reasonable!

***** Crazy Wok, 5764 Wiles Road, Coral Springs, Florida 33067, (954) 255-1866.

Crazy Wok is a Chinese takeout joint. There are 2- locations, 1-in Coral Springs, 1-in Fort Lauderdale (2392 North Federal Highway)- this “story” is about the Coral Springs’ location.

Real simple story…

Last Saturday night, Jeff Eats was over-by my friend Peter’s house watching football…we ordered some Chinese stuff from Crazy Wok. We picked-up the food and Peter caught the bill…hey! it’s his house…you eat by me, I pickup the bill!

To make a long story short, we did wonton soup, egg rolls, boneless spare ribs, pan fried dumplings, General Tsao’s chicken, moo shu beef, roast pork fried rice…and I gotta tell you, the food was right on the money. Now you know and Jeff Eats knows that this food-reviewing gig is purely a subjective game. What I like you might hate and vice versa. You also do know, that what I might find sweet, you may find bitter-so forth and so on. That’s why, I very rarely kill time, telling you-what something tastes like! Suffice it to say, (as they say in internet land— imho) Crazy Wok turned out some really delicious “American” Chinese food. For those of you-looking for “real” or shall I say “authentic” Chinese food-like West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce (yeah-I know it sounds absolutely amazing!) you can cross Crazy Wok off-your list.

Finally…good free food, good company and a win by my University of Arizona Wildcats…made for a very pleasant evening.

One last thought, some of you guys may be wondering…If Jeff Eats went to Ithaca College and Brooklyn Law School and Mrs. Jeff Eats went to Brooklyn College…then how does the U of A work its way into the conversation? Easy, Son Jeff Eats went to U of A and Daughter Jeff Eats went to University of Connecticut- thus the RELATIONSHIPS…very expensive RELATIONSHIPS but RELATIONSHIPS nonetheless! Now that I look back, why these two scholars couldn’t- go to school in-state, is beyond Jeff Eats’ comprehension- we’ll save that discussion for another day…

If you live or work in Crazy Wok’s neighborhood…you now know about a real-good Chinese takeout joint.

You can check menu/prices at crazywok.com. The site has a handful of discount coupons that you can print out.

Crazy Wok is open 7 days a week 10am-11pm.