***** T & W Subs & BBQ, 18683 South Dixie Highway, Cutler Bay, Florida 33157, (305) 235-8708.

First things first…Jeff Eats loved T & W Subs & BBQ in Cutler Bay.

T & W has 2-rooms…1- is a fast food “sub” joint…1- is a beer-bar with tvs.

Real easy concept…order/pickup at the counter. There is booth and table seating.

Now, nothing for nothing–Jeff Eats’ college days (Ithaca College, 1966-1970) are long past…that said, I am telling you, YOU put a T & W Subs & BBQ in any college town in the USA and YOU got a homerun.

Seriously, I can’t conceive of- a college kid not loving the food/bar setup that T & W’s got! For that matter, unless you’re some Fancy Dan–I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t enjoy this no frills beer bar/sub-bbq joint.

You can check T & W Subs’ menu/prices at www.twbbq.com. To save you some time–grilled/fried chicken wings, bbq brisket/pulled pork/chicken/ribs, hot/cold subs, burgers, salads, sides, desserts.

A recent outing had Jeff Eats “doing”–garlic parmesan grilled wings (7-$6.99), 1/3 rack of baby back ribs/French fries/ mac & cheese /corn bread ($7.99), pulled pork sub (small-$6.79)–now, no fooling here the food is amazing-good. Just between you, me and the lamppost, I definitely could handle T & W at least 3-4 times a week.

Just so we are straight, absolutely- positively nothing fancy going on at T & W Subs & BBQ…that’s why it’s a natural for guys like us and every college kid in America.

T & W Subs & BBQ is open Monday-Saturday 8:30am-9pm, Sunday noon-7pm.

***** House of Dog, 21077 Powerline Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33433, (561) 826-9376.

Way back on May 1, 2014 Jeff Eats did a quick-story on House of Dog–a new restaurant that was getting ready to open in Boca Raton. That story is reprinted below. Do me a favor, read the story and I’ll catch you at the end of it with an update.
* House of Dog.
A “glatt kosher”- hot dog, burger, salad, wrap, craft beer joint is coming to Boca Raton.
According to Boca Magazine- The House of Dog which already has a joint in Miami is set to open in Boca Raton in late 2014.
Nothing for nothing, House of Dog’s new Boca Raton location is about 6 minutes from Jeff Eats’ home. In any given week, I must drive-by the-spot something like 20 times. From what I can tell, the construction is “doing” but its got a drop more “doing” to do. Now I’m no building or permit-expert, but I’m thinking maybe another week or so–and this joint will be ready to go.
To date, Jeff Eats has not eaten in the Miami Beach-joint, but I will tell you, that I’ve heard nothing but terrific things about it.
By the way, in addition to the Boca Raton joint- House of Dog is set to open a Jacksonville location sometime in the next few weeks…
Never would have figured-Jacksonville for a glatt kosher town!
When the Boca Raton location opens, Jeff Eats will “taste test” it for you guys…and you’ll know what’s what from my perspective.
You can check House of Dog’s websiste www.houseofdogmiami.com for stuff.
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Anyway,

House of Dog opened something like 2-weeks ago and Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ate there list night.

Here’s my take on the joint.

DYNAMITE!!!!

House of Dog seats something like 45 inside and 40 outside on a semi-covered patio. The joint has 3 beers on tap and over 70 different bottled brews to choose from. On décor, old license plates-real eclectic-cool look–handful of flat screen tvs.

House’s menu has appetizers, hot dogs, burgers, sandwiches, wings, ribs, steaks, salads. Real cute gimmick-loads of toppings for those burgers/hot dogs.

Last night Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “tried”- sweet bbq wings, cheeseburger, grilled chicken sandwich, hot dog, French fries, onion rings…and I gotta tell you-everything was delicious. I know that some of you guys like pecking orders–I’m telling you everything was delicious, but between you-me and the lamppost, if you don’t get those wings-you’ll be making a huge mistake.

Now just so we are straight, because this is a kosher-joint, you do know that the “cheese” really isn’t cheese and the “bacon” really isn’t bacon–try soy and pastrami and you’ll know- how House pulls this “kosher” thing-off.

Young energetic staff headed by manager Ryan Roth had a packed house- inside and outside running like a clock. For a joint that’s only been open 2 weeks- Jeff Eats was surprised at how efficiently everything went. Shout out to House’s owners -very enthusiastic-super pleasant staff and the joint’s easy going-casual vibe couldn’t have been better.

You can check www.houseofdogusa.com for menu/prices.

Don’t let the fact this is a “kosher” restaurant throw you off…Jeff Eats is telling you, the food is real good. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed.

House of Dog is open Sunday-Wednesday 11:30am-midnight, Thursday 11:30am-2am, Friday 11:30am-3pm, closed Saturday but reopens at night (check for times).

One last thought…

Writing about House of Dog got Jeff Eats to thinking as to how many kosher-delis I’ve eaten in during my lifetime- trust me, it’s a ton of them…maybe I’m crazy, but I can’t recall ever seeing a Chinese (to be politically correct-Asian) person eating in one of them. Just an observation!

* House of Dog.

A “glatt kosher”- hot dog, burger, salad, wrap, craft beer joint is coming to Boca Raton.

According to Boca Magazine- The House of Dog which already has a joint in Miami Beach is set to open in Boca Raton in late 2014.

Nothing for nothing, House of Dog’s new Boca Raton location is about 6 minutes from Jeff Eats’ home. In any given week, I must drive-by the-spot something like 20 times. From what I can tell, the construction is “doing” but its got a drop more “doing” to do. Now I’m no building or permit-expert, but I’m thinking maybe another week or so–and this joint will be ready to go.

To date, Jeff Eats has not eaten in the Miami Beach-joint, but I will tell you, that I’ve heard nothing but terrific things about it.

By the way, in addition to the Boca Raton joint- House of Dog is set to open a Jacksonville location sometime in the next few weeks…

Never would have figured-Jacksonville for a glatt kosher town!

When the Boca Raton location opens, Jeff Eats will “taste test” it for you guys…and you’ll know what’s what from my perspective.

You can check House of Dog’s websiste www.houseofdogmiami.com for stuff.

* Jersey Boys.

Don’t worry about it-Jeff Eats knows somebody.

If you do one thing this Summer- go see the movie Jersey Boys which opens on June 20, 2014 at theaters all over the United States.

I’m assuming -you guys know what Jersey Boys the Tony Award winning “show” is all about…for those of you who don’t- where the hell have you been for the last 6 years?

Anyway,

Jersey Boys -is the show/movie about the early career of the singing group The Four Seasons.

Jeff Eats saw a preview-of the movie (hey! I told you I knew somebody) and it terrific.

One last thing, Clint Eastwood directed Jersey Boys and you do know that old boy’s track record is amazing.

If you want more info/catch the trailer- www…jerseyboysmovie.com.

Todd’s Tickets, 6000 Glades Road (Boca Town Center), Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 910-3320.

If you’ve walked through Boca Town Center in Boca Raton- you’ve probably noticed/walked by Todd’s Tickets booth…

Todd’s is a Ticket Broker who advertises that it has the “Best Seats” “Lowest Prices” “We will meet or beat any price. On the secondary market at the time of sale” “We’ll Beat or Meet Any Price Online”-

For our purposes- in addition to the Boca Raton location, Todd’s also has a booth in the Aventura Mall in Aventura. In a nutshell, Todd’s is a reseller of tickets “covering” venues such as American Airlines Arena, Sun Life Stadium, Broward Center, Cruzan Amphitheatre. You can check www.toddstickets.com for a full list of venues.

To the point-

This afternoon Jeff Eats decided to “pickup” a pair of tickets for tonight’s Heat v Pacer’s game at the American Airlines Arena. To make a long story short, computer illiterate Jeff Eats was able to catch 2 real good seats on Craigslist-and Todd’s couldnt’t even come close seat/price wise.

Now, Jeff Eats is sure that there are plenty of people who need a Todd’s–after all, Todd’s does have two locations and the rent ain’t cheap in Boca or Aventura. That said, my money says that with just a drop of effort- most folks can find exactly what they need by turning on that phone, computer, iPad- bypassing a middleman to do the legwork.

Let’s Go Heat!

***** Louie K’s Club Sandwich, 2560 North University Drive, Sunrise, Florida 33322, (954) 746-9994.

You know and I know- that there are more sub joints in South Florida than there are Chins in a Chinese phonebook (I know, Soupy Sales 1958).

With the above in mind…Jeff Eats is doing my best to eat at all of them.

Recently had lunch at Louie K’s Club Sandwich which has been around since 1984…real hole in the wall, with a handful of hi-tops. As expected, cold/hot subs, salads, wraps and sandwiches. Let’s call it a “gimmick” -in addition to set-menu, you can fill out a form checking-off what you want.

Now listen real close- Jeff Eats “tried” -a tuna sub, a chicken parm sub, an Italian (ham, capicola, salami, provolone) sub- that were “off the chart.” No fooling around here- these subs were about as good as it gets.

Let me wrap this up,

Louie K’s Club Sandwich is right up there with the best sub joints in South Florida.

Louie K’s is open Monday-Friday 10:30am-5:30pm, Saturday 10:30am-4pm, closed on Sunday.

* Mysteryland USA Makes Music History!

Today is a very historic date…

May 23, 2014–May 26, 2014 marks the first time that a concert will be held on the exact site where the Woodstock Music And Arts Fair was held on August 15-17 1969.

For sure, the music will be a whole lot different, but I suspect that the karma is gonna be the same. Trust Jeff Eats, whether it’s Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, Country Joe & The Fish or Steve Asoka, Moby, Nicky Romero- it’s all good! Remember when many thought that Elvis and The Beatles were “radical.”

The “craziest” thing about the event- is that many in attendance are the children, grandchildren and in some cases great grandchildren of the original Woodstock attendees.

Time sure went- by real fast! It seems like just yesterday, that Jimi was playing The Star Spangle Banner!

Eerily the weatherman is predicting rain.

You can check Mysteryland USA out at Mysteryland.us.

Ticket-holders waiting to enter festival grounds.

***** Athena By The Sea, 4400 North Ocean Drive, Lauderdale by-the-Sea, Florida, 33308, (954) 771-2900.

Got a very good Greek joint for you…Athena By the Sea.

Just so you know–real casual joint located 1-block from the beach-so your tee shirt/shorts/flip flop ensemble is the dress of the day.

Athena By The Sea has a full service bar area and indoor booth/table seating. On Saturday nights it has an outdoor- stage-setup which hosts some of South Florida’s best /oldies/rock/tribute bands.

Like I said 3 seconds ago, Athena By The Sea is a Greek joint–that said, its menu has loads of non-Greek stuff like chicken parmigiana, bbq ribs, hamburgers, chicken wings, pizza. fish & chips–so don’t worry if you got some non-Greek eaters with you, they- absolutely won’t starve!

A recent dinner outing of- Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple had us doing…broiled lamb chops, gyro platter, moussaka, pastitio, oven roasted lemon potatoes/orzo, Greek salad and I gotta tell you, everything was right on the money–and the joint’s pita bread, tzatziki and hummus were delicious.

You guys now know about a real-casual Greek joint that definitely gets the job done.

For the “tourists” out there, sorry Athena By the Sea doesn’t do the indoor table dancing and breaking plates “thing.”

Let’s go back to something that I mentioned…on Saturday nights starting around 6:30pm–the joint really starts to jump with live bands outside. Over the years, Jeff Eats has seen the crowds “drawn” by the music and sometimes it gets real crowded–trust me it’s all good!–and a- load of fun.

Jeff Eats just checked–REPLAY (www.replay-band.com) a terrific party band is playing at Athena By The Sea on May 24, 2014 and June 21, 2014—so there you go!

In any event, no matter what day or night you “do” Athena By The Sea–I think you’ll be happy that you “did”!

You can check menu/prices/other stuff at www.athenabythesea.net.

The joint is open Sunday-Thursday 10am-1am, Friday-Saturday 10am-2am.

* Why You Should Never Wash Your Jeans.

Jeff Eats just read this “story” on Daily Finance.

Since this “is” a food blog this- article is definitely relevant to us…

I don’t know about you guys, but I spill and drop stuff all over my jeans all the time. As a matter of fact, just the other day I “dropped a load” (Now don’t be nasty!) of marinara sauce on my jeans while eating a veal parm hero..

Now, if you aren’t suppose to wash your jeans, how do you handle the marinara sauce?

Also, I don’t know about you, but Jeff Eats’ jeans really start to stink after a load of outings.

What do you think?
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Why You Should Never Wash Your Jeans
by Business Insider  May 21st 2014 6:38AM
Why You Shouldn’t Wash Your Jeans
By Ashley Lutz
Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh says you should keep your jeans out of the washing machine.
Bergh lives by his words and hasn’t washed his own jeans in more than a year, reports Neha Prakash at Mashable.
The executive claims that eschewing the washing machine keeps your jeans in mint condition and is better for the environment.
Bergh was speaking at Fortune’s Brainstorm Green conference, where business leaders discuss ways to be more sustainable.
Bergh also discussed how Levi’s created a line of jeans that take less water to produce.
In the past, Levi’s has suggested freezing your jeans instead of putting them in a washing machine. The company told Elle Magazine that doing this once a month would keep jeans from smelling bad.
Not washing jeans has become somewhat of a craze.
TV host Anderson Cooper famously said he wears the same pair daily and only washes them once a year.

*****. Cagney’s Saloon, 5983 South University Drive, Davie, Florida 33328

Right up front and don’t let anyone tell you differently- Cagney’s Saloon is a biker’s bar.

As for what a biker is, let’s just say that Jeff Eats’ 73 year old neighbor- Carl the retired proctologist who took up riding a motorcycle in 2008 ISN’T the type of biker-shall we say- that frequents Cagney’s Saloon.

First things first, if you can’t handle second hand smoke- this joint ain’t gonna work for you.

Hey Jeff, what were you doing there?

Cagney’s Saloon…Thursday-Sunday has some of South Florida’s best classic rock/metal/tribute bands performing on its stage…Throw in the fact that Cagney’s makes good cheeseburgers, French fries, Philly cheesesteak subs and grilled chicken wings- and you’ve got your reason for 7 visits over the past 3 years. By the way, the “fun-est” outing was Christmas Eve 2010 when Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats saw a great Elvis Tribute Show at Cagney’s- I won’t go into detail as to what some of the biker ladies were screaming to Elvis as to what they wanted to do to him. Thank You Very Much!

Just so we are straight, this joint isn’t for everyone.

A few final things, Cagney’s which is located in a strip center- has a full bar area, booth & table seating, tvs, pool table, dart board, parking (who’s gonna stop them?) for something like 6,000,000 bikes and not even once -have I ever heard Tequila played live or taped there.

You can check www.cagneysaloon.com for menu/prices/entertainment schedule.

Cagney’s Saloon is open 7 days a week from noon-3am.

* Deep Purple.

Jeff Eats is a fan of the legendary heavy metal band- Deep Purple.

Despite the fact that -over some 40 years the band has had personnel changes- Deep Purple still commands a huge fan base and sells out arenas all over the world.

Jeff Eats appreciates that heavy metal- may not be everybody’s cup of tea- but every so often it pays to see what others see/saw. If this makes any sense, you now know how- to buy tickets before the general public does for Deep Purple’s-Hard Rock Live performance set for August 31, 2014.