* Atlanta Rhythm Section (Mardi Gras Casino)

Jeff Eats just received the “below” email from the Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach…

The “skinny”…for you-guys who follow “Classic Rock N Roll” is that the Atlanta Rhythm Section is scheduled to appear in concert on Tuesday Night–August 13, 2013 in the Grandstand section of the casino.

Based on the last 2-concerts that Jeff Eats attended at the Mardi Gras…The Lovin’ Spoonful and The Grass Roots—I can tell you, if the weather is good, the Mardi Gras Casino is a great out-door venue for a Rock N Roll show.

Keep it to yourself, but every seat in the house is terrific…so those 10 buck tickets-will work perfectly.

*****

Time: 8pm-9:15pm (Will-call opens at 6:30pm / Doors open at 7pm)
Location: Grandstand
Cost: General Admission – $10 / Premium Seating – $20 / VIP – $60
Day of Concert, add $10
For Ticket Information, visit www.mardigrascasinofl.com

On Tuesday, August 13th at 8pm, Mardi Gras Casino takes music lovers back to the classic rock days with the rockin’ sounds of Atlanta Rhythm Section performing live in the Grandstand followed by a spectacular fireworks display! With 15 albums of outstanding songwriting and performances, The Atlanta Rhythm Section represents all the good things the phrase “classic rock” implies.

All ticket holders receive a special buffet price of $10.95 at the French Quarter Restaurant & Bar located on the third floor of the casino from 5pm-10pm.

After the concert, make your way to the slot floor and play one of your favorite machines for a chance to win $250 bonus play until 10:30pm! Must be 21 years of age and a Players’ Club member.

For more than 30 years, members of The Atlanta Rhythm Section have entertained audiences all over the world with their hits. The members of Atlanta Rhythm Section originally came together as a session band at Studio One, an Atlanta area studio recording artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Al Kooper, Dickey Betts and .38 Special. The band put out 15 albums and was paired with contemporaries Lynyrd Skynyrd as the successors to the Allman Brothers – carrying the mantle of “Southern Rock” in the late 70s. But performing songs that were more musically diverse and having hits that had a softer, pop flavor, they had a sound all their own. Influenced by music coming out of England and sharing the musical styling’s of groups likes The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, the members of ARS were accomplished musicians who constantly tried to evolve – think Steely Dan or Little Feat.

With multiple gold and platinum albums to their credit, the band had 2 top 10 singles, “So Into You” and “Imaginary Lover”, as well as Top 40 hits including “Doraville”, “I’m Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight”, “Do It Or Die” and “Spooky”.

Mardi Gras Casino is located at 831 North Federal Highway on the corner of US-1 and Pembroke Road. The casino offers over 70,000 square feet of casino excitement featuring 1,100 Las Vegas-style slot machines, including new-linked Progressive slots, video roulette and blackjack, and Vegas-Star Roulette; 30 action-packed poker tables; simulcast and greyhound racing; and various dining options. For more information, call 954-924-3200 or visit www.mardigrascasinofl.com. Become a fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/mardigrascasino or follow us on twitter at http://www/twitter.com/MardiGrasFl.

***** Deli Inn Diner, 1494 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Florida 33415, (561) 964-1116.

Got a real good “mom & pop” formica/counter/table/booth seating diner for you…Deli Inn Diner in West Palm Beach.

Not gonna make a big deal about this one, not gonna do it (line-courtesy of President George H.W. Bush…he’s the father)!—breakfast/lunch/dinner joint that does breakfast all-day, salads, burgers/hot dogs, sandwiches, meat/fish/chicken entrees.

You regular readers know that Jeff Eats is a sucker for joints like Deli Inn Diner. I just love the home-town vibe that these joint’s throw off. Absolutely nothing fancy going on here–just “solid” stuff like…the western omelette that I had and the waffle with strawberries that Mrs. Jeff Eats enjoyed.

Now- to fill some space and kill some time!

Personally I don’t care for the name Deli Inn Diner…

Is the joint a New York Kosher Style Deli?
Is the joint an Inn like Motel 6 is? You do remember Tom Bodett’s famous line–“We’ll leave the light on for you.”–sure you do.
Is the joint a Diner like the Greek diners that Jeff Eats “knows” from New York?

If I was renaming the joint, I think that Deli Diner would work—I’d lose the Inn. Here’s my figuring—for sure Deli Inn Diner has loads of “deli” meat sandwiches/hot dogs–so the word Deli works. Next, when I was there—for the life of me, I couldn’t find any beds or guest rooms, so Jeff Eats is gonna deep-six the word Inn…Finally, the joint has formica counter/table/booth seating “sort-a” like you find in New York diners (although its hours aren’t even close to the 24 hours that many New York diners have)—so we keep the word Diner…and there you have it…Deli Diner!

Space filled, time killed…

To wrap things up…Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats really enjoyed our breakfast at Deli Inn Diner.

If you live or work in Deli Inn Diner’s neighborhood give it a shot.

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

Deli Inn Diner is open Monday-Friday 6:30am-6pm, Saturday-Sunday 6:30am-3pm.

* Bakeries

Need the names of some really good South Florida-bakeries…wouldn’t hurt if you could tell Jeff Eats where they are– and why you think they are really good.

Thanks for helping out…

Jeff Eats.

* Nostalgic Candy

I don’t know about you guys…but every so often Jeff Eats likes “to go back” to a more innocent time…for me that’s the 1950’s—mom, dad, brother Andy and our 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment- 6M at 811 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn, New York 11218—(718) GE 8-7625.

Now- you and I both know that there is no such thing as a time-machine.

Jeff Eats’ way of going back—

I go to the computer and type in www.blaircandy.com and order 4 boxes of 24 count 1.5oz bars of Bonomo Turkish Taffy at 24 bucks a box —1 box of vanilla, 1 box of chocolate, 1 box of strawberry and 1 box of Banana (my favorite)—wait 3-4 days, get the package in the mail- and then precede to smack the bars down and crack the taffy up.

You’d be very surprised how effective this Bonomo Therapy is…

For you guys who don’t know what the hell I’m talking about…GOOGLE-BING or whatever you use!

If you got a second, tell sentimental old Jeff Eats about the candy of your “past.”

***** Burgers & Suds, 261 East Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33334, (954) 772-8007.

You guys can thank me later!

Last night, Jeff Eats ate at Burgers & Suds…for our purposes- let’s call it an “American-Style” hole-in-the-wall that serves salads, burgers, wings, pizzas, sandwiches/wraps, tacos/burritos, Saturday-Sunday breakfast. The name Burgers & Suds is a bit deceiving…for sure, the joints- got 13 different burgers and something like 10 different bottled beer brands—but as I mentioned 2 seconds ago, there is a load of other “items” to stuff your face with.

Before I get into what I “tried”—let me tell, if you want to eat some outrageously good food—then you gotta go to Burgers & Suds. By the way, the joint has only been open…5-months.

I think you guys know by now, that Jeff Eats has eaten in his fair share of South Florida restaurants. Trust me on this, Burgers & Suds’ food is heads and shoulders better than most of the joints that I have been to.

Just so you know, Burgers & Suds looks like an absolute “dump” inside and outside…the inside has a bar that seats maybe 6 and 3 hi-tops that seat 9—the awning covered outside patio has a handful of tables with seating for 24…do the math—we are talking a total of 39 seats for the whole joint.

Before Jeff Eats goes any further, let me tell you that Burgers & Suds is my kinda of a joint or shall I say dump? I seriously doubt that most people looking at Burgers & Suds for the first time-would even consider eating there…

I’m sure, that you-know the old saying…”Don’t judge a book by its cover”—well, Burgers & Suds could be the poster-child for that famous line.

Last night, Jeff Eats’ party of-4 “had”…honey garlic wings (10 wings $8.95), Greek salad ($5.95), 1/2lb cheeseburger with onion rings ($8.95), chicken wrap with sweet potato fries ($7.95), 10” margarita pizza ($7.95), lamb burger with French fries ($10.95) and the food was amazingly good. No fooling around here, I would rate the cheeseburger right up there with the best that I’ve had ANYWHERE. Let me go as far and say—every item that we had was terrific and could hold its own against South Florida’s best of breed.

Burgers & Suds was a rare find. This joint isn’t some-guy throwing pre-formed frozen burger patties on a grill…the joint is supplied daily by a local butcher shop…hamburgers are charbroiled while lamb burgers are flat-top grilled—salad dressings are made in-house. The back-of-the-house really knows how to “cook” and portion size/price points tells me that a real “pro” is running Burger & Suds.

For right now, I’m thinking-that not too many people know about this joint- but, I’m willing to bet you a breakfast/lunch/or dinner–your choice, that this anonymity won’t last too much longer. There is no way that food like this—doesn’t find a gigantic audience.

For you “drinkers”–in addition to 10 bottled beer-brands, Burgers & Suds has a handful of wines by the glass/bottle…

For you “sports people”– there are 2 big flat screen tvs inside and 1 big flat screen outside.

Not to be too repetitious or nothing—but I’m telling you, you gotta try this joint!

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

Burgers & Suds is open for lunch/dinner Monday-Friday 10am-9pm, Saturday-Sunday 8am-9pm (breakfast 8am-noon).

* JAY & THE AMERICANS (Mardi Gras Casino, Hallandale Beach)

Just wanted to give you 1960’s Rock N Roll aficionados a heads up…on Tuesday Night, October 15, 2013 one of Rock’s legendary groups -Jay And The Americans will be in concert at the Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach. Don’t have ticket pricing-yet, but if the Mardi Gras Casino “prices” tickets like it did for its recent -The Lovin’ Spoonful and The Grass Roots’ concerts—don’t worry, you won’t have to get a second job to pay for your seats. By the way, Jeff Eats attended both of those concerts (which were held outdoors in the Grandstand area) and the bands and the casino put on fabulous shows…you just gotta pray for good weather!

Just a drop of history…

JAY AND THE AMERICANS with hits such as “She Cried”–“This Magic Moment”–“Cara Mia”–“Come A Little Bit Closer”-“Walking In The Rain”–“Some Enchanted Evening”–“Only In America” has had three lead singers…John Traynor, Jay Black and Jay Reincke. For what it’s worth, way back when—in 1975 Jay Traynor’s mother was Jeff Eats’ legal secretary when he worked for D’Amato, Costello & Shea in New York City. Now catch this one, Mrs. Jeff Eats when she was 13 years old, baby-sat for Jay Black’s son when Jay lived in Brooklyn, New York. Mrs. Jeff Eats and Jay Black (his real name is David Blatt, but don’t tell anyone) lived in the same apartment building -The Phillip Howard on Flatbush Avenue…and no I can’t tell you what year it was- because Mrs. Jeff Eats would kill me if I did. Sorry, no “history” with Jay Reincke the newest of the bunch -as he is originally from Chicago and Jeff Eats only connection to that City is that his cousin Bobby -a major-heavyweight SEC attorney has lived there since 1975.

Anyway…keep an eye on www.mardigrasfl.com for details.

One final note…check-out Jay And The Americans at www.jayandtheamericans.net. The site has a real-interesting “biography” on the group and its lead singers.

***** Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria, 12715 South Dixie Highway, Pinecrest, Florida 33156, (786) 581-9240.

Don’t plan on eating at Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria…for sure its got three tables outside, but that’s about it…

This “hole in the wall” pizza joint does—pizzas, subs. wings, wraps, salads, calzones and strombolis.

Jeff Eats is kinda thinking that you guys by now- have figured out-that…Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria makes 2-kinds of pizza—namely, Chicago Deep Dish and New York Style. The reason I say this- is that the joint after-all is named Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria. Now I could be wrong, but Jeff Eats’ money is on you guys!

A recent outing had me taking-out an 8″ “original” Chicago pizza ($13.99–ground beef & sausage/tomato sauce/mozzarella cheese) and a 12″ plain New York pizza ($8.99) and I gotta tell you that both were delicious. For our purposes- that Chicago pizza was amazing-delicious. Jeff Eats also did a meatball sub ($7.99) and a sausage & peppers sub ($7.99)- like the pizzas, delicious.

As I mentioned 4 1/2 seconds ago, Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria is basically a take-out joint—so if you don’t live or work in the area, have someplace where you can eat its stuff- before it gets cold.

No fooling around here, Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria is an absolutely dynamite takeout— with that Chicago pizza-alone being worth a car-trip.

Check Manhattan’s menu at www.mcrealpizza.com for menu/prices.

Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria is open Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-midnight, Sunday 11am-9pm.

Finally, if any of you are wondering where Jeff Eats “ate” his food since he neither lives or works in the area…

What happens in Pinecrest stays in Pinecrest!

Bella Amici Pizzeria, 14859 Lyons Boulevard (Delray Marketplace), Delray Beach, Florida 33446.