This contest started on 1/29/23. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Duffy’s Sports Grill Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Duffy’s Sports Grill Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 25 “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 $25 Gift Card is good at any of Duffy’s Sports Grill-34 Florida locations.

Check menu/prices/locations/info at duffysmvp.com.2

This contest started pm 1/30/23. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Batch Gastropub Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Batch Gastropub Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 25 “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 $25 Gift Card is good at Batch Gastropub, 14813 Lyons Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33446, (561) 877-0000 and Batch Gastropub, 30 Southwest 12th Street (Brickell), (305) 808-5555.

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

Posted on January 26th, 2018

***** Batch Gastropub, 14813 Lyons Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33446, (561) 877-0000.

Got a terrific “sports bar” for you guys to checkout- Batch Gastropub in Delray Beach!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “know” sports bars- and trust me on this one, this Batch Gastropub joint is good stuff! Indoor table/booth seating, outdoor patio table & couch seating, full liquor bar, tons of tvs inside and outside, reasonably priced booze, super good staff, reasonably priced off the chart delicious food, big portions, Friday & Saturday night DJ providied music! Open Sunday-Thursday 4pm-11am, Friday-Saturday 4pm-1am, Saturday brunch noon-3pm, Sunday Brunch 11am-3pm.

Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats did a recent dinner- and I gotta tell you, Batch Gastropub killed it!

Like I said a few seconds ago, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “know” sports bars- and I’m telling you guys- that you definitely wanna give Batch Gastropub a shot- believe me, it’s really that good!

For the Amerigo Vespuccis in the crowd, Batch Gastropub is located in the Delray Marketplace in Delray Beach- there is- another Batch Gastropub location in Miami at 30 Southwest 12th Street (Brickell), (305) 808-5555 (which I already told you guys about on 3/19/14).

You guys can check menus/prices/info (for both locations) at batchgastropub.com.

Posted on March 19th, 2014

***** Batch Gastropub, 30 Southwest 12th Street, Miami, Florida 33130, (305) 808-5555.

For our purposes, let’s call Batch Gastropub an “American-Style–Sports Bar.” When you check menu/prices at www.batchmiami.com you’ll also find a load of pictures–the joint is really great looking, with dark-wood booths and of-course loads of flat screen tvs (Do they still make “fat” screen tvs?)

You know and Jeff Eats knows that “sports bars” are literally a dime a dozen down here in South Florida…for sure, “we’ve all been in tons of them…and I gotta tell you, I was very impressed with Batch Gastropub.

For you drinkers out there…Batch has something like 15 (give or take) beers on tap, and maybe another 20 by the bottle.

Now let’s talk about FOOD–Jeff Eats’ real-game…

Just so you know, Batch’s menu isn’t exactly huge…that said, there are enough appetizers, burgers, salads, pizzas, entrees–so I’m thinking- no-body in your party is gonna have to stop at Wendy’s on the way home.

A recent dinner had Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and two other couples “doing”…margherita pizza, cheeseburger, hanger steak skewers, mushroom crusted mahi mahi, meatloaf, gnocchi mac & cheese/carmalized onions, truffle salt & shaved truffle cheese fries…and I gotta tell you, no one-bicthed about anything. If Jeff Eats had to give out awards, I thought that the gnocchi, fries, cheeseburger were the stars of the game. Between you and me–the gnocchi was amazing–the joint uses gnocchi with gruyere cheese and for an up-charge has 10 items that can be added to the basic dish–such as chicken, steak, bacon, carmalized onions (check the menu for the full list).

Like I said at the top, I was very impressed with Batch Gastropub…food was solid, service was good, prices exactly what you’d expect in an upscale-sports bar (you can fill in what you think these numbers should be)–one little draw back, the background music was a drop too loud for Jeff Eats’ crowd.

Batch Gastropub is open Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-3am, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-5am.

* Humor!

A man walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender gives the man his drink and the man asks “If I show you something crazy, would you let me have free drinks for the rest of the night?”

The bartender thinks for a minute and then says

“It would have to be something spectacular to take that offer.”

The man leans down and picks up a box and sets it on the bar.

He opens the box and inside is a small piano man, who is only 1 foot tall, and a little piano. The piano man starts playing classical music like Beethoven and Chopin.

Once he finishes, the bartender is in utter disbelief. He tells the man “You can have free drinks for the rest of the night, but only if you tell where you got this.”

The man says “In the alleyway behind your bar, there is a Genie who is granting free wishes to everyone who wants them.” Elated, the bartender heads behind his bar to see if it was true.

A few minutes pass and out of the alleyway erupts a cacophony of quacking.

The bartender rushes back into the bar and shuts his door against a wave of thousands of ducks.

He manages to secure the door and says to the man “I think that the Genie is hard of hearing because after I asked for a million bucks, these ducks appeared by the thousands.”

The man chuckles and says “Did you really think I wished for a 12-inch pianist?”

* ‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75.

I loved that show!

Although I already knew the “setup”- every week Laverne, Shirley, Lenny and Squiggy still cracked me up!

apnews.com

‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died, her family said Monday.

Williams died in Los Angeles at age 75 on Wednesday after a brief illness, her children, Zak and Emily Hudson, said in a statement released through family spokeswoman Liza Cranis.

“The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” the statement said. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.”

Williams also starred in director George Lucas’ 1973 film “American Graffiti” and director Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Conversation” from 1974.

But she was by far best known for “Laverne & Shirley,” the “Happy Days” spinoff that ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983 that in its prime was among the most popular shows on TV.

Williams played the straitlaced Shirley to Marshall’s more libertine Laverne on the show about a pair of roommates that worked at a Milwaukee bottling factory in the 1950s and 60s.

Marshall, whose brother, Garry Marshall, co-created the series, died in 2018.

“Laverne & Shirley” was known almost as much for its opening theme as the show itself. Williams’ and Marshall’s chant of “schlemiel, schlimazel” as they skipped together became a cultural phenomenon and oft-invoked piece of nostalgia.

* Humor!

A monkey is sitting in a tree, smoking a joint, when a lizard walks past.

The lizard looks up and says “Hey! what are you doing?”

The monkey says “Smoking a joint, come up and join me”

So the lizard climbs up and sits next to the monkey and they have another joint.

After a while, the lizard says his mouth Is ‘dry’, and that he’s going to get a drink from the river.

At the riverbank, the lizard is so stoned that he leans too far over and falls in.

A Crocodile sees this and swims over to the stoned lizard, helping him to the side.

He then asks the lizard, “What’s the matter with you?!”

The lizard explains to the crocodile that he was sitting in the tree, smoking a joint with the monkey and his mouth got dry and that he was so wasted that, when he went to get a drink from the river, he fell in!

The Inquisitive crocodile says he has to check this out.

He walks into the jungle and finds the tree where the monkey is sitting, finishing a joint.

He looks up and says “Hey, MONKEY!”

The Monkey looks down and says

“FUUUUUCK DUUUDE HOW MUCH WATER DID YOU DRINK?!”

Originally posted on January 20th, 2023.

* THE BSTREET BAND.

If you wanna see what-very-well-may-be America’s best Springsteen tribute band for FREE…

From BSTREETBAND.com:
FLORIDA TOUR
Mon Jan 30 Tampa Hard Rock Casino/Hotel Tampa Fla (8 Pm Start) Free adm, Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa Fla
Tue Jan 31 Tampa Hard Rock Casino/Hotel Tampa Fla (8 Pm Start) Free adm, Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa Fla
Thu Feb 2 Seminole Hard Rock Casino Hotel Hollywood, Fla (Hard Rock Café 9:45 PM Start: Free Adm) The Big Guitar
Fri Feb 3 City of Plantation Fla, Rock the Park Free Concert Series (7:Pm Show | All Ages) 600 Central Park Drive, Plantation, Fla
Sat Feb 4 Coconut Creek Casino, Coconut Creek, Fla (7 Pm: Free Adm) Nectar Lounge, Coconut Creek, Fla
Sun Feb 5 Seminole Hard Rock Casino Hotel Hollywood, Fla (Hard Rock Café 9:45 PM Start: Free Adm) The Big Guitar
Thu Feb 9 Community Event at the Brooks Commons (Private) Naples, Fla
Fri Feb 10 Seminole Hard Rock Casino Immokalee Fla (7 to 11 PM | Free adm) Zig Zag Lounge: 506 South First St. Immokalee, FL
Sat Feb 11 Seminole Hard Rock Casino Immokalee Fla (7 to 11:PM : Free adm) Zig Zag Lounge: 506 South First St. Immokalee, FL
Fri Feb 17 Linda’s Fla Bruce Bash (Private) Sebastion, Fla
Sat Feb 18 Atlanta Braves CoolToday Park Welcome Back Weekend Concert: 18800 W Villages Pkwy, Venice, FL (All Ages) 3pm. Plaza gates open 4pm; Sound Wavez Band Opener. B-Street Band 7 PM. General Admission: $18, VIP: $120. VIP includes 4 tickets, 4 drinks (beer, soda, wine), and reserved seating near the stage. Tickets and Info: https://cooltodaypark.com/events/welcome-weekend-b-street-band/

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 1/29/23- Waggy Dag’s Subs & More).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

BROCCOLI ITALIANO
($8.75- Genoa Salami/ Pepperoni/ Capicola/ Ham/ Provolone/ Lettuce/ Tomato/ Onion/ Italian Dressing)

Waggy Dag’s Subs & More
840 West Lantana Road
Lantana
(561) 582-4105
waggydagssubs.com
Latest Review: 4/24/22

Second “DISH OF THE WEEK” shout-out for Waggy Dag’s Subs & More.

This joint is an absolute must try!

Posted on April 24th, 2022.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 4/24/22- Waggy Dog’s Subs & More).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

ROAST BEEF, TURKEY, HAM SUB
($13.95)

Waggy Dag’s Subs & More
840 West Lantana Road
Lantana
(561) 582-4105
waggydagssubs.com
Latest Review: 8/30/21

Waggy Dag’s food is off the chart delicious…

Posted on August 30th, 2021

***** Waggy Dag’s Subs & More, 840 West Lantana Road, Lantana, Florida 33462, (561) 582-4105.

Got an absolutely dynamite sub joint for you guys to checkout- Waggy Dag’s Subs & More in Lantana.

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats- I kinda think that I know my subs- with that in mind, I’m telling you that Waggy’s is right up there with Florida’s best sub-joints!

Real simple tale to tell, the other day Jeff Eats and 3-buddies of mine “discovered” Waggy’s and the place literally blew us away. Order/pickup at counter/ indoor table seating, hot & cold subs/salads/soups/grilled hot dogs menu.

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, off the chart delicious.

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

Waggy Dag’s Subs & More is open Monday-Friday 11am-6pm, Saturday 11am-3pm, closed on Sunday.

***** 92 Chicken, 5510 W Colonial Drive Ste 106 Orlando, Florida 32808, (407) 440-2733, 92chickenfl.com.

Got a real-good fast food Korean fried chicken joint for you guys to checkout, 92 ChickEn in Orlando.

Real simple tale to tell, yesterday- Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “discovered” 92 Chicken and I gotta tell you that its food absolutely blew us away! Now just between you guys and me, Jeff Eats doesn’t know squat about Korean fried chicken- but what I do know is when something tastes off the chart- delicious! With that in mind, order/pickup at counter, table seating, menu loaded with fried chicken dishes/ handful of sides & non chicken entrees/open Monday-Saturday 11:30am-9pm/ closed Sunday.

Like I said 2 seconds ago, off the chart delicious…

Let’s wrap-up 92 Chicken by saying, if this joint was anywhere near Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ Boca Raton abode- we would absolutely-positively be real steady customers!

92 Chicken is an absolute must try!

This contest started on 1/27/23. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar Gift Card for one of you guys!

The game- the first 25” 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 $25 Gift Card is good at Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar, 4636 Jog Road, Greenacres, Florida 33476, (561) 964-0900.

Check eagle-grill.com for menu/prices/info.

Posted on May 6th, 2016.

***** Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar, 4636 Jog Road, Greenacres, Florida 33467, (561) 964-0900.

For our purposes Jeff Eats is gonna call the Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar in Greenacres “an out of sight, out of mind” terrific sports bar!

I first told you guys about the Eagle Grill on June 30, 2013- and for some unknown-reason Jeff Eats and for that matter Mrs. Jeff Eats literally “forgot” that the joint even existed! Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and I have eaten there a couple of times since June 30, 2013- that said, based on last night’s dinner of crab cakes/bbq babyback ribs we haven’t been going (back) there enough! The food absolutely killed!

Let me wrap this package up for you guys, if you live or work anywhere near the Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar- then you gotta give it a shot! It’s really that good!

Posted on June 30th, 2013.

***** Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar, 4636 Jog Road, Greenacres, Florida 33467, (561) 964-0900.

Got something really-good for you guys…Eagle Grill & Oyster Bar in Greenacres. For our purposes, we’re gonna call this restaurant an “American Style”-“Sports Bar” joint.

Let me start by saying, that Jeff Eats absolutely loved the Eagle Grill.

For what it’s worth…last night, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and our friends Eric and Ellen (Jeff Eats knows Ellen since he was 13 and she was 12) tried the Eagle Grill which had been recommended the night before by our mutual friends Norman and Nancy who live in Delray Beach…confused?

Anyway…

The four of us (that’s Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Eric and Ellen who Jeff Eats knows since he was 13) drove “up” to Greenacres from Boca Raton and found the Eagle Grill in a small shopping center…from the outside, in a million years—the four of us never figured that inside- it was a cool looking neighborhood wood bar/booths/table seating joint with loads of flat screen tvs. By the way, when we got there around 8:15pm–every seat (I’m thinking 125 give or take) in the house including those at the bar were taken—it took us about 10 minutes to catch a booth.

Eagle’s menu has tons of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, wings, pastas, meat/chicken/seafood entrees, desserts…Just so you know, the joint is heavy on the seafood-side of the ledger, but don’t-worry, there is plenty of non fish stuff, so every-one in your party is gonna find what to eat. At this stage of the game, you can check www.eagle-grill.com for menu/prices/photos.

Now listen closely…Eagle Grill’s food isn’t just good, it is outrageously good. Eric ordered the crab cake entrée ($25-2 crab cakes/2 sides) and scarfed those suckers down as if he was Mahata Gandhi breaking a fast. Jeff Eats did a rack of baby-back ribs ($16- two sides), Mrs. Jeff Eats did blackened mahi ($12.50- two sides), Ellen did a shrimp po boy ($8.50 fried shrimp/lettuce/tomato/mayo and one side), the table shared steamed mussels fra diavlo ($8.50) and gumbo ($10). Like I said, 4 seconds ago…the food was outrageously good.

Let me wrap this story up…

Terrific food—super pleasant service—very reasonable prices (for example–from 3pm-9pm the Eagle offers 9 dinners priced at $9.99 a piece).

In baseball parlance, the Eagle Grill is a grand-slam.

For you guys who need a “drop” of clarification. Ellen is married to Eric, Jeff knows Ellen since he was 13 and she was 12, Norman is married to Nancy and vice versa, Nancy and Norman use to live in Boca Raton but now live in Delray Beach but are thinking of moving to Manhattan but aren’t sure on that just yet, the only tv sets currently being manufactured are flat screen tvs so it’s no longer necessary to call them flat screen tvs-just tvs will suffice and a po boy is the “same” as a sub, hero, blimpie, grinder, hoagie…and your tee shirt/shorts ensembles will work beautifully at the Eagle.

Eagle Grill is open Sunday noon-9:30pm, Monday-Thursday 11am-9:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-10:30pm.

Finally, if Norman and Nancy decide to move to Manhattan, Jeff Eats will update you guys.

Originally posted on November 30th, 2022.

* DAVID CLARK’S- ALL ABOUT JOEL: Billy Joel Tribute.

Definitely one of the best Billy Joel tribute acts in the business!

DON’T MISS THIS SHOW!

The Skinny…

DAVID CLARK’S- ALL ABOUT JOEL: Billy Joel Tribute

Saturday, January 28th, 2023 (7pm & 9pm)

Boca Black Box Center for the Arts
8221 Glades Road #10 Boca Raton, FL 33434
Phone: 561.483.9036
Box Office: (Tickets: $46.50-$61.50) bocablackbox.com goldstar.com (discount tickets)

From bocablackbox.com

DAVID CLARK’S- ALL ABOUT JOEL: Billy Joel Tribute

Formerly known as Songs In The Attic: The Billy Joel Tribute

David Clark’s “ALL ABOUT JOEL” is a musical tribute conceived and presented with a tremendous amount of detail by Long Island veteran singer/piano player David Clark. He continues to gain attention and popularity across the country with stunningly accurate piano playing, lead vocals, and an eerily similar stage look to the Piano Man himself while engaging the audience with wit and humor. Having been a part of the Long Island & NY area music scene since 1985, he has carved out a solid reputation as a piano player, singer, and performer at countless private events and concerts around the northeastern tri-state area and beyond.

All of these experiences have led him to the present day – staying connected to his piano/vocal roots and his childhood hero by presenting a tribute to the music he loves, from the very singer/songwriter/performer who inspired and motivated him at the age of 10 years old to pursue a life of music…BILLY JOEL!