The Rag Doll Bar

Rag Doll BarMy Beloved Hometown of Oakland Park Fl.Andrews Ave and Prospect Road. Back in the day, Oakland Park was home to some serious dive bars. Some are still open but most are closed😔 Just to recap a few of these blue-collar saloons: Buck and Marys, The Owl NestJohnny’sB&WITBThe Shamrock Pub42nd Street Pub (I think […]

Skyline Chili is Closing in Fort Lauderdale…..But There is a Better One in Sunrise Fl.

All this chatter about Skyline Chili closing in Ft. Lauderdale. While the news is sad especially for the workers and customers looks like the owners are making out pretty good. I mentioned this in The Sun Sentinel Facebook group Let’s Eat South Florida and got my head bitten off. I was called a “Karen” which to me […]

Cold Pizza From Annie’s in Coral Springs Fl.
Cold Pizza and Why I Enjoy It. 

If you eat pizza there is no doubt at some point in your life you have eaten it cold.  What I find odd is I prefer it cold rather than reheated. When I really think about it eating a cold slice of leftover pizza is the only takeout food I will eat cold. Cold spaghetti, nope. […]

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Dining With Dan I Cook….Applebee’s in Coral Springs

Posted on May 19th, 2016

Man, am I excited! I’m finally getting my dinner off the ground at Applebee’s in Coral Springs FL. I had a great meeting with Applebee’s Management and once they get final approval,  we’ll be set. I have a tentative date of Tuesday, June 14 at 6:00 pm and we will be seated at the Bar.  The menu […]

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Chef Mark Rivera in the Beautiful Mai-Kai Gardens

Interview and Tasting: Mark Rivera, The New Chef of The Mai-Kai Restaurant

Posted on May 12th, 2016

Interview and Tasting:  Mark Rivera, The New Chef of The Mai-Kai Restaurant Anyone who follows my reviews knows I have deep roots with the Mai-Kai Restaurant. My dad worked there for over 30 years, I worked there, my two brothers worked there, my sister worked there and my daughter worked in the kids show for […]

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Broward Health Coral Springs Cafeteria…..Really Sucks!

Posted on May 6th, 2016

Broward Health Coral Springs Cafeteria AKA Star-Lite Cafe…..Really Sucks! My father has been admitted to the hospital twice in less than a week. He is currently at Broward Health Coral Springs and I will say the medical staff and employees are top notch. Unfortunately, I’m not reviewing them:( If you follow my reviews you know […]

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Little Shop of Horrors: Presented by Coral Springs Institute for the Performing Arts

Posted on April 30th, 2016

Little Shop of Horrors: Presented by Coral Springs Institute for the Performing Arts. On May 6th @ 7p and on May 7th @ 2p and 7p the young men and women of the Coral Springs Institute for the Performing Arts will be performing Little Shop of Horrors @ the Coral Springs Center of the Arts. […]

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Our server Gina serving up The Boss Pie with mushrooms.

Sicilian Oven….Wood Fired and Good To Go!

Posted on April 25th, 2016

Our server Gina plating up The Boss Pie with mushrooms. Sicilian Oven….Wood Fired and Good To Go! DiSalvos Pizza….. Y’all remember that place? Well, this restaurant  was reborn into Sicilian Oven maybe five or six years ago. Ralph DiSalvo still owns it with Andrew Garavuso and it was rebranded/remodeled into this sharp looking restaurant. I […]

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Kelly M. April 2016 EOM

Dan I Cook April 2016 Employee of the Month: Kelly M

Posted on April 19th, 2016

  Dan I Cook April 2016 Employee of the Month: Kelly M. For almost a month I’ve been sick with some funk in my throat. I went to my primary physician and was diagnosed with Strep Throat. After a week, I was not getting better so I asked to see an ENT Doctor. I get […]

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