Don Arturo's 11/24

I ordered the 1/4 chicken with rice and beans and plantains today at Don Arturo's, a local courthouse favorite, located at 1198 SW 27th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Previously reviewed a few months back. The food here is always solid, fast and they have a great waitstaff. Ask for the Chimicuri and Jalapeno sauce. Both are great on everything, especially the cuban bread.

Waxy O'Connors 11/20

For what most people just think is an Irish Bar, Waxy O'Connors also serves great lunch and dinner. The have a lot of the traditional Iris Pub fare but also a number of specialty items. Everything I have ordered their has been freshly prepared and I've never been disappointed.

Waxy's is located off of 17th Street Causeway, about a 1/2 mile east of US1.

Today I ordered the Ham and Cheese Toasty, which was a ciabatta roll with melted Cheddar cheese, ham, tomato and onions and came with a large portion of long freshly cut fries. Everything was good. The fries where just how I like them. Just a little crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. One of the better and most surprising lunch choices in the area. 8.0/10

Quick Coffee Suggestion

I'm not much of a coffee drinker but occasionally I'll grab a decaf in the morning on the way to work. This suggestion came from my mother and I tried it out today and it was really good.
7-11 stores have recently stepped up their coffee service and now offer many choices and flavors of good quality coffee and accompaniments. They also offer pre-made cappuccino. Fill your coffee cup about 1/4 of the way with the pumpkin spice cappuccino from the machine, then fill the cup the rest of the way with their regular coffee or decaf. Then add splenda and milk or whatever sweeteners you prefer. I think the 16 ounce coffee was like $1.49. Compared to Starbucks it's a steal.

photos 11/18

I went back to Joe's Diner in the the Harbour Shoppes off of 17th St. Causeway today and got the California Chicken Sandwich, pictured below. Everything from this place is always solid. Certainly not the fanciest place, but as previously reviewed, it is good typical diner fare. I've also included some photos of items I've eaten the past few weeks that have previously been reviewed. 1. California Chicken Sandwich with Avocado and Bacon from Joe's Cafe. 2. Asian grilled chicken salad from Gilbert's 17th St. Grill. 3. Tacos Al pastor from Taqueria Dona Raquel in Pompano.

Charm City Burger Co. 11/16

I had to go up to the Deerfield area yesterday, so after I was done, I stopped in at what I consider the best hamburger place in all of South Florida. Charm City Burger Company is located right off of Hillsboro Rd, just east of US1 at 1136 E. Hillsboro Blvd. Deerfield Beach, FL 33441. It is a small, nondescript place that you could easily pass and drive by it all the time without ever noticing it. That would be a huge mistake as their hamburgers are fantastic. I was told the chef has worked in a number of high end restaurants and they do have other sandwiches on the menu besides hamburgers. I ordered the double cheeseburger, pictured below (Half eaten). For most people, the regular cheeseburger would be fine, but the double just brought it to another level. The fries are very good too. 9.0/10. That makes charm city the highest rated lunch place I have reviewed to date I believe.

Vito's Gourmet Pizza South 11/17

Today I went to Vito's pizza, which is located off of 17th St. Causeway in the same shopping center as Office Depot and Ross. They offer a few lunch specials and both regular and sicilian pizza slices. I've had the slices before and they are pretty good. Today I got the vegetable roll/stromboli. It was freshly made so it did take a little long to make, but that is understandable. It was stuffed with spinach and fresh tomatoes and came with a fountain drink for $5.95. As you can see from the photo, it was quite big and I actually only ate about 2/3 of it and took the rest home. I was very happy with the roll and will certainly be back again. 8.0/10

11/12 Update

I'm taking a short break from posting but I should be back in the next few weeks. I've been running out of good local lunch places to review. PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY GOOD PLACES THAT I HAVEN'T YET REVIEWED.

Week of Nov 1

I only went to a few previously reviewed places this week so I'll just include some pictures:

1. Veal Milanese Sandwich from Giorgio's on 17th St. Excellent

2. Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Cole Slaw on top from Gilbert's 17th St. Grill. Very good

3. Large Deluxe Chicken Chop with yellow rice from the Natural Chicken Grill in the harbour shoppes. So so.