Attention, residents of Broward County. Your largest city may be on the verge of changing its name. Fort Lauderdale could soon be called: Fort Pickleball.<\/p>\n
A huge complex, dedicated to the sport, is up and running \u2014 with tons of courts and a very cool place to chow down.<\/p>\n
Pickleball fans, welcome to your new home. \u201cThe Fort\u201d is opening inside Snyder Park\u2013 and it\u2019s calling your name.<\/p>\n
Troy Boynton: \u201cIt\u2019s 43 courts, 14 covered. The world\u2019s first pickleball stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n
The world\u2019s first pickleball stadium \u2014 that\u2019s impressive. But 43 courts? That\u2019s a lot of pickles. Don\u2019t get the wrong idea. Business is booming.<\/p>\n
Troy Boynton: \u201cBelieve it or not, if you look around right now, every court\u2019s being utilized on an evening like tonight, Monday through Friday our evenings are packed, not a court\u2019s open, especially Saturday and Sunday mornings are just as packed.\u201d<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t matter where your game is. There\u2019s so much going on, you\u2019ll find your place here.<\/p>\n
Troy Boynton: \u201cYeah, we have a little bit of everything for everyone. We have free entry to pickleball classes for people who have never played before. We hire a pro and they train them to learn how to play.\u201d<\/p>\n
The more you play, the tougher the competition gets.<\/p>\n
Troy Boynton: \u201cWe have everything from open plays to skilled reserved plays for all types of levels. We have different leagues for men\u2019s, women\u2019s, or mixed.\u201d<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll definitely get a good workout on the court. You\u2019ll also get the chance to expand your circle of friends.<\/p>\n
Troy Boynton: \u201cYou can play with four different people and rotate in and out. You could\u2019ve played with ten to fourteen people throughout the night and just connecting with them, talking with them on and off the court.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maybe you and your new pals will be ready to kick back after a hard night of pickleball at The Fort. That\u2019s where the Florida Room comes in.<\/p>\n
Jeff McGinnis: \u201cWe\u2019re open right here on The Fort, it\u2019s an amazing pickleball complex.\u201d<\/p>\n
The place is run by the husband and wife chef team of Janine Booth and Jeff McGinnis. They\u2019re veterans of the so-flo food scene.<\/p>\n
Jeff McGinnis: \u201cThe cuisine is a lot of food we\u2019ve picked, kind of a lot of our favorites from a lot of our other restaurants. We kinda brought everything in this is the fun one, right?\u201d<\/p>\n
The kitchen turns out plenty of plate-filling possibilities.<\/p>\n
Jeff McGinnis: \u201cSo we\u2019ve got everything from pizza to fried chicken to ribs, so you can get the casual stuff, but then we have some really high-end stuff like short ribs.\u201d<\/p>\n
The chefs jumped at the chance to do business at The Fort.<\/p>\n
Janine Booth: \u201cI really think that this pickleball complex is such a fun, welcoming environment. There are people that have made some new friends, they\u2019re moving and then they come in here to the Florida Room, have a beautiful dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll ask the question we know is on your mind. Do they serve pickles at the Florida Room? You\u2019re going to like the answer.<\/p>\n
Janine Booth: \u201cWe have a ton of pickles. The pickleball vibe into the restaurant, it touches; it\u2019s really all about the Florida Room vibe. It\u2019s really a beautiful place for everybody to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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