Traci Fitzpatrick / Ft. Myers, FL and Williamsburg, VA

I grew up in Ft. Myers. After college I worked for Burdines Department Store as a buyer and lived in Miami. My father would come to Miami for the boat show almost every year when I lived there and he would take me and a group of my friends to Joe’s. Or if he was on his way to his house in the Keys, he would have me meet him at Joe’s. He loved Joes! Any reason to go to Miami so we could go to Joe’s! My father passed away 2 months ago in Sept. 2019 and this weekend we are headed to his house in the Keys to spread his ashes where he loved to be. My family and I will be driving down from Virginia, where we live now, and I have decided we have to stop and have lunch at Joe’s on the way to pay homage to my dad, who LOVED Joe’s! I only wish the main restaurant was open for lunch on Sunday!