About Us.


Courtside Grille
Tampa Bay’s newest, most unique upscale sports restaurant, has a great lineup for your dining and entertainment game plan. We are eager to make your Courtside Grille experience a winner from start to finish. Our ownership team includes local businessmen David Heavenridge, and former NBA star and Tampa Bay native Matt Geiger. Conveniently located off Ulmerton Road in Carillon Town Center, Courtside Grille is just minutes from Tampa, Clearwater or St. Petersburg. Whether your visit is a business lunch, happy hour, dinner or the big game, Courtside Grille will accommodate your needs and exceed your expectations. Courtside Grille’s unique ‘arena’ boasts 9,500 square feet of elegantly decorated space carefully designed for good times. Exquisite lighting and a warm, inviting atmosphere showcases a tasteful collection of sports memorabilia. Bench your appetite with Courtside’s slam-dunk menu. Warm ups include grouper nuggets, spinach and artichoke dip, nachos or our special three-point play. Our sushi, seafood, steaks, burgers, sandwiches and pasta selections are exactly what the coach in all of us draws up in the huddle. Don’t forget about our overtime, where our delicious deserts will score sweet points with your palette! Any closer, and you’d be in the game! Twenty-four T.V. screens, plasma monitors and four giant, 5 x 7 foot cinemas beam satellite signals for the match-up you came to see. Every seat is the best seat in this house! Step outside on the patio for some fresh air, a cold drink or a cigar. There is plenty of room for fun and games at Courtside Grille. We frequently offer live radio broadcasts before and after the game.
Chances are good you’ll see one of your favorite local sports stars as they ‘chille at the Grille’. We will host your private or corporate event and offer special catering and party menus. Whether your strategy is for business or pleasure, our team is eager to make you feel that ‘home field advantage’ at Courtside Grille-any closer and you’d be in the game!


Our Owners

David Heavenridge
Owner and Co-Founder
David Heavenridge
David Heavenridge was born and raised in Florida and has been an entrepreneur his entire life. For 25 years he owned and operated a produce company. He along with his wife Pip and 5 children lived in Feather Sound and this is where he saw an opportunity to open a restaurant. In 2004 he teamed up with his friend and former NBA star Matt Geiger. And in November of 2005 the two of them combined to make the Courtside Grille not just a dream but a reality. Over the years it has become a place that all his 5 kids have worked through during their summer breaks.
Matt Geiger
Owner and Co-Founder
Matt Geiger
Matt Geiger was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1969. His family moved to Florida in 1981. Matt graduated from Countryside High School in 1987. He went on to Auburn and then transferred to Georgia Tech. Matt got drafted in 1992 by the Miami Heat and then went on to play for the Charlotte Hornets and the Philadelphia 76ers. He retired from the NBA in 2002. Matt and his wife, Maryann, and three children Mattix, Madden and Maxton, now reside in Odessa. Matt now loves spending time with friends and family, building things, hunting, going to church and being a dad.
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