ECHO St. Simons

Servers: triple check your food before serving it -- the kitchen often misses those "gluten-free bun" details. Also, don't ask me if I need the sandwich "re-made" or "re-plated" and then bring me a re-plated (sandwich contents moved from wheat bread to gluten-free bread) after I've asked it to be re-made. For Pete's sake, you even used the same sandwich pick! The *patron* pays the price for these mistakes and inconsistencies. Health before wealth, every day.

It was our 15th wedding anniversary, so we splurged. You sit down with a group of large windows in front of you with beautiful views of the ocean. There was a band playing in the lobby that was good. My wife had the shrimp and grits, I had the blackened shrimp tacos, and we shared the pimento cheese hummus with veggies. Our server, Nisha, was friendly and knowledgeable about the menu, and set my wife at ease with her Celiac disease. The food came out and Nisha was there to see if everything came out right. Neither one of us noticed, but Nisha did, that my wife's entree had etouffe on it that would make her sick. She took it away and brought out a fresh one. We were both grateful for Nisha's quick thinking. The meal was great, the service was top notch, and you can't beat the views at Echo.

I ordered the Brussels Sprouts and Vegetable Bowl while my date ordered the Tostada and Shrimp and Grits. To drink I had the Margarita. The Brussels sprouts were soft but contrasted by the crunchy peanuts and fried rice noodles. Highly recommend! The vegetable bowl is vegan and gluten free. I think the sauce is amazing and roasted vegetables were nice. However the flavoring of the quinoa was not done well. The Margarita was strong and had a nice flavor. I liked it!