The Gecko’s Hospitality Group family of restaurants has renewed its ongoing commitment as a Business Partner with Unidos Now, designating their Future Leaders Academy as direct recipients of a multi-year scholarship award. Gecko’s co-owners, Mike Gowan & Mike...
GECKO’S GRILL & PUB’s 30th ANNIVERSARY PARTY RAISES RECORD SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR SARASOTA COUNTY 4-H FOUNDATION
The Gecko’s Hospitality Group family of restaurants has renewed its ongoing commitment as a Business Partner with the Sarasota County 4-H Clubs & Foundation, designating the 4-H Foundation scholarship fund as the direct beneficiary of donations raised during our...
GHG co-owner, Quillen featured in Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association newsletter, Path to Power
Michael Quillen is the President of Gecko's Hospitality Group and is involved in every aspect of the Group's operations. These restaurant concepts include six Gecko’s Grill & Pub locations, Dry Dock Waterfront Grill, Dockside Waterfront Grill and Tripletail...
Gecko’s GQ92 Server Assistant Bot Delights Teams & Guests Alike
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Gecko’s Bot Serves Innovation in Restaurants
"Locally, you can get waited on by a Servi at Gecko's Grill in Hillview. The chain is getting a Servi bot at its biggest location in Sarasota later this month." KEEP READING
Gecko’s Wins “Best Sports Bar” in Bradenton
Dry Dock Waterfront Grill named among best in U.S. for outdoor dining
Floridians are experts on al fresco dining so it should come as no surprise that 11 businesses made OpenTable’s annual list of the "100 Best Outdoor Dining Restaurants in America for 2022." CONTINUE READING
Competition and camaraderie are on the menu at Gecko’s
The kitchen staff at Gecko's Grill & Pub isn't just catering to your appetite. They're trying to outdo each other. They’re teammates by day, working to take your orders and cook you a delicious meal. But when they go home, they’re plotting how to put their own...
Gecko’s Is Celebrating Its 30th Anniversary
Celebrate food, fun and 4-H on Saturday, June 4, at the Fruitville Road Gecko’s Grill & Pub, where the thriving restaurant chain will celebrate its 30thanniversary. “We are inviting our friends to come out and join us so we can say thank you to...
SRQ Magazine Catches the Citrus Grouper at Dry Dock
Grouper is ubiquitous at waterside restaurants in Southwest Florida, for sure. But when was the last time you had this cut of fish non-blackened, fried or in some type of sandwich? Thought so. That’s how grouper dishes typically roll in the Gulf Coast dining sphere,...
Gecko’s ‘hires’ GQ92, a Bot To Delight Guests & Assist Team
As the hospitality industry grapples with a shortage of workers, robots are becoming more enticing. Choosing a robot over a human has long been tough pill to swallow for many restaurant owners and operators. For good reason: it's a service-first, people-centric...
In The News! – January 2022
Gecko’s Grill & Pub’s Chicken Frisco on Sarasota Herald Tribune’s list for “Our Favorite Chicken Sandwiches” Dry Dock Waterfront Grill among Sarasota Herald Tribune’s Best Waterfront Restaurants for Outdoor Dining! Gecko’s is a...