SARASOTA — Gecko’s Hospitality Group Founders Mike Gowan and Mike Quillen plan to open a new contemporary restaurant concept called Tripletail Seafood & Spirits in early 2021 Courtesy, Chad Spencer Photography. The Tripletail Seafood & Spirits menu will offer...
The Gecko’s owners have announced a restaurant opening back in the same location where it all began for the local hospitality group nearly three decades ago. Mike Gowan and Mike Quillen, who established their first Gecko’s restaurant at The Landings in Sarasota in...
Florida stone crab season, starring one of our state’s most famous foods, starts Thursday with restaurants across Sarasota and Manatee counties eager to serve the delicacy. The demand for stone crab remained strong locally last season through the...
Nathaniel Santiago began working at a McDonald’s in Fort Lauderdale for $8.56 an hour, Florida’s minimum wage, six months ago. He lost a previous job in a warehouse because of the Covid-19 pandemic, which wiped out roughly $1,500 of his...
Minimum wage column: The whole story First off, let me say I love Gecko’s restaurant. It has been one of our go-to places for years. They have a good thing going and appear to be very successful. As does Anna Maria Oyster Bar. I understand that the...
Siesta Salad From Gecko’s 6606 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, (941) 248-2020; 7228 55th Ave. E., Bradenton, (941) 727-8988; 5585 Palmer Crossing Circle, Sarasota, (941) 923-6061; 351 N. Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, (941) 378-0077; 1900 Hillview St., Sarasota, (941)...
Dockside Waterfront Grill 509 N. Tamiami Trail; 941-218-6418; geckosgrill.com/dockside-waterfront-grill Part of the Sarasota-based Gecko’s Hospitality Group, Dockside Waterfront Grill places diners in a fun, Old Florida setting overlooking Roberts and...
Anne Rollings, the manager of corporate office for Geckos Hospitality Group, said that the company has purchased electrostatic foggers for each of six locations — including the two in East County at Twelve Oaks and Braden River plazas — so they can be sterilized each...
Dry Dock was our favourite restaurant in Sarasota for fresh fish. It's also unique for its location right by the riverfront on Sarasota Bay. It's won numerous Open Table Diner's Choice Awards including “100 Best Most Scenic Restaurant in America” and “100 Best Al...
Bring Dad in for lunch or dinner to a Gecko’s Grill & Pub location, or sister restaurant Dockside Waterfront Grill in Venice, on Sunday and enter to win a gift card for $50. Just drop a note into the fishbowl “telling us why you picked Gecko’s to celebrate your...
Named one of the “100 Most Scenic Restaurants in America for 2019” by OpenTable, Dry Dock occupies a prime spot at the Boathouse marina on Longboat Key, providing panoramic views of Sarasota Bay. Open daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m. for lunch and dinner, popular menu items...
Gecko’s Grill & Pub 5585 Palmer Crossing Circle, Sarasota, (941) 923-6061, geckosgrill.com A Sarasota institution, Gecko’s has a Palmer Ranch outpost that is a great spot for lunch or dinner or to catch a game. The blue cheese chips are a justly famous way to...
