January 02, 2012
Hungry entrepreneurs sign up for new entrées
A local restaurant chain continues to find ways to grow, despite the recession that could have squashed it.
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November 22, 2011
Our View: Giving thanks
I am thankful for ranch dressing at Gecko’s and parking that’s easy to find at Siesta Key on Saturday mornings at 8 a.m., which we know about, thanks to a son who is up with the sun.
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November 2, 2011
Restaurant Review: Gecko's Grill and Pub
The first Gecko’s opened in 1992 at The Landings in Sarasota. Since then, four more Gecko’s have opened, suggesting that the management has hit upon a winning formula.
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September 15, 2011
Football Heaven at Bradenton's Gecko's
Gecko's Grill & Pub is a locally owned chain of restaurants/bars popular with football fans on Sunday. One of them is Baltimore Ravens country.
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July 19, 2011
The Scenestress: Happy about this happy hour
On Saturday, a little birdie — not the one from Twitter, surprisingly — tells me that Gecko's Grill & Pub is running a two-for-one happy hour all day at all five locations, and that the one in Southside Village has live music. Their website confirms this info, and I'm headed to Hillview.
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June 5, 2011
Belly Up To The Bar
Here's what I like best about bar food: You eat it at a bar. Seriously. Whether it’s a girls' night out, or stopping in for a beer with the guys, or, increasingly, a date night, bars have gone beyond their role as a holding space for guests while their restaurant table is cleared.
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May 2011
TRIO: Chip Away
Do you like your chips so crunchy that you can hear the munch a few feet away? Or do you like them still just a tad bit soft? Well, Gecko’s has just the chip for you, since every batch of the homemade potato chips is made fresh to order so that your predilection is taken to heart.
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April 7, 2011
AND THE WINNER IS... GECKO'S
Gecko’s Grill & Pub wins the Herald Tribune Ticket's Sports Bar Showdown.
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January 5, 2011
GECKO'S EVENT RAISES $3,000
Gecko’s Grill & Pub, in partnership with ABC 7, helped raise $3,000 for The Miracle League of Manasota during its monthlong Burgers and Buddies for Baseball promotion last month.
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December 8, 2010
GECKO'S DONATES TO MIRACLE LEAGUE FOUNDATION
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April 14, 2010
GECKO'S ON HILLVIEW
Gecko's Grill & Pub on Hillview Street is the latest addition to restaurant row in Southside Village, occupying the space vacated by Big Sugar.
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April 8, 2010
Gotta Get to Gecko’s! Today at 3 p.m.!
Hey, a new restaurant is opening up today at 3 p.m., on Hillview Street (not too far from the 5 o’clock club) in Southside Village– Gecko’s Grill and Pub. You may already know about this locally-based chain that-totally-does-not-feel-like-a-chain restaurant — they’ve got other Gecko’s down in the Landings, Bradenton, and other locations in and around Sarasota.
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April 1, 2010
Gulf Coast to see more Geckos
The recession has delivered an unforeseen boost to Mike Gowan and Mike Quillen, founders of the popular Gecko’s Grill & Pubs in Sarasota and Manatee counties: They get approached almost daily about potential business opportunities.
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March 10, 2010
Lucky No. 5
Gecko’s Grill and Pub is scheduled to open its fifth location by the end of the month in the space that housed Big Sugar (1900 Hillview St.), which is one of the oldest buildings in Sarasota.
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February 26, 2010
Gecko’s on Hillview?
It’s no secret that Big Sugar Bar & Restaurant had been in trouble from some time, shutting its doors at 1900 Hillview St. at the beginning of the year.
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February 26, 2010
Gecko’s Grill & Pub To Open 5th Location
Gecko’s Grill & Pub will be bringing their famous casual dining style to the Southside Village neighborhood.
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February 10, 2010
ODA's relief efforts lauded
The Sarasota High School's boys basketball team will host "Family and Friends of SHS Basketball Day" on Saturday at Gecko's Grill and Pub to raise money for the team.
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December 23, 2009
Popular bar to get new look
A well-known Sarasota bar and restaurant is poised for a makeover.
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December 15, 2009
Clubhouse Tavern Closed for Renovations, to Re-Open as Rusty Hook Tavern
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August 19, 2009
Celebrate Christmas in August
Gecko's Grill & Pubs Support the Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots Campaign
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May 30, 2009
Gecko’s Grill & Pub “at the Landings” Celebrates 17 Year Anniversary
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