Echo Restaurant

Don’t fear the appearance. It’s a little run down from the outside, but the food and service are on point! The pancakes are some of the best I’ve ever had, and the biscuits are delicious.

This place has plenty of parking, even in the middle of the night. Here’s why.. .
I stopped in at 6a to find that they don’t open until 6:30a, so I had to wait until then to use the restroom.
Apparently it’s only a restaurant even though they bill it as a «Travel Plaza.»
For all I know the food is scrumptious, because I didn’t sit and order anything, but If we’re going purely on appearances, I’m sure it’s nothing to write home about. Outdated everything, the counters were a mess and everything just looked dingy and old.
Now, the reason I’m writing this review is because of the bathrooms, which is the reason I stopped in the first place. The moment I opened the door, I was slammed with a rank oder that I can’t even describe. But I’d made it that far, so I pressed on. The 1^st thing I saw were the 60s pedestal sinks that reminded me of the Stephen King movie «It» where an evil clown lives in the drains. Next I tried the 1^st stall, which was jammed with tp, and the seat was half detached and hanging on the side of the bowl. In the second stall, the tiles were uneven, which allowed for what I presume to be several piss puddles scattered about like land mines. The previous user hadn’t flushed of course, probably out of fear of touching the damn thing.
I didn’t need the urinals, but I noticed that one had a 5 gallon bucket beneath it, nearly full of a yellow liquid that was still leaking from the pipe.
I was absolutely disappointed with this «Travel Plaza.»

much smaller than pictured. Disappointed I needed a few showers when I left this place. I didn’t touch the food paid and left. Gross I can’t believe the health inspector lets this place stay open. Stay away!!!

This place is disgusting. It doesn’t look like anything has been cleaned or repaired since it opened. The table was sticky and there was a roach climbing on my wife’s shredded seat.
The food was equally disgusting. Store bought rolls, fake cheese sandwiches, and vegetable soup that was just cans of tomatoes, corn, carrots, and Lima beans thrown together.
I’d rather die of malnutrition than eat here again.

It’s a little diner off I85. It’s got good food and friendly staff. They have a salad bar with everything you could want on a salad.

I had the club sandwich and my husband had the omelette biscuit. Both were very good. Eating here was a good experience.

While the outside and in appearance may throw you off. Echo restaurant is just good southern home cooking. It’s staff are great, food is amazing and my overall experience was more than I hoped for. The price is just right for any meal.

We chose this place on our way north from Atlanta. I was pretty darn pleased to get to bring my family to a truly authentic deep-​South eatery. Please understand that I give Echo 5 stars not because it’s the best place I ever ate, but rather because it’s a perfect offering of the down-​home comfort-​food joint.
Now, the details. Décor: the place is pretty old-​school and I’m fairly sure the furniture is unchanged from when they opened way back in 1965. Our waitress, Dinah Shore (yes, that is in fact her real name and she insisted I spell it right) was on staff back then too. If you are a fan of nouveau anything, then please get to steppin’. This is the sort of place that is full of people wearing overalls and mustaches in a completely un-​ironic manner. Funnily enough, the bathroom was clearly re-​modeled and it looked like it belonged on a whole different restaurant. Very entertaining.
The food: I had deep-​fried chicken livers, deep-​fried okra, lima beans, and peach cobbler for dessert. My husband had chicken-​fried steak, scratch macaroni & cheese («it tastes exactly like a heart attack» he burbled happily), mashed potatoes, gravy, and apple cobbler. My daughter got to try field peas for the first time. Her face when the intensely sweet cobbler hit her taste buds was priceless. And even my son’s hollow leg was satisfied by the generous portions here. Seriously, this place is Mecca for the old-​fashioned Southern food that has nowadays been replaced by cut-​rate imitation fast food.
If you are in the area please don’t deny yourself this yummy slice of our history. And say hi to Dinah.

You gotta come on Tuesday… it’s chicken n dumplin night! If you are wanting to come after church, better get here quick. It’s one of the only in this area to eat.

Good service and good small-​town restaurant fare of the meat-​and-​two category. The fried catfish was very good – tasty breading, nice and crispy. Be prepared for two good-​size, bone-​in fish. Served with crunchy, light and oniony hush puppies. Avoid the chicken noodle soup, though. It was served «low-​sodium», and had almost no flavor at all. They were quick to whisk it off the check, though.

Everything you’d expect from a hometown meal. Good service and pretty darn good food. Salad bar is fantastic and chicken breading is absolutely delicious. I had chicken tenders and friend had fried chicken. Breading was SO good.

Can’t really go wrong here. Everything is good. The food, the staff, the price, the location, It’s just off I-​85 exit 166. Check it out!