“Best quality food. Full of flavor and inexpensive which is rare these days. Check out the express menu! Will post a pic. My favorite breakfast place in athens so far! The sausage gravy is made with chicken and it’s the best I’ve had and not greasy! Don’t miss this place of you visiting!Parking: Not many but dirt lot to the right and asphalt behind but requires about 100 steps to get there. There’s one handicap spot and a few regular spots right next to it.Wheelchair accessibility: In the single handicap spot.“
“Awesome all-around experience. Walking in, you are greeted with a smile from the sign atop the building, which is cool, but even cooler when the staff were smiling and friendly. Zac with a K, the manager, is a home run hit for this place. Treats you like your the most important friend in the world. I work for the railroad, so I am on the road and eating out all the time. This is by far one of the best establishments I have frequented in my traveling career. The food was healthy clean eatz with full on flavor. I was only in Athens for 8 days and ate there 5 times. That's how good the food was. Definitely check this place out!“
“Ponko chicken is one of my absolute favorite hidden gems in the Athens area! The crispy chicken is phenomenal and always a hit with the fam! Not to mention the impeccable atmosphere and hospitality that is there everytime we go. Perfect for any event that you need a quick dinner on the go for.“
“First visit to Gusto! and I was impressed by the service and food. The dining space seemed a bit cramped but it was well maintained and well lit. We grabbed food to go so it's a bit of a moot point.In fact, the lighting in the restaurant is one of the factors to catch my eye. It sounds strange, perhaps, but every time I pass the restaurant at night it looks much more inviting than the neighboring spots.Gusto! Also has plenty of outdoor seating that I intend to try out once the weather is a bit warmer.The food was delicious, fresh and ready to go so quickly that I hadn't even paid for it when it was available. The portions were good sized- the bowl filled me up- and the ingredients were well balanced.While the menu appears limited, there is plenty of variety. I especially appreciated the opportunity to choose from several bowl bases and the ability to customize my meal with add ones such as fresh avacado.The person taking orders was friendly and helpful to an absolute newbie. They made some great suggestions.Loved that I could obtain a fresh and filling meal for less than $15 (bowl and no drink since I was headed home.)I'll definitely be headed to Gusto! again.“
“Great ambience, especially for a Sunday afternoon. Seated right away. Food was good but the grits are a very small serving. The omelet was tasty and overall pleasant. Nice brunch or date spot. Go for the setting, moderate price point, and the food is decent.“
“The food is fresh and so so good! I had the coconut macadamia nut crusted fish dish and it’s was excellent! My husband had the wasabi fish sandwich and loved it as well. The food was plated beautifully too! We will be back!! ❤️❤️❤️“
“Took my friend to Catch 22 earlier this week for the first time and Really enjoyed everything from the food to the staff. I can’t believe it was my first time going there as I have only heard Great things and I will definitely be going back soon. Bryan Whitlock“
“Came here this week and got seated right away because it was UGA's spring break and we opted for greenhouse seating outside. For appetizers we had crab cakes and it's the best crab cakes I've ever had. Not much bread filling probably all crab meat! For my entree, I had the trout and corn grits. It's the best grits I've ever had and I normally do not like grits!! It also came with okra. Everything was cooked to perfection. For dessert I had the peach cake. I had a bite and took the rest home. I finally got around to finishing it two days later (stored in the fridge of course) and it was even more delicious!! I want to come back here! It was recommended by my co worker and I will now recommend it to anyone going to Athens!! *chefs kiss* Also The greenhouse was comfortable to sit in this was about 7pm at night, second week of March and weather was 60s. A small heater was provided but not needed. There is a similar concept in downtown Atlanta but instead of a greenhouse it's an igloo and honestly this greenhouse was wayyyy better. I was more comfortable because there was better airflow and sound acoustics was not annoying.“
“The setting of an old house is quaint. Not too stuffy but not too casual either. Parking was a little tight. We were sat right away with our reservation. 6:15 on a Monday, not too busy. The main dining room was a little chilly. We figured they were expecting more customers and it would warm up. Tables are metal legs with wooden tops, chairs were ok and everything was acceptably clean. The hostess was nice, we were given water and menus right away. Menus also included the happy hour specials and a list of bottle wine specials.Happy hour gimlet was good and the local lager was too.The charcuterie board was ok. We stretched it to feed 5. The Sun-choke jelly was ugly but de-li-cious!Our server was personable. We asked questions about the menu and various waitstaff members either could or unfortunately could not answer them. Our impression was that there wasn’t much of a ‘team work’ vibe happening.Beet salad okMushroom soup ok but needed a little kick of somethingThey were out of dumplings! We later found out that a large party of economic conference guests were sat in another room and we figured they were given dibs. We were offered extra sourdough bread which worked out as a good alternative for sopping up the juices.The trout okThe schnitzel was given a 9/10 from everyone who ordered it.We weren’t going to order dessert but because of the “no dumplings” and a late entree, we were comped and we ordered one of each.The lemon cake—needs work, tasted floury and heavyThe chocolate offering— too bitter but…the banana ice cream was amazingThe orange pavlova—-10/10! Best thing we ate—perfect treat.We enjoyed a leisurely very good meal and would recommend this restaurant for adult diners, date night, special occasion, or as a treat.There is outdoor/patio seating.“