The Echo Restaurant, Cincinnati (Hyde Park)

Did anyone else have an old diner in their town growing up that only felt right when you went with your parents and ordered a donut to kick off the meal? Well I did it and was called Ann’s; the food was dependably good and the waitress turn over was negative. When I walked into Echo on a very snowy Saturday morning with my friend Vanessa floods of memories came back of being a kid sitting in an orange vinyl booth and eating that sprinkled donut I so desperately needed.

I was craving everything that morning so I thought it best to order the Steph’s Sampler. I got two scrambled eggs, two pancakes, bacon, sausage, & potatoes. These pancakes were big & fluffy– kind you can only get out and I quickly devoured them. The eggs and bacon went next and by the time I called it quits only the sausage and half of the potatoes were left. I was completely stuffed but it was well worth it.

The waitress was friendly and the yellow walls were very welcoming. Echo is a place you could take anyone, who enjoys breakfast, and they would be pleased.