My wife and I finally stopped by Echo Coffee together last Saturday night after having dinner elsewhere. It was slow and quiet, but that was just fine by us. We went there to have a good cup of coffee and talk, and that's exactly what we got.
We arrived at around 8:30pm to find only one employee working the counter. She was busy making another customer's coffee, and I'm pretty sure she expected us to place our order to her back. I waited until she was ready for us, though, and she almost seemed annoyed that I did. She was pleasant enough but not very friendly or conversational. She just took our order and moved on. I thought part of the charm of local businesses was that they care about your patronage and show it.... Nevertheless, the iced latte I had and the Americano my wife had were both very good.
I'd definitely visit Echo Coffee again, but I wouldn't go out of my way for it, either.