Golden Spoon Award, Connecticut Restaurant Association "Best New Restaurant" Connecticut Magazine "Best Lunch"  2008 Connecticut Magazine  "Best Lunch" 2009 Connecticut Magazine Top Ratings from Zagat's 1998 thru 2010 Jean Fuller Gest is the "buzz" with three Boom restaurants and a baby" -The New London Day New York Times "While the shipyard has seen earlier restaurants come and go, Boom seems destined to be around for a long time to come."

"Boom is primed to make a big bang in shoreline dining circles. " There's the  careful crafting of the fare and a sharing of a signature elan that makes even the humblest onion ring seem exalted. Boom's opening salvo sets a tone followed through to the dessert." The Hartford Courant   July 2002

"At Pilots Point Marina (Westbrook) overlooking an armada of world class yachts" New York Times 2002 "Jean Fuller Gest has taken her winning ways to Westbrook!"  The New London Day