Oh, Emeril.
I don't think this is a love connection.
I went to Delmonico's a few years back and found the service amazing, the food over seasoned, but I fell in love with his banana cream pie. I wanted to give Emeril another try - but I wasn't prepared to spend Delmonico money again.
So for lunch, we went to Table 10 on a Saturday. The food was average or below average. We enjoyed the rolls and butter. For a starter we shared the Gumbo which we both really liked. Mr. R had the Shrimp Po Boy and liked it - nothing too spicy and it was a good sized sandwich with lots of shrimp. The fries appeared to be the same ones served at Red Robin - which is nice since we like Red Robin fries - but this food wasn't Red Robin prices! I got a special of Risotto with watercress, lemon, and shrimp (3). I am not a risotto expert, and I probably do overcook it at home - but the risotto was so undercooked and crunchy. I was biting down on hard little risotto nuggets all during lunch. Ew.
The service was disappointing. We got what we needed and we were served our food, but our server was clearly grouchy and did not smile. This guy did not like his job, did not like us, and possibly kicks puppies. I felt like we really inconvenienced him by eating lunch in his section.
Blah - just not a good experience and not sure if Emeril and I can overcome this.