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| - No, I didn't enjoy this experience. I was with a group and the waitress didn't really seem equipped to deal with a group setting. Even though the restaurant wasn't busy, she rarely came around our table, meaning it took forever to order anything. The music they were playing was grating, an embarrassing top 40 radio type mix, and loud enough that we couldn't talk without shouting across the table - something that other Yelp reviewers haven't mentioned. I actually selected this place based on Yelp reviews and now question people's radars for pleasant dining experiences as I'd never return here for dinner.
All would have been forgiven if the food wasn't completely over-spiced. Myself and 3 others at the table ordered the same dish, the vegan special, and we all found it to be insanely overspiced - to the point that people were having coughing fits. I understand they specialize in meat, but adding too many chilies to a veggie dish doesn't give it flavour, it just literally makes it impossible to eat. When the waitress asked me how my food was I said "it's really, really spicy" hoping that might spark some concern, but she just smiled and walked away. If we hadn't have already been sitting in there for an hour and a half when this happened, I would have asked them to remake the dish as I honestly have never been in a restaurant where the food tasted so - just totally wrong - but with the terrible environment we just wanted to get out. I asked two others who had ordered chicken and meat how their meals were and both were unimpressed, though I will say that a few of the sides we got were very good so there is a ray of hope.
We ended up going down the street to 3 Speed for a drink and I regretted not just eating there since the environment was a thousand times more inviting. The Emerson is like visiting a restaurant that someone from a very small town imagined a cool New York restaurant would be like but unfortunately just got it all wrong. For instance, I heard they used to have a motorcycle parked in the window. Need I say more. Avoid if you have taste, a 2 star restaurant trying to dress themselves up as a 4 star restaurant.
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