My girlfriend and I went to Emiliano's last night for the first time and had a great experience. Upon entering I was a little dismayed by the interior. Don't get me wrong, it was beautiful and clean but it resembled your average chain restaurant with all of its complexity. However, the meals we ordered proved my assumption wrong. Emiliano's does a great job with "mainstream" Mexican family eating and makes it authentic as possible for the type of crowd it caters to.
The chips and salsa were really good. The salsa was authentic and thin and was heavy on the cilantro. I looove cilantro and thought it was delicious. My girlfriend however is not a fan so didn't like it as much.
I ordered the carnitas which comes with a sauce of your choosing. I ordered the green tomatillo sauce. The carnitas were shreddable and cooked nicely and the tomatillo sauce had a little spicyness to it. The refried beans and rice were average fair for a Mexican place, nothing special. My only gripes would be the tomatillo sauce compliments the food well when you eat it with tortilla. Left alone with the pork it kind of overwhelmed it. I'm used to getting carnitas without sauce. The other gripe would be you only get three tortillas which isn't enough for the amount of meat and sides you receive.
All in all Emiliano's does a good job of balancing a family-style Mexican place with an authentic way of preparing their food. However, just down the road is El Campesino and it's still my go-to place if I want good sit-down Mexican food. The service was swift and cheerful the whole time and he did a great job filling our drinks up. I'm a vacuum with beverages so I can't stand it when my cup's empty.
I'd definitely say I'd go back but when El Campesino is a little closer and just a tad better I'll be sticking with them. All in all though, I'd definitely recommend this place and it's far more impressive if you have a big group to entertain.