This place is a 3.5 star place in my book.. not as dissapointing as Pinot Brasserie but I wasn't impressed.
Again, this place was not packed or full at all.. I guess that shows how meh this place is.
Easy to make reservations. We were seated right by the walkway.. and the waiter was nice enough. But really.. the culprit is the food.
I was never a huge fan of Emeril to be honest.. anybody who gained significant weight during the course of his show in addition to adding butter to make things better and yelling out bam... doesn't qualify as a good cook. But hey, I decided to give it a try. I loved the food when I went to NOLA this year.. but it's just better there unfortunately.
My food critique:
1. I had the beef cheeks and they were tender.. but not really flavorful.
2. Also tried their supposedly amazing truffle mac and cheese. It is pretty flavorless in my opinion.
3. Heard the gumbo was nothing to write home about... and this is a standard Southern dish.
4. Scallops were actually quite good... there were only three. I didn't really care for the creamy sauce that was on the plate but it tasted delicious.
My friends said they enjoyed their steak dinners but then again, there are a dozen steak places (like Cut which may be a tad more pricey) in the area.
I would say this is a notch slight about Pinot Brasserie.. but not by much.