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I just got back on Monday from Orlando, and I wanted to let all of you know that Emeril's was awesome! We went there for dinner and everything we had was out of this world! Since we had been eating so much over the course of this trip, we decided that we would stick to appetizers and dessert rather than a full fledged entree for dinner. I ended up ordering the roasted garlic and potato soup which comes topped with chives, sour cream, and garlic oil. I can honestly say that it is the best soup I have ever eaten! I followed that up with the pan crispy crab cake which was equally delicious. My friend got the smoked wild and exotic mushrooms which were served over angel hair pasta. That was followed by Emeril's salad. She said that both appetizers were very good. We then split the molten chocolate cake which was served with mango sorbet and chantilly cream. Service at Emeril's is topnotch across the board. They have a team of two servers for each table in their section, and as they said when we were seated, "You will be pampered." They came around often to make sure everything was fine and we had everything we needed, but they were never intrusive. I left to use the restroom before the meal was served, and I came back to find that my napkin had been refolded and placed neatly in front of my spot at the table! As we were sitting there we saw some wonderful looking main courses go by. We decided if we ever go back, we will not eat the rest of the day so that we can order more the next time around. We looked at the lunch menu on the way out, and it looks equally delicious. If you have never tried it, I would definitely make room for Emeril's in your dining plans.
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Vicky, that sounded yummy! I'm about to ask a question that shows I know very little about the US area. Do you have to pay enter US to eat at Emeril's or is it like DD?
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Vicky, that sounded yummy! I'm about to ask a question that shows I know very little about the US area. Do you have to pay enter US to eat at Emeril's or is it like DD?
Thanks for the review!
City Walk is very much like DD. It is located in the area in front of the entrances to both Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. So, no, you don't have to pay for a Universal ticket just to eat there. However you do have to pay to park in the Universal parking ramp, and currently the rate is $11! The food at Emeril's is so good that it is well worth a trip over there.
I think parking after 6 pm is free, or it was last time we were there. Universal does this to encourage diners and visitors to Citiwalk.
Great review - thanks for sharing! I've heard very little about Emeril's, so your post was very informative.
I was under the impression that parking was free as well after 5 or 6 pm, but when we got there Sunday evening around 6 or 6:30pm; we had to pay the full $11. So I don't know if they changed the time or if maybe they have you pay for parking on the weekends regardless of the time. I wasn't planning on paying for parking because of what I had read prior to our trip. I would think they would want to not charge for parking in the evenings especially so that people can go to the movies at CityWalk or dine at one of the many restaurants located there.
Actually, when you eat at Emeril's, you get your valet parking validated and it's free. Just bring you valet parking ticket to the restaurant and an Emeril's employee will put a big stamp on it. Bring it back to valet parking and it's free. Give a few dollars to the valet as a tip, though.
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that's the soup i was mentioning in another thread! roasted garlic & potato soup... i agree w/u 100%, it is awesome! what i don't know is if they still serve it or not, although the hostess told us they don't anymore for dessert i ordered the creme brulee which was simply DELICIOUS!! hopefully for next year i'll b able to have the soup again
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We love Tchop Chop, Emeril's other restaurant at US, so glad to hear this one is good as well. I don't thjnk you can go wrong with his places though. We ate at DelMonico's in Vegas in April and it was AWESOME!
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Since we had been eating so much over the course of this trip, we decided that we would stick to appetizers and dessert rather than a full fledged entree for dinner. I ended up ordering the roasted garlic and potato soup which comes topped with chives, sour cream, and garlic oil. I can honestly say that it is the best soup I have ever eaten! 
I followed that up with the pan crispy crab cake which was equally delicious. My friend got the smoked wild and exotic mushrooms which were served over angel hair pasta. That was followed by Emeril's salad. She said that both appetizers were very good. We then split the molten chocolate cake which was served with mango sorbet 
As we were sitting there we saw some wonderful looking main courses go by. We decided if we ever go back, we will not eat the rest of the day so that we can order more the next time around. We looked at the lunch menu on the way out, and it looks equally delicious. If you have never tried it, I would definitely make room for Emeril's in your dining plans. 
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I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it - we loved our lunch there in October. 
The food at Emeril's is so good that it is well worth a trip over there. 
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for dessert i ordered the creme brulee which was simply DELICIOUS!! hopefully for next year i'll b able to have the soup again 
white chocolate mocha rules!!
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