Nice place..I mean I really like it...except...The way you run your shit! How can you hire a bunch of douchebag guys that talk to people like their assholes? Yeah I told the security guard to go "F" himself but that's only cuz he was rude when I was trying to be ever so polite. Also, $68 bucks for fout Jager bombs!? Seriously!? I thought this was a recession period, not an inflation period....Go fuck yourself Pure!

negative

We were on a hunt for food before seeing a show at the Garden and settled on Emeril's. I love experiencing a chef's vision and was really excited to finally see Emeril's come to life. We chose this spot because they had a large bar and a TV and hoped to catch some football before continuing on with our night's festivities and get some tasty bites. Unfortunately, this experience has made me think twice about not only my fixation about going to a "mainstream" chef's restaurant but also my admiration for Emeril. First, when we arrived there were two people at the bar and approximately twenty or so employees that appeared to be setting up for dinner service. The hostess up front greeted us and after explaining that we wanted to try to watch some football, suggested we sit at the bar. Perfect, so far so good. We were seated at the bar and waited....and watched as the bartenders and bar backs moved back and forth. Not one person greeted us for ten minutes...I understand that there is a certain amount of prep work required before the dinner service, but not acknowledging patrons is inexcusable. Once we finally were able to flag a bartender, we politely asked if we would be able to switch the channel on the TV to one that showed the game. The bartender said that he would have to ask the other patrons if that was fine which made sense but he was so dismissive that it automatically got my defenses up. Apparently, we were bothering him by asking him to change the channel on the TV. There were only two other patrons at the bar and thought that it wouldn't be an issue, but apparently it was for this bartender. Luckily, he made himself useful and actually got the channel changed but not after asking the other patrons which were more than obliging but then he told us that he would have to ask his manager...huh? Five minutes previous, he said that if the other patrons were OK with it then he would change it...now, we had to wait for his manager to approve? I thought restaurants were all about hospitality seeing that their business is contingent upon their patrons happiness and satisfaction. It was clear how our dinner experience was going to be after this.... So, we did this dance for about twenty minutes until we were asked what we wanted to order....He got the gnocchi and I ordered the Sea Bass....I inquired about an ingredient in the Sea Bass that I wasn't familiar with and instead of telling me he didn't know what it was, the bartender made up some lame answer about the ingredient. He told me it was something like a "crustini". I'm no trained chef, but I know my way around a kitchen and have a good concept about tastes and ingredients. Not being satisfied with his answer, I googled it and low and behold, it was NOTHING like a crustini but an ingredient that included pork....huh? Do the servers in this place not know anything about the food? What a wasted disappointment. And unfortunately, we can't agree with the Banana Cream Pie either....bake sale banana cream pie would've be comparable. Worst service that we have experienced in a very long time. To be housed at the great MGM Grand, I would've expected better. I think we would've had a better experience at the food court. The food was passable.....not good...not great and definitely what I would've expected from Emeril. I'm not going to waste more time and energy by going on a continued rant but I will say that every minute I sat in Emeril's establishment was a waste of my life. The BFF's two cents on the experience? "Douchy bartenders, slow service, no eye contact, food was meh, banana cream pie lacked flavor-tasted nothing like cream and overpriced". Sums it up completely,

negative

Hakkasan Definitely lived up to the hype. This club is so sick! The lighting, sound, special effects, and layout are perfect! Only 2 things that kept me from giving 5 stars. Hakkasan is to warm, turn the AC on. And the second issue is drink prices. I paid $22 for a well gin and tonic and a small bottle of water. They don't give out free glasses of water and they make sure the bathroom water is warm so it's not quenching enough to wanna drink. We had a great time partying with Michael Woods and look forward to this Sunday with Danny Avila .

positive

Nasty. I'd rather spend a little more for better quality food. This is one step up from Applebee's.
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