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Ema is an OUTSTANDING restaurant!! The venue, food, cocktails, and service are superb!! I am visiting friends and family from out of state for the Christmas holiday and selected Ema because of the foregoing reasons!! We will most definitely return!! Thank you!

Excellent lunch. Great service. Wonderful ambience. Highly recommended.

The music from the bar was too loud & created a scenario of dining guests trying to talk loud & above the music. Some buffer is needed as there are two different experiences … party / dining Maybe close off the entry to the bar to contain that as a separate experience. The food, drinks all good. The service was outstanding. Full house yet our waitress was attentive and didn’t miss any of our wants as she kept an eye on our wine, water and checked back periodically This venue offers, as I said. Two different experiences and would be more appreciated if they did have a quieter area for fine dining as everything else is spot on. Return ? Absolutely !

Fast and friendly service. Food was delicious and our group had an amazing time.

We went for the Thanksgiving buffet and it was a lovely afternoon. The servers were quick with anything we needed and were always friendly. They were also helpful - my husband asked for Turkish coffee and the server responded that black coffee was included but there would be an extra charge for Turkish. Totally reasonable and I appreciated not getting a surprise added charge later. The food was solid, especially the cold apps/salads, cig kofte, lentil soup, bread basket, and the two meats made from ground meat. It's tough to prepare food for such a large group, so not surprising that the chicken kebabs were drier than I'd like. I was sad not to see any lamachun available, as it was listed. But that's okay as that's also something that's better when it's piping hot. At no point did anyone indicate that they needed our table, which can be a concern both at buffets and on holidays. We were able to relax between courses and enjoy the holiday as a family. I'd happily return!