Without a doubt I would choose Emeril's Orlando.
I would choose Emeril's becuase:
*The waitstaff are friendly, fast and polite.
*The interior of the restaurant is lovely with its modern paintings and metal staircase
*The restaurant feels very relaxed and casual
*The food is to die for - and it is garunteed to fill you up.
We always make sure we make reservations quite far in advance, as it fills up pretty quick, especially at weekends and holidays - apparently this is were a lot of the FLA residents like to eat.
Emeril's is my joint fave restaurant at USF along with Mythos at IOA.
JMO,
Richard.