I'm probably in the minority but I would pick Tchoup Chop over Emeril's everytime. My personal opinion of Emeril's is that it is a money grab capitalizing on his name. Tables are jammed together trying to maximize square footage, service is based on turning over the table as quickly as possible with courses arriving before previous plates are removed and quality is inconsistent. All of this is not what I expect when dropping $300 on a meal.