4. Emil's Bar & Restaurant

I Had To Listen To It The Whole Ride Home
I will keep this short and sweet -- this restaurant may have at one time been a good place to grab some real Italian food; however, it obviously has forgotten its roots. I wasn't a fan of the decor, but I could see how some might like the dark, old world appeal. My largest complaint was the antipasto platter; it was relatively large in size, but I have never seen so much lettuce on an Italian appetizer platter in my life. No prosciutto, and I could have sworn that the mozzarella was a Kraft Single. In addition, the roasted red peppers still had numerous seeds on them -- the kitchen hadn't even taken the time to ensure that they were appropriately cleaned. The pasta that I had was passable (but blantantly overcooked). If you are looking for some good food on a night out, you should definitely look elsewhere...

Revolting - not worthy of a single star
To say that we were highly disappointed with the food at Emil's would be an understatement! We ordered the antipasto platter, which consisted of processed cheese & processed square shaped ham served on a bed of yellowed and wilted iceburg lettuce. We were famished, yet unable to even graze at the platter as it was so unappealing. The entrees then arrived, as I feared they would. The pasta was very over cooked as well as the chicken. In fact, the chicken was so overdone, I could barely cut it with my serrated knife. I could have played hockey with that piece of chicken. The food at Emil's had about as much quality as a can of Chef Boyardee. The whole meal had the feeling of a below average meal in a school cafeteria. Needless to say, we will never eat there again!

Tradition is everything when it pertains to an authentic food category. They (Emil's) has that down to a fine historic art...