Ema - Glenview

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   Lynn

   Chicago

   18 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   18 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our choices were very tasty. Service was good. My only criticism is 1. I started with a dirty knife 2. There were 5 tables in a row along the wall. We sat a table (4 open tables in the row) but the hostess sat a group of pretty loud men right next to us. The other 3 tables remained empty throughout the whole lunch.
   

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   Phil

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Lazy bussers. Disorangized waitress; in way over her head. I Would not come back.
   

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   CHERI

   Chicago

   14 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful inside and the food was very good. We had a waiter that was not on top of our order. The timing was way off on the food to the table.
   

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   Judy

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything about this restaurant is outstanding. Our server, Jesse, was above and beyond fabulous. Her recommendations were spot on snd she was simply delightful. We want to rerun tomorrow!!!🥰🥰
   

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   Gigi

   Chicago

   86 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   86 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely wonderful experience, again! The service and the food were perfect.
   

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   Laura

   Chicago

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was good - our server recommended the eggplant spread and cheese as appetizers and I could eat those everyday, they were so flavorful. We also ordered the salmon and it literally came with two undercooked sweet potato cubes and two tiny carrots, and the salmon was dry - overall the fish was disappointing and I wouldn’t recommend it. The service was extremely slow. We ordered drinks right away when we sat down, and maybe 15 minutes later ordered an appetizer and our appetizer came before our drinks. We ended up waiting about 20 minutes for a drink which was super disappointing, and then our second round of drinks were similar - a beer and glass of wine and easily took another 15 minutes. And while the food was good, I thought the braised short rib and salmon were overpriced for the portion.
   

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   Howard

   Chicago

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Ema is a fantastic dining experience and a terrific addition to Glenview! The ambiance is relaxing and beautiful, and the servers could not be more attentive and friendly. The food is delicious and each dish is unique and flavorful. The prices are $$$ but it is a "well-worth it" and enjoyable dining experience!
   

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   Paul

   Chicago

   13 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   First time to Ema! Was super excited as Aba is one of our favorite restaurants. Very unique and yummy dishes!
   

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   Brian

   Chicago

   13 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   13 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Our experience was very mixed but ultimately disappointing. My wife chose this as a special occasion spot for the night of her 50th birthday (this was noted on the reservation). It's a nice, elegant place with a modern, city-like vibe. We brought our kids and were happy to see they had a separate kids menu. Overall, the food was high quality but I'd certainly hesitate to say it was 'outstanding' - especially for the price. The brussel sprouts were a favorite, crispy & tasty. Classic hummus was very good too. We were divided on others like the stracciatella and falafel. We typically like sweet stuff but the dates were so sweet they were practically inedible. The Chicken Kefta looked good but was way too over seasoned. Our waitress was nice and attentive and the beginning but disappeared for stretches. But the worst was that she completely forgot about the bday, even though I made a point at the beginning of saying we were celebrating a "BIG" birthday. It was getting late for the kids (school night and we couldn't get a rezy before 7:45). What's worse is after settling the bill, we watched her bring a bday treat to the table across from us. It's unfortunate they were so short-sighted and the night had to end on such a sour note.
   

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    Stephanie

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great waiter! Such good service! The Food is so amazing.
    

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