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Just heard last night from a recent visitor to Per Se (second timers) that he and his wife enjoyed the food and wine but left hungry after leaving quite a bundle. They ate again later in the evening at a casual spot...The trouble with many of our current crop of 'innovative chefs' is they believe all plates are now small plates but you still have to pay big...
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If it is just between the two, Per Se hands down.
If you have tried Keller already, however, you may want to try another restaurant. In my opinion, Jean Georges and Daniel are both superior to Eleven Madison. Although you will find plenty of EMP loves on this board.
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re: jvish
+1 if you are looking to have the best meal. If you care about trying something different, you will be just fine at EMP as it is a great place. I agree that JG and Daniel are better than EMP but EMP is a bit more casual and lower maintenance and hold up pretty well to Daniel at least (I know because I recently ate at Daniel and EMP on back to back nights).
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re: tpigeon
i ate at both places in the past 2 weeks and here is my take.
From a FOOD only perspective, EMP is better. I thought their execution was crisper and didn't try to overengineer some things. Per se tried to be more inventive, but they really didn't deliver.
Per se was saved though by the quality of its service and wine list.
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re: doublesuited77
jvish
Dec 13, 2007 04:29 AM
There really is no comparison between these 2 places.
Everyone is obviously entitled to their opinions.But its not just the service and wine list that make Per Se a better restaurant. The food at EMP is very good, put not on the same level
as Per Se
If someone is not someone who dines frequently in NY and their choices are Per Se and EMP. Per Se will be a much more memorable experience
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