Frequent blogger Carole H just returned from a trip to Orlando, where she ate at Emeril’s Tchoup Chop and reports back that it was a visual and culinary delight. Pictured here is a coconut creme brulee with tuile cookie and strawberry/whipped cream garnish and bourbon pecan pie with house made vanilla bean ice cream.

Here’s what she has to say about it: “It is the most visually beautiful restaurant I’ve ever eaten at in my life.  The food was exquisite & the service was near perfect.  They don’t do a lot of lunch business & we were the only ones in there for awhile around noon.  I think there were five different people bringing us things & clearing our table.  They all wear Hawaiian type shirts & dark pants & there is an open chef’s table by the kitchen.  The ceilings are very tall & there is a pool in the middle that becomes a fountain as the water spills over the end.”

We had shrimp chips w/an Asian peanut sauce dip & scallop ceviche, which were complimentary appetizers.  The menu changes daily.  I had kalua pork loco moco w/an omelet instead of a fried egg & it was served on top of fried rice.  My friend had mahi mahi that she said was the best she ever ate (she has lived all over the country, incl. San Francisco).  It had fried lotus root chips on top - not much taste but nice crunch.  There was a mushroom sauce around it & it was perfectly cooked.  She also had a green salad.  Our entrees were $18/$19 & wine was $9/glass. ”

Have you had a good meal lately you want to share with us? Send a picture to me at biggs@commercialappeal.com and if it’s the right resolution and so on, I’ll post it.