Emmay is a brand new place in D'Iberville, located next door to Quickly in the strip of stores near the Grand Theater. The sign out front says Mochi Donuts, Desserts & More, and let me tell you the "& More" part is extensive. Too much, really - like their prices.
This place also has a claw machine arcade, amounting to a few dozen claw machines where you have to buy tokens at $1 apiece, then use the claw to try and pick up various plastic or plush toys. We all know these machines are randomized so the arcade is really more of a casino, because it's a gamble every time you play. We spent $6 and of course got nothing, but neither did anyone else we saw playing. It is bright and colorful in there, which was kind of neat.
There are two walls full of menus, with multiple combinations and flavors. It's a ramen bar with tons of options, an ice cream (gelato) shop with $12 mixed milkshakes, a coffee shop with corn dogs, and a bunch of other stuff. And they have ONE person taking orders.
We tried the mochi donuts, getting a half dozen with one of each flavor for $16.50. The donuts were covered in different toppings like icing, chocolate, and cereal, but they were cold and didn't seem freshly made. They are made with rice flour so they are a bit chewy and dense, which I really liked. Pretty expensive, though. I also had an iced coffee which was good, but cost like $8. After taxes and a tip, we spent almost $30 on some cold donuts and one coffee.
Maybe things will smooth out once the newness wears off, but Emmay just wasn't for me. They badly need to get a second register going and work out some of their processes. To be as busy as they were, the guy working the register should not also have to go bag up donuts. It seemed like they had a lot of people working in the back, but the place was chaotic and overpriced. read more