The General

The General is a destination restaurant serving a up modern Asian cuisine, including sushi specialties and assorted items from the robata grill.

"Pretty people" are all over this "trendy" Bowery arrival from the EMM folks (Catch) set in a sprawling space done up with reclaimed wood, exposed brick and funky wallpaper; the pricing's "premium", the service "lacking" and the shareable Asian menu via Top Chef's Hung Huynh "delish", though some say it's "not about the food" but the "scene."

The EMM Group's Bowery venues The General and Finale have been open for less than a year and a half and have seemingly dealt with a decade's worth of legal headaches. The owners have already had to shutter one mini-club, deal with short shut downs over permits, and most importantly, battle constantly with the neighboring condo board, the Community Board 3, and the State Liquor Authority to...

Bombshell from the Bowery: The State Liquor Authority has launched an investigation into FINALE, the EMM group's club beneath the General. If you recall, the Meatpacking specialists at EMM launched the multi-faceted project, which included the restaurant on the ground floor, Finale one level below, and then a third club by Travis Bass called Bow way down in the basement. But all of these...

SOHO ? The Dutch is celebrating Memorial Day with a luau, featuring Tiki cocktails and special dishes like tuna poke, Teriyaki fried chicken wings, pork ribs, suckling pig, steamed black bass, and macaroni salad. The tropical feast will be available as a $40 prix fixe lunch and a $65 family-style supper. [EaterWire]

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With Top Chef Season 3 winner, Executive Chef Hung Huynh, at the helm, EMM Group’s The General is a bustling, destination restaurant serving a up modern Asian cuisine, including sushi specialties and assorted items from the robata grill, in an inspired and imaginative style. Open 7 days a week, the 300 seat, multi-concept restaurant seamlessly straddles dining atmospheres ranging from a...