I've enjoyed great food from NY to Florida and From Venice to Athens from Washington DC to Seattle Washington and much in between. Lotus has provided excellent food on par with all of the above! I live a mile or so from Lotus and my bride and I have enjoyed many Sushi lunch dates (love the Heba deMango) , many dinner dates with many fabulous dishes. The BBQ pork loin, Grits and Fried green tomatoes are awesome. Butter Nut soup and Raviolis are amazing! Cedar plank salmon awesome! The beer list.....adventurous. The wine choices are fabulous and as good as your knowledge and budget. Vance and Lyndsey know their stuff. Great venue for business dinners. There is very little competition is G Town for sure and I rank Lotus up there with many venues in Clt etc. Nicks and the new Tavern 24 have good food. Service and atmosphere ok. no Sushi though. Jia decent but Sushi not as good as Lotus! Service at Lotus is great 70%, good 20% and fair 10% of the time. Anyone has a bad day sometimes. I've had cold soup occasionally and wished more Raviolis came with my order but overall I am rarely disappointed! Josh thank you for your service. Barry and Angela thank you for this establishment (and Sakura's. I miss several menu items from Fuji too btw). Keep up the good work. Press on for excellence even more. Bring back that Venisen loin chop, cranberry remulade, and garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus special soon! Later Docrock!