So I think it's high time I review The Cowfish! I do believe my friend and I came here about 5 times a month every month last year!! Seriously when he finds a restaurant he likes he sticks with it. That being said the wait time here is uber ridiculous. We found that if you show up between 9-10 you don't have to wait though lol.
Neither of us is a big fan of the giant specialty rolls they have as we tend to like less fussy sushi. So every week (usually Wednesday) we'd go in and order the same thing. The Moriawase Double Deuce ( 6 pieces of nigiri, spicy tuna roll, and substitute the spicy yellow tail for the California roll), we'd also add another spicy tuna or spicy yellow tail and occasionally a bagel roll. Their spicy tuna is my favorite spicy tuna roll I've ever had in Charlotte. Everywhere else serves it minced except for cowfish and minced fish to me is kind of gross lol. We always start with the minis of the day (miniature burgers) and generally either Saki or martinis. Their martini selection is really good and they make a great dirty martini which is what he likes. I go for the specialty ones myself. Personally I really like their sushi and their burgers are VERY good. The fried pickles are great as well and you'd think it would be a hard thing to mess up but many restaurants in Charlotte do!
Now we rarely have enough room left for desert but on occasion we get it, or I should really say that I get it and take most of it home. I have a weak spot for their Fresh Berry Tall cake. I mean a serious, I will go here and wait 45 minutes just so I can get it, weak spot!! Honestly it's nothing out of the ordinary.. all it consists of is lemon pound cake and vanilla bean ice cream layered and stacked 3 deep (of each layer). Then it is topped with fresh strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. However the lemon pound cake is to die for and for whatever reason completely resonates with me. Just one of those things :-) I generally like to order it sans ice cream and take it home so I can have a slice of pound cake for desert for the next three nights!
Service here gets a good 4/5 rating. There have been a couple of misses but they were usually new. Otherwise the waiters tend to remember us and our order (we include a lot of substitutions). Lately though we've been opting for another sushi spot but after writing this review I may have to reinstate the Cowfish ritual!