Osso is located in the NC Music Factory, between Bask On Seaboard and Butter.
I really like the decor of this place. It reminds me of lounges you'd come across on the left coast. (Hopefully faux) animal hide on the ceiling and walls, slick hardwood floors, large framed mirrors on the walls, plush leather L-shape sofas in the corners, and ambient lighting that goes from dim to dimmer to almost totally dark as the night progresses.
The cuisine is Italian. I had the roasted pear salad. It was fresh, on the small side, and crisp. My table ordered the calamari (a friend said "it tastes like it was frozen and then deep fried real quick"), the cheese plate (impressive selection of cheese but a bit pricey at $6.95 per block of cheese albeit served w an amazing fruit jam concoction made in house), and 2-3 meat dishes. *All were presented beautifully but in small portions that to a non-carnivore like myself did not seem worth the $19+ price tag.
Music was great. I wanted to get up and dance a few times. Lady at a few tables over did just that. She definitely had a few glasses of champagne (given to you upon entrance as tonight was their sneak peek launch party).
The wine and cocktail menu could definitely use an upgrade. It looked like someone printed them out on an HP printer at their house using a tiny font so all the text could fit on the parchment paper. Some of the wine selections stood out and pleasantly surprised me but as far as the cocktails go: $10-$14 for a martini? No thanks, you guys don't even have Stoli or Ketel One vodka.
For qualitative purposes I'll go back to check out this spot in the near future.