I made a reservation at Rooster's on NYE before the Widespread Panic concert around the corner at the arena. It has a great location to grab a bite to eat if you're going to an event there. I have a friend that was a chef at the South Park location for a few months, but I never dined there. The food was pretty good and I wish I would have tried it out sooner.
We shared a 3 cheese plate, she had a salad, and I had the steak burger. The cheese plate was was a great way to start off the meal. The Gouda was my favorite as it had a great smokey flavor. Each cheese is about $7-8 per 2 oz. serving, but you can get a 3 cheese/1oz. sampler for $13. I can't say much for the salad, I only took one bite, but it was fresh with a nice light vinaigrette. My burger was great though. It was cooked perfectly and was very juicy. It had a ciabatta bun over a traditonal one. I think a traditional bun would be better suited in my opinion, but the meat is the most important part and they nailed it. It came with a choice of side and I got the mac & cheese. The sauce was creamy and it had a nice sharp flavor. You can order from a choice of 3 different cheeses and I went with cheddar (server recommended the cheddar over the other choices). The burger w/ side was $10, pretty reasonable. I didn't see a beer list, but I tried a local Charlotte brew that I haven't had before. That's always a good thing.
The service was great and I had a good meal in a cool open kitchen atmosphere that put me in an awesome mood to ring in 2013!