We came here in November of 2012 on my first ever trip to Charlotte. My wife and I have been talking about moving here ever since. (That has more to do with Charlotte, not Rooster's, though we did love the restaurant.) We finally moved here a few days ago and I am looking forward to going back.
The night we went, there were four of us and I believe Madonna was in town at the arena. We were told that we wouldn't likely get a table anywhere in town if we didn't have reservations. We ended up at Rooster's and sat at the chef's table. We could not have had a better experience and I would strongly recommend sitting up there if it's a busy night and you want a low-key dining experience.
One quick question to all the people saying, "the portions were too small": You do know that this place is served as small plates, right? They are supposed to be small! And typically at restaurants that offer small plates, the more premium items tend to be a little small. This should not be a knock on Rooster's specifically, but more on the way small plates are done in this country.
What I do remember was that all of the food was fantastic and the drinks were great. We had an absolute blast and like I said, we'll be back soon now that we live here!