With Osaka close by and me being so into sushi it's a wonder I haven't been more often than I go to other places.
I really love the lobster roll! Plus they have a great array of standard Chinese and Japanese dishes, specialty sushi and sake. I'm starting to notice that a good mood and layout plus some great wine choices (both of which Osaka has) is the standard for sushi in the greater Charlotte area. Is this the norm? Because I'm so not used to it where I'm from. That's not to say it's a bad thing - I really like that. But I really can't get over that rushed feeling that I feel both here and at other sushi places. The staff are friendly, helpful and talkative but I hate that feeling that they're standing around staring at me waiting for me to finish and pay.
Osaka is OK and I'm a somewhat regular customer there. I probably show up once a month and have nothing against going back. But there are other sushi places that, though far away, I'd much rather go to more often.