Q: positive

A: Hail to The Visualite! It is one of the best live entertainment venues in Charlotte. Charming old theatre, featuring a small stage crowned with wings at the top and gathered drapes as a background. Will, who does the checking in, has a gentle, laid back demeanor and "good to see you" personality. The bartenders are on the ready to assist you with making your favorite drink. The Visualite features many interesting bands, and I think that they even have church on Sunday! It is also one of the only entertainment venues that provides ample seating without an extra whack to your wallet. Visualite, don't change a thing.

Q: positive

A: I LOOOOVE this place!! The ambiance, the lighting, the service.. Top notch! Monkey bread definitely one of my faves! Totally worth it!!

Q: positive

A: Too bad this is the only location in Pittsburgh and is kind of inconvenient to get to. It's also not a fully fledged store, but they seemed to have most of what I'd expect. Strangely, they use paper cups here instead of styrofoam ones.

Q: negative

A:
Small rolls, hefty prices, good fish, and slow service. I stay at South Point every year, and I was happy to see a sushi place open up. It's not very busy yet, so we were able to sit down fairly quickly, but that's the last time anything happened in a timely fashion. Everyone we talked to had pretty much the same thing to say, "It's not my favorite place for sushi (which is XXXX), but it's here." The menu: It's got a good selection of sushi rolls and nigiri... but not much else. Very little in the soup and noodles section, and for those who like a lot of tastes, there's only the 2 combinations... one sushi, one sashimi. The food: The fish was certainly as fresh as you can get in Las Vegas. The tako with the cucumber salad was just excellent. The special rolls are small, especially for 12-14 bucks a pop. Go somewhere else for your teri-bowl, too.. it was teri-ble. The service: Here's where they really need some work. The staff was friendly, but didn't seem to know much about how long things take. We sat down, ordered inside 15 minutes or so, then proceeded to wait. 20 minutes later my wife's teriyaki beef bowl arrived. 15 minutes later her cucumber salad "appetizer" arrived. 15 minutes later my two special rolls arrived. 50 minutes from order to arrival... with no warning from the staff except apologies as it kept taking longer and longer... shows a complete lack of interest in setting expectations with the customer. Another example of the same. My wife doesn't eat sushi, so she asked about the teri-bowls. "They're both great!" the waitress says, so we order the beef bowl. It comes, but is very fatty and the meat was tough to chew, which we then mentioned to the waitress. "I do like the chicken better," she then adds. Well, where was THAT when we were ordering?! Finally, we ask for the check... which doesn't have the comps we mentioned both in line and at the time of ordering. So we wait again for her to come back with a modified check... which only has one of the two comps on it.. again mentioned before. I walk up to the register to get it fixed, and have the remainder billed to the room, which the cashier does without giving me a chance to tip. Total time from first check to walking out... 10 minutes. Will the place get better? I have to assume so. They're starting from a good food and presentation base, but it's pretty obvious they've got some kinks in the preparation line, as well as some staff to train better.