I had thought that I had already reviewed this great restaurant, but I guess I haven't. I greatly recommend it. I would also like to point out though, as I have sadly come to realize twice in the past couple of months, that the restaurant is closed (Not for good I might add); it seems due to a family emergency. I'm sure I, or someone else on here, will update when they open back up. I can't wait.

positive

I guess fried chicken is the only way to go at this place. My friend and I tried two of their noodle dishes and both were so disappointing. His was the spicy octopus dish - the octopus was tough and practically inedible. I had the black bean noodles - a gloopy and tasteless mess of a plate. So sad. I really wanted to like this place.

negative

My unrefined palate could be mistaken, but I think Ilios Noche is terrific and deserves all the great reviews you see on Yelp. They are masters of perfect seasoning. Not only some of the best food in Charlotte, our server was extremely helpful and attentive.

positive

Where do I possibly start.... It's pretty unbelievable to me that anyone gave this place a decent review for anything but the shakes, which to be honest... were fantastic. Quite possibly some of the best shakes I ever had. So why just one star? Well... When I go somewhere that specializes in burgers, I'd expect the burger to be great, at least good... I would have even settled for mediocre... Instead, it was easily the worst burger I have ever had... I'd take McDonald's over this (I hate McDonald's), and for the price I could have had McDonald's 10 times over. So how bad was it? Well... Ever had a burger that was cooked on charcoal before all the butane finished burning off? Well... this was worse. This was kind of like directly eating that charcoal... So maybe I just got unlucky with that ONE burger? No such luck, because the waitress took it back, exchanged it for another, DIFFERENT burger, and it was almost as bad. At this point, I am not sending it back again because I certainly don't want them to spit in it. I really wanted to like this burger. Hell, I wanted to LOVE it. The descriptions and promised flavors were so enticing... But all I could taste was burnt charcoal. The waitress said that some people are extra sensitive to the charcoal flavor, but my friend had the same bad experience. Besides... this is the first and only time I have ever experienced a burger like that. If I ever go back to Cosmo, I might have a shake there, but never another burger. What a waste.
negative