Cool Fish,

21726 Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, NC 28031

"I do not like to write negative reviews and I normally really enjoy Coolfish (might be because it is the only late night place that stays open in the area) but tonight was not good. I could chalk it up to being a rainy Monday but customers on a rainy Monday should receive the same food and service as customers on any other day of the week. When my husband and I arrived, the "hostess" was sitting down and even though she was pleasant, she didn't seem interested in seating us. Our server stopped by and got drink orders, then came back to get food orders at which time we told him that we needed to have the bill split so that my husband could expense his portion for work. My husband's food came very quickly. My app came next and it was mushy and not as well prepared as usual (tempura asparagus)....and then I waited and waited for my meal (waffles and chicken appetizer). A different server said that it would be out shortly....and so I waited again. Our original server stopped by and asked how everything was....at this point I asked for my meal to go because my husband was almost done with his dinner. Another server stopped by to apologize and said they were having trouble with the waffle iron...if I would have know that earlier, I would have ordered something different. A few different servers stopped by to ask how our meal was, and each time I said that I would let them know when I ate it at home because it didn't arrive in time to eat in the restaurant. Finally, a different server from the one who took our order came by with the bill and it had not been divided like we asked, but we didn't make a fuss and paid it anyway. But wait...ANOTHER server stopped by and asked us if we were ready for our check...even though we had just paid it. Yes, all restaurants (and all businesses) have an off night but tonight was EXTRA off. The many different servers who stopped by were all nice (well, our original server was a bit bothered that he had to work on a Monday it seemed) but they all were a bit clueless."

"First visit: takeout. Chef's kiss. Staff and food were on point. Decided to make a second visit based on the positive experience of the first visit. Second visit: takeout again. Staff: no greeting, no offer of assistance, but lots of eye contact. Got home hungry and opened our food to plate it. One of our party received a half dead salad. Some of the greens (?) appeared almost black and were wet. Some had brown edges. Extremely unappetizing and unquestionably below par when compared with the (same) salad we ordered on our first visit. Whole salad rendered inedible and tossed in the trash. After our first visit, we were excited about finding a new go-to spot. Sadly, it looks like we were mistaken. Maybe it was just a "one-off" but not worth another visit after this unfortunate incident."

"Yes, had so much fun here. Try the potstickers, the dumplings appetizer, very good. As well as the fish tacos. Had nice conversations with other patrons, staff was very cool. There was a DJ playing music, very good mix.. OH, I MUST MENTION THEY STAY OPEN TIL 2AM!! 2AM, is unheard of in this area."

"We will never be back at this restaurant again. The chicken in my to go order was completely charred and inedible. I called the restaurant and gave them the chance to make it right but they were unable to to. They should be embarrassed to send food out to a customer like that. The picture is Asian Chicken Waffle Sliders."