the cowfish sushi burger bar

pretty disappointed.  the parking was fine due to the large parking deck next door, and the location is developing into a nice place.  interior looks nice and has cute cowfish oriented renditions of famous art pieces.  large fish tank in the center by the bar gives interesting ambiance.  staff was friendly.  the waiter, aaron, was polite and attentive.  the problem here was the food which was a big surprise considering how many of our friends rave about it.  i ordered the texas longhorn burger and my wife got the fusion bento box.

her box came with three sides a slider and half of a normal sushi roll.  the problem with the box is that you get a very generic slider with no frills and choice of three basic rolls.  while the food was good, it was nothing special and not a great way to showoff the food.  not really worth it considering there is more side dish than main portions.

my burger, ordered medium, came out nearly raw inside so had to send it back.  they brought my friesbackout while they made me another burger and i have to say they were extremely tasty.  not sure what they seasoned them with but was a nice change of pace.  a long while later i got my replacement burger and while it was no longer raw it was cooked to between medium and medium well.  the bigger issue is that the outside was heavily charred and made it so bitter i was unable to eat but half of it.  i like a little char on the burger, but this was just ruined.  also, the bacon was a jalepeno bacon and it had a very off-putting taste.  overall it was just not a good eat.

everyone talks it up so we might try again, but this was a rather poor experience.

so i still love this place i just didn't like my menu choice. trying to eat sushi on a sandwich just isn't.....smart or easy. the food was still good, but i did not prefer the presentation. i tried to take the bartender's advice and cut the flatbread horizontally to eat it. everything just slid out thebackend, so i ate with a fork which wasn't as good. i will stick to what i know from now on.

my husband and i took our two daughters for dinner last night and the food was delicious. the children's meal came in a bento box and my picky kid ate all the edamame. the server was so polite and very tentative without being overbearing. his recommendations were on point and he was very knowledgable with every item on the menu. we will definitely gobackwhen we're in the area!

great management!. it's not very often that i am amazed and surprised by humanity, but your service manager chris decamp did just that. my wife and i were in durham for a few days about a month ago and wanted to try cowfish. having two young kids, i opted to come in and pick up a takeout order with my 2 year old. unfortunately we didn't realize that 5 pm traffic would turn into a two hour round trip drive. when we arrived, we ended up having to park about a half a mile away. unfortunately, some of the items in our order came out incorrect and we didn't have time to wait for a new one. not only did chris pay for our order, he also ran out after me to give me a gift card to comebackagain. i thought that was the end of it, but a few weeks later i received a heartfelt hand written letter in the mail with two shirts and an invitation to try cowfish again next time we are in town. this type of service never happens! i hope i get the opportunity to thank chris decamp in person next time we come in for dinner! thanks so much for going above and beyond!

we are there last night. i didn't leave hungry! the truffle fries were amazing!! i had a burger and it was delicious. was it the best burger i've ever eaten? probably not, but it was a great burger. perfectly cooked! pickle chips on the side... yum! ended the evening with the chocolate caramel espresso malt...the best!!! our party had a variety of meals from salads to sushi and everyone loved it...except 1. he ordered filet and i don't believe he realized it was sushi. he did eat one as soon as it got to the table and gave the dish rightbackto the waitress. *totally weird moment* they offered to make him anything else free of charge, he refused. the manager came out and personally offered to make him anything, he refused. the manager came out again and apologized and gave him a gift card to come and eat another time to give it another try. (once he walked away, he gave it to his wife because he's never going back.) these people went way above and beyond to try to please this guy. what fantastic customer service! ( i felt bad for them and quite frankly was a little embarrassed that he was being such a giant 50 yo baby.)

i would definitely go back. there is a different burger i want to try...

this place is totally awesome, food is dynamic!!! i give 5 stars, our kids loved it and friends loved it, comingbacka lot!!!

the cheesecake factory of sushi restaurants.
i mean that both positively and negatively. the food here is on par with higher end chain restaurant quality food--in large portions and pages of it. in this area, they are unique in their concept of serving sushi & burgers which is fantastic for them. and kudos on the location--north hills gets better every year.
i love that there are alternatives available to the health-conscious patrons but careful, they add sauce to nearly everything. the quality of the fish is not impressive but, it is not bad. i have always been pleased with the service but also feel terribly sorry for them for having to remember an incredibly extensive menu of such mediocre food.
i will likely bebacksimply because of convenience of location and the fact that i can create a really healthy roll of my own.

loved it! went with a large crowd with different tastes. everyone was happy. good was inventive and creative. overwhelming menu but that makes me want to gobackand try more. grea service too.