text: A Rocco Walen restaurant opens up in the heart of the downtown district sitting on the 22nd floor of the newly opened Hyatt. The expansive layout is decorated with a modern contemporary twist. We went there with a few friends for the friends and family soft opening and the night went well overall. Cocktails are decent. They have a nice selection or local brews. As for the menu, it's definitely pricey but not a surprise given the phenomenal location with sweeping views of downtown Charlotte. The flat bread pizza were delicious. Vegetables, meats and cheese of high quality were used. The tuna in crispy wonton was also but be warned, the chili sauce on top of it was fire!! For entrees had the bone in rib eye which was flavorful but a little over cooked. My friends had the lobster Mac and cheese, seared tuna, the Kobe short ribs and pork shank. All in all the food was very flavorful and delicious. There were some execution errors on a few but that is expected with a restaurant that just opened its door doing their first test run. Would I recommend this restaurant?!! Of course, I'm sure Rocco and staff will get the kinks worked out very soon and the food will be on point. As for the place to seen and be seen, I think Charlotte has just recently opened up its new location with Fahrenheit.