[Evan]

Obviously it depends on what day/time you want to go. I've made reservations late on a weekday 24 hours in advance, I also went once without a reservation and waited about an hour. I've made reservations for bigger parties (7 people) 5 days in advance for a Saturday night and been fine.

The main difference between the Brooklyn and Great Neck locations is atmosphere. Great Neck is much fancier (white table cloths, quieter, less people hustling around) while the Brooklyn one is sort of an "old boys club" with beer-stained wood tables. If you're going with people that want it to be fancier I guess Great Neck might be better, but I enjoy the Brooklyn location a lot more.