OpenTable users - where have you gone to dinner this year?

[Chimp]

I love opentable, especially for out-of-town trips.

Upcoming Reservations
Date Transaction* Points

Oct 28, 2007 Michel Richard Citronelle View Reservation +100 pts

Most Recent Transactions
Date Transaction* Points

Jul 25, 2007 Ocean and Vine +100 pts
Jul 4, 2007 Ocean and Vine +100 pts
Jun 16, 2007 Border Grill - Santa Monica +100 pts
Jun 13, 2007 Primitivo Wine Bistro +100 pts
May 12, 2007 Zucca Ristorante +100 pts
Apr 17, 2007 BOA Steakhouse - Santa Monica +100 pts
Apr 13, 2007 Scott Howard +100 pts
Feb 14, 2007 Ortolan +100 pts
Nov 11, 2006 Ca' Brea +100 pts
Oct 21, 2006 Chubo +100 pts
Oct 21, 2006 Norma's at Le Parker Meridien - No Show 0 pts
Aug 24, 2006 Grace Restaurant +100 pts
Aug 12, 2006 Campanile +100 pts
May 18, 2006 Arnie Morton's, The Steakhouse - Los Angeles - No Show 0 pts
May 12, 2006 Tapenade +100 pts
Apr 21, 2006 L'Opera +100 pts
Feb 18, 2006 Red Pearl Kitchen +100 pts
Jan 6, 2006 La Terza +100 pts
Aug 20, 2005 Rocca Restaurant +100 pts
Aug 5, 2005 Border Grill - Santa Monica +100 pts
Jun 5, 2005 Morton's, The Steakhouse - San Diego +100 pts
Apr 8, 2005 Sutra Restaurant and Lounge +100 pts
Feb 25, 2005 Piperade +100 pts
Dec 4, 2004 Jar +100 pts
Nov 12, 2004 Ozumo - San Francisco +100 pts
Oct 22, 2004 Fifth Floor +100 pts
Jul 30, 2004 Piperade +100 pts
Apr 30, 2004 Piperade +100 pts
Apr 2, 2004 Campton Place +100 pts
Jan 9, 2004 Fleur de Lys +100 pts
Oct 10, 2003 Farallon +100 pts
Feb 14, 2003 Foreign Cinema - No Show 0 pts
Jan 17, 2003 Masa's +100 pts
Jan 10, 2003 Registration +300 pts

[J.A.K.]

El Dilettante,

Can I call you El Dilettante? Thanks. Um don't you have a forum more appropriate for the small % of people who gives 2 [censored] [censored] where you eat? I mean, while that sushi thread where you went into detail about what you ordered and what it cost should be stickied, I feel this post would get many more responses in the EL Dilettante forum. Personally, I am thrilled that you found out whether to eat the soup before/after the main course. I mean can you imagine the faux pas of eating soup out of order? O.........M.........G!!

I don't use OpenTable. I don't think I've even heard of it. But I am a struggling nouveau riche and quite sure I will need this in the not too distant future.

Also, if you're thinking about buying a shirt, could you let me know what's cool? I am so out of it when it comes to fashion. I'm leaning towards something white with alot of gibberish logos- L.A. style. I think those are hot right now.

El Dilettante please keep us up to date on all the edgy, cool stuff you are doing. Perhaps post it in the form of a question so you can have a platform.

Thanks.

[El Diablo]

JAK,

Weird that you would choose to open a thread and compose a lengthy response about something that you don't care about at all.

[shaniac]

I guess I'm the lamest of all for never having used the site--what's the main benefit/convenience of it and what's the +100 stuff?

[El Diablo]

shaniac,

Pretty straightforward. Pick your city. Filter by cuisine, neighborhoods, pricing, etc., as much or as little as you want. Then pick a time and it'll show you available reservations around that time.

If you want to have sushi or steak or whatever with a group of 4 Saturday night, you just sign on to OpenTable.com and it'll show you a bunch of choices. I like it so much better than having to call around.

You get points that are not really worth anything every time you make a reservation, that's what those +100s are, they just show up on your activity listing.

[NozeCandy]

Jan 15, 2007 Bacco +100 pts


I so rarely use this and I've been to almost every restaurant they offer in New Orleans, but will def do it more during the upcoming school year.

[El Diablo]

NC,

I signed up in 2001, but didn't really use it much until 2006, when tons of restaurants in SF had signed up. Its usefulness is definitely VERY highly related to how widespread adoption is in a city.

[lgas]

Pretty weak, but I'm not usually the one making reservations when I go out to a nice place:

Jul 22, 2007 Clyde's Willow Creek Farm +100 pts
Feb 16, 2007 Capital Grille - Tysons Corner +100 pts
May 14, 2006 Morton's, The Steakhouse - Bethesda +100 pts
Nov 12, 2005 Timpano Chophouse and Martini Bar - Rockville +100 pts
Dec 11, 2004 TenPenh +100 pts
Nov 22, 2004 Ceiba +100 pts
Mar 22, 2003 jordans +100 pts
Mar 7, 2003 Paya-Thai +100 pts
Feb 9, 2003 Equinox - DC +100 pts
Jan 18, 2003 Market Street Bar & Grill +100 pts
Mar 22, 2002 Sushi Ko +200 pts
Mar 10, 2002 Yanyu +100 pts

[Jcrew]

Everytime that I used opentable and it said there were no reservations available for the night, I would call up the restaurant and they would have times open.

[XXXNoahXXX]

I didn't know people actually used OpenTable. I'll have to give it a shot. I was always worried it wouldn't work right, so I just called.