Last night marks the 4th occassion we have tried to go have a meal here in the last 4 months, to no avail. Several times we've called and been told that, despite not taking reservations and having exactly 4 chairs inside to wait for a table, their current wait time was AT LEAST 2 HOURS? Last night we showed up at 8:30, saw 2 people waiting for a table, and were told (contrary to a little sign posted outside indicating that 9:00 would be the next avail table) that it would be AT LEAST AN HOUR AND A HALF wait.
WTF?!
Unless they are serving crack-laced manna and 1-hour souffles at this joint, I don't understand how they can't figure out how to turn their 5 tables faster than 2+ hours each - especially after being in business for a year now in a little suburban neighborhood.
I just don't get it - maybe after I've lived in Wallingford another 5 years I'll someday get to taste their 2-hour-wait-worthy fare, but anyplace that can't figure out how to get a local in for a meal in less than 90 minutes on a freakin Wednesday may have earned my feared "lifetime ban" in favor of the many other delectable restaurants in jet city....
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