u/elicotham

I've seen the lists, know the players. I wanted to finally try Kaan, but it's unavailable. To help all y'all answer the question:

Some restaurants I like/love: Scotch Lodge, Canard, Laurelhurst Market, Clyde's, Ringside

Popular favorites I think are fine but overrated: Ox, Noble Rot, Ava Gene, Eem, Mucca Osteria

Notable ones I haven't tried but would: Kaan, Jacqueline, Coquine, Lechon, Nostrana, and whatever's behind door #3.

Restaurant has to have a full bar, that's a dealbreaker. No steakhouses because I already know those well. Geography unimportant.

Finally have a child-free Saturday night coming up. We’ll have to walk in since they’re booked, and now they just won James Beard…

So anyway, how would we gauge the difficulty level of walking in on a random Saturday night? We tend to go early.