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" Did you and your honey go out to eat last night for Valentine&amp;#039;s Day? Rich and I did. We had reservations at a Spanish restaurant in NJ. Our reservations were for 8 pm. We arrived at 7:50. And we were seated at 8:30.  So annoying! As we waited in the restaurant bar area, we reminded ourselves that you need patience if you plan to eat out on Valentine&amp;#039;s Day. The fact is, it is the second-busiest restaurant day of the year, second only to Mother&amp;#039;s Day. So we shouldn&amp;#039;t have been surprised that we had to wait to be seated. Once we were seated, however, I have to say, the waitstaff did everything right. We received the proper amount of attention, didn&amp;#039;t feel neglected once, and also never felt like we were being hustled out the door. It was a nice night.  But my coworker came in today with another tale: the restaurant where her husband had not only made reservations but actually left his credit card number to secure the reservation LOST their reservations! They arrived at this posh little French place only to be told that if they wanted, they could stick around for 15 minutes in case one of the couples actually on the reservation book failed to show. Then and only then would my coworker and her husband have been seated. They said thanks but no thanks and headed to the nearest sushi bar.  It&amp;#039;s a gamble. Rich and I agreed that maybe next year we&amp;#039;d order takeout from a favorite restaurant instead, or even cook something yummy (lobster? fettucini with white truffle essence?) at home. At our place, there&amp;#039;s never a wait, and we are always guaranteed a prime table. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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