Well with a party of 7 or 8, they're going to put us at a table that holds 8. So, make the reservation for seven people, and surprise! we have another person....

Pizzaria Uno had a similar type of policy when we drove up from Champaign for some pizza. We preordered one, and when our names were called and we sat down, we realized we were ravenous - so we wanted to order another one. No go, you have to order when you give your name. One of my more enterprising friends went out ostensibly to have a smoke and stopped at the front and gave his name for a new table and preordered our second pizza, then asked politely where the bathrooms were and walked towards them back to our table.

About 45 minutes later, they call our second name, and we tell them that we already have a table and to just bring the second pizza over there. The manager was not amused (but the staff was), however when we suggested that we would just not pay for the second pizza otherwise, he gave in.

Wrigleyville twice in two days (tonight is a pizza gathering for another vice, baseball), I don't know if my system can handle it.

See you all tommorrow!