Too bad about Abacus -- it was very chaotic there last year too, but our waiter was OUTSTANDING and we never had an issue ourselves.
We did Suze on Wed night and it was great. I've been wanting to get there for 4 years and we will definitely be back. We love small, intimate places and service was superb and not rushed at all.
Tonight it's Al Biernat's and I know he tries hard to never let things go astray!