ok, as in not special?
It’s been a vibe spot for years.
I haven’t been back recently but used to really like Danji on 52nd between 8th and 9th. They open at 5pm and have some vegetarian options on the menu.
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Ok as in I wasn’t blown away.
Vibe spot as in it hath been anointed by her majesty Swift
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interesting read
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That is an interesting read. I had to reserve a table in Paris with a bank transfer - they would not accept a credit card - and at the time I was puzzled but they insisted this was the only way. I guess I understand why now.
Crappy behavior. Didn’t know the problem was this big.
Restaurants should make it easier for existing customers to get a reservation.
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That is also Very true.
a good friend asked for a romantic sushi spot for an anniversary celebration
my usual go to of yasuda is just too bright and not what he’s thinking
they’re from the columbus circle area but will travel within manhattan
they are not looking for 500+ omakase but more of a romantic night with great sushi
and while can spend if they need to don’t need crazy $
suggestions?
cagen would have worked 
As I was reading this I kept thinking that some sort of business insurance should be covering this. Does anyone know if that’s an option? The article did say that Tock offers that coverage but other platforms do not.
If they don’t need Japanese sushi, then they should look into Rosella. This will fit the atmosphere but the focus is on sustainability and creativity rather than edomae.
Bar Miller is a related omakase restaurant opened by the Rosella chef but I have not been there.
Still mourning the loss of Cagen.
Im not sure what constitutes romantic, other than the lack of a choo choo train to bring the sushi to you, but Robert recommended Omakase upthread. Haven’t been there but interested in trying it out.
I was just coming to say bar miller. Darker ambience and smaller than R. More expensive, but not $500.
Nakazawa is classy in ambience and relatively inexpensive in the Omakase world
The new place I mentioned in the Chelsea Hotel, Teruko, looks like it could fit. I haven’t been there yet, I just know the pedigree is good and then have great sake.
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Really interesting read and honestly, pretty sad. Restaurants shouldn’t be left holding the bag here. The platforms are the ones responsible for vetting users and already take a nice (arguably large) cut from every reservation. They should be handling fraud checks and chargebacks as the restaurants has no say when a resy is made (to my understanding).
If the platforms won’t own up to it, maybe it’s time to ditch prepaid reservations altogether and go back to the old way of doing things. And to Shan’s point, it makes total sense to prioritize reservations for trusted, repeat customers.
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thanks all
some good stuff in there
The immediate thought that I had was don’t require pre-paid reservations, but that’s addressed later in the article saying they are small places that both need the funding in advance to insure against no-shows and to purchase ingredients.
I’d be curious how the no-show problem compares to the chargeback/fraud problem. Might be better just to accept the no-shows.
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I don’t know if this is 100% true or not I was told restaurants don’t get Tock money until after the resy. I hate tock, it always leads to awkward situations when you are in large groups.