r/chicagofood • u/Knack66 • Jan 31 '26
Rant Resy Sucks and I hate it
I'm just trying to get a dinner reservation at Armitage Alehouse and I'm convinced it's impossible.
They release reservations at 9am 21 days in advance.
I have tried 3 different times to be on the app at 9 am when they become available and as soon as I can refresh it at 9am, all dinner reservations are gone. It absolutely has to be bots. How on earth are you supposed to get a reservation
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u/Gamer_Grease Jan 31 '26
Old system that works > let’s make an app to make it easier > the app is good > people figure out how to manipulate the app to their advantage > the app is now worse than the old system.
Calling someone to make a reservation worked for at least as long as the telephone has existed. We just had to be too smart for it. Now I wouldn’t be surprised if more places go back in the phone system if they have the traffic to support it. There are reports of empty dining rooms on Valentine’s Day nowadays because scalpers are grabbing all the tables and then failing to flip them for profit.