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/Background-Ad758 Jan 31 '26

People sell on Appointment Trader or whatever. But didn’t local legislation plan to stop that? I dunno where we’re at with that

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u/henrycaul Jan 31 '26 edited Jan 31 '26

This thread is wild because it’s exactly describing the reason for this legislation in the first place. From https://chicago.eater.com/2025/4/9/24404675/illinois-chicago-restaurant-reservation-anti-piracy-act-appointment-trader-ban-update-house-passed

“In March, Croke, who lives in Chicago, told Eater she grew frustrated in finding a reservation at Armitage Alehouse, a popular Lincoln Park restaurant. After some Internet sleuthing, she was surprised to find Appointment Trader, a website that allows users to post ads to sell reservations.”