Reservations.

A reoccurring column where we at look at common practice in restaurants: Where it started, why it Started and where it is today.

Corner Store has a bouncer guarding the door for guests whose names are on the list, a practice resembling that of 1 OAK. Try to pop into Polo Bar and you’ll find the same. In fairness, they have a phone line…a fleeting tradition, but I wouldn’t bother trying to call at 10:59 a.m. every morning hoping to score a table thirty days out. I have it on good …