For my 40th birthday, [livejournal.com profile] mnemex and I planned a party well in advance, and got a pretty good turnout. mnemex noted two days ago that he was about to turn 35, and he wouldn't mind a party in the same place.

So, on nearly no notice, we got a total turnout of 7 people, including us, and a table fairly quickly, despite having no reservation. Not bad!
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