Went to the hot new spqr italian restaurant in the Filmore on Tuesday night. We thought being a Tuesday, it might not be too hard to get in. Wrong, 90 minute wait. No problem, we said, we will go to a bar and come back.

So, 90 minutes and two rounds of drinks later, we come back to spqr, and the hostess immediately recognizes our party of 4, but said "Oh, I am sorry, I didn't know you were coming back."

Okay, this is sort of our fault. There were 4 of us, and in the confusion of the hectic entryway, we all managed to assume someone else put a name in. But at the same time, why didn't she try to get a name from us? And clearly when we came back she knew exactly who we were, it was about 8:30 by now, she could not sneak us in? Nope, you'll have to wait another 45 minutes.

So, I don't know. I think that was pretty lousy. I mean, clearly, they can afford to neglect customers now with their 90 minute Tuesday night waits.. but will that be such a wise decision 6 months from now when you are no longer the hot new thing? None of us will be returning.

So, went up the street to Fresca, the Peruvian place and had a fine meal. Excellent Ceviches!

-troy