# Brand new restaurant opens... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671 "2017-02-24T21:43:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/1 "2017-02-24T21:43:24Z")
…Nicely appointed. The menu looks appetizing. And the chef seems like he didn’t just fall off the turnip truck. No reason not to try it. Do you go the first week it opens, or do you wait a little bit until they’ve seasoned the pots and pans and got their act together? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/2 "2017-02-24T21:49:26Z")
Depends on how desperate I am for something new in the rotation. If I go the first week, I am prepared for some mistakes. ---
**Author:** ![sevenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sevenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sevenwood)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/3 "2017-02-24T22:06:12Z")
I get around to going to it about five years later, only to discover that it closed a month ago. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/4 "2017-02-24T22:07:27Z")
I’d avoid the crowds for the first few weeks and then try them for lunch on a Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/5 "2017-02-24T22:11:08Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > …Nicely appointed. The menu looks appetizing. And the chef seems like he didn’t just fall off the turnip truck. No reason not to try it. > > Do you go the first week it opens, or do you wait a little bit until they’ve seasoned the pots and pans and got their act together? I’d wait at least a month until the local reviews roll in. Besides the professional reviewers, I know several people who not only love to be the first to sample the latest fare, they love it even more when they can be the first to tell their friends about it. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/6 "2017-02-24T22:11:56Z")
> [@sevenwood](#): > > I get around to going to it about five years later, only to discover that it closed a month ago. this is me too but every time I find a place I like iy means its going out of business in 2 months or less ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/7 "2017-02-24T22:16:04Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > I’d wait at least a month until the local reviews roll in. Besides the professional reviewers, I know several people who not only love to be the first to sample the latest fare, they love it even more when they can be the first to tell their friends about it. I wait for the inevitable dickhead who says nothing about the food but gives it two stars because the drinks are too expensive. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/8 "2017-02-24T22:27:57Z")
Normally, I would wait at least a month. But if it’s near me and I know the owners, I’ll likely show up on opening night or even “soft opening”. ---
**Author:** ![Fruitbat2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Fruitbat2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fruitbat2)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/9 "2017-02-24T22:31:55Z")
I love to go to restaurant opening nights because of the drama. I can think of twice in my recent memory that were giant disasters with people waiting forever and squawking. Just be sure to eat before you go! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/10 "2017-02-24T22:35:09Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Normally, I would wait at least a month. But if it’s near me and I know the owners, I’ll likely show up on opening night or even “soft opening”. Pretty much this. There are several pubs around here where the first beer poured after the liquor license went into effect was to me. But for a regular restaurant, we’ll likely wait until the kitchen has its act together and the waitstaff has settled into a routine. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/11 "2017-02-24T22:58:22Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I wait for the inevitable dickhead who says nothing about the food but gives it two stars because the drinks are too expensive. 😉 Or negative reviews because an Indian vegetarian restaurant didn’t serve any meat dishes, and the food had too much spice in it. I like to wait a couple of weeks at least before trying a new restaurant. I’m not so flush with cash that I want to waste it on a meal that’s so-so just because the new place is trying to get its bearings. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/12 "2017-02-25T23:46:35Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I wait for the inevitable dickhead who says nothing about the food but gives it two stars because the drinks are too expensive. 😉 That’s actually valid, though, if the dude explains his reasoning. If the going rate for a draught, proper English pint American IPA is $6, and they want to charge $10, then, yeah, knock them down a star or two. That beer is a commodity; it’s nothing special. If their bacon wrapped, Kobe beef filet mignon costs $60, and it’s perfect, it’s _not_ the same as some dreck filet from some chain place like Outback or whatever. You’re willing to pay more for better stuff. But a drink is a drink. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/13 "2017-02-25T23:57:44Z")
> [@Balthisar](#): > > That beer is a commodity; it’s nothing special. If their bacon wrapped, Kobe beef filet mignon costs $60, and it’s perfect, it’s _not_ the same as some dreck filet from some chain place like Outback or whatever. You’re willing to pay more for better stuff. But a drink is a drink. No, you’re paying 60$ because they’re putting one over on you, and you fell for it while looking out for an overpriced beer. I never go to any place that tries to pull that nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671/14 "2017-02-26T00:30:43Z")
Then you’ve never had a good steak.