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581 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
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LaLou opened for a soft-launch weekend in early July 2019 without accepting reservations, and co-owner Joe Campanale told Bklyner 'we had a line out the door before we opened, which was great,' adding the demand was 'busier than we thought' (Bklyner).
The wait was concentrated in that no-reservation opening stretch; regular reservations began July 2, 2019, the Tuesday after the soft opening, which eased walk-in lines for guests willing to book ahead (Bklyner).
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: Started taking reservations July 2, 2019, after a no-reservation soft-opening weekend (Bklyner).
Walk-ins: Bar seats and counter seats available for walk-ins per Bklyner's description of the 50-seat interior.
Sun–Thu 5pm–11pm, Fri–Sat 5pm–12am, closed Mondays, per Bklyner.
No specific wait time was reported, but Bklyner described a line out the door before opening during LaLou's no-reservation debut weekend in July 2019.
Yes — LaLou began accepting reservations on July 2, 2019, the Tuesday after its soft-opening weekend, according to Bklyner.
Yes, LaLou has long welcomed walk-ins for bar and counter seats, per Bklyner's coverage of the flexible bar/dinner setup, though the opening weekend crowd formed before doors even opened.
Sources: Bklyner