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TAO shows up on OpenTable's Diners' Choice 'Most Booked' list for the New York-Tri-State area, a ranking OpenTable says is built from verified diner reservations and reviews rather than editorial pick, per OpenTable (opentable.com/diners-choice/new-york-tri-state-area/mostbooked). That places it among the metro's highest-demand reservation tables, alongside a mix of Italian, American, and Pan-Asian dining rooms.
The scale of the room -- three levels including a 'Skybox' overlooking a former movie theater and a reflecting pool of Japanese carp, per OpenTable's restaurant profile -- is part of why it draws high reservation volume as both a dinner destination and an event space. OpenTable does not publish specific wait-time or walk-in data for the listing, so day-to-day line length at the door is not established by this source.
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OpenTable's listing does not report specific wait times; it names TAO among the New York metro's most-booked restaurants based on reservation volume, per OpenTable's Diners' Choice 'Most Booked' ranking.
Yes -- TAO is booked heavily enough through OpenTable's reservation platform to rank on its citywide 'Most Booked' Diners' Choice list, per OpenTable.
Walk-in availability isn't addressed by the OpenTable source; given its place on the 'Most Booked' list, reserving ahead through OpenTable is the documented path in, per OpenTable.
Sources: OpenTable Diners' Choice - Most Booked (NY Tri-State)