On Saturday my wife and I met another couple at one of my regular restaurants, The Wicked Hop in the 3rd Ward. Upon arrival at 7 we were told there was a 1.25 hour wait. We found a booth in the adjacent bar area and decided to wait it out. After the required 1.25 hour wait, we checked in. Still 6 names down the list. Okay, we'll take some appetizers. The waitress showed up with the regular menu, then it occurred to me... we're sitting at a booth, we're ordering appetizers off the menu, why don't we just order our whole meal. "Just appetizers on this side of the bar" said the waitress. So we ordered some appetizers and another round of drinks and waited it out. After 2.25 hours we checked back in. "Still a couple names back." "Come on, we've been here since 7." "Okay, I'll move you up to the next table." Well that was easy enough. A few minutes later we were seated and had a nice meal. When all was said and done I really only had one complaint - and it's not the wait. It's the fact that they play the music too loud. Everybody wants good music in the background and it should be loud enough, (I'm not looking for Starbuck's here) but should I really have to yell to talk to people sitting at the same table as me? It's not like this is a dance club.