The last patio that still feels like a plan

A patio in late August is a restaurant review of weather. The kitchen is the same kitchen. The plates are the same plates. What you are buying is the chance to sit outside before the city goes back inside. After this week the same tables become a heat lamp and a story about 'shoulder season.' Right now they are still a plan.

Do not over-order to justify the wait. The wait is the tax. Score the night for the air and the hour, not for a sauce. If the room is better inside, go inside. If the patio is the point, leave when the light goes. That is a cleaner ending than dessert.

Book the early table. The food will be whatever it is. The air is the course.