Concern about getting a reservation has stopped me from going to a lot of places, but in reality all you do is call them up and ask them when the earliest you can get a reservation is, and they'll just tell you. It's usually nowhere near as bad as you think it will be.

Last time I went to Schwa (over a year and a half ago) the wait was over 2 months.

It did help build the anticipation though!

I think we waited comparably long for Alinea. Worth it.