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Overcrowded restaurants, limited menus, servers trying to get you in and out as fast as they can, contrived desserts… what better way to spend a romatic evening with your sweetie than braving popular dining spots on February 14th?

With just two weeks left to go, many places are already full. According to OpenTable.com, you can not make reservation at spots like Sona, Drago or L’Orangerie.

For a running list, continue reading below. I will try to update as more restaurants fill up. While we’re at it, does anyone have a good Valentine’s dining story (missing reservations, rubbery food, tiffs at the next table, etc)?

Update 1/31 9:00 PM: A few more restaurants added to the “full” list, including Providence and Yamashiro

Update 2/1 9:30 PM Another round down, with heavy hitters Grace and Ortolan filled with reservations. Read below for full list.

Booked:

Angelini Osteria
Arnie Morton’s
Asia de Cuba
BOA Steakhouse
Capo
Drago
James’ Beach
La Boheme
Locanda Del Lago
L’Opera
L’Orangerie
Madre’s
Michael’s - Santa Monica
Moonshadows
One Pico
Parkway Grill
Patina
Piccolo Paradiso
Roy’s Downtown
Ruth’s Chris Steak House - Beverly Hills
Saddle Peak Lodge
Sona
Spago - Beverly Hills
Wilshire
Windows Restaurant

Newly Added to the Cannot-Book List 1/31
Arroyo Chop House
Belvedere
La Dolce Vita
Ocean and Vine
Providence
The Madison
Vibrato Grill
Yamashiro

Next Batch, Booked! 2/1
Grace
Lasher’s
Maple Drive
Melting Pot
Napa Valley Grill
Ortolan
Restaurant 561
The Crepe Vine Bistro
The Lobster
The Madison

More for 2/2 10:00PM
Blair’s
La Cachette
Nine Thirty
Water Grill

By Jonah (see more of his posts). Jonah is the founder of la.foodblogging and also created Digesty, a food blog aggregator and Cheww.com, a spam free foodblog search engine.