It's February, and you know what that means: HAVE YOU MADE YOUR PLANS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY?! Perhaps you're reluctant to do so because you've been burned before by rapacious restaurants charging a premium for harried service and slapdash food. (Or maybe you're already settled on the time-tested plan of watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with your old friend Stolichnaya, who will never betray you... at least not until after you lose consciousness.)
But if you find yourself In a Relationship, you know there's just no avoiding Love Day. So unless you want to get creative and cook a romantic dinner at home, it's time to make a reservation. Here are seven Gothamist-approved dinner options, and as of last night they were still taking seatings. Tomorrow we'll round things out with some V-Day alternatives for those singles ISO an alternative to the holiday "invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap."
