The day after Noma won the title of world's best restaurant in 2010, 100, 000 people attempted to make a table reservation.

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Consumer reviews site Yelp ( YELP) and restaurant reservation service Open Table ( OPEN) were among those who jumped in, most to little success.

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In New York City that often means trying to land a coveted table reservation at one of the trendy, almost club-like upscale sports bars that have become increasingly popular.

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Passionate foodies have long been using online reservation sites like Open Table to quickly check availability at top restaurants, and in some cases, to score otherwise difficult to obtain reservations.

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The OpenTable online reservation service is free for diners, but restaurants are charged a reservation fee for each diner who reserves a table using the OpenTable system.

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Get the number of the table so you can refer to it when you call for a reservation.

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