A table for two was open on 100% of dates, so booking ahead works.
Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 53,613 checks of The Duck Inn through 19 October 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.
It publishes no release time. In our checks it books about 31 days ahead on Resy.
In our early checks, Saturday, with a table on 70% of checks.
Mostly not. At our latest reading (19 October 2026), it had a table for two on 100% of dates, from 53,613 checks. Chicago joined our tracker in late September 2026, so this is early.
Yes. SnagRes texts or emails you the moment a table opens on a date you picked. It never books, holds or resells a table: you book it yourself on Resy.
The Duck Inn publishes no release time. In our checks it takes Resy bookings about 31 days ahead.
Our latest reading, dated 19 October 2026, found a table for two on 100% of dates and 100% for four, across 53,613 checks. It has shown a table on every night of the week.
The night to plan for is Saturday, which showed a table on 70% of checks. Thursday was the easiest, at 100%.
The measurement is young. We started tracking Chicago in late September 2026, so these numbers cover weeks, not seasons, and they will shift as checks pile up. 68 Chicago restaurants are on the tracker.
The restaurant serves brunch on Saturday and Sunday and dinner every night. Its happy hour, Wednesday to Friday from 5 to 6 pm, takes half off bar snacks, cocktails, draft beer and wine by the glass. The phone is (312) 724-8811.
A cancellation is the way in. SnagRes checks The Duck Inn's calendar continuously and texts you the moment a table opens on a date you picked.
SnagRes never books, holds or resells a table. It tells you one is free, and you book it yourself on Resy.
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The Duck Inn's calendar runs about 31 days deep. At the last check a table for two was bookable on 100% of the dates in that window, so booking a few days ahead is usually enough.
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