A table for two was open on 97% of dates, so booking ahead works.
Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 52,410 checks of Lardon through 19 October 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.
It publishes no release time. Its Resy calendar ran about 29 days ahead in our checks.
Thursday through Saturday, from 5 PM, according to its Resy listing.
Not in our early checks. Chicago joined our tracker in late September 2026.
Yes. Choose a date and we text you when one opens.
Lardon publishes no release time. Its Resy calendar reached about 29 days ahead in our checks.
Very. Our reading on 19 October 2026 found a table for two on 97% of dates and for four on 97%. The slot that opened most often was 3:15 PM, in the aperitivo hour.
These readings are new. We added Chicago in late September 2026, so read them as an early snapshot that will firm up over the coming months.
Its Resy listing says the prix fixe dinner runs Thursday through Saturday from 5 PM, with lunch from 11 AM daily and Sunday brunch. Parties of eight or more carry an automatic 25% gratuity.
If the prix fixe night you want is booked, SnagRes texts you when a table opens on Resy. We never book, hold or resell tables.
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Lardon's calendar runs about 30 days deep. At the last check a table for two was bookable on 97% of the dates in that window, so booking a few days ahead is usually enough.
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