How to get a reservation at Four Kings

Four Kings, Chinese in Chinatown

Moderate to book. 13% of the 30-day booking window was open at the last check. SnagRes has recorded 6,801 open time slots at Four Kings across 53,400 calendar checks. Of those openings, 0% were before 6:00 PM and 3% fell in prime time, 7:00 to 8:30 PM.

Release
Four Kings releases reservations 3 weeks ahead, at 12:00 PM.
Holds for
At Four Kings, a table for two stays bookable about 1.3 days once it appears.
Best odds
Sundays are the easiest night at Four Kings: 15% of them had a table open at the last check, against 5% on Fridays.
Source
SnagRes checks Four Kings on OpenTable continuously. The release time is confirmed against Four Kings's own booking listing. Last checked 7 September 2026.

Four Kings is very gettable if you are a little flexible. Around 13% of the next 30 days was open for two at the last check, so your first-choice night may be gone while another one nearby is free. It books on OpenTable in Chinatown, and we will tell you as soon as a better date opens up.

Booking statistics last measured 2026-09-07. How we measure this.

How hard is it to get a table at Four Kings?

Prime time is the hardest slice here: just 3% of the 6,801 open slots we have seen fall between 7:00 and 8:30 PM. Widening to an earlier or later seating is the single biggest thing you can do.

97% of what opens up here is 9:00 PM or later, so a late dinner will get you in faster than waiting for a different date.

The times we see open run from 5:45 PM to 10:00 PM, and the single slot that opens most often is 9:15 PM.

We have never once seen a Monday or a Tuesday or a Wednesday come open, which usually means Four Kings is closed then rather than simply full.

Sundays are the softest night on this calendar, open 15% of the times we checked, against 5% on Fridays. Moving your plan by one weekday is often worth more than moving it by a month.

A party of two is measurably easier here: 13% of the window was bookable at that size against 3% at the other.

OpenTable windows run long, often 60 to 90 days, so the far edge of the calendar rarely matters. What moves is the near term, as people cancel and rebook.

Observed booking pattern at Four Kings
MeasureValue
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 213%
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 43%
Open slots falling between 7:00 and 8:30 PM3%
Time that opens most often9:15 PM
Range of times seen open5:45 PM to 10:00 PM
Easiest nightSunday (15% open)
Hardest nightFriday (5% open)
Never observed openMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Booking platformOpenTable
Open time slots observed6,801

The release time above is confirmed against Four Kings's own booking listing. Availability figures are measured from our own checks of Four Kings (6,801 open time slots, 53,400 date checks).

What is the best way to book Four Kings?

  1. Check what is open at Four Kings right now. Start from the live calendar on this page rather than from OpenTable. It shows every date in the 30-day window with its current status, so you can see at a glance whether anything is bookable before you spend time on the platform.
  2. Aim at a Sunday. Sundays are the softest night on Four Kings's calendar in our data, open 15% of the times we checked, against 5% on Fridays. Shifting the day is usually worth more than shifting the month.
  3. Widen your time to include 9:15 PM. 9:15 PM is the slot that opens most often at Four Kings. The full range we see open runs 5:45 PM to 10:00 PM.
  4. Try a party of two. Party size changes the answer here more than people expect: 13% of the window was bookable for two against 3% at the other size.
  5. Set an alert instead of refreshing. OpenTable windows run long, often 60 to 90 days, so the far edge of the calendar rarely matters. What moves is the near term, as people cancel and rebook. Cancellations arrive on no schedule at all, which is why refreshing by hand does not work. Star Four Kings on SnagRes and you get an email the moment a table appears, with a link straight to OpenTable.

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Frequently asked questions about booking Four Kings

How hard is it to get a reservation at Four Kings?
At the last check, 13% of the 30-day booking window had a table open for two at Four Kings. About 3% of open slots land between 7:00 and 8:30 PM. SnagRes checks OpenTable continuously and emails you when that changes.
What time can you actually get a table at Four Kings?
The open times recorded at Four Kings run from 5:45 PM to 10:00 PM, and 9:15 PM is the slot that comes open most often. These are the times left available, not the restaurant's full service hours.
What is the easiest night to book Four Kings?
Sunday is the softest night on Four Kings's calendar in our data, open 15% of the times we checked, against 5% on Friday.
What is the best party size to book Four Kings?
A party of two is measurably easier at Four Kings: 13% of the window was bookable at that size against 3% at the other. Tables for two are usually the most contested inventory, so trying an adjacent size often beats trying an adjacent night.
Is Four Kings open on Monday?
We have never recorded an open table at Four Kings on a Monday or a Tuesday or a Wednesday, which normally indicates a closing day rather than a full book.
What time do Four Kings reservations open?
Four Kings releases reservations 3 weeks ahead, at 12:00 PM. OpenTable windows run long, often 60 to 90 days, so the far edge of the calendar rarely matters. What moves is the near term, as people cancel and rebook. SnagRes also watches continuously, so cancellations arriving off-schedule are caught the same as scheduled drops.
How far ahead does Four Kings release tables?
Four Kings releases reservations 3 weeks ahead, at 12:00 PM. A new date appears at the far edge of that window each cycle, and cancellations can surface at any point in between.
Which booking platform does Four Kings use?
Four Kings takes reservations on OpenTable. OpenTable windows run long, often 60 to 90 days, so the far edge of the calendar rarely matters. What moves is the near term, as people cancel and rebook. SnagRes watches OpenTable for Four Kings continuously and emails you the moment a table opens.
Why is it so hard to get into Four Kings?
Only 13% of Four Kings's 30-day booking window was bookable for two at the last check, and just 3% of the slots that open fall between 7:00 and 8:30 PM. Most tables here surface as cancellations rather than fresh releases, which is why watching continuously beats refreshing at a fixed hour.
Can you walk in at Four Kings?
SnagRes tracks reservations rather than walk-ins, so we cannot see a live bar or counter count at Four Kings. Many rooms do hold a few seats for walk-ins, often early or at the bar, so it is worth calling ahead. If you would rather lock in a table, star Four Kings and we will email you the moment a reservation opens.
Is using a reservation alert legal?
Yes. SnagRes only notifies you when a table opens; the booking itself is an ordinary reservation you make yourself on OpenTable, under your own name. It does not resell tables, run bots to hold them, or automate the booking, so it does not cross the lines a resale or auto-booking service does.
Does SnagRes book Four Kings for me?
No. SnagRes tells you the moment a table opens at Four Kings and links you straight to OpenTable with the date prefilled, then you complete the reservation yourself. It never logs into your account and never books on your behalf, which is what keeps your account in good standing.

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