How to get a reservation at The Progress

The Progress, American in Fillmore

Findable to book. 83% of the 30-day booking window was open at the last check. SnagRes has recorded 102,751 open time slots at The Progress across 53,490 calendar checks. Of those openings, 26% were before 6:00 PM and 34% fell in prime time, 7:00 to 8:30 PM.

Release
The Progress releases reservations 30 days ahead, at 9:00 AM.
Holds for
At The Progress, a table for two stays bookable about 3.3 days once it appears; a table for four, about 2.8 days.
Best odds
Thursdays are the easiest night at The Progress: 100% of them had a table open at the last check, against 73% on Saturdays.
Source
SnagRes checks The Progress on OpenTable continuously. The release time is confirmed against The Progress's own booking listing. Last checked 7 September 2026.

The Progress is an easy one right now. 83% of the next 30 days had a table open for two at the last check, so you can likely book the night you want. It books on OpenTable in Fillmore, San Francisco, and we will keep an eye on it in case that changes.

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

How hard is it to get a table at The Progress?

34% of the open slots recorded at The Progress fall between 7:00 and 8:30 PM, out of 102,751 observed, so prime time genuinely does surface here.

The times we see open run from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM, and the single slot that opens most often is 9:30 PM.

Thursdays are the softest night on this calendar, open 100% of the times we checked, against 73% on Saturdays. Moving your plan by one weekday is often worth more than moving it by a month.

A party of two is measurably easier here: 83% of the window was bookable at that size against 53% 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 The Progress
MeasureValue
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 283%
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 453%
Open slots falling between 7:00 and 8:30 PM34%
Time that opens most often9:30 PM
Range of times seen open5:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Easiest nightThursday (100% open)
Hardest nightSaturday (73% open)
Booking platformOpenTable
Open time slots observed102,751

The release time above is confirmed against The Progress's own booking listing. Availability figures are measured from our own checks of The Progress (102,751 open time slots, 53,490 date checks).

Which night is easiest to book at The Progress?

Across 7 nights measured at The Progress, Wednesday holds longest at about 3.4 days. A night that holds longer is a night you can still book after the release has passed; a short one means the table is gone before most people look.

How long a table stays bookable at The Progress, by night
NightStays bookableTimes observed
Mondayabout 3.1 days8
Tuesdayabout 2.9 days8
Wednesdayabout 3.4 days9
Thursdayabout 3.2 days9
Fridayabout 2.6 days8
Saturdayabout 2.3 days5
Sundayabout 3.4 days9

What is the best way to book The Progress?

  1. Check what is open at The Progress 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 Thursday. Thursdays are the softest night on The Progress's calendar in our data, open 100% of the times we checked, against 73% on Saturdays. Shifting the day is usually worth more than shifting the month.
  3. Widen your time to include 9:30 PM. 9:30 PM is the slot that opens most often at The Progress. The full range we see open runs 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM.
  4. Try a party of two. Party size changes the answer here more than people expect: 83% of the window was bookable for two against 53% 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 The Progress on SnagRes and you get an email the moment a table appears, with a link straight to OpenTable.

Where can you actually get a table instead of The Progress?

These are SF restaurants close to The Progress in cuisine or neighbourhood that were measurably easier to book at the last check. Ranked by how much easier, not by similarity alone, because a list of equally impossible restaurants helps nobody.

Alternatives to The Progress, ranked by how bookable they actually are
RestaurantWhy it is similarWindow open
Elena'salso American, West Portal100%
Bar Jabronialso American, Lower Haight100%
Copraalso Fillmore97%
The Anchovy Baralso Fillmore97%
Rich Tablealso American, Hayes Valley90%

Frequently asked questions about booking The Progress

How hard is it to get a reservation at The Progress?
At the last check, 83% of the 30-day booking window had a table open for two at The Progress. About 34% 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 The Progress?
The open times recorded at The Progress run from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM, and 9:30 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 The Progress?
Thursday is the softest night on The Progress's calendar in our data, open 100% of the times we checked, against 73% on Saturday.
What is the best party size to book The Progress?
A party of two is measurably easier at The Progress: 83% of the window was bookable at that size against 53% at the other. Tables for two are usually the most contested inventory, so trying an adjacent size often beats trying an adjacent night.
What time do The Progress reservations open?
The Progress releases reservations 30 days ahead, at 9:00 AM. 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 The Progress release tables?
The Progress releases reservations 30 days ahead, at 9:00 AM. 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 The Progress use?
The Progress 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 The Progress continuously and emails you the moment a table opens.
Can you walk in at The Progress?
SnagRes tracks reservations rather than walk-ins, so we cannot see a live bar or counter count at The Progress. 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 The Progress 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 The Progress for me?
No. SnagRes tells you the moment a table opens at The Progress 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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