As a reservationist at one of those trendy & impossible-to-get-into downtown restaurants, I can tell you they call. And call and call and call. We direct them to our PR and if they pass, the reservation comes in with words like "Full Comp" and "PX" next to their name. Most of them are pretty shameless and lots of them like to pretend they're their own assistant or PR rep or whatever.
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