Opening Day - Saturday, August 23, 2014.  We arrived at The Griddle 15 minutes before our 9pm reservation.  I noticed it was very empty (see photo attached that I took from my table once I was seated).  We had to wait about 15 minutes for our table but I was 15 minutes early so that didn't bother me.  I was however bothered by a few things:\n---  I noticed that as people walked up to be seated without a reservation, they were being told it was a 45 minute wait list.  I found that odd considering the place was less than half full (again, see attached photo).  I can only guess they were short staffed on opening weekend and there is no excuse for that.  Better to have extra staff on hand than to be short and give people a bad impression.   \n--- When the hostess came to seat us, she walked us into a very empty room of booths and tables and took us to a small table rubbing elbows with the only other people seated in that section (the guys in the center of my attached photo, they tried to seat us at the table right next to them).    I always prefer a booth but I wasn't asked for a preference.  I think it's common sense with a wide open selection of tables to at least offer your guests a table that isn't on top of the neighbors.  At that point I requested a booth and pointed out that the restaurant has plenty of open seating.  The hostess seemed annoyed with my request but seated us at a booth on the back wall.  \n---  I have to note that in the 15 minutes I waited to be seated at least 10 people approached the desk to be seated and were told it would be 45 minutes.  Many of them walked off.  With all those empty tables, there were not very many people seated during the time I was in the restaurant.  They could have made a lot more money if they had filled those tables.  \n\nThe food however was delicious.  I had pancakes for dinner, the regular pancakes, none of the specialties.  Enough for 4 people but delicious.  My boyfriend had \"The Last Amigo\" tacos and said they were delicious.  He had some of my pancakes for dessert but I still left behind more than we ate.  I would go back, for the food and in hopes they have corrected their issues.