Valentine’s Day Is Not as Good for Restaurants as You’d Think

Cinco de Mayo yields better returns for eateries than the heart-filled holiday.

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It can be notoriously impossible to book a restaurant for Valentine’s Day, unless you’re happy to sit at a place with Formica-topped tables and questionable grades from the Department of Health.

But in reality, Feb. 14 is not an especially good day for most independent restaurants across the country.