Well, yes and no. A chain store, yes. Which doubtless explains why, after only two days in business, Cooker was hosting 360-seat capacity houses without a hitch or wrinkle.
Chains can dispatch battalions of opening specialists to swoop down and whip things into shape.
So efficient was the service that it actually ran to overkill. We found ourselves reaching over main courses to wolf a bit more of our starters and salads. Not that we're complaining. And no fewer than three times, on each recent dinner visit, were we reminded that prices for happy hour were in effect. But around here, food isn't a shill for drinks, and there lies the difference.