After months and months of work, it would appear that they're putting the finishing touches on the new place and will be getting ready to open fairly soon.
The point of the reservations is to eliminate having folks have to endure those long wait times and allow them to plan their evening, with some reliability.
..while it may not have seemed like too much was taking place on the surface, behind the curtain and backstage, so to speak, there's been quite a bit of activity.