So if you want a specific time to eat, I would definitely pick it earlier in the day. We frequently have EVERY spot fill up for the Steakhouse, with more popular times gone before we open for dinner at 5pm.
It may or may not get better in September, but I will say, there have been ZERO slow times lately.
And yes, snack locations for the most part and certain restaurants do not offer mobile order!
So let's say you pick a time period for my Steakhouse. You know you want to eat around 6pm. You would want to pick a time slot near that time, but you have a half hour window to hit prepare my order, so it can buy you some leeway!
Two examples....
You pick a time window of 5:30 to 6pm.
Immediately at 5:30, you hit prepare my order. It takes 25 minutes to prepare. You are eating around 6pm.
You pick a time window of 5:30 to 6pm.
You wait until 5:59 to hit prepare my order. It takes 25 minutes to prepare so you are eating around 6:30.
So even with one time window, you can still adjust as needed.