Reservation timing for monorail crawl

[Girimama33]

We are about 90 days out from our very first WDW trip. We have a resort day on a Friday where I was going to do laundry and relax by the pool. That evening we are planning on exploring the monorail resorts. We are planning on stopping at California Grill Lounge first when they open at 5. Then head to the Poly to walk around and then check out the GF. Our plan is to get a reservation at Citricos, and after that hopefully watch the fireworks from the viewing area at the CA Grill.

My question is, what time would you make the Citricos reservation for?