Landry’s actually represents a bunch of restaurants (claimjumper, joes crab, my favorite is saltgrass, rainforest cafe, etc). Being a landry’s Select member might be worth it beyond just the reservation (though that alone justifies it). The membership cost $25, but comes with $25 off at any Landry’s so, it works out cost wise. When we lived near a landry’s, we would get probably $100 a year. The manager would always make a point of coming over and greeting us. Also, if you get the membership, you get a $25 birthday discount. If you are going say in November and someone in your group has a birthday in November, that might be the best person to have get the card, though that requires getting the card at least a month in advance (I don’t remember which day birthday month bonuses come out but if you sign up after that, you miss that month’s birthday bonus).