Hurry!

Despite the fact that it’s more than two weeks until Valentine’s Day, many area restaurants are already sold out. Here are a few with tables still available: Bistrot Lafayette at 6:30 or 8, 1118 King Street, Alexandria; The Chart House on the river in Alexandria at 5:30 or 8:45; Extra Virgin in Shirlington at 6:45, 7 or 7:15; La Bergerie (for a pretty big splurge) at 218 N. Lee in Alexandria at 5 or 9 and Landini’s at 115 King Street in Alexandria at 6:30 or 8:30. Planning something really special? Try the Ashby Inn in Paris, Virginia for dinner at 6 or 8:30, www.ashbyinn.com. Open Table has a complete list of area restaurants with special Valentine’s Day dinners.