Written by DCist contributor Wade Green Jr.

Pull up a chair to the new OpenTable. The online real-time restaurant reservation site has added a new feature allowing diners to contribute their feedback on a restaurant just moments after dining — and even have their opinion provided to the restaurant, if they like. After honoring a reservation, patrons will receive a form email asking what they thought of the restaurant. Food, ambiance, service and the overall experience are rated from one to five stars, with a five star rating being “a rare find.” The surveys are then combined with other diners’ ratings and updated frequently on the website — ensuring that local foodies have the most recent opinions on local restaurants. The survey also lets diners rate the noise level of the restaurant and assign one or more categories out of 14, including: romantic, kid friendly, “hot spot,” notable wine list, and others. Based on over 200,000 submissions per month, OpenTable then plans to generate city-specific “best of” lists that provide diners with additional insight into restaurants’ noteworthy attributes.

According to OpenTable, D.C. is one of the first cities to get the lists, but other cities will get customized feedback lists soon.