When it comes to making online reservations, OpenTable has long been the standard. No longer.

CityEats, a competitor in the world of online reservations, has arrived in the District, promising a better experience for eaters looking to snag a table at a restaurant. A statement from the company explained:

Brought to you by Food Network, CityEats offers diners all the resources they need to discover, plan and share great dining experiences – from the minute they begin thinking about their meal to the last bite of dessert. Professionally-produced videos and photos, curated editorial profiles, menus, user-submitted reviews and social sharing provide all the context a diner needs to make smart decisions about where to eat and what to eat. And, the interaction with CityEats continues even after a meal is completed, as a place for food lovers to talk about their experiences with friends.

Mike Isabella, Chef/Owner of Graffiato, is the first restaurateur to embrace the platform. “I believe CityEats is the way of the future for restaurant reservations, so moving to this new online platform was a no-brainer for me,” said Isabella. “The platform is easy-to-use, portable and affordable – it could save me up to 40% each month – and I couldn’t be more excited to have the first restaurant in D.C. to completely convert to CityEats.”

According to the Post, some 80 restaurants have already signed on with CityEats, but most are hedging their bets and splitting tables between the new up-and-comer and the established standard. (OpenTable works with over 600 restaurants in the region.) CityEats is hoping to lure more away, though, and might offer a nice financial incentive to those that make the leap — they’ll face lower monthly fees that those charged by OpenTable.

As the City Paper notes, the District’s emerging food scene is a reason CityEats opted for us over New York.

“If you look at New York, it’s such a large market — so much volume and so many different restaurants. We thought that D.C. was the right-sized market, a growing food scene and an audience that’s also sort of prone to Internet usage,” said Sameer Deen, president of CityEats, to the Post.