Why is it so hard to get a restaurant reservation in Vancouver?

Vij’s. Café Medina. Ask For Luigi. Bao Bei. All great Vancouver restaurants. All restaurants that don’t take reservations.
If you’re the kind of person who likes to know a table is waiting for you at the time you’d like to dine, chances are you’ve never been to any of them. Or maybe you’ve visited once, and then, after standing in line for an hour or so, never gone back.
You’re not alone. Even some chefs admit they’ve never been to their fri