I have been to the downtown Pearl by Harbourfront and that place is always busy. I was not surprised this location has people waiting by the front desk to be seated.
You should make a reservation if you plan to go and we always find they accomodate our groups nicely (group size from 4 ppl - 8ppl). No complaints about the food.
The actual restaurant can get pretty loud, wait staff are good but not super great.