I'm excited, too! I always (when I'm dieting) check the calories online before I go somewhere to make sure I'm "allowed" to have something. It'll make it easier to see it up there.
As for accuracy, studies show they tend to be inaccurate but provide a decent gauge. They seem to fall fairly close the actual.
Here's a comparison of restaurant posted values and actual values:
http://www.kypost.com/content/themen...s/default.aspx
And a couple of articles on it:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanna..._b_423582.html
http://www.minnpost.com/healthblog/2..._be_misleading