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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I sort of agree but some of this sorting happens naturally. I don't order takeout from expensive high end restaurants. I don't want to pay that price for something I'm eating at home.

Agree there is some overlap and there is def a tier of restaurant that's getting both in person and takeout business.[/quote]

Some of it happens naturally but some doesn't. I think especially in cities, there is tons of overlap and you see a lot of popular restaurants, including higher end ones, that are conducting a large scale delivery business through their host station. I live in DC, and I still see tons of delivery drivers and takeout bags at places like St. Anselm, Red Hen, Ted's Bulletin, etc. It can vary in how annoying it is to deal with as a customer -- sometimes I barely notice even though it's going on and other times it's noticeably frustrating. I think I notice it more in the winter and I suspect that's because people order out more in bad weather, and because the delivery drivers may be more pressed/annoying when they are trying to both meet higher demand plus dealing with bad weather themselves.

I think in suburbs this might matter less because there is more parking and restaurants are more likely to be in shopping centers or places that are more conducive to parking, plus the restaurants themselves can be physically larger and it may be easier to accommodate the delivery orders. I would also bet people in cities are more likely to order delivery because they don't cook as much, may have a smaller kitchen, may be young and working long hours and not care to prepare their own meals, etc. Suburbs have more families and older people and homes are larger so cooking at home is easier and more normalized.[/quote]

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