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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who calls to order nowadays?! Only via an app. 
The appeal is that I can get something for myself and kid and it can be different things and we can take a walk. [/quote]

If you are ordering takeout with the thought of helping the restaurant owners survive the pandemic, never use an app unless it’s the restaurants own app or something like ChowNow, that doesn’t charge restaurants commission.  Apps like Ubereats, Grubhub and Doordash charge outrageous commissions that can eat up the entire profit of an order for the restaurant.  It’s better to call, even if it’s more inconvenient for you.  [/quote]

DoorDash at least allows restaurants to set their own menu prices, which helps absorb the commission. My biggest issue is that there will be a delivery fee and then [i]other[/i] fees on top of that, and then you have to tip on top of [i]that[/i], so $20 worth of food ends up being almost $50 to have delivered. At that point, I usually just choose to walk to one of the dozen restaurants within a few blocks, all of which allow me to place my order on their own websites for pickup. OTOH, there are enough highly rated restaurants (e.g. Michelin Bib Gourmand) restaurants on DoorDash that sometimes I splurge and order something from Supra or Lapis or Madyan and have it delivered across town. Then the extra expense is worth it. [/quote]

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