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A large number of restaurants are offering delivery or take-out only
Market Watch ^ | October 22, 2019 | The Associated Press

Posted on 10/24/2019 4:04:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Many restaurants are catering to online delivery sites likes Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats and not allowing customers to eat in-house

NEW YORK (AP) — Frato’s Pizza looks like a typical family restaurant, with its black-and-white checkered floor and red chairs. But in the kitchen, the cooks are whipping up dishes for four other restaurants at the same time.

There is, of course, the gourmet pizza that patrons have come to expect from Frato’s when they walk through the door. But there are also spicy chicken gyros for Halal Kitchen, barbecue chicken tenders for Tenderlicious, salmon grilled cheese for Cheesy Deliciousness, and Butterfinger milkshakes for Heavenly Shakes — all of which can only be ordered through online sites Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats.

Owner Michael Kudrna launched the four spinoffs earlier this year in a matter of weeks as he races to keep his Chicago-area business ahead of a growing trend: restaurants conceived only for delivery or take-out.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: delivery; food; restaurants; uber
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To: SamAdams76

Amazon.com will probably get into the restaurant business soon, delivering cooked food along with 30 minute delivery of other items. Amazon is up-ending the whole American economy. A good thing is they are making country living nicer, like Sears & Roebuck did for early America.


21 posted on 10/24/2019 5:02:42 PM PDT by Reeses (A journey of a thousand miles begins with a government pat down.)
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To: Larry Lucido

I don’t remember any table service in here.

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And the sign says no phone orders.


22 posted on 10/24/2019 5:03:18 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth.)
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To: ptsal

I love to eat out but we’ve got so much food in the freezers that we’ve got to eat up.....and then there’s the dribbling of money down the sink which you don’t even think about...


23 posted on 10/24/2019 5:24:07 PM PDT by cherry
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
it’s awful...like all the cell phone orders which take precedent at places like Starbucks (where I only go if I absolutely HAVE TO anyway) at the expense of customers who give their orders in-store.

I couldn't agree more and in fact, I totally go out of my way to avoid places with any kind of takeout service. There is a restaurant near me that I have gone to for years. Twice in a row not that long ago, I went there and even though the place wasn't that busy, my order took forever... when I asked what was going on, I was told that they "had a very high load of Uber orders." When I left, I told the owner Frank that I wasn't coming back and told him why.

On a slightly different topic, I avoid restaurants with takeout windows... way too many flies get in and that is one thing I can't stand.

24 posted on 10/24/2019 5:53:14 PM PDT by hecticskeptic
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They need to find a way to keep the take out order hot while they’re doing their deliveries.


25 posted on 10/24/2019 5:58:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Larry Lucido

In the March 23, 1951 epi of “The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe” - The Final Page, they went a step further by having a catering company show up at the door to serve the prepared meal...

Alas, the host was murdered, and the Inspector sends them away, much to the dismay of would-be guest Nero Wolfe who managed to actually leave his brownstone.


26 posted on 10/24/2019 6:53:42 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We pick up food every so often at restaurants that offer curbside service.

The only problem time you get it home it warm to cold and the bread on sandwiches etc is mushy


27 posted on 10/24/2019 7:06:52 PM PDT by setter
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cook you own food kids

Better and cheaper and most convenient!


28 posted on 10/24/2019 9:45:04 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
 
 
There's a way to skunk that sampling. A couple of Chinese restaurants I went to would put their take-out/delivery orders in big paper grocery bags, fold them down then staple the crap out of it with a heavy duty stapler. No way of tampering with it unless you pull the staples out with pliers, cut a hole in it or just cut the top of the bag off. Made we wonder if that sort of take out packaging is common practice in China designed to defeat unauthorized snacking until it got to the customer.
 
 

29 posted on 10/24/2019 10:21:17 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: libstripper

We have ten hunting dogs, two inside dogs, two cats and a mule. You think you’re owned? ;)


30 posted on 10/25/2019 5:48:31 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
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To: truthkeeper

There are only 2 of us. Eating out is BD’s, anniversaries, or coming home from the doctor’s because of fasting. Depending on time of day we split a meal.

Son who manages a pizza place says many have gone to a surcharge for ingredients and NO Delivery. Fear of the $15 a hr charge. Some can’t hire more than a couple of people for help, even for high order areas. Noticed the quality of the food has gone down.

IHop has gone to small eggs, smaller pancakes, and those grinder salt/pepper shakers, Seniors have a hard time using.

If we eat out and a wait staff makes $15 a hr we aren’t tipping that is part of your $15 wage. Now if they make $3.00 which is about normal we tip 20%.

The Kroger’s closest to home has put in a 2nd set of self check outs, and the regular check out lanes may have 2 checkers. Bring your own Bags too. But not their old disposable bags, I use as liners for small trash cans or wet, smelly cooking ingredients like corn husk, melon hulls or fat off meat. Fridge clean out.

Or the 2 yr old grand daughter’s smelly poop diapers.


31 posted on 10/25/2019 7:29:07 AM PDT by GailA (Intractable Pain, a Subset of Chronic pain Last a Life TIME at Level 10.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

ROTFLMAO!!! At least you’re not as badly off as the guy in Chicago who’s pet is a 26’ reticulated python named “Baby.” That’s really being owned.


32 posted on 10/25/2019 7:44:21 AM PDT by libstripper (a bit,)
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To: libstripper
Say No To Snakes! *SHUDDER*

I found a Bull Snake, pretty much full grown, down by the barn the other day. Those jerks look just like Rattlers (which we DON'T have, thank gawd!) and they'll even shake their tails at you like a Rattler.

I had Beau come down and identify it, just to be sure I wasn't hallucinating! Yikes!

See what I mean? Eeek! We didn't harm it, of course; they're endangered here in Wisconsin.


33 posted on 10/25/2019 2:13:54 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Handsome snake. Please send it to me to release on my property.


34 posted on 10/25/2019 8:28:07 PM PDT by libstripper (a bit,)
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