Hungry for Dinner, But Too Lazy to Leave the House? There's an App for That.
It’s a Tuesday evening, it’s pouring outside and you’re too exhausted to consider making dinner or going out for a bite. Thanks to a few smartphone apps that connect you with delivery options from local restaurants, you don’t have to budge from your couch. Here’s the lowdown on three popular restaurant delivery apps.
Bite Squad
Ordering options: Online at bitesquad.com, free app at App Store and Google Play
Delivery cost: Around $5
Top local restaurant choices: Smacks Burgers & Shakes, Melange, State Street Eating House + Cocktails
Perks: Far and away the biggest selection of local restaurants to choose from
Downside: Full menus not available from all restaurants
Grubhub
Ordering options: Online at grubhub.com, free app at App Store and Google Play
Delivery cost: Ranges from free to $6
Top local restaurant choices: Yume Sushi, Drunken Poet, Ssam Bar
Perks: Plan a meal for between two hours or four days ahead of time through the app’s pre-order feature
Downside: Limited number of restaurants in the Sarasota and Bradenton markets so far
Uber Eats
Ordering options: Online at ubereats.com, free app at App Store and Google Play
Delivery cost: Around $5
Top local restaurant choices: Goichi’s Sushi Cafe, Il Panificio, Louies Modern
Perks: Track your order from when the restaurant starts prepping it to when the Uber driver arrives
Downside: While service recently spread to Bradenton and Palmetto, the number of participating restaurants still lags.