Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Food Delivery Services

By Amy San

24 hour food delivery is available in nearly all cities in the US. This is revolutionary in terms of how people eat. For a long time, people had to depend on cooking at home when restaurants would close for the evening. People thought it was advancement when pizza and Chinese delivery became available. Then came 24 hour food delivery. This was revolutionary in terms of how people ate breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and snacks. People know longer had to leave their homes or buy ingredients to prepare dishes at home.

24 hour food delivery stemmed from 24 hour diners that served classic diner food such as omelets Greek salad, gyros, club sandwiches, French toast, waffles, fruit salad, grilled cheese and more. This kind of food is commonly ordered 24 hours a day because it is comfort food that Americans have grown up with.

Easy food to prepare is what a lot of people are familiar with and eat on a regular basis, more so than Chinese food or pizza. Restaurants discovered they could make a lot of money by sending out delivery drivers in cars. People love to order food out of convenience. Even being waited on in a restaurant does not compare to sitting in your pajamas and having whatever you want to eat delivered to your door.

There are now websites where you can type in your zip code and to view restaurants in your area and the times they deliver food. There will sometimes be a tab that indicates if the restaurant is open in real time. Some websites even have an option that allows you to actually order the food online using a credit card. Common choices for 24 food delivery are pizza and Chinese food, but now Thai, Indian, French, deli, Greek and Korean food are becoming popular also. 24 hour food delivery is especially used in cities with inclement weather. Through extreme rain and snow, most restaurants still offer 24 hour food delivery.

The food is brought to the place of residence and the customer pays with cash or a credit card they called in ahead of time. It is customary to tip delivery drivers 10% when they bring the food to your home. If the weather is not good, some people tip more money. Sometimes, an order may be wrong or missing components. In this case, the customers can contact the restaurants and let them know. Most likely, the restaurant will credit the customer on their next order or will send the driver back out.

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