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    Dinner to Your Doorstep: Food Delivery Service Roundup

    A convenience that seemed to be reserved for exceptionally large cities just a few years ago, at least six food delivery services have entered the Central Ohio market to feed hungry Columbusites.

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    Dinner to your doorstep is now just a few clicks away, delivering everything from fast food eats to a four course meal. It’s generally a win-win situation: convenience on the customer end and a boost in sales for the eatery, especially for local restaurants that wouldn’t be able to otherwise offer to-your-door service.

    So now you are craving pizza…or tacos…or sushi. Good news! The Metropreneur has rounded up the options and broken them down for your dining pleasure.

    DoorDash

    Launched in Columbus: April 2016

    Service area: Downtown, Dublin, Gahanna, Hilliard, Lewis Center, New Albany, Powell, Upper Arlington and Westerville

    Restaurant partner structure: DoorDash primarily works with restaurants with whom they have a formal relationship, though they also offer delivery from other area favorites

    Major restaurant partners: Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace, Bareburger, The Happy Greek, The Thurman Cafe, City Barbeque

    Average delivery time: 45 minutes

    Delivery hours: 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., 7 days a week

    Delivery fees: $3.99 – $5.99

    Available platforms: Android, iOS, web app

    Website: doordash.com

    OrderUp

    Launched in Columbus: June 2015

    Service area: Clintonville, Downtown, German Village, Grandvidew, Short North, University District and Upper Arlington

    Restaurant partner structure: The majority of the 70+ restaurants OrderUp delivers are partners

    Major restaurant partners: Chipotle, FUSIAN, Hai Poke, Zest Juice Co., Melt Bar & Grilled, McDonald’s, Subway, Qdoba, Buca di Beppo and Sbarro

    Average delivery time: 20-45 minutes, depending on the restaurant and cuisine; average pick-up to delivery times of 10 minutes or less to ensure superior food quality

    Delivery hours: 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., 7 days a week

    Delivery fees: $3.99-$5.99

    Available platforms: Android, iOS, web app

    Website: orderup.com

    SkipTheDishes

    Launched in Columbus: June 2015

    Service area: Bexley, Downtown, Dublin, Gahanna, German Village, Grandview, Northwest Columbus, Upper Arlington, Westerville, Whitehall and Worthington

    Restaurant partner structure: All restaurants listed are partnered with SkipTheDishes with no menu markups or service fees

    Major restaurant partners: Thurman Café, Basil Thai, Average Joe’s, California Pizza Kitchen, Subway, Old Mohawk, Menchies, and 140 more

    Average delivery time: 45 minutes

    Delivery hours:
    10:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., Weekdays
    10:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m., Weekends

    Delivery fees: Free to $5.99

    Available platforms: Android, iOS, web app

    Website: skipthedishes.com

    Grubhub 

    Launched in Columbus: May 2016 for delivery, 2011 as online aggregator of restaurants that offer delivery themselves

    Service area: GrubHub delivers to 24 zip codes within the Central Ohio area

    Restaurant partner structure: No fee for restaurants to be listed on the Grubhub site; Grubhub takes a small fee on orders placed through platform

    Major Restaurant Partners: Approximately 150 restaurant partners in the Columbus market, nationally Grubhub has an extensive network of large restaurant partners

    Average delivery time: Determined by the restaurant, varies from restaurant to restaurant

    Delivery hours: Determined by the restaurant, varies from restaurant to restaurant

    Delivery fees: Determined by the restaurant, varies from restaurant to restaurant

    Available platforms: Android, iOS, web app

    Website: grubhub.com 

    Postmates 

    Launched in Columbus: September 2015

    Service area: Clintonville, Downtown, German Village, Grandview Heights, Short North, University District and Upper Arlington

    Restaurant partner structure: Postmates Plus Partnerships allow restaurants to control their presence on the app; for other restaurants Postmates order and deliver on a customer’s behalf

    Major restaurant partners: Superchef’s, Jeni’s, Yats, Daredevil Dogs, Mazah

    Average delivery time: 60 minutes or less

    Delivery hours: 24/7 available as Postmates delivers more than food; food service delivery depends on restaurant hours

    Delivery fees: $2.99 or $3.99 for Postmates Plus Partners, all others based on distance between the pickup location and drop-off location; 9 percent service fee on all orders

    Available platforms: Android, iOS, web app

    Website: postmates.com

    uberEATS

    Launched in Columbus: August 2016

    Service area: Bexley, Clintonville, Downtown, Dublin, Franklinton, Gahanna, German Village, Grandview, Italian Village, Merion Village, Northeast Columbus, Northwest Columbus, Olde Towne East, Powell, Short North, Upper Arlington, Victorian Village, Whitehall and Worthington

    Restaurant partner structure: Partners with restaurants to be listed on the service

    Major restaurant partners: Primarily local restaurants –  The Walrus, Little Donut Shop, 6-1-Pho, Hofbräuhaus, Salt & Pine, SambaFRESH; approximately 90 total

    Average delivery time: 35 minutes

    Delivery hours: Available 24/7 but dependent upon restaurant hours

    Delivery fees: Flat $4.99 fee; food prices may differ from prices available at a restaurant

    Available platforms: Android, iOS, web app

    Website: ubereats.com/columbus

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    Susan Post
    Susan is the editor of The Metropreneur and associate editor of Columbus Underground, and also covers small business and entrepreneurial news and the food scene in Central Ohio.Susan holds a degree in Communication with a minor in Professional Writing from The Ohio State University. She sits on the board of the Central Ohio Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and loves coffee, whiskey, cooking and spending time with friends and family.
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