I hate getting food delivered!

[elizabethann]

DH and I are drinking beers watching football this afternoon/evening so we decided to order food due to not wanting to drink and drive or cook lol. We have a pile of menus for places that deliver to our apartment and went with a local pizza/subs place. I just had pizza for dinner last night so I opted for an appetizer sampler and DH ordered a chicken sub. I didn't think you could mess up mozzarella sticks, potato skins, chicken tenders or breadsticks but I was WRONG. They all tasted horrible. DH said his sub was pretty good, why didn't I go with the healthier option and get a turkey sub?!

I find that I am becoming less likely to order delivery, I think the only thing that really tastes okay after the drive/wait is pizza. I usually order unhealthy food for delivery and I would much prefer to eat high calorie/fat foods fresh from the oven/frier at the actual restaurant lol.

Does anyone else share my disgust for delivered food (besides pizza) or have I had one too many Michelob Ultra's?

[Deleted]

The problem is not food delivery.

The problem is your crappy restaurants.

[Brie]

We just had an excellent delivery pizza.

I think you just need to order wisely. Fried stuff is way better fresh, so the delivery lag time will kill it. A sub is the same 20 minutes later.

[Redpoppy]

I have a favorite Thai restaurant and there are items I only order when eating at the restaurant versus take out (I don't bother with delivery and always pick up). Most fried things just aren't as good as takeout.

[bunch]

I consider what I order. Pizza it is for us tonight,

[rubytue]

I want pizza now.

[dexteroni]

Fried appetizer sampler for dinner is gross enough, but fried appetizer sampler that's sat around for a half hour to an hour after it's cooked is even worse. Something like Chinese, Thai or Indian would have traveled much better. Even the fried foods made at a good Chinese, Thai, or Indian restaurant would have traveled better than pizza joint fried crap.

[niki]

Agreed. You just picked the wrong item. Fried food only tastes good right out of a fryer.

[Deleted]

my SO is my food delivery. lol. he brought me some crazy spicy noodles tonight and they were awesome - and still hot from the restaurant!

[elizabethann]

I agree we ordered from a crappy pizza joint. But again, I'd rather eat at a good restaurant than get delivery from it any day...

[chessie]

I dont share that problem, rural area = no delivery options. If we go out we go to some place nice enough normally.

[Deleted]

The expectation that a fried appetizer would make it to your door and still resemble food is unrealistic unless you live above the restaurant.

I love delivery, even though our options are limited to pizza, American 'Chinese' and Portuguese BBQ. Hoping the local Salvadorian place starts delivering soon though.

[dexteroni]

Sept 15, 2012 21:01:29 GMT -5 elizabethann said:

I agree we ordered from a crappy pizza joint. But again, I'd rather eat at a good restaurant than get delivery from it any day...

But sometimes there's nothing better than eating a dinner you didn't have to prepare on the sofa in your jammies.

[dapotato]

i love delivery. but i also don't order from crappy places.

[pacificrules]

I love delivery, but have learned to order very carefully. Delivery food often tastes way different than at the restaurant. But, some tastes just the same (and maybe a little bit better because you're on your couch and watching TV).

[Deleted]

Sept 15, 2012 18:32:34 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

The problem is not food delivery.

The problem is your crappy restaurants.

:Y:

I have lots and lots and lots of super yummy and well-delivered options to choose from (and lots of bad ones, but I avoid those).

[315bride]

I agree with miso, delivery from a good place is key.

If I order pancakes for delivery from my local place, they taste maybe a little different but they still taste great!!