Tag: takeout

Hate to say it, but when it comes to properly insulated takeout meals, styrofoam does the job best.

In the name of journalism, I attempted to eat five Evergreen Sunday cheeseburgers. I tweeted about each experience. This is a look back at those burgers and tweets.

All these pies are winners—but only one is the ultimate takeout food of all .

I calculated the cost of my favorite Chai Pani meal from three delivery apps, as well as for good old-fashioned pickup. Note the latter is the preference of pretty much every restaurant; check out the New York Times editorial from late last year: “Apps Are Helping to Gut the Restaurant Industry.”

If you’re torn between hangover ramen and steamed shrimp hakao, you might as well pick up both!

For years, Matt Scruggs was fixated on launching a food truck. Then, he discovered another option—one with even lower overhead and potentially greater geographic reach: a so-called “ghost kitchen.” Last June, Scruggs toured the new Cloud Kitchens facility in Midtown—and promptly left his food truck concept in the dust.

"I work full-time for a builder, selling houses. In the evenings, Monday through Friday, I clean offices and then do Postmates. On the weekends, I manage my own business and do delivery. I have a lot more time to work because I don’t get to do the socializing that I would typically do." - Kimberly Smith (Postmates, DoorDash)

If you haven’t started planning your Rosh Hashanah dinner yet, don’t fret. These local restaurants are offering all the basics to-go. 

Bell Street is as necessary now as it was when it stepped in to fill the Tortillas void a decade ago.

The places on this list spent extra time on their reopening plans, with some only recently resuming business under a takeout-only model and others introducing both takeout and socially distanced in-person dining.