My favorite Chinese place here (out of the two we have) has been set up as pickup only for months; they even converted one of their front-facing panes of glass into to service window. You have to order by phone or online -- I actually prefer online ordering, as it's harder for them to misunderstand the order. The problem is, based on how long it takes, it appears that they don't actually start cooking the orders until AFTER you get there. What, then is the point of ordering in advance? A few weeks ago, they even remade an order for a friend (he has allergy issues and they ignored his one altered item request) and it took more then ten minutes waiting there to get his remake with nobody else in line, even though he got to the store ten+ minutes after requesting the corrected item x.x (Note that nothing there takes that long to cook). Grrrr.
As for apps: Some of them are real shit shows. Sonic and Mickey D's have good ones; Wendy's is pretty good but lacking in some customization options (McD/W usually have some really good daily specials, though, and W has a rewards points thing now). BK's is a joke; the last few times I tried to use it, it crashed on me 3 times before I just gave up and ordered at the DT speaker. It doesn't help that the only one anywhere near my house has a wifi signal so weak that it barely reaches past the front door.
As for apps: Some of them are real shit shows. Sonic and Mickey D's have good ones; Wendy's is pretty good but lacking in some customization options (McD/W usually have some really good daily specials, though, and W has a rewards points thing now). BK's is a joke; the last few times I tried to use it, it crashed on me 3 times before I just gave up and ordered at the DT speaker. It doesn't help that the only one anywhere near my house has a wifi signal so weak that it barely reaches past the front door.
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