Some new food delivery options, at least for some people.
Uber will expand its presence in Houston this week with the local launch of its meal-delivery service, UberEats.
Beginning Thursday, Houston becomes the second city in Texas and the 10th in North America where Uber drivers will deliver meals. Customers in downtown and Midtown can use the Uber app to select from a list of 60 participating restaurants and place orders, said Sarah Groen, general manager of UberEats Houston.
After customers order and pay through the app, the company says an Uber driver will arrive with the food – already in the car in temperature-controlled containers – within 10 minutes.
“We keep that geography fairly small to make sure we can deliver on that promise of 10 minutes or less,” Groen said.
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Several app-based and online food delivery services already operate in Houston and for longer hours. They include GrubHub, Favor and DoorDash.
Groen said Uber Eats differs because of its changing menus. Some participating chefs are creating specific meals for UberEats.
I have no feel for how big a market there may be for something like this. We cook or we eat out – even when we order a pizza, from Pink’s here in the Heights, I pick it up. If you’re the sort of person that is into this sort of thing, then this is good news for you. We’ll see if there are enough such people to make this a success.