Restaurant Delivery

The drivers at GoWaiter North Orlando work hard and tipping is how they make money. I have decided to research and blog a little about this.
A tip, or gratuity, is a small amount of money given voluntarily as a token of appreciation for a service rendered. We tip our servers as a way of thanking them for good service. We might also leave a very low tip, or no tip at all, as a signal that the service was substandard.

A story on tips from CNN Money says:
Tipping experts recommend you tip a waiter or waitress 15 percent for adequate service, 20 percent for very good service and not less than 10 percent for very bad service. Why 10 percent for a bad time? Think of the busboys, the bartender and the hostess. In a lot of restaurants, a server pays out a percentage of their tips to others who help them serve you. By punishing the server, you're punishing them.

About.com wrote:
If you are having pizza (or other food) delivered to your home or office, the tip rules vary considerably. As in the case of a sit-down restaurant, tipping is optional but some restaurants add a delivery fee to your bill (usually about $3.00). In some cases, delivery fees are higher when food is delivered to an office.
One of the coolest and most impressive sites I’ve found while doing a little research for this post is:

Thepizzaguy.com
-The tip shows that you value the driver's work.
-It just feels good to tip.
-It shows that you're a good person. It's a good thing to do.
-It shows you have class.
-Tipping is common courtesy. It's customary.

Drivers at Gowaiter.com do on occasion still get stiffed. I’ll say it again the thepizzaguy.com has a lot of good info pertaining to the proper tipping of a delivery driver. Unlike ordering just Pizza or Chinese, when ordering from GoWaiter North Orlando we have over 50+ Restaurants like WingHouse, Chili’s, TGI Friday’s and some of local favorite are Mykonos, Friendly Confines & Bayridge Sushi. We offer more choices then just one type of food. A bonus to ordering online is a bi-weekly email with a free delivery coupon code or a free six pack. Our delivery charge when ordering on-line is $3.99 and $4.99 if you order over the phone, so go ahead try us!!!

Despite the rain on 6/1/2011 3 major businesses Charles Schwab, EA Sports and FIS located next to RDV Sports Complex in Maitland, FL. Held their Annual Fire Drill Expo In coordination with EA Sports and many other vendors such as Ker’s WingHouse, Pickle’s Deli, Tropical Smoothie & Panda Express.
The Expo brought out many other vendors that helped create awareness for what to do in a Disaster or Emergency situation. A fire drill is a method of practicing the evacuation of a building for a fire or other emergency. Generally, the emergency system (usually an alarm) is activated and the building is evacuated as though a real fire had occurred. Usually, the time it takes to evacuate is measured to ensure that it occurs within a reasonable length of time. Some meteorologist from Wesh 2 News came into to speak to the employees about what to do in a major storm. The rain did affect the number of people inside EA, Schwab & FIS that would have attended the event. But the people who did attend were very generous for the food vendors that GoWaiter North Orlando had pleasure in organizing for the event. We’re very thankful for being asked to help with this event and our vendors were very pleased and thankful too!! A Big Thank You!! To all the wonderful people working in the EA, Schwab & FIS Buildings and our AMAZING Restaurants who we deliver food from. Also the wonderful WingHouse Girls.

GoWaiter.com Caters Events ranging from box-lunch drop-off to full-service catering, A catering events success can't be based on just Beautifully prepared food alone. With GoWaiter North Orlando, you can expect a successful event every time. You can expect delicious food & personalized service. GoWaiter has the expertise and variety to make your next catering event simple and successful. Let GoWaiter cater your next meeting. We offer hot and fresh food from your favorite restaurants. GoWaiter takes away the stress by assuring your food is delivered on time, set up and presentable.

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GoWaiter North Orlando and EA Sports Hosted an Event today. EA Sports in Maitland gave us the go ahead to set up and give away Free Food that was supplied by some of the Incredible Restaurants we Deliver for. It was really cool seeing all the Awesome people who work really hard to bring us games like Madden, NCAA & Tiger Woods Golf just to name a few.

GoWaiter would like to give a Big Special Thanks!! To all of our wonderful Restaurant Partners that participated today!! Thank you Altamonte Winghouse the wings went super fast. DUH!! it's Wings from Winghouse, The AWESOME Winghouse Girls Alicia & Lena who were a lot of fun and helped out big time. Thank you Maitland NYPD Pizza the food was Amazing!! The hungry folks at EA loved it, so did The GoWaiter crew and Winghouse girls.Were also Thankful to have partners like Gateway To India and Carmela's Pizzeria both Located in Longwood. The folks over in Longwood at La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant. Altamonte Tropical Smoothie and last but not least Altmaonte TGI Friday's. Thank you for all that you did to make this a Great Event
Making the Job Fun!!!

Sal Grassano wasn’t interested in adding a delivery service to his restaurant a year ago.

The managing partner of 6-year-old Carmela’s Restaurant Pizzeria in Longwood had been approached by companies offering to deliver his eatery’s food, but he didn’t think it was worthwhile.

However, after testing a partnership with Tallahassee-based GoWaiter.com. delivery service for six months, Grassano said his restaurant’s weekly sales increased by nearly 4 percent, or about $500-$800 per week. “This was one of the best moves we’ve made in awhile.”

Carmela’s is one of more than 40 restaurants using the new GoWaiter North Orlando franchisee service , which is mostly Seminole County. Another 24 restaurants use the franchise GoWaiter West Orlando.

Franchisees on average invest $34,500 to set up a new business, which includes a $19,500 franchise fee, said Mike Handy, president and CEO of GoWaiter.

Meanwhile, the restaurants don’t have to invest in liability coverage for delivery drivers, and the service takes on the cost of printing and distributing menus to potential customers.

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GoWaiter North Orlando Recently signed up Panda Express in Sanford for Delivery to the Lake Mary & Sanford area. We are also excited about all the Apartments in the Greater Orlando Area who partner and work with us. A Special Thanks to Altamira this property is really nice and well kept it's conveniently located behind the Altamonte Mall and is approximately one mile from I-4. Also, Special Thanks to Camden Renaissance A very large nice complex. Also really super nice staff Camden Renaissance’s location presents easy access to several major thoroughfares, as well as several recreational areas. A big thanks goes to Pure Living Heathrow in Lake Mary Located across from the SSC. The process of getting through the gate makes you feel like they take security serious. But all in all the people in the office are friendly and helpful so go and see what 5ive Star Resort Apartment Living is all about.

This Weeks Featured Restaurants
Chef Henry's In Longwood
That Deli In Lake Mary
Chili's Bar & Grill In Altamonte Springs, Lake Mary and Apopka
Bubbalou's BBQ In Winter Park

GoWaiter North Orlando was happy to help Fox 35 with this story!

High gas prices affect other items: MyFoxORLANDO.com

Just to clarify we haven't added any fuel surcharge. We are thinking about it. But as of now nothing has been added. Delivery is $3.99 if you order on-line and $4.99 if you call it in. The menu prices are the same as if you were to dine in at the Restaurant. There's no Processing fee for your credit card orders and, It's customary to tip your driver 15% to 18%. We wont be upset though, if you're really EXCITED about the great selection that you can have Delivered and you want to tip our drivers over and above the customary amount. Our Drivers would greatly appreciate it also b/c that's the only way they make money.

Today's Featured Restaurants!!

Carmela's In Longwood.
Winghouse In Altamonte Springs.
Paxia In College Park.
Panda Express In Sanford.