What are the Most Popular Types of Takeout Foods?

We do lunch takeout in the office whenever we have a really busy day. One person will go and pick up all the orders, and the company even pays for our food.

We usually order from a place that offers chicken tenders, fries, and salads. Pretty much everyone is happy with this food.

We have also been known to order from a sandwich shop that is rather delicious. Those orders get more complicated, though, because everyone wants something different on their sandwiches, and it can be hard for the person placing the order to keep it straight.

In my house, pizza is the takeout food we get the most. We live about twenty-five minutes from the pizza place, so after we call in the order and drive to the place, the pizza is ready to go.

Somehow, it is still nice and warm once we get it on the table. I guess those boxes keep it insulated.

@Kristee – You would save money if you picked up the food yourself instead of getting delivery from restaurants. I'm assuming that you tip the delivery guy, as almost everyone does. That is one expense you wouldn't have if you picked the food up yourself.

It's even cheaper than eating at the restaurant, because you also don't have to tip a waiter. You are paying solely for the food and not the service.

I have had takeout delivered to my house a couple of times, but only when I absolutely could not make it to the place myself. I make it a point to find time to go pick up the food, because those few bucks I save add up over time.

I do find it strange that the places that we call food “takeout” when it is actually food ordered for delivery. I almost never have the time to go by a restaurant and take out the food myself, so I just call them up and have them send it over.

Are there any advantages that takeout food has over food that is delivered to my home? Is there any reason for me to stop by the restaurant instead of letting the food come to me?

@pinkandred: 40 hours is a normal work week. Unless you have children or very different work schedules, it doesn't sound like a very compelling reason to have take out so often. It sounds more like a reason not to cook.

It is best when you know what goes into your food! Try checking out the cleanliness of some of the kitchens that you order from. (you may not want to order from them again).

@pinkandred- I agree with you about being too busy and tired to cook. We get all kinds of take out food, including pizza, Chinese, and sandwiches. None of us are overweight, but we have very active lifestyles. I do worry about how unhealthy some of the food is, but what am I to do? I can't cook and drive at the same time.

I know my wife and I get takeout boxes of Chinese food at least two times a week. We both work over 40 hours a week, and neither one of us feels like cooking.

I know they say takeout Chinese is bad for you, but my wife and I both have very active jobs. We work off what we eat, and eat more healthy foods during the rest of the week.