5. Brewdrop

Delivers: alcohol Average wait time: 30 to 60 minutes Delivery fee: $5 Over via mobile app Promo code not offered www.brewdrop.com [email protected]

6. Dine on Demand*

Delivers: food and beverages Average wait time: 45 to 75 minutes Delivery fee: $6.95 Order via mobile app, website or phone Promo code for $5 off: GOODGRUB www.dineondemandonline.com [email protected]

Josh Barber was running his own catering business when he realized the need for a food delivery service.

[caption id="attachment_105102" align="alignright" width="460"] Josh Barber was running his own catering business when he realized the need for a food delivery service.[/caption]

He began his own delivery business before merging with Josh Jones to operate Dine on Demand. The duo believes delivery timing is critical, Barber said.

“The second that food is coming out of the window in the kitchen, you want to be packing it in a hot bag for hot food and a cold bag for cold food and go directly to the customer,” Barber said.

Partnering with restaurants is important so Dine on Demand can communicate with customers about wait times, Barber said. The business matches customers with restaurants in ZIP codes immediately surrounding them to provide satisfactory delivery time, Barber said.

“That made it better for our drivers, and customers were happier [because] they weren’t having to wait as long on orders,” Barber said.

7. Eat Out In

Delivers: food and beverages Average wait time: 45 to 60 minutes Delivery fee: $7.95 Order via website or phone Promo code for $8 off: ATXLUV www.eatoutin.com [email protected]

Jackie Davies founded Austin’s Eat Out In in 1986 with the idea that food delivery should go beyond pizza.

[caption id="attachment_105103" align="alignright" width="460"] Blake Jackson and Jenny Kim now co-own the business as of earlier this year.[/caption]

Blake Jackson and Jenny Kim now co-own the business as of earlier this year and have spent the past eight months developing new tools to improve the customer order experience and expanded from 40 partner restaurants to more than 200, Kim said.

“Our goal is really to offer our customers as much variety as possible,” Kim said.

Eat Out In has increased its staff by 48 percent and increased its driver pool by 22 percent.

“We’re kind of the unknown giant in the area,” Jackson said.

Customers can track orders using a tracking system, and a mobile app will launch by the end of this year, Kim said.

8. GrubHub*

Delivers: food and beverages Average wait time: Varies Delivery fee: Varies Order via mobile app or website Promo code not offered www.grubhub.com www.grubhub.com/help/contact-us

9. Postmates

Delivers: food and beverages Average wait time: Less than one hour Delivery fee: $5 Order via mobile app or website Promo code for $10 off first order: PM8CI www.postmates.com [email protected]

10. Smitty’s Beer and Wine Delivery*

Delivers: alcohol and beverages Average wait time: 45 minutes Delivery fee: $5 Order via email or text (mobile app in development) Promo code for $5 off delivery fee: IMPACT www.smittysdelivery.com [email protected]

11. Sourced*

Delivers: alcohol packages and beverages Average wait time: three hours or less Delivery fee: none Order via website (mobile app in development) Promo code not offered www.sourcedcraftcocktails.com [email protected]

12. Thirstie

Delivers: alcohol Average wait time: 30 minutes Delivery fee: None Order via mobile app or website Promo code for $9 off first order: THIRSTIE9 www.thirstie.com [email protected]

13. Topshelf

Delivers: alcohol Average wait time: 30 to 45 minutes Delivery fee: $5 Order via mobile app Promo code for free delivery: IMPACT www.topshelfapp.com [email protected]

Ryan Browne was at a party in 2010 when the alcohol supply ran dry and no one could responsibly drive to pick up more. That night spurred Browne into researching state and local law on alcohol and alcohol delivery, ultimately leading to the launch last March of the TopShelf mobile ordering app.

[caption id="attachment_105104" align="alignright" width="460"] Customers can order beer, wine and liquor through TopShelf as well as other party needs such as Solo cups, ice and ping pong balls.[/caption]

“We’re connecting multiple liquor stores to multiple users, so we’re creating this marketplace,” Browne said. “We’re opening a whole new world [for stores] when it comes to delivery, so that’s how we’re adding value to liquor stores.”

Customers can order beer, wine and liquor through TopShelf as well as other party needs such as Solo cups, ice and ping pong balls. Delivery drivers will not leave an order with someone who is visibly intoxicated or unable to provide a valid identity card.

“We’re trying to get rid of the proverbial beer run,” he said.

An online ordering platform will soon debut as well as a cocktail package option.

14. uberEATS

Delivers: food and beverages 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Average wait time: 10 minutes Delivery fee: None Order via mobile app Promo code for $5 off first order: COMMIMPACTEATS www.ubereats.com [email protected]

*All services with asterisks serve the entirety of Community Impact Newspaper’s Central Austin distribution zone but may also serve outside the area.