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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

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Naked Tchopstix Fort Wayne

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Naked Tchopstix Fort Wayne

Naked Tchopstix Fort Wayne

 

Naked Tchopstix in Fort Wayne is now available for delivery at Waiter on the Way!

Naked Tchopstix has been voted as one of the best in Indianapolis and is now available in Fort Wayne on US 24 West.  Enjoy delicious fresh Sushi delivered to your home or office today from one of the best in the city.

About Naked Tchopstix:

As a family owned business, we have been open since the fall of 2003 under the direction of  david & maggie lee.  the lees opened naked tchopstix with the intention of bringing the contemporary dining experiences of new york, chicago, and los angeles to their friends and family in indianapolis.  through a fusion of refined and casual dining, the lees hope to elaborate on the traditional definitions of asian cuisine to surprise, excite, and satisfy the senses; to show everyone that good food and  dining is a universal passion that translates through all cultures.

Order from Naked Tchopstix today!

Pho 888 Fort Wayne Now Available!

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Pho 888 in Fort Wayne, located at 4916 Illinois Road  is now available for delivery though Waiter on the Way!

Pho 888 offers Asian style cuisine with reasonable prices. 

Here is an excerpt from the Journal Gazette: “Its smell was intoxicating and the noodles could not have been more perfect. It was dotted on top with fresh herbs and green onion, and there was a ton of meat. The thin slices of super-soft meatballs were easy to spot, as were the fingerlings of tripe, which were about as tender as this rubbery offal can be. The fatty, gelatinous pieces of tendon were also surprisingly tender.”  Read more at -Journal Gazette

Pho 888 offers a wide variety of soups that are sure to stand out among the crowd and keep you coming back for more.

Valentine’s Day Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner Delivered

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Didn’t make reservations for Valentine’s Day?  Let Waiter on the Way deliver you or your loved one a special meal without the hassle of waiting for hours to find a empty seat at a restaurant.  We deliver from over 100 of the areas finest restaurants including Casa’s, Biaggi’s, Texas Roadhouse, Red River Steakhouse, The Rib Room, Smokey Bones, and many others.

Since Valentine’s day is very busy, please be sure to plan in advance your order to allow for sufficient delivery time.

Restaurateurs love a Monday Valentine’s Day

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Valentine’s Day is always a boon to the restaurant industry as many couples celebrate by going out for a romantic dinner.

But having the holiday fall on a Monday, as it does this year, is especially good for business, according to many restaurateurs.

“Monday is the best day you can have Valentine’s Day on, because you end up with a strong weekend plus the carryover on Monday,” which is traditionally a slow night, said John Brandt-Lee, chef-owner of Avalon Restaurant in West Chester, Pa.

The National Restaurant Association said Wednesday that 70 million Americans are expected to celebrate Valentine’s Day at a restaurant this year, making Feb. 14 the second most popular holiday for dining out behind Mother’s Day.

Restaurateurs said the timing of Valentine’s Day this year is expected to produce strong sales from Friday through Monday.

“Monday is the best day for us to have it fall on,” said William Jack Degel, chief executive of the three-unit Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse steakhouse in New York City. “It will drive business on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.”

J. J. Kingery, corporate chef of the three-unit Wild Eggs in Louisville, Ky., said he expects robust Valentine’s Day business starting on Thursday night, and Matt Accordion, chef of SPQR in San Francisco, said the restaurant was already 95 percent booked from Thursday through Monday.

Online reservation service OpenTable confirmed that many consumers were planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day throughout the weekend.

It surveyed more than 4,000 diners, asking when they planned to dine out, on which nights and how much they planned to spend.

Nearly 90 percent of respondents said they planned to dine out for the holiday, with 30 percent planning a Saturday night celebration, compared with 39 percent who planned to eat out on the holiday itself. Fifteen percent said they’d be dining out on Sunday, and 4 percent planned Friday festivities.

Twelve percent of respondents said they’d eat out on more than one day during the weekend, but 19 percent said they wouldn’t be booking their reservations until this week.

About 90 percent said they planned to spend about the same as or more than they did last year. Most respondents, 70 percent, said they had budgeted to spend more than $100, with 12 percent expecting dinner checks to exceed $200.

Jeff Wyatt, owner of Marche Bacchus French Bistro & Retail Wine Shop in Las Vegas, said having Valentine’s Day on a Monday helps attract customers for the entire weekend, including Sunday brunch and dinner.

“We also expect to benefit from enhanced patron volume on Thursday, as some individuals may want to celebrate on a less crowded evening, and Thursday is interpreted by many as the buffer day for the weekend,” he said.

Nancy Oswald, an Atlanta-based owner of nine restaurants across the Southeast, said that Monday and Thursday tended to be the best days for Valentine’s Day.

“When February 14 falls immediately preceding the weekend or immediately following it, the Valentine’s Day celebration is stretched over the corresponding three days,” she said. “From a restaurant operations perspective, this allows us the opportunity to accommodate an increased number of guests.”

Oswald said that doesn’t tend to work for Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

“It appears that the majority of Valentine couples are not as willing to stretch the celebration past the weekend much more than a day either way,” she said. “Valentine’s Days that fall on Tuesdays and Wednesdays are traditionally celebrated primarily on those days.”

Some restaurants are encouraging customers to celebrate all weekend by offering special promotions. The Beehive in Boston has declared the weekend “Four Days of Luvs’n” with special menus and musical performances at brunch and dinner.

Eric Feldman, general manager of 3 Vines Café & Wine Bar in Sleepy Hollow, Ill., said he always starts promoting weekday holiday on the previous weekend.

“We run the same specials every day through the holiday. That way, rather than having only one day to create a buzz and additional business, we have three or four,” he said.

He added that he’d start providing entertainment earlier in the day this Monday, and also take reservations for earlier in the evening.

“We anticipate our guests will be departing between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m., much earlier than on the weekend, yet we will garner similar numbers due to the earlier start,” Feldman said.

Bertucci’s, a 94-unit casual-dining Italian chain based in Northborough, Mass., is offering its Valentine’s Day menu starting on Friday, including “Love Me Tender Shrimp Scampi” — sautéed in Alfredo garlic sauce for $15.99 — and a “Will You Be Mine Filet” — an 8-ounce center-cut beef tenderloin with portobello mushroom sauce, red skin mashed potatoes and asparagus for $20.99. Guests also will get a coupon for free dessert on a future visit.

But not everyone thinks a Monday Valentine’s Day is good for business. Restaurant consultant Michael Desiderio, who had been general manager or chief operating officer at Windows on the World, the Russian Tea Room and Tavern on the Green — all legendary New York venues for celebration in their day — said the Monday timing too closely follows the weekend.

“A lot of people elect to celebrate on Saturday, a night that they might have been going out anyway,” he said. “There’s something about Mondays that makes people cautious about having a big night out, because they’re very conscious of having to work the next day, in a way they don’t seem to be later in the week.”

So at Ponte’s an Italian restaurant in New York where he currently is consulting, he’s offering Valentine’s Day options on both Saturday and Monday.

Fish Of Stroh Fort Wayne - ROTW

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Fish of Stroh Fort Wayne

Fish of Stroh Fort Wayne

Fish Of Stroh Fort Wayne is this weeks restaurant of the week!

With the Lent season just around the corner, Fish Of Stroh in Fort Wayne has become our restaurant of the week.

The origins of Gropp’s Famous Fish of Stroh go back to 1956 when Elvin and Millie Gropp decided to sell their family farm and open a tave
in Stroh, Indiana. To bring new customers to the tave
, the Gropp’s decided to begin serving food. Millie began to perfect a “secret” breading mix for fish to appeal to the surrounding lake communities. The fish recipe became such a success that people came from miles around to enjoy Gropp’s Famous Fish. The Gropp’s developed their ‘Famous’ tartar sauce, coleslaw and original home-style recipes that became favorites of Fish of Stroh fans.

Fish of Stroh is great for individuals, families, and caterings with their large menu selection offering excellent food and prices.  Popular meals include the fish dinners, family dinners, and fish by the pound.  Enjoy the Famous Fish of Stroh Delivered to your home or office today from Waiter on the Way!

Super Bowl Sunday Pizza Delivery

Saturday, February 5th, 2011

An article from USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2004-01-16-pizzabowl_x.htm) published in 2004 but still interesting non-the-less has some interesting statistics about pizza delivery on Super Bowl Sunday.

Domino’s will deliver about 1.2 Million pizzas on Super Bowl Sunday which is nearly twice as many as an average Sunday.

Super Bowl Sunday Pizza Delviery Stats

Super Bowl Sunday Pizza Delviery Stats

The image to the left also notes the other most popular days for pizza delivery for the popular Domino’s chain.

Waiter on the Way offers an alternative to pizza delivery for your Super Bowl party by offering delivery from over 100 area restaurants right to your door.  If you want to really wow your guests treat them to meals and appetizers from your favorite restaurants for the Super Bowl this year.

Vanilla Bean Biscotti & Pastry Boutique Now Available

Saturday, February 5th, 2011

Vanilla Bean Biscotti & Pastry Boutique Fort Wayne

Vanilla Bean Biscotti & Pastry Boutique Fort Wayne

Vanilla Bean Biscotti & Pastry Boutique is now available for delivery through Waiter on the Way!

Vanilla Bean is located at 3410 North Anthony Blvd and offers delicious treats to reward yourself with.  They offer several different biscotti to chose from, cookies, cup cakes, gift sets and even gourmet dog treats.

Gift Sets are a perfect way to give your special someone a way to let them know you are thinking about them.  With Valentine’s Day approaching soon a gift set from Vanilla Bean delivered by Waiter on the Way is something better than flowers and she would remember.

Sun Rise Cafe Now Available

Saturday, February 5th, 2011

Sun Rise Cafe Fort Wayne is now available for delivery through Waiter on the Way!

Sun Rise Cafe is located at 10230 Coldwater Road and offers a HUGE menu selection has seen here.  Enjoy anything from breakfast, lunch, or dinner all made fresh to order from Sun Rise Cafe.

Weekday lunch specials are served Monday-Friday from 11AM to 2PM and include a choice of the following:

  • BBQ Beef Sandwich
  • Grilled Turkey & Swiss
  • Philly Wrap
  • Southwest Club

All items are served with your choice of a side and a drink.

Breakfast items are served all day long and offer you a great selection of all your breakfast favorites.

Enjoy Sun Rise Cafe for your next order with Waiter on the Way.

February Restaurants of the Month!

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

TGI Fridays and Don Hall’s Triangle Park are this months restaurants of the month!  If you don’t know what that means, order from either one of these excellent restaurants at least $25 of food and receive FREE delivery using coupon code “feb2011″ at checkout.

View TGI Fridays Menu and Don Hall’s Triangle Park Menu .

Order today!

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