• Headlines
  • Restaurants (A-C)
    • Alinea
    • American Deli
    • Applebee’s
    • Bar Louie
    • Benihana
    • Bonefish Grill
    • Buffalo Wild Wings
    • California Pizza Kitchen
    • Chama Gaucha
    • Cheddar’s
    • Cheesecake Factory
    • Chili’s
    • Chuck E. Cheese
    • CiCi’s Pizza
    • Cracker Barrel
  • Restaurants (D-K)
    • Denny’s
    • Fogo de Chao
    • French Laundry
    • Genghis Grill
    • Grand Lux Cafe
    • Hard Rock Cafe
    • Hometown Buffet
    • Honey Baked Ham
    • Hooters
    • HuHot
    • IHOP
    • Joe’s Crab Shack
    • John’s Incredible Pizza
  • Restaurants (L-R)
    • Logan’s Roadhouse
    • Longhorn Steakhouse
    • Mellow Mushroom
    • Melting Pot
    • Morton’s Steakhouse
    • Old Country Buffet
    • Olive Garden
    • Outback Steakhouse
    • P.F. Chang’s
    • Pappadeaux
    • Peter Luger
    • Pizza Express
    • Rainforest Cafe
    • Red Lobster
    • Red Robin
  • Restaurants (R-Z)
    • Rock Bottom
    • Rodizio Grill
    • Ruby Tuesday
    • Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
    • Shakey’s Pizza
    • Sizzler
    • Souplantation
    • Swiss Chalet
    • Texas de Brazil
    • Texas Roadhouse
    • TGI Friday’s
    • Umami Burger
    • Waffle House
    • Wagamama
    • Wood Grill Buffet
  • All Restaurants
Top Restaurant Prices
  • Headlines
  • Restaurants (A-C)
    • Alinea
    • American Deli
    • Applebee’s
    • Bar Louie
    • Benihana
    • Bonefish Grill
    • Buffalo Wild Wings
    • California Pizza Kitchen
    • Chama Gaucha
    • Cheddar’s
    • Cheesecake Factory
    • Chili’s
    • Chuck E. Cheese
    • CiCi’s Pizza
    • Cracker Barrel
  • Restaurants (D-K)
    • Denny’s
    • Fogo de Chao
    • French Laundry
    • Genghis Grill
    • Grand Lux Cafe
    • Hard Rock Cafe
    • Hometown Buffet
    • Honey Baked Ham
    • Hooters
    • HuHot
    • IHOP
    • Joe’s Crab Shack
    • John’s Incredible Pizza
  • Restaurants (L-R)
    • Logan’s Roadhouse
    • Longhorn Steakhouse
    • Mellow Mushroom
    • Melting Pot
    • Morton’s Steakhouse
    • Old Country Buffet
    • Olive Garden
    • Outback Steakhouse
    • P.F. Chang’s
    • Pappadeaux
    • Peter Luger
    • Pizza Express
    • Rainforest Cafe
    • Red Lobster
    • Red Robin
  • Restaurants (R-Z)
    • Rock Bottom
    • Rodizio Grill
    • Ruby Tuesday
    • Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
    • Shakey’s Pizza
    • Sizzler
    • Souplantation
    • Swiss Chalet
    • Texas de Brazil
    • Texas Roadhouse
    • TGI Friday’s
    • Umami Burger
    • Waffle House
    • Wagamama
    • Wood Grill Buffet
  • All Restaurants
  • RSS

Comparison

Cooking vs. Delivery: Which Option is Truly Better?

Cooking vs. Delivery: Which Option is Truly Better?
Restaurant Staff
October 24, 2020

While more and more restaurants open their stores for dine-in patrons, folks have lots of reservations about giving it a go. A nice, tasty meal prepared by someone else is always exciting for lots of folks so being able to dine outside the house is a welcome change for many. However, the safety concerns are also very pressing, so it’s understandable why many are hesitant to head to their favorite restaurants just yet.

Contents show
1 Take-outs and deliveries offer great convenience since you don’t have to cook.
2 Cooking will help you enhance your skill and will let you enjoy your favorite dishes any time.
3 You can make your favorite dishes healthier by cooking it instead.
4 You’ll be helping the struggling restaurant industry by patronizing local businesses.
5 You’ll get the exact thing you want if you order in.
6 You’ll enjoy variety by ordering in.
7 Costs aren’t exactly that different.
8 Why Not Both?

Luckily, you have other ways to enjoy your favorite dishes that will not necessarily put you and your family in great risk. You can either just order in from your favorite restaurant or cook your own version of your favorite restaurant meal. Chains like the Cheesecake Factory, Olive Garden, and even Wagamama have shared recipes of some of their popular dishes so you can recreate them at home easily. 

But which method should you opt for, you might be wondering? Is it better to cook or to have something delivered?

To answer this question, let’s take a closer look at the available options and weigh them accordingly.

Take-outs and deliveries offer great convenience since you don’t have to cook.

The best thing about ordering in is that you don’t have to do much aside from placing your order. Doing so is perfectly simple as restaurants and apps make it very easy to do. To be honest, the hardest part of the process might be in choosing which items to get. 

By ordering for take out or deliveries, you don’t have to go through all the hassle of cooking. Special dishes can be quite tedious to make, so you can skip all that and go straight to enjoying the food once it gets to you.

Cooking will help you enhance your skill and will let you enjoy your favorite dishes any time.

They say that this is the perfect time to learn and hone new skills and maybe it is. If you learn how to cook your favorite restaurant meals then you can have it anytime. This is peak convenience if you ask us. All you really need is to have the ingredients required for the dish in your pantry and fridge and you’re good to go.

You can make your favorite dishes healthier by cooking it instead.

If you’re like many who are having a health kick during the pandemic, learning how to whip up your favorite dish will let you also enjoy healthier versions of them. This is a great plus for a lot of folks. 

However, it might not exactly taste exactly the same as the original. That shouldn’t be too much of a worry, however, because there’s already no assurance that you can get the exact same output as your favorite restaurant’s offerings. 

You’ll be helping the struggling restaurant industry by patronizing local businesses.

You definitely do not have to feel bad about ordering in because you’ll be helping out businesses by doing so. Many restaurants are struggling right now due to the loss in sales they’re experiencing by not having dine-in customers. So if you continue to order from your favorite eateries, you’ll be filling in some gaps and might help them weather out these trying times.

You’ll get the exact thing you want if you order in.

As mentioned above, there’s no guarantee that you’ll be able to recreate your favorite restaurant dish at home, especially if you’re an inexperienced cook. This can be quite disappointing if you’re really craving and missing something. However, by ordering in, you can be sure to get the very item you want to nosh on.

You’ll enjoy variety by ordering in.

Unless you’re already an expert cook and you have all the time in the world to prepare different kinds of dishes for every meal, you will end up making the same things over and over again if you opt to always cook. This is a travesty as there are so many other things that you can try out there.

Unless you live in an area with very limited options, deliveries and take-outs promise more variety. You can have a Korean dish for lunch and go for something French in the evening without having to go to specialty grocery stores to get the ingredients you need.

Costs aren’t exactly that different.

Many believe that living on take-outs and deliveries can be costly. It’s true for some places but not always. They can actually even out in many circumstances. And if you’ll factor in your time and effort into the equation, you might even find deliveries to offer better returns. 

Why Not Both?

The way we see it, having both wouldn’t hurt, too. It might even offer you better outcomes as there’s so many things you can enjoy from both options. As long as you’re satisfied with your food, you’re good to go.

Related ItemsFeatured
Click to add a comment

You must be logged in to post a comment Login

Leave a Reply

Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Comparison
October 24, 2020
Restaurant Staff
Related ItemsFeatured

More in Comparison

Comparing Top Fast Food Restaurants: McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Chick-fil-A

Restaurant StaffNovember 18, 2020
Read More

Waffle House vs Denny’s: Where Can You Get the Best Version of the Most Important Meal of the Day?

Restaurant StaffOctober 30, 2020
Read More

Applebee’s vs. Chili’s: Which is Better?

Restaurant StaffOctober 20, 2020
Read More

Regional Fast Food Chains You Shouldn’t Miss When You’re in Their Area

Restaurant StaffSeptember 16, 2020
Read More

What The ‘New Normal’ Means for The All-You-Can-Eat Industry

Restaurant StaffSeptember 2, 2020
Read More

Enjoy an Elegant All-You-Can-Eat Dining Experience at These Restaurants

Restaurant StaffAugust 27, 2020
Read More

5 Restaurants That Seamlessly Blend American and Foreign Cuisines

Restaurant StaffAugust 11, 2020
Read More

Peter Luger vs. Morton’s Steakhouse

Restaurant StaffFebruary 3, 2019
Read More

IHOP vs. Waffle House

Restaurant StaffJanuary 27, 2019
Read More
Scroll for more
Tap

Popular Restaurant Menus

  • Applebee’s menu prices
  • Benihana menu prices
  • Buffalo Wild Wings menu prices
  • Cheesecake Factory menu prices
  • Chuck E. Cheese menu prices
  • Cracker Barrel menu prices
  • Denny’s menu prices
  • Fogo de Chao menu prices
  • Hometown Buffet menu prices
  • Hooters menu prices
  • IHOP menu prices
  • Longhorn Steakhouse menu prices
  • Mastro’s Steakhouse menu prices
  • Morton’s Steakhouse menu prices
  • Olive Garden menu prices
  • Outback Steakhouse menu prices
  • Peter Luger menu prices
  • Red Lobster menu prices
  • Red Robin menu prices
  • Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse menu prices
  • Ruby Tuesday menu prices
  • Texas Roadhouse menu prices
  • TGI Friday’s menu prices
  • Waffle House menu prices

Latest Articles

  • 3 Restaurants with ‘Misleading’ Names
    Fun FactsDecember 15, 2020
  • What Can You Do to Help the Struggling Restaurant Industry?
    Restaurant BusinessDecember 9, 2020
  • Can Food Trucks Change the Restaurant Game in 2020?
    Restaurant BusinessDecember 1, 2020
  • 2 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Feel Bad about Dining Out Amidst the Pandemic
    Dining TipsNovember 25, 2020
  • Comparing Top Fast Food Restaurants: McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Chick-fil-A
    ComparisonNovember 18, 2020
  • Pizza Chains are Flourishing in the Pandemic
    Restaurant BusinessNovember 12, 2020
  • Which Casual Restaurants Cook Food from Scratch?
    Dining TipsNovember 5, 2020
  • Waffle House vs Denny’s: Where Can You Get the Best Version of the Most Important Meal of the Day?
    ComparisonOctober 30, 2020
Top Restaurant Prices

Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective third-party owners. Presence of a third-party trademark does not mean that TopRestaurantPrices has any relationship with that third party or that the third party endorses TopRestaurantPrices or its services in any way.

Prices provided on this website are estimates only. To get exact pricing, contact your local restaurant location directly.

View our privacy policy.

Latest Articles

  • 3 Restaurants with ‘Misleading’ Names December 15, 2020
  • What Can You Do to Help the Struggling Restaurant Industry? December 9, 2020
  • Can Food Trucks Change the Restaurant Game in 2020? December 1, 2020
  • 2 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Feel Bad about Dining Out Amidst the Pandemic November 25, 2020
  • Comparing Top Fast Food Restaurants: McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Chick-fil-A November 18, 2020
  • Pizza Chains are Flourishing in the Pandemic November 12, 2020
  • Which Casual Restaurants Cook Food from Scratch? November 5, 2020
  • Waffle House vs Denny’s: Where Can You Get the Best Version of the Most Important Meal of the Day? October 30, 2020

Popular Restaurants

  • Applebee’s menu prices
  • Benihana menu prices
  • Buffalo Wild Wings menu prices
  • Cheesecake Factory menu prices
  • Chuck E. Cheese menu prices
  • Cracker Barrel menu prices
  • Denny’s menu prices
  • Fogo de Chao menu prices
  • Hometown Buffet menu prices
  • Hooters menu prices
  • IHOP menu prices
  • Longhorn Steakhouse menu prices
  • Mastro’s Steakhouse menu prices
  • Morton’s Steakhouse menu prices
  • Olive Garden menu prices
  • Outback Steakhouse menu prices
  • Peter Luger menu prices
  • Red Lobster menu prices
  • Red Robin menu prices
  • Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse menu prices
  • Ruby Tuesday menu prices
  • Texas Roadhouse menu prices
  • TGI Friday’s menu prices
  • Waffle House menu prices

Copyright © 2017 Top Restaurant Prices. All Rights Reserved.

Applebee’s vs. Chili’s: Which is Better?
Waffle House vs Denny’s: Where Can You Get the Best Version of the Most Important Meal of the Day?