[titanomachy]

Doordash charges the restaurants a percentage of the order, so a lot of restaurants increase their prices on Doordash to recover the cost. I've seen the same thing on other platforms. If you are ordering for pickup, it's usually a lot cheaper to order by phone or through the restaurant's website (if you can).

A sushi order I made last week would have been $77 (delivered) on Postmates. I ordered the same items from the restaurant directly and picked it up myself for $36. The restaurant is a 10-minute walk away.

This makes me skeptical of the business model. Those margins will absolutely get whittled down over time and these companies are already unprofitable.

[JAlexoid]

Well... It's what - $36 for the food, $10 delivery fee, $10 Postmates fees and 20% tip on top = $68(rounded up)...

Truth is - if you're paying $36+tip for the same food delivered, you're literally enabling underpayment of the delivery person.

I tend to pick up, because I really don't want to enable abusive relationship that restaurants have with their drivers.

[titanomachy]

$77 didn't actually include a tip. The prices were high because of a large markup on Doordash prices compared to the restaurant's takeout menu, as well as the explicit fees you mentioned.

The $36 was specifically for pickup, the restaurant doesn't offer their own delivery service as far as I know.

[kungito]

So you guys in America pay 77$ for takeout sushi? Fascinating

[titanomachy]

Well, in the end I paid $36 for takeout sushi for two people... which is, I guess, not an unreasonable price in America. $77 is getting pretty high even for a big coastal city, although I'm sure there are people who happily pay that.

How much would it cost where you live?

[ghaff]

Yeah, if I went to my local grocery store which has a sushi counter, for two people I'd be about $12/main + $6/side (e.g. seaweed salad or Gyoza), so ~$36 for two people. I'd generally pay more in a restaurant even for takeout.

[acchow]

For 2 people, expect sushi delivered to your door in SF to be $50-100 depending on how hungry you are.

Keep in mind 2 pieces of salmon belly nigiri will be $6-9 depending on the restaurant. And this excludes taxes, driver tip, delivery and service fees, etc.