- Prime Now customers in Chicago can now enjoy delivery from local restaurants, including Balena, Big Bowl, Big Star, Chicago q, M Burger, RPM Italian, Wildfire, and many more
- Free delivery for a limited time on all restaurant orders
SEATTLE, 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Prime Now customers in Chicagocan now enjoy delivery from local restaurants including Balena, Big Bowl, Big Star, Chicago q, M Burger, RPM Italian, Wildfire, and many more. Prime Now already services the Chicago area with one and two hour delivery from Amazon and grocery delivery from Plum Market, My Fit Foods and Sprinkles Cupcakes.
Using the Prime Now mobile app, Chicago customers can view participating restaurants, browse menus, place orders, track the status of their delivery, and watch as the driver travels from the restaurant to the delivery address in real time. Once an order is placed, Amazon delivery drivers pick up and deliver the food within an hour or less. The average delivery time since introducing restaurant delivery on Prime Now is 39 minutes.
“Chicago is home to just about every kind of cuisine you could want,” said Gus Lopez, general manager, Amazon Restaurants. “We’re excited to offer Amazon Prime customers a quick and convenient way to enjoy some of the city’s best restaurants without having to fight traffic or brave the cold.”
Starting today, restaurant delivery is available across 18 zip codes in Chicago. Prime members can download the Prime Now app or visit amazon.com/primenow to enter their zip code and see if Prime Now is available in their area. In zip codes where restaurant delivery is available, customers will see Restaurants on the home page.
“Being an Amazon Prime member myself, I was excited to hear that restaurant delivery was coming to Chicago,” said Kimberly Galban, One Off Hospitality Group, the management company for Big Star, Dove’s Luncheonette and Publican Quality Meats. “We are looking forward to working with Amazon because like us, they stand for flawless service and incredible value. We are thrilled to partner with Amazon in what will likely change the restaurant delivery market in Chicago.”
Participating Chicago restaurants include:
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• 5411 Empanadas |
• Labriola Café |
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• America’s Dog |
• Links Taproom |
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• Bakin’ & Eggs |
• Local Root Chicago |
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• Balena |
• Lockdown Bar & Grill |
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• Be Leaf |
• Lovely: A Bake Shop |
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• Beatrix |
• Loving Heart |
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• Big Bowl |
• M Burger |
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• Big G’s Pizza |
• mEAT |
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• Big Star |
• Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse |
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• Billy Goat Tavern |
• Native Foods Café |
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• Bites Asian Tapa |
• Paddy O’Fegan’s |
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• Blue Door Farm Stand Too |
• Paula & Monica’s Pizzeria |
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• Bombay Wraps |
• Pizzeria Da Nella |
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• Bon Bon Vietnamese Sandwiches |
• Pleasant House Bakery |
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• bopNgrill |
• Poag Mahone’s |
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• Brazilian Bowl |
• Publican Quality Meats |
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• Briciola |
• Rickshaw Republic |
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• Brown Bag Seafood Co. |
• RoSal’s |
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• Burger Bar Chicago |
• RPM Italian |
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• Butcher & The Burger |
• RPM Steak Chicago |
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• Cassava |
• Saigon Sisters |
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• Cemitas Puebla |
• Scone City |
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• Chef Luciano |
• Snap Kitchen |
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• Chicago q |
• Sopraffina Marketcaffe |
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• Costello Sandwhich & Sides |
• Southport Grocery and Cafe |
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• D.S. Tequila Company |
• Standard Market Grill |
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• Da Lobsta |
• Stan’s Donuts & Coffee |
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• Dive Bar |
• Sunrise Cafe |
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• Dove’s Luncheonette |
• Sweet Sensations Pastry |
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• Earth’s Healing Café |
• Tallboy Taco |
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• Fatso’s Last Stand |
• Taza Cafe |
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• FliP Crepes |
• The Panini Republic |
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• Fuh |
• Tre Soldi |
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• Geek Bar Beta |
• Umami Burger |
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• Jaffa Bagels |
• Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar |
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• Jerry’s |
• Unite Urban Grill |
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• JINYA Ramen Bar |
• WHISK |
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• Jubrano’s |
• Wildfire |
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• La Stanza Ristorante |
• Yefseis Cafe |
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• La Storia Ristorante |
• And more coming soon |
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Restaurant delivery on Prime Now offers customers transparent pricing—there are no menu markups or hidden service fees, and delivery on all orders is free for a limited time. Customers pay using the information already stored in their Amazon account and orders are backed by Amazon’s award-winning customer service.
To learn more about restaurant delivery on Prime Now and to download the mobile app, visit amazon.com/Chicago-restaurants. For restaurants interested in working with Prime Now, please contact restaurant-inquiries@amazon.com.
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