Allison Petek
Imagine you are sitting in at home, running low on food, but you don’t want to go grocery shopping. Luckily, there are many alternative food options during this quarantine, including meals from local restaurants. Many restaurants in Orinda remain open during shelter-in-place All the restaurants that are open are offering takeout, and several are offering delivery. If a restaurant is not offering delivery, there are many businesses that deliver food for them like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Postmates.
Many local restaurants are not chains, so they have to support themselves and create additional challenges. If the community doesn’t support the local restaurants, many of them are at risk of closing down because of the lack of customers and income. There are about 33 food places in Orinda that are open during this time, which gives residents of Orinda many options. “I always get take out from Petra Cafe, the greek place, in downtown Orinda, and it never disappoints,” junior Marlowe Randolph said. Hours for restaurants are changing due to the lockdown, so times when these restaurants are open is more restricted.
“Thai food in Orinda is bomb, and both places, Siam Orchid and Baan Thai, have super good food. All the employees are super nice and safe during this time,” junior Katie Bakonyvari said.
There are also more specialized places like dessert stores that people can still enjoy during these times. Loards, Republic of Cake, and Sharetea are all offering takeout at this time.
It is sometimes hard for families to cook all three meals everyday, so takeout from local restaurants provides a nice break. Ordering takeout is a great way to support local businesses and spice up your weekly routine with some exciting and different food.
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Restaurant
Offering Takeout?
Offering Delivery?
Baja Cali
yes
yes
Ban Thai Restaurant
yes
yes
Cafe Teatro
yes
Yes- Uber eats
Cine Cuvee
TBD
Europa Hofbrau
yes
Yes- Postmates
Fourth Bore
yes
yes
Genuine Goodness
yes
Yes- for people above the age of 65 years
Geppetto’s Cafe
yes
Hanazen
yes
La Piazza Pizzeria Trattoria
TBD
Loard’s Ice Cream
yes
Maya Mexican Grill
yes
Yes- Postmates
Nation’s Giant Hamburgers
yes
Niwa Restaurant
yes
Yes- Postmates
Peet’s Coffee
yes
Petra Cafe
yes
Reem’s Steaks
yes
yes
Republic of Cake
yes
Saffron Indian Restaurant
yes
Yes- Postmates
Sharetea
yes
Yes- DoorDash
Shelby’s
yes
Yes- Postmates
Siam Orchid
yes
Yes- Postmates
Subway
TBD
Sushi Island
yes
Yes- Postmates
Szechwan Chinese Restaurant
yes
Taverna Pelligni
yes
Village Inn Cafe
TBD
Yes- Postmates
Village Pizza
yes
yes
Yu Bistro
yes
Zamboni’s Pizza
yes
yes