UberEATS: The App That's Faster Than Fast Food

With all the heat Uber is facing from the taxi industry in Paris, this new app may undergo similar controversy in the City of Lights. UberEATS will allow users to order food to be personally delivered from their favorite restaurants to their current location. Customers with the app may scroll through a selection of restaurants in their city and choose a signature dish from the "Instant Delivery" menu. Currently, the service is available in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Washington D.C., and just recently: Paris.

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How it works in Paris is simple: Monday - Friday from 11:30 - 2:30 PM (hours vary by city) anyone with the UberEATS app may select a tasty dish to be delivered to their doorstep. Multiple meals may be ordered through one transaction, dishes vary between €8-12, and every meal will arrive approximately 10 minutes from the time the order is placed. 

Uber now has UberEATS, which delivers any food to you. What a time to be alive

— J. Cole (@JustisTinsley) March 23, 2016

In the beginning stages of the app, the hours of availability are unfortunately confined to lunchtime. Whether UberEATS will see an expansion to other cities outside of the United States in the near future will largely depend on their success in Paris. The likelihood of the app taking off is still up in the air in light of the ongoing Uber vs. Taxi showdown. But in spite of the protests from the longstanding Taxi industry, Uber excels. Will UberEATS show equal resilience against potential restaurant resistance? Only time will tell if this faster-than-fast-food option will find a niche in Paris or move on to new territory.