Already a fan of Uber Eats, Postmates and Eat24?
Well there is a new service in town to add to the list!
On Tuesday, June 7th, Amazon launched its one-hour free delivery service for all Prime members who live in Atlanta and Miami.
Lucky Prime members in Atlanta will need to either download the Prime Now App or use the Prime Now site to enter their zip code in order to determine if their area is being serviced at this time.
These are the restaurants participating:
- 10th & Piedmont
- 9th Ave Street Food
- Anatolia Cafe & Hookah Lounge
- Atlanta Braves All Star Grill
- Atlantis Restaurant & Lounge
- Aviva by Kameel
- Babylon Cafe
- Baked Comfort Food
- Bangkok Station
- Baraka Shawarma
- Baraonda
- Bennett’s Market and Deli
- Bezoria
- Blossom Tree
- Candler Park Market
- Chai Pani Decatur
- Crazy Atlanta
- Dantanna’s
- Doc Chey’s Noodle House (2 Locations)
- Doraku
- Duck’s Kitchen
- East Wave Fusion
- Farm Burger
- Farm to Ladle
- G’s Midtown
- Georgia Grille
- Grindhouse Killer Burgers (2 Locations)
- Harold’s Chicken & Ice Bar
- Hi-Five Diner
- Industry Tavern
- Julianna’s Crepes
- Kale Me Crazy
- La Grotta Ristorante Italiano
- Little Five Points Pizza
- Meehan’s Public House
- Mixd Up Burgers
- NaanStop (2 Locations)
- Olive Bistro
- Osteria 832
- Park Bar
- Pho King
- Pita Pit
- Publik Draft House
- Qing Mu
- Reuben’s Deli
- Rí Rá Irish Pub
- Rreal Tacos
- Saba (2 locations)
- Seven Lamps
- Smoke Ring
- Spice To Table
- Sufi’s Authentic Kitchen
- Sugar Moon Bake Shop
- Sweet Hut Bakery & Cafe
- Taqueria on Broad
- The Cookie Studio
- The Flying Biscuit Cafe
- The Mercantile
- The Warren City Club
- Tom Dick & Hank
- Varasano’s Pizzeria
- Varuni Napoli
- Wahoo! Grill
- Your Pie
Atlantans have become accustomed to the aforementioned services, UberEATS and Postmates. And many have their thoughts about the new service.
“My initial thoughts were that it seems unnecessary for them to venture into that arena since there are other services that already offer it,” said Aerolyn Shaw, a current Atlantan who lives and works in the city. “Uber Eats, Zifty, Postmates. They are already so dominating in the delivery space (books & goods) that it kind of rubs me the wrong way. Like, let somebody else be great Amazon!”
Other Atlanta residents seemed interested in a service that would allow them to skip out on grocery shopping all the time but quickly lost interest when the reality of service fees and delivery charges got involved.
“I’m interested as I hate the grocery store but not sure if I’ll try it cause I dislike the large delivery fees and tips for the Prime Now style delivery.” said Mick Roper, a long-time resident of Atlanta.
While there is clearly some pushback against the new service, some Atlanta residents are actually ready and willing to give something new a try.
“I use UberEATS and Eat24. I’ll definitely check it out,” said an eager Atlanta resident, Matt Smith.
It will be interesting to see how Amazon fares in an arena that seems to already have some dominating competitors with strong claims on the hearts of Atlanta. Of course, the same sentiments were shared when the online giant began competing with book stores, movie delivery services and even the largest of the tech giants.
Amazon hasn’t necessarily come out on the very top in every case (the Amazon Fire phone was one of the biggest flops in recent tech history) but it has proven that it’s a serious force to reckon with. It’s largely credited with putting a majority of bookstores out of business and their tablets have become quite the phenomenon.
Only time will tell if Amazon will triumph with food delivery or if their tasty idea will land in the same deep dark abyss that the Fire phone is probably hiding in.
