Kathryn G.
Yelp
I love Potbelly. I have never had a complaint about their food. Always a good experience. However, today I learned to NEVER order delivery again. They use a 3rd party (i.e Door Dash, Postmates, etc), to make deliveries, which I was not aware of. I stopped using these kind of food delivery services because there is always any issue. Today's issue was that my delivery took 1 1/2 hours to be delivered (2.6 miles away, 7 minutes in a car). On their website you can only order 1 hour out from the time the order is placed. I did not see an option for a shorter delivery time. So my expectation was to get my food within the hour, not 20 minutes past the exact hour from the time I ordered since I was not that far away and I tried to order closer to the end of the lunch rush. I Only ordered a salad and cup of soup, so nothing complicated. (I don't know how their lunch rush really is as this is my first order from this location). I called about 10 minutes after the one hour had passed and they let me know that they handed my food to the delivery person 20 minutes prior to my call. Another 10 minutes passed and I started to dial to ask for a refund since the wait time just became ridiculous, and then finally I was notified my order arrived. At this point, I'm hangry and pi**ed off. I wish I could at least take my tip back. I had to heat the soup up again, since it was barely warm. The salad was fine, but there was wilted, old, spinach mixed in it and I was give a 2 oz. cup of dressing that was not even full. The salads are big, so I expected a least a little more. Overall, my expectations we're obviously too high. If the delivery person was making multiple trips, they should have prioritized better. I suggest if you want to order from here to avoid delivery and get a carry out or just eat inside.