Vroom Service Now

Offers Door-To-Door Restaurant Delivery

Whether you have a craving for Sushi from Pacific Asian Bistro, a My Pie Pizza from My Place, a shrimp chimichanga from El Coyote, or a spicy dish of Balti Murgh from Kolam Indian Restaurant — or even a little sample of each — it is just one phone call away to dining Nirvana.

Vroom Service Now, LLC, provides delivery service to Newtown, Sandy Hook, Danbury, Brookfield, Bethel, and New Fairfield residents from a growing list of more than 40 popular food service establishments in and around northern Fairfield County. Local restaurants partnered with Vroom Service Now include El Coyote, One Eyed Pig, Kolam, My Place, Pacific Asian Bistro, Happy Cheesesteak, Tambascio’s, Inn at Newtown, Mona Lisa, Sal e Pepe, Papa Al’s, and Villarina’s Pasta Shop, with more restaurants ready to join.

“It has been great for the restaurants as they see the value in having another way of serving their customers and growing their business,” said Scott Leandra, who along with Pete Powers, own Vroom Services. The late George Nault was also an original founder of the delivery service.

Both partners had worked the “other side of the counter” as servers and bartenders since their teens, but the Newtown residents found that aside from a handful of eateries that provided spotty delivery service, the only way folks were able to connect to most local establishments was by driving there themselves.

“It occurred to me a while back that services in general were lacking in the area,” said Mr Leandra. “I had lived in other parts of the country where services of all types were available to both serve and spoil the public.”

Mr Leandra believes many people are either too busy, have businesses to run, are too tied up with commitments, or simply do not know what to do after the kid’s sporting event, so they often find there is just not enough time to do simple things like cook and serve a quality meal every night.

“There are also some residents that have limited ability to leave their homes, especially in the evenings, and sometimes need the service for that,” he added.

Vroom Service Now gives customers a variety of menu choices and the convenience of prompt home delivery.

To place an order, visit the easy to navigate VroomServiceNow.com or call the order in to 203-270-FOOD (203-270-3663). A delivery driver is dispatched to the restaurant of your choice, places your meal in an insulated thermal carrier, and delivers it directly to you at your home, office, or hotel room. Special discounts and promotions are available to online customers. Customers can also follow Vroom Service Now on Facebook, Four Square, and Twitter to receive frequent online coupon codes. Visit twitter.com/vroomservicenow.

Orders can be placed 24 hours a day, for evening delivery, while area businesses are encouraged to take advantage of Vroom’s weekday lunch program. Vroom delivers five days a week for lunch, between 11 am and 2 pm, and seven nights a week until 9 pm, with an extra hour on Friday nights, until 10 pm. The company has grown its business to include lunchtime delivery to certain office parks and office buildings, such as Commerce Park in Newtown, Danbury Hospital, and many more. This new service allows restaurants like Katherine’s Kitchen the opportunity to grow their businesses, as well.

There is a $17 food minimum and a delivery charge of $3.99. A gratuity for the delivery driver is customary, just as in a restaurant — drivers use their own vehicles and pay for their own insurance and gas. Deliveries usually arrive in about 45 minutes from the time the order is placed, depending on the turnaround time from the restaurant, distance, weather, and traffic.

Mr Leandra sees Vroom as a service to both area residents and businesses.

“We provide much-needed income for our customer service reps, drivers, and dispatchers. Our service has brought jobs to over 90 people in the last year, a great thing to say in this economy, and we are still looking for more help as we expand,” said Mr Leandra.

Restaurant partners cite advantages of joining the Vroom family that include reducing expense and liability costs associated with hiring drivers, and freeing up staff to focus on food production.

John Tambascio of My Place on Queen Street and Tambascio’s Italian Grill in Dodgingtown said his restaurants have always offered delivery service, but the appeal of becoming one of Vroom Service Now’s charter partners was giving his valued customers even better service than was already offered.

“Now we can get our food to our customers all over town faster,” Mr Tambascio said. “In a town this size, we wanted to provide the best delivery services possible.”

“Vroom is a great opportunity for people who want to eat quality food, but don’t have the time to stop by themselves to pick up a takeout order,” said Angelo Marini, owner of Sal e Pepe Contemporary Italian Bistro on South Main Street. “We don’t have the staff to do deliveries ourselves,” he added, “so by partnering with Vroom Service Now, this gives our customers another option.”

Vroom Service Now also provides offsite catering, and organizes food donations and deliveries for fundraisers, such as the annual “Uncork A Cure” to benefit The Tommy Fund For Childhood Cancer, a wine and beer tasting and restaurant sampling held at Shakespeare’s Gardens in Brookfield. Vroom Service Now also gives back to the community by sponsoring local little league and soccer teams as well as being a proud sponsor of the Danbury Whalers.

Visit www.VroomServiceNow.com to view participating restaurants and place your order or call 203-270-FOOD (3663). Be a friend of Vroom Service Now on Facebook and Twitter for specials and giveaways as well as up-to-date information, as Vroom Service Now continues to add new restaurants and new menu items regularly.