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Favor reveals Houston's most popular food and drink deliveries for 2019

Favor delivered a lot of queso in 2019.

Torchy's

In 2019, no one has to let a food craving go unsatisfied. After all, a host of delivery apps exist to provide potables and comestibles at all hours of the day and night.

Favor, the delivery service owned by Texas grocer H-E-B, sent along some of this year's most popular deliveries. Not surprisingly, they show that Houstonians like to have food delivered that travels well such as chicken tenders, tacos, and burgers, but chips and queso is the single most popular food item.

We also like White Claw. People ordered 32,388 cans of the spiked seltzer; black cherry and mango are the most popular flavors. Bud Light is the most popular beer overall, and good old Shiner Bock tops the list of Texas brews sold.

Speed of delivery also helps determine popularity, which means different neighborhoods have different favorite places. In EaDo, that means Rodeo Goat reigns supreme, while The Rice Box rules The Heights. Uptown Sushi leads the way for the Galleria, and Velvet Taco is Montrose's most popular option.

Need a pick-me-up? Gatorade, coffee, and iced tea are the most popular non-alcoholic beverages. When it's snack time, people like things sweet or spicy: Chester's Hot Fries, Takis Fuego, and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups all make the top five.

Tastes change over the time of day. Here are the most popular items broken down by daypart:

Breakfast

Doughnut Holes - Shipley Do-Nuts
Sausage & Cheese Kolache - Kolache Factory
Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit Meal - Whataburger
Hash Brown Sticks - Whataburger
Classic Glazed Doughnut - Shipley Do-Nuts

Lunch

Crunchy Chicken Sandwich - Local Foods
The Chick Combo - Chicken Salad Chick
Chips and Queso - Torchy's Tacos
The Box Combo - Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers
General Tso Chicken - The Rice Box

Dinner

General Tso Chicken - The Rice Box
Chips and Queso - Torchy's Tacos
Sesame Chicken - The Rice Box
The Box Combo - Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers
Crunchy Chicken Sandwich - Local Foods

Late Night (after midnight)

Whatachick'n Strips Meal - Whataburger
#3 Spicy Tikka Chicken - Velvet Taco
Whataburger Meal - Whataburger
Crunchy Taco - Taco Bell
Whataburger Patty Melt Meal - Whataburger

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accessibility brings empowerment

Autonomous cab company cruises into Houston with wheelchair-accessible rides

Courtesy of Cruise

The six month program is available is more than 90 Houston-area ZIP codes.

A California company with autonomous cabs has announced a new pilot program in partnership with a provider of wheelchairs and mobility solutions.

Cruise has teamed up with Numotion for a six-month wheelchair-accessible vehicle (WAV) pilot program in Houston, offering free transportation for qualifying Numotion customers, according to the companies. The program will operate in over 90 Houston-area ZIP codes.

“Numotion is excited to partner with Cruise to offer a seamless and convenient solution for wheelchair users in the Houston area. By providing transportation to and from repair appointments, we're alleviating a significant stressor and providing a way for our customers to receive their service and repair faster,” says Mike Swinford, CEO of Numotion, in a news release. “We're constantly striving to innovate and improve the lives of our customers, and this collaboration demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing beneficial customer experiences."

Cruise entered the Texas market last year, with Houston services launching in October 2023 before the company put all operations on pause following a California crash. This is the first Texas announcement for Cruise since the pause.

"Accessibility is core to our mission at Cruise. This pilot program with Numotion is doing more than providing accessible rides – it’s about empowering people in the community with greater mobility and independence, while also building learnings to better our service in the future," says Craig Glidden, president and chief administrative officer at Cruise about the new pilot.

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The story originally was published on our sister site, InnovationMap.

we favor convenience

Favor reveals Houston's most popular food and drink deliveries for 2019

accessibility brings empowerment

Autonomous cab company cruises into Houston with wheelchair-accessible rides

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