Illinois
Restaurant Online Ordering in Illinois
DirectOrders serves 5 Illinois cities, including Chicago, Joliet, and Naperville, across roughly 9,250 restaurants. Local kitchens get a branded ordering site that ranks in Google and AI search, Voice AI phone ordering, Uber Direct and DoorDash Drive delivery, and same day payouts, all at a flat monthly fee with zero per order commission. Whether you sell deep-dish pizza, italian beef sandwich, and chicago-style hot dog, you keep the customer relationship and the margin.
- Cities served
- 5
- Restaurants in range
- 9,250+
- Per order commission
- 0%
- Time to go live
- Hours
What Illinois kitchens are known for
Signature dishes and styles across the Illinois cities we serve. DirectOrders builds menus, modifiers, and Voice AI prompts around exactly this kind of regional menu.
- Deep-dish pizza
- Italian beef sandwich
- Chicago-style hot dog
- Jibarito
- Authentic Mexican barbacoa
- Elgin-style hot dogs
- Pan dulce from Mexican bakeries
- Italian beef
- Italian beef sandwiches
- Chicago-style hot dogs
- Cevapi (from Bosnian restaurants)
- Mexican street tacos
- South Indian thali
- Farm-to-table seasonal tasting menus
5 cities in Illinois
- 7,300+ restaurants
Chicago, IL
The Windy City
Replace marketplace commissions in Chicago with a branded ordering experience.
- 500+ restaurants
Joliet, IL
City of Steel
Joliet restaurants grow direct orders with commission-free online ordering, branded websites, and delivery tools for the Will County market.
- 700+ restaurants
Naperville, IL
Naper Settlement City
Naperville restaurants grow direct orders with commission-free ordering, branded websites, and loyalty tools for one of the wealthiest suburbs in the Midwest.
- 350+ restaurants
Elgin, IL
The Watch City
Elgin restaurants boost direct orders with commission-free ordering, branded websites, and delivery tools for the Fox Valley's largest city.
- 400+ restaurants
Peoria, IL
River City
Peoria IL restaurants boost direct orders with commission-free ordering, branded websites, and delivery tools for central Illinois's largest metro.
High traffic windows across Illinois
Events that spike restaurant demand in the Illinois cities we serve. These are the weekends when marketplace delivery times break and a direct ordering channel wins.
- Chicago
Lollapalooza (July-August) -Grant Park area restaurants see 4x delivery volume
- Chicago
Chicago Restaurant Week (January-February) -citywide prix fixe promotions
- Chicago
Taste of Chicago (July) -the nation's largest food festival drives citywide interest
- Elgin
Elgin Harvest Market
- Elgin
Nightmare on Chicago Street
- Elgin
Centre of Elgin events
- Joliet
Route 66 Festival
- Joliet
Joliet Slammers games
- Joliet
Cathedral Area Art Festival
Why Illinois restaurants choose DirectOrders
One platform for ordering, phones, delivery, and payouts, built so independent restaurants keep the customer and the margin.
Branded ordering website
Your own site that Google and AI search index as your brand, not a marketplace listing.
Voice AI phone ordering
AI answers every call, takes the order, and never puts a paying guest on hold.
Delivery without the markup
Uber Direct and DoorDash Drive at flat dispatch cost instead of a 30 percent commission.
Same day payouts
The money you earn today lands in your account today, not next week.
Keep your current POS
Connects with the POS systems restaurants already run, including Clover and Otter.
Commission free pricing
One flat monthly fee. No per order commission, no long term contract.
Illinois restaurant ordering: common questions
How many Illinois cities does DirectOrders serve?
DirectOrders publishes local ordering pages for 5 Illinois cities, including Chicago, Joliet, and Naperville. Each page is tuned to the local food scene, delivery patterns, and event calendar.
Does DirectOrders charge commission in Illinois?
No. Illinois restaurants pay one flat monthly fee with zero per order commission, so every dollar of an order stays with the restaurant.
Can a Illinois restaurant keep its current POS?
Yes. DirectOrders connects with the POS systems restaurants already run. See the full list on the integrations page, including Clover and Otter.
How fast can a Chicago restaurant go live?
Most restaurants are live within a few hours. There is no long term contract, so you can cancel any time.
Does DirectOrders handle delivery in Illinois?
Yes. DirectOrders dispatches delivery through Uber Direct and DoorDash Drive at flat cost, so you cover the metro radius without paying a marketplace commission on every order.
Ready to launch direct ordering for your Illinois restaurant?
Most restaurants are live within a few hours. Flat monthly fee, no per order commission, no long term contract.