There are times when you don’t want to cook a meal and going out to get food sounds like an impossible task.

Blame it on all those late night study sessions or the worst cold you’ve ever had — some days you just aren’t feeling it. This leaves you with the option to forgo a meal or order in food. 

Until recently, foods available for delivery have been more or less limited to pizza, Chinese and Jimmy John’s.

Thankfully, such limited options are no longer the case.

With DiningIn.com, delivery meals from your favorite restaurants are as accessible as the Internet.

By going online to DiningIn’s website and entering your zip code, you are able to browse through all the restaurants that are available in your area.

For the SMU area, there are 75 restaurants to choose from. Restaurants are categorized by cuisine, ranging from local flavors like barbeque and Tex-Mex to cultural cuisines like sushi and kabobs.

Many favorite restaurants that do not typically offer delivery or to-go services are included, such as Village Burger Bar, Kozy Kitchen, Snappy Salads and Bread Winners.

Want to make sure your burger is cooked medium-well? If you like to tailor your meals to your exact tastes, DiningIn allows you to do just that.

After selecting dishes from the online menu for the restaurant of your choice, there is an opportunity to add “special instructions” if you want to adjust the preparation of a particular dish.

DiningIn also offers a generous selection of drinks that can be added to your order.

To ensure your meal is delivered by the time you need it, ordering a fair amount in advance is best.

Delivery takes an hour from the time you place your order online.

However, you can place your order days in advance – just choose the date and time you want your meal delivered.

You can also count on your meal being delivered right at your specified time.

There is no need to worry about having cash ready for a tip. Before you confirm your order online you are given an option to add a tip for the driver. DiningIn recommends 10 percent of the total meal cost, but they leave the decision up to you.

The price for this convenient service is a flat $6 delivery fee and a $15 order minimum.

Though you may have to order a little more food than normal to reach the $15 minimum, the ease of the process makes it worth while.

If that isn’t simple enough, DiningIn recently created a phone application for their service.

The app is available for download on any smartphone and can receive and process orders just as quickly and easily.