Delivery Dudes recently rolled out a groceries-to-home service they call Dudes Bodega.

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As many locals seek out ways to avoid crowded supermarket aisles, one Delray Beach-born delivery service has tapped into the budding food-mart business. Delivery Dudes kicked off Dudes Bodega, a grocery-delivery service that promises no-contact service.

The $5 flat-fee service is available in Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach. It is expected to expand to cities north within the next few weeks.

The bodega-to-home service comes at a time when some local restaurants have morphed into makeshift food marts, selling everything from produce to fresh meats to hand sanitizer and, in some cases, even toilet paper.

To place an order, south county customers click on their city at the bottom of the main Delivery Dudes website. (For example, Delray residents would click the "Delray Beach Restaurants" link.) Once there, scroll down to the "Grocery" category and click the Bodega/Personal Shopper box to place your order. Customers can also place an order on the Delivery Dudes app or call 561-900-7060.

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There is no product or store list, but the Bodega service page promises to deliver "anything from groceries to alcohol," adding "we’ll do our very best to find it."

In a news release to announce the service, Delivery Dudes said the Bodega offers an "immediate solution to help local residents who need groceries, prescriptions and other supplies but don’t want to, or shouldn’t, leave their homes."

The website notes that delivery drivers are given health checks "via infrared thermometers" before every shift.

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