Lake Avenue Tavern vs DwellSocial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lake Avenue Tavern
Discover hearty American cuisine with a focus on fresh ingredients and generous portions. Explore a menu featuring wood-roasted chicken, BBQ ribs, steaks, seafood, and decadent desserts. The app enhances your dining experience with loyalty programs, promotions, and event information.
- Hearty American cuisine
- Loyalty programs
- Promotions
- Event information
- Fresh ingredients
- Dessert menu
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Discover Lake Avenue Tavern - your new favorite neighborhood spot, formerly known as johnny's Kitchen and Tap. Same owners, fresh new vibe! Enjoy our Loyalty Program, easy Mobile Ordering, and stay up to date with event announcements and specials. Your next great experience is just a tap away
DwellSocial
This app facilitates group ordering from top city restaurants, bringing their cuisine to your neighborhood. Schedule deliveries, place orders, and pick up your meals conveniently. Enjoy restaurant-quality food at home without the hassle of city travel or meal planning.
- Group buying for restaurant food
- Scheduled deliveries (Dwelliveries)
- Order placement via app
- Convenient pickup locations
- Restaurant-quality meals at home
- Includes finishing/reheating instructions
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DwellSocial makes it easy for you to enjoy incredible food from the city's best restaurants at home. Using the power of group buying, DwellSocial brings the best food from restaurants you love to your area. Here's how it works: 1. Review our schedule. Deliveries (Dwelliveries), are usually one restaurant per day, several times per week 2. Place your order. 3. Pick up your order at the time and place of the event, which we will confirm via text and email. That's it! Getting food on the table from the restaurants you love has never been easier or more convenient. DwellSocial has changed the game for your next birthday meal, anniversary, or special dinner with friends. No trips to the city, no arguing over meal planning, and no more limited meal options. Enjoy James Beard Award winners in your jammies, and Michelin Star Meals watching Moana. All food is fresh and designed by local chefs to be finish-cooked or re-heated at home. Directions are always included with every order. How do our customers rate us? Quality of the food: 4.7/5 stars Ease of ordering: 4.7/5 stars Ease of pickups/Dwelliveries: 4.8/5 stars How likely are you to join another group: 4.8/5 stars How likely are you to recommend DwellSocial to your friends: 9.4/10 stars What our customers are saying... "It’s a great idea to bring these restaurants to the suburbs! Recently moved from San Francisco and am missing the urban food scene, so was excited to hear about this." -Len R. from Northbrook "The food was amazing, we couldn't have had a better experience. You're all doing a great job and love that you're bringing diverse food to the suburbs." -- Rosalie F. from Orland Park "Love the opportunity to have city food in the burbs. Keep it coming. I think your business is a great idea and should be expanded all over the country. I appreciate your good customer service and communication." -- Julie C. from Deerfield Download our app and enjoy the city's best food in the comfort of your home!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lake Avenue Tavern at none against DwellSocial's shown. Lake Avenue Tavern also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). DwellSocial's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 23 months) and rating (4.1 vs 3.8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DwellSocial holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DwellSocial has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Lake Avenue Tavern's written reviews are positive against 60% of DwellSocial's.
Lake Avenue Tavern ships an update every 23 months, DwellSocial every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lake Avenue Tavern | DwellSocial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.1 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mary Venezia | DwellSocial, Inc. |
Customer experience
Lake Avenue Tavern
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In-app purchases
Lake Avenue Tavern
No in-app purchases
DwellSocial
No in-app purchases
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