How to Order Local
Home-Cooked Meals
From discovery to your first bite, ordering from a permitted home kitchen is simple, safe, and delicious.
Discover
Browse menus from permitted MEHKO and Cottage Food License kitchens in your neighborhood. Every chef profile shows their active permit status, cuisine specialty, and customer reviews.
Order & Pay
Select your meal and pay securely through the app. All cooks are pre-vetted for active health permits. No hidden fees, just fair prices for real food.
Pick-Up or Local Delivery
Since these are micro-kitchens, choose a pickup time or have the cook (or their household member) deliver it directly to you. Third-party apps are prohibited by law for MEHKOs.
Enjoy & Review
Support your local chef by leaving a review of your experience. Your feedback helps build trust in the community and helps other neighbors discover great home cooks.
Safety Note
All meals are prepared in a private home kitchen that has been inspected and permitted by the local Health Department. Cooks must maintain an active MEHKO or Cottage Food License at all times to remain on the Eat Homeplates platform.
Your neighborhood kitchen, in your pocket
Browse local home chefs on a live map, order in seconds, and support your community — all from one app.
Eat HomePlates
Home is a plate away
App Home Screen
Discover Nearby Chefs
Ditch the DM Chaos. Scale Your Home Kitchen.
Eat HomePlates handles the orders, payments, and logistics for MEHKO chefs and home bakers. Whether you are a weekend hobbyist or an established home culinary business, we turn your kitchen into a streamlined storefront.
One-Click Checkout
Customers buy in seconds. No more answering "Is this available?" in the comments.
Upfront Payments
Secure your revenue before you cook. Zero unpaid orders or ingredient waste.
Flexible Logistics
Set your own rules. Offer doorstep delivery, porch pickup, or both based on your schedule.
Automated Inventory
Input your daily portions. The app automatically stops taking orders the second you sell out.
Compliance Tracking
Stay stress-free. Built-in receipts and sales logs keep your MEHKO or cottage food operation perfectly legal.
For the Established Business
Professionalize Your Brand
You have the local reputation, but social media grids are clunky order forms. Eat HomePlates gives you a dedicated digital storefront. Stop chasing Venmo payments, manage rush-hour pickup windows effortlessly, and offer reliable delivery options to your regulars without managing drivers yourself.
For the Hobbyist Starting Out
Launch Without the Risk
Turning your passion into a business shouldn't require an expensive website or messy group chats. Eat HomePlates takes care of the technical heavy lifting on day one. Set your menu, open for orders, and start selling legally to your neighborhood with zero tech headaches.