Frequently asked questions

Wednesday at midnight for Sunday delivery. Most clients order Monday through Wednesday. Chef B posts the new feature dishes on the Weekly Specials menu every Sunday afternoon.

Yes, $35 per delivery order. Picking up and want to order less? Text, email or live chat us and we’ll walk you through ordering for pickup under $35.

No. You’re never obligated to order weekly. Save with a subscription, or come and go as you please. We’ll feed you either way. Chef B Subscriptions are optional, for anyone who wants their meals on autopilot.

We can make changes until the Wednesday midnight cutoff. After that the order stays as is. Call, text or email us and we’ll take care of it: 561-903-6222 or [email protected].

All of Palm Beach County (except Belle Glade), all of Broward County, North Miami-Dade near Aventura and North Miami, and most of Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, including Vero Beach. Free pickup is available in Lantana. See the full town list on our Delivery Areas page.

Between 7am and 5pm. On Saturday you’ll get a text and email with your 1.5-hour delivery window and a link to track your driver live on Sunday. Some northern stops in St. Lucie and Indian River counties run on a different system without live tracking; text us for an update anytime at 561-903-6222.

Drivers won’t ring your bell before 8am unless you ask in your delivery notes. You’ll get a text and email once your food is delivered, whether or not you’re home.

In the delivery notes at checkout. The more detail, the faster the drop-off. If you’re in a gated community, please call the gate ahead of time and tell them Meals by Chef B is coming. Need your driver’s name? Text or call 561-903-6222.

Our bags keep food properly chilled for 6–7 hours. If you’ll be out longer, message us before Friday and we’ll pack extra ice packs. In the summer heat you can also leave a cooler out front; just note it in your delivery notes and the driver will put your bag inside it.

Meals are packed and stored in our commercial walk-in coolers, so they leave the kitchen cold. They travel in our custom cooler bags with at least 3 pounds of ice packs.

Leave them outside your door on your next delivery day, or hand them to your driver, and we’ll swap in fresh ones. We clean, sanitize and reuse every bag and ice pack. Please leave the bag tag on. Reusing bags is how we avoid a weekly bag fee.

Free pickup instead of delivery, Sundays 9am–2pm and Mondays 9am–1pm, for anyone who ordered by the Wednesday midnight cutoff. If it’s raining or you need help, call us and we’ll bring your order out to the car.

522 W. Lantana Rd, Lantana, FL 33462, the grey freestanding building at the corner of Lantana and Broadway. Park in the back and walk around front. 561-903-6222

Yes, at our kitchen, where all your food is made: 522 W. Lantana Rd, Lantana. During pickup hours (Sun 9am–2pm, Mon 9am–1pm) anyone can stop in for Grab & Go, extra meals from Chef’s Surplus, often discounted. Check our social media those days for specials.

Lunch and dinner containers: microwave straight from the fridge for 1.5 minutes, then in 30-second bursts, stirring gently, until hot. Most meals take 1.5–2 minutes. The black containers are microwave- and dishwasher-safe but not oven-safe.

Want crisp edges back (potatoes, meatloaf)? Move the food to a baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 8–15 minutes. Dense dishes like short rib, ropa vieja and meatloaf take longer; sliced chicken, steak and scallops need very little time.

Family trays: see reheating family portions.

Family trays are oven-safe. Take the tray out of the fridge about an hour ahead. Preheat the oven to 350°F and heat with the lid cracked for 15–20 minutes, or 20–30 minutes for dense dishes like shepherd’s pie or pasta. Check the center, then add 10 minutes at a time until hot. For dishes with cheese on top, like chicken parm, take the lid off.

Most meals are cooked Thursday and Friday, and the items that need to be freshest (fruit, salads and seafood) are finished Saturday. Meals are at their best within 5 days of delivery, kept cold. Eat salads and cooked seafood within 3 days, and raw seafood dishes within 24–36 hours.

Yes. If you won’t eat a meal within 5 days, freeze it as soon as it arrives, right in the container. Family trays freeze in their aluminum pans. Entrées keep up to a month frozen. We don’t recommend freezing seafood dishes.

Lunch: 3–5 oz of protein (pre-cooked weight) plus a generous side. Good for lunch or a portion-controlled dinner.

Dinner: double a lunch, about 6–10 oz of protein depending on the dish, plus a generous side. Dinner portions are what’s shown in the photos.

Family: 4 dinner portions (8 lunch portions), 1.5–2+ lb of protein with large sides. See how many a family portion serves.

Items listed as Meal Prep or in bulk are usually 2–6 servings; each listing says how many.

4 adult dinners, or 8 lunch portions. For a family of 4–5 with kids it’s usually enough for 2 adults and 3–4 kids. If you love a dish, the family size is the best value.

Calories, protein, carbs and fat are listed on every menu item and product page, and each product page has a photo of the full nutrition label and ingredients. Your meals also arrive labeled with macros.

The macros are for one serving, usually the lunch portion. Double them for a dinner portion. Salads are 2 servings per container, and Meal Prep items list their servings in the description.

Yes, a large share of the menu is gluten-free. Browse the Gluten Free menu. Our sauces are thickened with corn starch, and we use gluten-free tamari instead of soy sauce. On some dishes we can swap in gluten-free pasta or zucchini noodles. Questions about a specific dish? Text 561-903-6222 or email [email protected].

Every product page lists its allergens (milk, egg, tree nuts, wheat and so on) along with the full ingredient label. If you’re unsure, text or email us before ordering: 561-903-6222 or [email protected].

All-natural chicken, raised without hormones or antibiotics and vegetarian-fed. We pay more for it on purpose. We use Perdue Harvestland chicken.

Mostly olive oil, with the type depending on the recipe. Keto and paleo items use olive oil and/or organic coconut oil. In the rare case a dish uses another oil, it’s on the nutrition label.

Text or call 561-903-6222, use the live chat on our site (usually staffed Sunday–Wednesday, our busy ordering days), or email [email protected]. No question is too small.

Yes. A family favorite you want on next week’s menu, or something you can’t find anywhere? Email [email protected] or text 561-903-6222 anytime.

Yes. Teachers and school staff, active military, veterans and first responders get 10% off every order. Email your work, military or veteran photo ID to [email protected] and we’ll reply with your personal code. Thank you for your service.

Yes. Under My Account, open Refer a Friend and send your link or code. Your friend gets 20% off a first order of $100 or more, and you get a $15 coupon by email once they order.

Text or call us as soon as you can at 561-903-6222, or email [email protected], and we’ll make it right. Everything here is made by hand, not by a factory.

Live chat us on the site, email [email protected], or text or call 561-903-6222 and we’ll reset it right away.

Yes. Chef B writes the menu, does the ordering, and oversees the prep, cooking and plating of every dish. Stocks and sauces are made from scratch.

Yes, all the time. We have packages for all kinds of events and budgets, plus servers and a bartender if you need them. See the catering menus.