Encinitas CA— Urban Plates—on a mission to find innovative ways to continue to provide healthy, delicious, and clean-eating options for folks at home, Urban Plates has waived Door Dash delivery fees; initiated Curbside No Contact Pickup; launched Family Meals (“ready to eat” and soon “heat and eat” full dinner spreads that feed 4); and now—exclusive to the San Diego market—Fridge Stockers. Also on offer: 50% off all bottles of wine, available for take-out and Curbside No Contact Pickup.
- Ready to Eat Family meals (serves 4, available now to order Door Dash, take-out or curbside, no contact pick-up) – if you’re looking to get a family dinner on the table ASAP (ready to eat), Urban Plates is helping with their new family meals; meals include mains (think cage-free chicken, grass-fed steak, sustainable salmon) and two sides (like mac ’n’ cheese, rosemary roasted potatoes, Brussels sprouts, etc.), plus fresh baked bread
- Heat and Eat to come – on the docket to launch soon, Urban Plates is also introducing a “Heat and Eat” option, where these same meals arrive chilled to allow you to stock up for the week to come and skip that grocery run (heat and eat options have a 4-day shelf life refrigerated)
- Providing healthy, clean, minimally processed whole food meals at affordable prices is at the forefront of all that Urban Plates does – prices for family meals range from $39-$52, which nets out to as low as $10 per person and no higher than $13 per person
- Health Fact: every Urban Plates location has a blast chiller (a pricey piece of kitchen equipment that allows you to take a hot dish and drop its temperature quickly – which helps the integrity of taste and is a premium safeguard in ensuring healthy temperature regulated food)
- Fridge Stockers (San Diego only): Understanding a grocery run isn’t always an option nor easy for everyone, Urban Plates head Chef Jim Cannon developed these Fridge Stockers – chilled proteins, salads, sides, braises, soups, and healthy juices that you can enjoy right away OR keep in your fridge for up to 4 days.
- Items include cage-free grilled ½ chicken (4 servings, $9); scratch-made sides (4 servings, $8) like beet salad with goat cheese, organic brown rice, asparagus with garlic shallot drizzle, and more; fresh salads; and warming soups and braises like Moroccan Chicken Braise ($15) or Curry Tofu & Vegetable ($15)
About Urban Plates:
Urban Plates began in 2011 with a single restaurant in Del Mar, California; today, there are 19 locations, with more to come in 2020. Headquartered in Encinitas, CA, the brand has locations throughout San Diego, Orange County, and the greater Los Angeles area, with additional restaurants in Northern California and Washington D.C. Urban Plates’ expansive menu items are made fresh in-house, from scratch, every day and feature clean ingredients (with an “organic all the time” list, detailing ingredients guests can count on always being organic). Recipes use exclusively GMO-, antibiotic-, and hormone-free, grass-fed and finished steak; line-caught tuna; sustainably sourced seafood; and humanely raised and sourced, cage-free, hormone-free chicken. The group works exclusively with farmers and ranchers that meet its ethical and environmental standards. With menus that include gluten-free, plant-based, dairy-free, pescatarian, low-carb, or any combination of the above, Urban Plates is committed to bringing honest value to its guests; the brand’s $10 Everyday Menu offers 10 items for just $10 each.