Meal-delivery services are all over the place. Some ship frozen meals via FedEx, some pick-up dinner at local restaurants and slap on a $12 delivery charge to bring you dinner, and others, are enterprising local catering operations. One such caterer was the inspiration for what today is known as Dine In 2Nite, now delivering dinner in several Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA neighborhoods.
The service, which originated in San Diego in 2011, is the brainchild of entrepreneur Leo Kats and his wife, Claire Kats. After selling their business a few years back, Leo and Claire were looking to develop something new. Leo, working late, often picked up dinner for the family at a chain restaurant on the way home. After months of this routine, a postcard arrived in the mail from a local caterer promising fresh cooked meals, delivered. The Kats family signed up, and the rest is history.
Leo and Claire struck a deal to franchise a reworked version of the original dinner delivery concept, and, in 2012, the nation's second location opened in Portland, delivering meals to several east side neighborhoods including Sellwood, Laurelhurst, Irvington, Sunnyside, Alameda, among others.
Here’s how it works: Every Monday through Friday, Dine In 2Nite's culinary team makes dinner fresh and their drivers deliver ready-to-eat meals each evening between 4pm and 7pm. Customers sign up for 3-days or 5-days per week for an ongoing plan (which is renewed each 4 weeks). The minimum order is only one meal - making it perfect for someone who lives alone. The best part? Meals are only $10 with delivery and tip included.
Dine In 2Nite delivers to the these Portland, OR zip codes: 97212, 97232, 97214, 97202, 97206, 97213, 97215, as well as 97218 and 97211 (south of Killingsworth) - and now in Vancouver WA to 98664, 98682, 98683, and 98684. Information is available at www.dinein2nite.com or at 888.64.MEALS (888.646.3257).
