The Prep Lab
Portland, OR
Shoyu chicken thighs over rice with snap peas and scallions

Bold flavor,
by hand.

Two high-protein meals every week, cooked in a Portland kitchen and in your hands within forty-eight hours. Never frozen, never boring.

Get the weekly menu
35–55g protein ✦Cooked Saturday ✦Never frozen ✦Portland made ✦Two meals a week ✦Three meal minimum ✦ 35–55g protein ✦Cooked Saturday ✦Never frozen ✦Portland made ✦Two meals a week ✦Three meal minimum ✦
35–55g
Protein in every meal, portioned by weight
600–900
Calories, so it actually holds you
2
Options on the menu each week, always rotating
3
Meal minimum. No maximum, no subscription

Most meal prep is built to be tolerated.
Mine is built to be craved.

Green curry, shawarma, bibimbap, honey chipotle chicken, bolognese, barbecue. I cook two things a week and hand them to people who live nearby, which means I'm not designing around a shipping label. I'm cooking what I'd want to eat on a weekday.

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The week
runs like this

Thu
The menu goes out
Fri
Orders and payment due by noon. Hard cutoff — I shop that afternoon
Sat
Everything gets cooked. The smoker comes out for at least one of the two
Sun
Residential pickup and delivery
Mon
Office deliveries

Pickup and residential delivery are Sunday only. Office deliveries are Monday only. Worth knowing up front, in case that doesn't line up with your week.

Slow smoked cajun pork loin with raspberry chipotle drizzle, roasted zucchini and potatoes
Cajun pork loin, raspberry chipotle
Korean beef bibimbap with carrot, spinach, scallions and a fried egg
Korean beef bibimbap

What it
costs

3 to 9 meals$13.50per meal
10 or more$12.60per meal

Containers included. Zelle, Venmo, or Cash App, due Friday at noon.

Getting
it to you

PickupFree
Under 5 mi$5per delivery
5 to 10 mi$10per delivery
Over 10 miAsk

Times and locations arranged in advance.

Shoyu chicken thighs over rice with snap peas
Shoyu chicken, snap peas

Two options a week. The rotation keeps moving.

Usually chicken, pork, or lean ground beef, with the occasional feature meal. Everything is portioned by weight, so the container you pick up Sunday holds the same thing as the one your coworker gets Monday. The menu lands Thursday and you decide how many you want — three minimum, no maximum.

Get on
the list

Menus go out Thursday. You'll get the week's two options with zero obligation to order anything.

Text me to get on the list

Or email jake@preplabpdx.com and I'll add you.