Porch Pantry
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How It Works
Real homemade food from permitted kitchens in your neighborhood.
For Eaters
Explore the Map
See what's cooking near you right now. Browse by cuisine, distance, or rating.
Order & Pay
Pick your dishes, pay securely in-app. Just a small service fee.
Pick Up Fresh
Get a text when ready. Walk, bike, or drive — always nearby.
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Every Cook is Verified
All sellers hold a valid MEHKO permit. We verify before any cook goes live.
Order Confirmed!
Your food is being prepared.
We'll text you when it's ready.
📍 Choose your neighborhood
See home cooks within ~3 miles of this spot.
Create a batch
What are you cooking, and when can eaters pick it up?
Pick a different time
Choose another pickup slot the cook has set up for this batch.
How do you want to get paid?
Pick every method you'll accept — eaters choose one at checkout and pay you directly. Porch Pantry doesn't hold the money or take a cut.
Your Order
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Welcome to your kitchen ✓
Plan your next batch and watch the orders come in.
Your Batches
Pickup Windows
Incoming Orders
Your Menu
New Menu Item
Insights
Analytics
Kitchen Profile
Meet the Cook
This photo appears on your kitchen page so customers know who's cooking for them
Schedule
Tap times to edit your availability windows
Get your MEHKO permit
The easiest way to start a home kitchen business. We'll walk you through it and auto-fill your County of San Diego application. What is a MEHKO?
How to start a MEHKO
A Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation lets you legally sell food cooked in your home. Here's the plain-English version.
- • You live in San Diego County
- • Your kitchen is in your primary residence
- • You're ready to pass a health inspection
- • You can get a Food Safety Manager certification
Food Safety Manager Certification
Required by San Diego County. About $69.95 and takes a few hours online. Upload your certificate here when you've passed.
Find an approved course →Kitchen profile
This populates your listing and the County application.
Menu & ingredients
List 3–5 dishes. For each, name the main ingredients and flag common allergens (dairy, nuts, eggs, wheat, soy, shellfish).
Kitchen plan (SOP)
We'll turn your answers into a Standard Operating Procedures document that goes with your application.
County application details
These fill the rest of the County of San Diego MEHKO application. $673 fee is paid when you submit.
Review & download
Generate your pre-filled PDFs. Review them, print or save, then submit to the County along with your fee.
Next: submit to the County
Bring or mail your packet + $673 fee to the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality.
Open County portal →