First there was Maple, now there is MealPass. Could the face of lunch change forever?
The newest online lunch platform started a month or so ago in Union Square and has now become available in Midtown. Eater has the details, but the way it works is lunchers subscribe to the service for $99 per month and then they get to choose each day from 45 restaurants located between 30th and 40th Street who will provide a meal ready to be picked up every single weekday lunch. Plus, subscribers get to skip the line when they show up to get their food.
Restaurants in Midtown include Sarge’s Deli, Uncle Sam’s, and The Lobster Press.
On paper, it sounds like it might be worth trying out. If you break it down, that comes out to around $5 per lunch. That’s half the ML budget. Even when they rise the price to $119 per month, we’re still making out ok. The question remains: are the meals provided tasty and filling? And is it worth the time to go pick up each meal? We’d love to hear feedback from anybody who has given it a try or is thinking about it.
You can sign up for a membership and see a list of participating restaurants on their website here.
Posted by brianhoffman at 8:30 am, April 25th, 2016 under Uncategorized.
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