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Running a Ghost Kitchen: Microwave Meals for Delivery

A Reddit user shares their secret: a thriving delivery-only restaurant selling jazzed-up microwave meals from their home kitchen. Is it genius or a scam?

21 viewsยท2 min readยทJun 3, 2026
I run a fake restaurant on a delivery app.

Some stories from old Reddit stick with you. They were posted years ago, then mostly faded from view. This one, about a unique business idea, is definitely one of them.

I registered a company, bought all the take-away boxes from Amazon, and signed up for a few delivery apps. I even made some social media accounts and printed leaflets that I drop in mailboxes. What I sell is pretty simple: microwave meals.

For some of them, I add a little something to make them look better, like a sprinkle of cheese. Right now, I'm pulling in around ยฃ200 a day in revenue. No one suspects anything.

I know a hygiene inspection is coming soon, but I'm sure I'll pass it without any problems. Operating out of my own kitchen isn't illegal where I am. I'm in the UK, so I can indeed work from a non-commercial kitchen.

I'm registered, I'll pay my taxes in January, I have my certificates, and I'm insured (though there's one small thing I might need to add to the policy, which I'm doing next week). So, I'm doing everything by the book, legally speaking. But still, I wonder, should I feel bad about this?

Honestly, I feel pretty proud. I'm free from the 9-to-5 grind, and that feels good. I'm not breaking any laws, just maybe ruining my karma in real life for selling people heated-up food from a microwave at home.

This story is a quirky look at entrepreneurship. It makes you wonder about the line between clever business and cutting corners. And maybe, just maybe, it makes you check your next delivery order a little closer.

How does this make you feel?

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