Dream Dinners is an innovative concept in meal preparation that eliminates menu planning, shopping, prep-work and clean-up by moving the meal assembly process out of people's kitchens and into specially equipped stores.

Dream Dinners' guests preview a monthly menu online at dreamdinners.com and select their dinners from a menu featuring up to 17 items (depending on location) such as Herb-Crusted Steak and Citrus Ginger Salmon. Guests can elect to assemble 3-serving or 6-serving dinners, in any combination that works best for their families. (The minimum order per session is 36-servings.) Our guests then register to attend a meal assembly session at the nearest Dream Dinners store location, and pay for their session online.

When it's time for their session, guests bring boxes or coolers with them to the Dream Dinners store, where our friendly and knowledgeable staff greet them and explain the process. At the store, guests rotate through refrigerated recipe stations, scooping prepped ingredients into the provided baking pans or gallon-sized, zip-top bags, which they label with the appropriate cooking instructions.

After assembling their dinners, guests take the uncooked dinners home and freeze them. Each week, three meals are taken from the freezer and placed in the refrigerator to be enjoyed during the upcoming week.

Our guests find that Dream Dinners enables them to provide their families with nutritious, wholesome, home-cooked dinners with less stress. Some of the other benefits include quick and easy clean-up, fewer trips to the grocery store, saving time and money, and increased opportunities to enjoy family dinners.

We hope you will give Dream Dinners a try!

Dream Dinners meals are priced per menu item, offering guests flexibility with their food budget. The range includes everything from higher-end prime rib dinners to a more reasonable macaroni and cheese. When you buy in bulk you save. Our best value is an order of 72 servings or more. All orders of this size automatically qualify for our volume reward which is automatically deducted from the order total. (Availability and amount vary by location.)

To view menus with prices for your location, go to the Menus and Sessions page on this site to get started.

Yes! Dream Dinners offers a wide variety of pre-assembled side dishes and accompaniments through our Chef Touched Selections menu. Variety and availability vary by location. Check the order page for your local Dream Dinners to learn more, or contact a store near you for more information.

Freezer storage lengths vary by menu item, so we include our suggestions for best quality on each of our cooking instruction labels. After assembling your dinners, the sooner you can get them into your freezer, the better. Don't forget to take out at least 3 dinners at the beginning of each week to thaw in your refrigerator.

We recommend that you take 3 dinners every week from your freezer and place them to thaw in your refrigerator. Depending on where you place them in your refrigerator and what temperature you hold at (recommend 38 - 40 degrees), and what the dinner is, it can take several days (2 - 5) to completely thaw your Dream Dinners.

Once your dinner is completely thawed, be sure to cook your dinner within these timeframes:
- Steaks/beef, three to five days
- Poultry/Pork, one to two days
- Seafood, one to two days

We are sorry but, due to the space limitations in our stores, we are unable to allow guests to split sessions.

Therefore during regular sessions we permit only one guest per session slot. This policy allows our store owners to offer comfortable sessions for all of our guests and meet occupancy guidelines as set out by state laws.

Our website allows guests to reschedule their session within 5 days of their session date. To reschedule your session, log into your account using your login name and password, then click on "My Account" at the upper left side of the screen. If your session can be rescheduled there will be a "Reschedule" link. Click on the "Reschedule" link, and select your new date and time from the calendar then complete the remainder of the rescheduling process. Your account will show the rescheduled date and time of your session and you will receive an email confirmation of the change as well.

Note: Sessions cannot be rescheduled into a new month or a day offering a different menu selection via our website. Your home store will be pleased to assist you in rescheduling sessions in these, or any other circumstances. Contact information for all of our stores is available on our Locations page.

We understand that life is unpredictable. Due to unforeseen circumstances, guests may need to reschedule sessions. Since we order ingredients specifically for each guest's dinners, we do ask for a 5-day rescheduling/cancellation notice prior to your session date. Reschedule/cancellation changes made with less than 5 days advance notice from the session date will be subject to a 25% restocking fee. This policy allows Dream Dinners to continue to offer our guests healthy, nutritious dinners at reasonable prices. If possible, the store will work with you to reschedule your session within two weeks of your original session date without penalty.

During inclement weather, please contact your local store to see if your session has been cancelled. In the event the store must close, information will be provided on the store's voicemail and every effort will be made to reschedule your session.

Dream Dinners orders ingredients specifically for each guest's dinners prior to the scheduled session. If your session is more than 5 days away, you may change your order by contacting your local store for assistance. Order adjustments are subject to availability of ingredients. Contact information for all of our stores is available on our Locations page.

Whether or not children may attend a session varies from store to store. In some states children under the ages of 12 to14 are not allowed, by state law, to participate in a meal-assembly session. Also, we are often working with raw ingredients (i.e., raw chicken meat), so our stores may not be the safest environment for children. Please contact your local store for information about their specific policy.

One of our goals at Dream Dinners is to make our sessions family-friendly; therefore some of our stores do allow guests to bring their spouse with them to a session or they may offer special "Date Nights" or "Helper Session". Due to the size limitation of our stores, overcrowding of sessions can become a concern. In order to provide all of our guests with comfortable sessions, and to remain in compliance with local occupancy requirements, Dream Dinners must limit the number of guests in stores at one time. Contact your local store in advance of your session for more information.

Volume Reward is a benefit offered by participating stores to guests who purchase a maximum-sized order. Maximum-sized orders are 12, 6-serving dinners, or any combination of 6-serving and 3-serving dinners, totaling 72 servings. Volume Reward amounts are determined by individual stores and may vary in value from menu to menu. When an individual order qualifies for a Volume Reward, the final cost for the order is reduced by the amount of the reward established by the individual store. For more information about Volume Reward, contact a Dream Dinners store near you.

Dream Dinners offers a variety of other programs providing benefits to guests which may not be combined with volume reward. For more information about these benefits, please contact a Dream Dinners store near you.

Dream Dinners is pleased to provide nutritional information for all our dinners. The nutritional information is based on individual servings (unless otherwise stated). For example, if one Dream Dinners meal was divided into 6 equal portions, the nutritional information is accurate for one portion. To view this information, go to the Menus and Sessions page on this site, and select Preview Current Menu. Above and below the menu is a link to current nutritional information for the dinners offered.

At this time we are not able to offer a large selection of vegetarian dinners, although some of our stores are able to provide a soy/gluten substitute for chicken. Please call your local store well in advance of your session to find out if the soy/gluten substitute is available.

While Dream Dinners would love to provide organic meats and produce for our guests, these products are not readily available to all of our stores and are often cost-prohibitive. We do recognize that the availability of organic ingredients is growing and are watching the market very closely. Our goal is to provide great family dinners at prices affordable for all our guests.

Dream Dinners chicken meat is antibiotic and hormone free. However, we cannot guarantee that all of the meat products used in our meals are free of these ingredients. Dream Dinners food products are similar to those used in fine restaurants and other quality establishments.

Although we do not specifically offer "low-carb" menus, many of our guests who are decreasing their carbohydrate intake have found they are still able to make Dream Dinners work for them. By reviewing the nutritional information on our web site, they are able to choose those meals which are either lower in carbohydrates, or those that can be easily modified by making small substitutions, or by deleting some of the higher carbohydrate ingredients.

We use low- to non-fat ingredients where we can, without compromising on taste. We also try to use leaner cuts of meat such as boneless, skinless chicken meat. Although we do not specifically offer low-fat menus, many of our guests who are decreasing their fat intake have found they are still able to make Dream Dinners work for them. By reviewing the nutritional information on our web site, they are able to choose those meals which are either lower in fat, or those that can be easily modified by making small substitutions or by deleting some of the higher fat ingredients. Go to our Menus and Sessions page and select Preview Current Menu. Above and below the menu is a link to current nutritional information for the dinners offered.

We offer a variety of meals each month that are prepared with seafood, various types of meat or no meat at all. Since we specifically pre-order all ingredients for each guest, they are able to substitute one type of protein for another. For example, if you would prefer to use chicken instead of beef that would be fine. We do ask that, prior to signing up for a session, you let your home store know of the substitution so they can order the extra ingredients for you. There may also be a small charge, depending on the cost of the ingredient substituted. Many guests enjoy the flexibility that Dream Dinners offers in allowing them to increase, decrease, or substitute ingredients to accommodate their family's tastes.

It is always a pleasure for us to assist our guests in making substitutions. However, Dream Dinners meals are tested in accordance with the recipes provided. Therefore any substitutions made may alter the taste and cooking instructions of our tested meals.

The safety of guests and their families is of the utmost importance to Dream Dinners. We work hard to address the concerns of those with food allergies and other health issues. For example, some guests with allergy concerns have contacted us and we have reviewed recipe ingredients with them over the phone. We are sorry, but we are unable to provide ingredient lists in written form. Our store managers are also pleased to assist by reviewing ingredients, and by providing package labels of prepared food items, so guests may determine whether the listed ingredients are of concern. Guests may also omit ingredients or substitute with other ingredients available in the store.

However, we must also note that, given the close proximity of our food stations, it is difficult for us to guarantee that cross-contamination of products will not occur. Ultimately, we must leave it up to our guests to determine whether Dream Dinners meals and the environment in which they are prepared will work for them, in light of their unique concerns.

The health and safety of guests and their families is of the utmost importance to Dream Dinners. To assist our guests in meeting their dietary requirements, we are pleased to offer nutritional information for every menu item. The nutritional information provided is based on 6-servings (unless otherwise specified.) For example, if one Dream Dinners meal was divided into 6 equal portions, the nutritional information is correct for one portion. To view nutritional information, go to the Menus and Sessions page and select Preview Current Menu. Above and below the menu is a link to current nutritional information for the dinners offered. It is always a pleasure to assist our guests. Ultimately though, we must leave it up to our guests to determine whether Dream Dinners meals, and the environment in which they are prepared will work for them, in light of their unique concerns.

We now offer a diabetes friendly menu! Dinners for Life is a program that takes the current months Dream Dinners menu items and has a nutritionist modify the recipes to be tailored for a heart healthy, low carb and diabetic friendly eating plan.We've done the analysis for you - calories, carbohydrates, sodium, fats, cholesterol and portion sizes. Visit DinnersforLife.com for complete details.

Dream Dinners strives to provide nutritious, healthy meals. We use low- to non-fat ingredients where we can, without compromising on taste. Also, we try to use leaner cuts of meat, such as boneless, skinless, chicken breast. Our guests are welcome to add, delete or substitute for in-store ingredients and proteins to better accommodate their family's dietary needs. For example, if you would prefer to use chicken instead of beef that would be fine. We do ask that - prior to signing up for a session - you let your home store know of any protein substitutions, so they can order the extra ingredients for you. There may also be a small charge for protein substitutions, depending on the cost of the ingredient substituted.

Dream Dinners understands that the point system belongs to Weight Watchers. Therefore, we are unable to convert our nutritional information over to the Weight Watchers point system for our guests.

Dream Dinners is pleased to provide sodium, net carb and sugar information as part of our Additional Nutritional information. To view nutritional information, go to the Menus and Sessions page and select Preview Current Menu. The Menu will provide a link to current nutritional information for the dinners offered. The Additional Nutritional information is located below the regular nutritional information.

In an effort to meet the needs of our guests, many Dream Dinners stores are offering lower-sodium ingredients such as sauces, soups and stocks. Call your local store to find out if these items are available. Contact information for all of our stores is available on our Locations page.

Dream Dinners would love to provide more kosher meats and produce for our guests. Presently though, all of our food products are supplied by Sysco Foods, which is a national food distributor. At this time, Sysco Foods does not carry a large selection of kosher food products. For Dream Dinners to purchase these types of foods from another vendor on a national level would result in substantially higher costs for our guests. Our goal is to provide great family dinners at prices affordable for all our guests.

Although Dream Dinners does not use preservatives in our recipes, there may be a small number of prepared ingredients (i.e., condiments, sauces, soups, etc.) used in our recipes which contain preservatives or monosodium glutamate (MSG). If MSG or preservatives are a concern for you, your local store will be happy to review recipe ingredients with you.

Yes! Looking for a gift that will delight not only the recipient, but everyone else at the table as well? Dream Dinners gift cards are an excellent gift for family, friends and co-workers, as well as a customer appreciation gift or employee reward.

Gift Cards are easily mailed directly to a family member or friend in any city where there is a Dream Dinners location. You can also purchase multiple cards and give them away personally. Dream Dinners Gift Cards are available exclusively through our website and are redeemable at any Dream Dinners location. Click here to order your gift cards today!

Gift cards are redeemable on our website at the time you register for a meal-assembly session. When entering your payment information, check the gift card box and enter the unique identification number of your card as well as the gift card value.

Gift cards may not be redeemed for cash or used to obtain cash in any way, except as required by applicable law.

Our payment system allows multiple forms of payment. If your gift card value is less than your order, enter your gift card information and enter your credit or debit card information. Your order summary will reflect both forms of payment.

If your gift card value is more than your order, only the amount of your order will be deducted from your gift card. The remaining value will be available for future orders.

Finding out the value of your gift card is easy. Visit www.myprepaidcard.info and enter your gift card information. You will learn the value of your card along with any transactions that may have already been processed. There is also a link to this site on our payment page.

Dream Dinners gift cards are only redeemable at Dream Dinners' stores.