“Streamlined” Guide to Starting a Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO) in Long Beach What is a MEHKO?A Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO) is a small-scale home-based restaurant that allows approved home cooks to prepare and sell meals directly from their home kitchen. Long Beach has approved MEHKO, but applications are expected to open in June…
California bill (assembly bill no. 626) signed into law on September 18, 2018 establishes a new legal entity called microenterprise home kitchen operation or simply mehko as a new type of retail food facility. In other words, individuals can operate a ‘restaurant’ in their private residence. However unlike a traditional restaurant, there are certain restrictions…
If you are wondering how to apply for a mehko permit we would recommend contacting your local environmental health agency. We have done some of the homework for you and compiled the following list of local environmental health agencies and their respected phone number or other type of contact information. Is your Local Environmental Health…