Clean Plate Meal Prep has opened its newest cafe in downtown Glassboro, New Jersey, taking over the former Ry & Howie's sandwich shop space at the corner of High and Poplar streets. The healthy-eating chain, which operates under the tagline “Eat Clean, Not Less,” marked the opening with a week of grand-opening specials and events running through Friday.
The new location sits directly across from Glassboro Town Square and Rowan Boulevard, with High Grounds Coffee Roasters located just across Poplar Street. According to 42 Freeway, which first reported Clean Plate's plans for the Glassboro site back in September, the cafe occupies a remodeled space with both indoor casual seating and outdoor cafe seating. The former Ry & Howie sandwich shop had closed at that location before Clean Plate moved in, the outlet reported, and the 42 Freeway report lists the address as 24 High Street, Glassboro, New Jersey, though Clean Plate's own website lists the address as 24 High Street West, Glassboro, NJ 08028.
Clean Plate's opening week leaned into deals meant to introduce the neighborhood to its menu. The report notes that the cafe offered a buy-one, get-one 50% off deal on Wednesday using the code BOGO50, followed by a free smoothie or protein shake with purchase on Thursday. The week built toward a Friday grand-opening finale featuring food samples, surprise giveaways, and a raffle that included a $100 High Grounds gift card — with all of the specials applying to the Glassboro location only, per the same account.
What's on the Menu
Clean Plate focuses on freshly prepared, high-protein meals built around proteins like chicken, steak, and shrimp, along with fresh vegetables that allow for vegetarian combinations. The menu includes customizable Flex Bowls, grilled wraps, quesadillas, salads, smoothies, and protein shakes, the report states. Standout items include the Grilled Mango Bowl, built with grilled chicken, jasmine rice, roasted peppers, purple cabbage, mangoes, and sweet chili aioli, and the Korean Beef Bowl, which pairs marinated steak with jasmine rice, shredded carrots, purple cabbage, scallions, and Asian sesame dressing.
Wraps on the menu include a Southwestern BBQ Ranch Chicken option and a Creamy Cajun Salmon version. Beyond the cafe menu, Clean Plate also offers meal-plan programs featuring freshly prepared meals sold in bulk, catering to customers looking to stock up for the week rather than order a single meal.
Hours and Ordering
The Glassboro cafe is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and customers can order online for pickup. Clean Plate's website separately notes that its full cafe menu is available for online ordering for delivery, dine-in, or takeout, and that weekly meal-prep orders are due Thursdays by 4 p.m. for Sunday delivery or pickup.
A Growing Local Footprint
Clean Plate Meal Prep already operates cafe-style locations in Woodbury Heights and Blackwood-Clementon, both of which are connected to large fitness gyms, letting the company tap into a built-in base of health-conscious customers. The Glassboro opening extends that model into a traditional downtown storefront setting instead.
The company has also been building out a standalone location in Cherry Hill, at Tuscany Marketplace on Route 70, which the earlier 42 Freeway report on that project described as under construction, with crews gutting the interior and framing new walls. Clean Plate owner Caesar told the outlet that the Cherry Hill cafe would include dine-in seating, and that additional Clean Plate locations were in the works, though none had been announced at the time. Whether that Cherry Hill cafe or any other planned sites have since opened was not addressed in the available reporting.
