PREP Kitchens

--Updating to reply to the spin Prep attempted in their reply-- The business owner said "after providing notice," here is the "notice" they sent on June 23, 2025 - "Effective Monday, June 23, 2025, your membership with PREP is terminated at the close of production today." So, thats what you can expect in terms of notice - note that also means all health department permits are also terminated when they do this to you. As a growing learning business, we certainly were not perfect, but neither are they. Their equipment repeatedly did not work, doors and entry gates were often broken and their delivery services constantly left delivered food on the ground in the shared cooler space, but there is zero room for tenants to be less than perfect. Also, their 'community manager' Tommy Gordo literally yelled at one of our employees and made her cry because he didn't understand the situation and had to come back and apologize to us for his conduct, but they act like we were the only problem. At the end of the day, people are not perfect, but as the paying tenant, you must be perfect and accept their short comings with a smile and a check. --Original review-- I’ve been working for a catering company feeding hundreds of kids daily. We operated out of this shared kitchen under the promise of “helping small businesses grow.” But once our company actually started growing, the experience flipped. Instead of support, we were hit with fines, contradictory emails, and eviction deadlines so short they threatened our ability to serve food safely and legally. We did everything possible to stay in compliance—expanding storage, hiring temps, immediately fixing issues—but it became clear that success here isn’t rewarded. The model seems designed to profit from “breakage” and turnover, not from nurturing thriving businesses. This is not what an incubator is supposed to be. If you’re a serious food business investing your time, staff, and resources, think carefully before entering. Growth and stability should be celebrated, not penalized.

PREP profits when businesses fail. They love breakage - hours you pay for but don’t use. Once we started growing, buying more storage and using every slot, we weren’t welcome anymore. They'd rather fine you and give you LESS THAN 24 HOURS NOTICE to vacate than actually help you grow and be successful. Tommy Gordo is the worst person I've ever had to interact with in a professional capacity. Mitch Long is the only decent person in leadership there.

Love being part of PREP ATL! The team is super friendly and the kitchen is clean, organized, and well-equipped. It’s the perfect launchpad for growing a food brand!

New to the food truck world and PREP has been a life saver. They are a wealth of knowledge.

I've been at Prep since October of last year, and there are just so many great things I can say about this establishment!! The people here are like one big community and family! Everyone helps each other out when they can and the advice is priceless for someone like me just starting out. Being able to set up business development meetings with Doug has been such a big help. Being able to attend events with other business owners is just such a huge help mentally. It keeps me motivated and focused on our goals. JR comes in clutch with marketing advice and even photo equipment that you can use for marketing material! Julia.. I just can't say enough about how much she's helped me navigate all the paperwork! She's an absolute saint! I just love the team here so much! ❤️✨️ Prep has been an all around great first step to get us up and running. I highly recommend for anyone who wants to get started without having to build out a facility!

This is an awesome place to grow a food business! It’s not just a shared kitchen but a place where resources are available to learn, network and thrive in this food industry. I’m grateful that people like Doug, Jr and Julia are open and available to just share valuable expertise in marketing, getting job leads and building a brand. Lastly, one of the most valuable things about being a PrepAtl member is they help simplify the licensing process. Thank you PrepAtl!

After recently joining prep Atlanta with the endless help from Julia, I am now faced with how to proceed with my business and how to get my food to the customer. I recently met with Doug for my first business development meeting and the JR for a marketing development meeting. I am so impressed and grateful for this service because this is exactly what I need help with in order to get my business to the next level. Plus they genuinely care about educating you and guiding you in ways I hadn't anticipated. I feel my membership is off to a great start. Tonya's Amazing Meals LLC

We started here at Prep, and our whole experience was great. Julia helped us so much from day 1. She helped us understand the licensing requirements as well. The facility has the needed equipment to start with, unless you need a very specialized equipment. During the 2020 pandemic, they offered initiatives and programs to help us as a small company, that was very helpful to stay open. Now we moved to a new location, but we are glad we started here. Prep helped us grow in the right way.

Exceptional resource. Well run. I have met a number of their customers and sampled some of the food. Very impressed.

If are looking for a large or small kitchen prep area or commissary check out PREP! They have a range of sizes of spaces and many catering companies, local food companies and catering trucks base their operations out of their building! The front entrance and office is off of Marjan Drive. You have to ring the bell to enter the glassdoors near the large PREP sign and check in with the office.

Very clean and cool space! They have a great goal, to help build and support small food businesses in Metro ATL.