DoorDash enters the restaurant value wars with a $12 meal deal

DoorDash is offering $12 meal boxes in some cities. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

DoorDash is getting into the meal deal game .

The delivery service is offering $12 meal boxes in "select areas across more than 20 cities" including Atlanta, Chicago, and Philadelphia, it said on Monday.

The meals will be filled by local restaurants and include a protein, vegetable, and carbohydrate. They also don't include a delivery fee and come with "reduced service fees," the company said.

The boxes aren't just cheap eats. Like many value-priced options, they're meant to draw customers to restaurants, hoping to get them to order other items or come back later.

"Meal Boxes are designed to drive a steady stream of everyday orders and introduce restaurants to new customers," DoorDash said in its statement.

The deal is the latest value option for diners.…