Built for the drive to Moonlight Beach. Every number on the bag.

Beach orders are the real test

In San Diego a lot of takeout never sees a dining table. It goes to Pacific Beach, La Jolla Shores, Coronado or Ocean Beach, gets set down in the sand, gets picked up again, and gets carried past a volleyball net to a towel. A bag that can't stand up on its own tips over the first time someone sets it down on a soft spot.

Our bag has a flat, square bottom and 110 GSM paper, so it stays upright on a car floor, a tailgate or a beach blanket. The 7″ depth gives containers a wide base, which is what stops a bag from rolling when the ground is uneven.

The gusset is where the cups live

The gusset is the folded panel on each side that opens out when you pop the bag open. Ours is 3.5″ per side. That is the space that turns a narrow sack into a box shape.

For a San Diego order that matters in a very plain way: salsa cups, guac, crema and lime wedges tuck into those side pockets instead of sliding under a hot box. A family order for the beach can hold four containers flat across the bottom with sauces standing in the corners.

What 22 lb looks like on a Saturday

22 lb is a lot of food. Think a party pack of tacos, a tray of carne asada, chips, a couple of quart drinks and a bag of ice on top for the cooler. The flat paper handles are taped on the inside, so the pull spreads across the whole top panel instead of tearing at one point.

Pack heavy on the bottom, light on top, and one bag carries the whole order from your window to a car parked three blocks away in a busy beach lot.

Sun, coolers and the long drive north

A lot of orders sit in a hot trunk or right next to a cooler. Two simple habits help the bag hold up. Keep wet ice and cold cans in their own sack or the cooler, not inside the food bag. And fold the top over and seal it with one of the 100 free food tamper-evident stickers that come with every box, so sand and wind stay out on the walk across the beach.

For catering trays going up to Carlsbad, Oceanside or Escondido, set the bags flat on the back floor, not on a seat. A square bottom on a flat surface means nothing leans for 40 minutes on the freeway.

Brown or white in bright sun

Brown kraft looks warm and natural, and dark logos in black, navy or deep red read clearly on it from across a parking lot. Bright white is the pick when your logo uses light colors like teal, coral or yellow that need a clean background to pop in strong coastal light.

Either way your logo is printed free across the front, up to 12 × 14 in. See what it costs per bag on our printed kraft bags in San Diego home page, or check the bag cost breakdown.