Printed kraft takeout bags for Coronado restaurants.

One main street does most of the work

Coronado is an island town in spirit. Almost everything worth eating sits on or near Orange Avenue, the wide palm lined street that runs from the Ferry Landing area down toward the big hotel and the beach. Cafes, ice cream, pizza, burgers, Mexican kitchens, seafood rooms and breakfast spots all share the same few blocks.

That street keeps changing. Blanco Cocina + Cantina opened at the corner of B and Orange with fajitas, burritos and bowls. La Corriente brought a Pacific seafood menu of ceviche, aguachile and octopus tacos to the other end of the strip. Every new opening is one more choice for the same hungry visitors.

When there is that much choice on one street, being remembered is the whole game. A bag with your name on it is how a visitor finds you again tomorrow.

Who carries your food here

Coronado takeout has three big audiences. Hotel guests who want dinner in the room. Beach days that start with a sandwich run. And island families and Navy households who order for the whole table after a long day.

All three walk. The town is flat and compact, so people carry their bags down Orange Avenue, across the park and onto the sand. That is free advertising on the most looked at street on the island, but only if the bag actually says who you are.

Hotel guests are the sneaky win. They leave your bag in the lobby trash or on the room desk, and the next guest asks where it came from.

Beach packing that holds up

A walk from Orange Avenue to the sand is long enough for a weak bag to fail. Ours is 110 GSM kraft with a flat bottom, carries up to 22 lb and measures 12″ × 7″ × 14″. Seafood platters and bowls stay level, and cold drinks have room to stand.

• Wet food sits low and flat, like ceviche cups, poke bowls and saucy plates.
• Dry items ride on top, like chips, bread and tortillas.
• Close it with a food tamper-evident sticker so hotel delivery staff and guests know the bag stayed sealed.

Seafood counters can pick up more tips in our poke and seafood takeout bag guide, and taco kitchens should see the fish taco shop bag page.

Making it look like Coronado

Coronado style is classic and clean: navy, white, a crown, a palm, a simple serif name. White kraft with navy ink looks sharp and fits that feel. Brown kraft with one bold color reads warm and casual, which suits taco and burger spots.

Your print area is 12 × 14 in on the front. Go big with the name so it reads from the other side of Orange Avenue.

The bag is the same one we print for kitchens across the county that want printed kraft takeout bags in San Diego. The bag math at the top of this page shows how many your kitchen goes through in a month.