Printed kraft takeout bags for Pacific Beach. Your logo all the way to the sand.

PB food is eaten somewhere else

Almost nobody in Pacific Beach eats where they order. They grab a burrito on Garnet Avenue and walk it to the boardwalk. They pick up poke and eat it on a towel by Crystal Pier. They order acai after a surf and eat it on the tailgate. Late at night it's pizza and fries on the way home from the bars.

That makes PB one of the best places in San Diego for a printed bag. Your food travels in public, through some of the most crowded sidewalks in the city, in front of visitors who are looking for their next meal.

Carts, the boardwalk and the permit lines

The city started fully enforcing its sidewalk vending rules in the beach areas in early 2023, after the Coastal Commission signed off. Vendors need a permit and have to keep set distances, like 15 feet from another vendor, and food sellers also need a county health permit. Pacific Beach also has its own business improvement district, one of 18 in the city.

For restaurants on Garnet and Mission Boulevard, the result is simple. The walk-up crowd comes to your counter. Make sure what they carry out has your name on it. If you do run a permitted cart, a printed bag is the fastest way to look like a real brand on a crowded walk.

Sand, wind and sweaty hands

• Fold and seal the top. Wind on the boardwalk lifts napkins and wrappers. Close the bag with one of the 100 free food tamper-evident stickers.
• Flat bottom on uneven sand. The bag has a square base, so it sits up on a towel or a cooler lid.
• One bag for the group. It holds 22 lb, enough for a beach day order for a few friends.
• Drinks in a carrier. Put smoothies and cold brew in a cup carrier and food in the bag.

Since 2023 the City of San Diego has banned most foam food ware, including on its beaches and parks, so your poke bowls and cups are already paper or fiber. Kraft keeps it consistent.

A beach logo that reads in the sun

Bright sun washes out thin lines. Go thick and simple. Ocean blue, coral and black print well on brown kraft. Neon surf colors and tropical gradients look best on the bright white bag. Keep the name big and drop the small print.

Read the full rundown on logo printed bags for San Diego restaurants, see what a seafood counter does on our fish taco shop page, or head over to Ocean Beach for the other side of the river.