Printed takeout bags for Lancaster, where the whole valley drives in for dinner.

A downtown built for walking out with food

In 2010 Lancaster rebuilt its main street into The BLVD, an $11.5 million redo of Lancaster Boulevard. CNU's Public Square journal counted 57 new businesses downtown after the work, nearly 2,000 new jobs, and retail sales up 57 percent from 2010 to 2016.

Brewpubs, cafes and grills now share one walkable strip. When a diner leaves with leftovers or a to go order, that bag walks past every other restaurant on the block. A plain sack tells nobody where it came from. A printed one tells the whole street.

The valley stays loyal to its own spots

PBS SoCal named Crazy Otto's on Avenue I one of Lancaster's iconic restaurants, serving breakfast since 1971 with more locations around the valley. Fifty years of regulars is what loyalty looks like out here.

Loyal customers want something to show for it. A bag with your logo is the cheapest piece of merch you will ever hand out: they carry it to work, to the car, to the next table. Every one is a small sign for your shop.

Thousands of students on Avenue K

Antelope Valley College has served the valley since 1929 and sits on about 135 acres at Avenue K and 30th Street West, with around 16,000 students. Classes run all day, and so does the hunger.

Student orders come in groups and come in heavy. Our bag has a 12″ by 7″ square bottom on 110 GSM paper and carries up to 22 lb, so a study group's burgers, fries and drinks fit in one bag instead of three thin ones.

Make the bag look like Lancaster

Keep it bold enough to read across a parking lot in hard desert sun: a big shop name, one simple picture, two colors. Dark ink on brown kraft and bright colors on white kraft both hold up. We print the full 12 × 14 in front with $0 setup, where other printers charge $150+.

Over the hills, our Santa Clarita printed takeout bags page covers Valencia and Newhall. For the whole county story, see printed takeout bags for LA restaurants.