Printed takeout bags for Temple City, home of dan dan noodles and a 1951 pastrami dip.

Two famous streets, a lot of takeout

Temple City is small, but it is known for some of the best Asian food in the San Gabriel Valley. Walk Las Tunas Drive and you hit Dai Ho, with Taiwanese dry noodles, dan dan mien and beef tendon noodles, and Phoenix Kitchen, where people line up for Hong Kong egg waffles and mango with black rice. Over on Rosemead Boulevard, The Hat has sold its pastrami dip since 1951.

Here is the catch. When a family orders from three places on one Friday night, all three bags end up on the same counter. If they all look the same, you get no credit for the best one. A logo on the bag fixes that for the price of the bag alone.

Noodles and soup need the right bag

Noodle orders are the hard ones. A bowl of beef noodle soup with the broth packed apart, a box of dry noodles, two cold dishes and a drink. That is four or five containers that all want to tip over. Our bag has a flat 12″ by 7″ bottom, so round soup tubs sit level side by side.

It is 110 GSM paper and holds up to 22 lb, which covers a big family order in one bag. For more on stacking soup, noodles and sides, read our noodle shop takeout bag guide.

Running a cart on a Temple City sidewalk

Selling from a cart here takes a sidewalk vending license and a permit for each cart, plus a city business license, insurance and a state seller's permit. Licenses run out every December 31. Food carts need health department approval, and you can't set up within 300 feet of a school or of a permitted event like a farmers market. Selling with no license costs $250 the first time.

That is real money every year before you sell a single tamale. So squeeze more out of each sale. A bag with your cart's name on it means the person who bought from you today can find you again next week, and their friends can too.

Festival weekend and what to print

Every February the town throws the Camellia Festival. The 80th one ran February 23 to 25, 2024, with a parade down Las Tunas Drive, a carnival and live bands. Local groups like the Key Club, Scout troops, PTSA and AYSO ran food booths with tamales, funnel cakes, nachos and tacos.

Festival food gets carried around for hours, so the bag is seen by everybody on the parade route. Keep your design bold. A strong red or black logo shows up well on brown kraft, and a bright logo pops on white. The whole 12 × 14 in front is yours, and we print it at no charge. See how it works for other cities on our page about printed takeout bags for LA restaurants.