Please help me add to this list of San Mateo (California) County eateries that give leftovers or take-out containers that are readily recyclable i.e. paperbased or bio-compostable containers. Extra kudos* if they offer biocompostable flatware.

Better yet, if you are eating at home, refuse the flatware. If you are eating at a restaurant, consider bringing your own containers for leftovers. Remember to rinse your boxes after eating so there are no foodstains and the paper can be recycled. Drumroll, please, for:

Seafood:

Princeton Seafood & Fish Market (on the coast)

Sam’s Chower House on the coast recycles their oil with a nearby auto shop that converts it to diesel fuel, has solar electricity and has sustainable seafood.

Chinese:

Crouching Tiger, Redwood City

Sichuan Delight (Target plaza, Redwood City)

Bistro & Pubs:

Calafia Cafe , 855 El Camino Real, (Town & Country Plaza), Ste 130, Palo Alto 650- 322-9200. Fresh, local, all-natural.

Cool Cafe at Cantor Art Center (Stanford)

Citrine (organic food), Middlefield Rd, Redwood City (behind the Caltrain station)

Half Moon Bay Brewing Co, Princeton
* JZCool cafe and wine bar, Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park

Sixteen Mile House, Millbrae

Fine Dining:

Grand Cafe at Hotel Monaco (SF)

Flea Street Cafe, Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park

Ice Cream & Snacks:

Harmony Frozen Yogurt

Italian:

Piacere, San Carlos

Mexican:

Chipotle, Redwood City and San Carlos (meats are sustainably raised)

Nopalito, 306 Broderick St, San Francisco 415-437-0303

San Francisco International Airport:

Buena Vista

Gordon Biersch

Klein’s Deli

Max’s Cafe & Max’s Eatz

Osho Japanese Cuisine

Other:

Applebees, Redwood City

Super Suppers, Millbrae

BTW, if you’d like to patronize other Bay Area Green certified businesses, check out the County website.

Leave a COMMENT if you have found other local restaurants that are organic, sustainable or both & I’ll add them to the list so we all have more choices!

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