doggy bag
Restaurant remnants carrier
A doggy bag is a container for taking home leftover food from a restaurant.
The name implies the food is for one's dog, though typically the diner intends to eat it themselves: Could we get a doggy bag for the rest of this pasta?
The polite fiction has faded—servers now ask directly if you'd like to take something home.
Portable food container
- clamshellHinged mollusk covering
- cartonPaperboard packaging container
- styrofoamExpanded plastic foam material
- wrapperOuter protective layer
packaging · foil · paper bag · tote · pouch · lid · compartment · utensils
Small remaining pieces
- uneatenNot yet ingested
- portionDivided share given
- remainderWhat's left over
- reheatMake food steaming again
refrigerate · second helping · morsel · surplus · excess · preserve · storage · untouched
Restaurant food for elsewhere
- carryoutFood ordered for elsewhere
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- curbsideAdjacent to the street
- drive-thruVehicle-accessible service window
delivery · order · fast food · Chinese food · pizza · Thai · Indian · Mexican
Place serving meals
- waiterOne who serves tables
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- checkOrder to pay
meal · dinner · lunch · service · request · polite · discreet · embarrassment
Discarded edible matter
- zero-wasteNo garbage produced
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- reusableFit for repeated service
- compostableAble to decompose naturally
biodegradable · reduce · environmental · sustainable · green · conservation · composting · landfill
takeout box
Portable food container
- clamshellHinged mollusk covering
- cartonPaperboard packaging container
- styrofoamExpanded plastic foam material
wrapper · packaging · foil · paper bag · tote · pouch · lid · compartment · utensils · napkin
scraps
Small remaining pieces
reheat · refrigerate · second helping · morsel · surplus · excess · preserve · storage · untouched · extra
takeout
Restaurant food for elsewhere
drive-thru · delivery · order · fast food · Chinese food · pizza · Thai · Indian · Mexican · counter
restaurant
Place serving meals
check · meal · dinner · lunch · service · request · polite · discreet · embarrassment · portion size
food waste
Discarded edible matter
- zero-wasteNo garbage produced
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- reusableFit for repeated service
compostable · biodegradable · reduce · environmental · sustainable · green · conservation · composting · landfill · recycling
- diningrestaurant, menu, waiter, servers, waitress
- bagspaper bag, backpack, plastic bag, grocery bag, shopping bag
- American diningdiners, free refills, tipping, hamburgers, hot dogs
- service customstipping, gratuity, service charge, tip jar, tip pooling
- eatingchewing, biting, swallowing, nibbling, munching
- restaurantsmenu, chef, reservations, table service, waitstaff
doggy bagclean plate
Dish with nothing remaining
empty plate · dine-in · licked clean · nothing left · polished off
doggy, underdog, doggie, doggies, doglike, doggone, hot-dog, doggish, doggo