takeout box

Restaurant meal packaging

A takeout box is a container for transporting prepared food from a restaurant, typically made of paperboard, plastic, or Styrofoam.

The folded cardboard variety with a wire handle has become iconic of Chinese-American restaurants: The fridge was full of takeout boxes from last night.

Also called a to-go box.

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container · cardboard · delivery · noodles · rice · folded · wire handle · greasy · microwave · fridge · handle · white · paper · restaurant · doggy bag · meal prep · midnight · late night snack

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dining location/mode

takeout boxdinner plate

Circular mealtime vessel

table service · dine-in · eat-in · plate · tableware

permanence/disposability

takeout boxTupperware

Plastic kitchen storage brand

ceramic dish · plate · china · porcelain plate · fine china

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G