302772 Sat Dec 10 13:53:35 -0800 2005 6 29 Not About Food 0 1697508 Let's say you are traveling and you have a great lunch but it is huge and you have leftovers and for logistical reasons you won't be going to your car for a number of hours. Can you ask the restaurant to hold your doggie bag? Is this a really eccentric idea or is this done? Sat Dec 10 13:53:35 -0800 2005 0 Tracy L. 1 1697515 you might have better luck asking them to give you a bag full of ice, and another plastic bag with the food in it. Sat Dec 10 14:44:21 -0800 2005 1697508 0 coll 2 1697539 Nah, it's easier to just stick it in the walk-in. It shouldn't be a problem. Sun Dec 11 02:14:01 -0800 2005 1697515 0 babette feasts 3 1697540 I'd just be afraid it'd get thrown away. A couple of times we asked for a doggie bag before leaving and the food accidentally got thrown out before it even made it into the bag. So if you leave it there a few hours, I figure you have exponentally even more chance of it happening. Sun Dec 11 07:27:26 -0800 2005 1697539 0 coll 1 1697516 We did just that last Mother's Day at a fancy hotel's restaurant because we wanted to take a walk on the beach before going home. The staff was very nice about it. Sat Dec 10 14:57:06 -0800 2005 1697508 0 Babette 1 1697542 You really want to eat at a restaurant that does this? For Health Department reasons, I would hope this isn't a regular practice. I can't imagine much skeevier than a reach in full of other people's doggie bags. Think leakagae, etc. Sun Dec 11 11:01:45 -0800 2005 1697508 0 BlueHerons 2 1697560 Yes, I would eat in a restaurant that would do this. I am sure they don't get many requests to do this as it was an upscale joint; however the health code issue did cross my mind and that is why I refrained from asking in the first place. Sun Dec 11 14:46:44 -0800 2005 1697542 0 Tracy L.