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Have you tried Too Good To Go? It’s a service where restaurants can offer “surprise bags” of food at the end of the day that would normally go to waste at a discount. It can be food that wasn’t sold, wasn’t picked up or is close to expiring, and is supposed to be worth about several times what you will end up paying for it.
Bags usually cost between $4-15 & you don’t know what you will get—although there’s some ways to get an idea. There’s a robust Too Good To Go community on Reddit & Facebook where you can find other customers sharing their experiences, photos of their hauls & even tips on the best way to score that coveted Eataly bag. Try the Too Good to Go DFW Metro, Texas group to start.
The app still hasn’t caught up to New York or Los Angeles in terms of the variety of restaurants participating—there is still by far more donut shops than anything else. (PS this is a great option if you are having a get-together & want some cheap snacks.) But there are some good finds to be had. One of our favorite bakeries, La Casita in Richardson, produced this tremendous haul:
With pastries usually priced between $3.75 & $5, this $9.99 box was easily worth at least $35.
Another one of our reliable favorites is Marugame Udon in Carrollton:
We’ve ordered this one a few times & you always get a bowl of udon (usually $12-16) & usually some tempura.
One of our other contributors recently tried Snap Kitchen & used this haul to meal prep for the week:
Whole Foods is a relatively new addition to the app. They offer a bakery bag for $6.99 & a prepared foods bag for $9.99 at multiple locations around the Metroplex. Here’s a recent bakery haul:
Something to remember for any grocery pick-up is to check the expiration dates, since you’ll often get items close to their sell-by date. Pro Tip: freeze what you can’t eat right away.
And finally, one of our contributors recently scored the Mount Everest of Too Good To Go bags, the Eataly grocery bag!
The Eataly bag is known for its incredible value–this $8.99 bag had a $81 value! Although, like Whole Foods, many of these items were on their sell-by date. Still, an amazing way to get to try some of Eataly’s fresh pasta & high quality groceries. Pro Tip on this one: try looking for this bag in the morning around 9 or 10 am. Bags are usually claimed immediately at their regular time, but are sometimes cancelled & reoffered in the morning. If you’re lucky, you’ll catch one!
This was timely because Too Good To Go is partnering with Eataly to offer an upcoming zero-waste cooking class. We got to preview it & it was so much fun! Get your tickets now for this November 10 event.
What have been your best Too Good To Go hauls?
