Pho Cyclo Cafe

Address: 500 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

Website: https://www.phocyclocafe.com/index.htm

Area: Downtown Bellevue

In-Store Service Ware: 4 (ALL reusables BUT disposables meant for takeout offered to all customers (customers able to obtain them without asking))

Takeout Service Ware: 3 (Non-compostable, Non-recyclable, AND/OR Styrofoam)

Disposal Options & Accessibility: 3 (Grouped as a station, Recycling, Compost)

Overall Score: 3.33

Pho Cyclo Café is a delicious local Vietnamese restaurant. Overall, their efforts to be environmentally friendly are pretty great, however they need some improvement in each sector. Here’s the breakdown:

In-Store Service Ware (Score: 4)

• Takeout disposables and reusables all offered in one station

• In-store and Take-out for Banh Mi same (both wrapped)

Take-Out Service Ware (Score: 3)

• Plastic utensils (compostable)

• Plastic boxes

Disposal Options & Accessibility (Score: 3)

• Grouped as a station

• Recycling & Compost

• Note: labels & colors don’t match so did not earn points

Top 3 Next Steps:

1. Invest in all compostable service ware for takeout

2. Clearly label and color-code bins

3. Provide takeout service ware only when asked for rather than freely distributed