Dempsey Bakery

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When can I get lunch at Dempsey you may ask? MONDAY-Friday from 11am-2pm!

Oh, and don’t forget that we offer catering in the local Little Rock area… office lunch this week?! ❤️

♻️♻️Well, I’ll be darn! We have 2 new OFFICIALLY GREEN restaurants to report this week!! Hey Dempsey Bakery & Bleu Monkey Grill, welcome to the Cool Kids Club … and that makes 2️⃣5️⃣ restaurants in Little Rock.

It’s super easy to participate in this program. Restaurants are encouraged to contact: [email protected] or call 501-371-4586 about certification. The process has taken as little as 15 minutes.

Here is the full list of places in Little Rock that are Officially Green. And please remember, only restaurants/food services inside Little Rock can qualify…

✅Tacos Godoy
✅City Silo
✅Boulevard Bread Company
✅The Root
✅Trio's
✅Southern Tail Brewing
✅Little Rock Zoo (Cafe Africa)
✅Moody Brews
✅Nexus Coffee Roasters
✅Dust Bowl Lanes
✅Fassler Hall
✅Stone's Throw Brewing
✅Loblolly Creamery
✅The Green Corner Store
✅Ciao Baci
✅El Sur Street Food Co.
✅The Croissanterie
✅The Spot at Soma
✅Hillcrest Little Bakery
✅Community Bakery
✅Guillermo's Gourmet Coffee
✅RAIZ Eatery
✅Hill Station
✅Dempsey Bakery
✅Bleu Monkey Grill

Sustain Little Rock

As a reminder…

Your restaurant must complete required actions across several sustainability categories:

☑️Ask-First Policy
(Choose at least 4)
Staff must ask customers before providing:
•Straws
•Bags for to-go boxes
•Table water
•To-go utensils & napkins
•To-go cups (when dine-in options are available)
•Condiment packets

☑️Food
(Choose at least 3)
•Offer at least one vegetarian entrée
•Offer at least one vegan entrée
•Participate in charity events (donations, not catering)
•Donate untouched food to a local food recovery organization or use discount app like Too Good To Go
•Compost food scraps or donate food waste for animal feed
•Use locally sourced food (produce, meat, eggs, dairy, dry goods)

☑️Packaging
(Choose at least 2, including the mandatory item)
•No Styrofoam serviceware (MANDATORY)
•Offer discounts for customers who Bring Your Own Container (BYOC)
•Run a container return program
•Sell reusable to-go containers or charge extra for disposables
•Promote BYOC through social media or advertising

☑️Fats, Oils & Grease (Choose at least 1)
•Train all employees on proper FOG procedures
•Post visible FOG signage in the kitchen

☑️Recycling
(Choose at least 2)
•Cardboard / paper
•Plastic
•Metal
•Glass
•Plastic film (with a separate bin)