Skratch: To-go gets eco-ish in Culver City

Move over, Subway! Lunch on-the-go's gotten a bit more eco in Culver City with Skratch Restaurant, a cute spot specializing in fresh, healthy take-out.

Here you can pick from a bunch of different vegetarian or meat options -- like Blackened Creole Chicken Caesar -- then decide whether to get it as a baguette sandwich, spinach wrap, or salad. Get it to go in a recycled paper bag -- or take a seat and enjoy your meal at the sunny counter inside or the shaded tables outside.

Many of the ingredients are organic  or local -- though not all are. The chicken, for example, is hormone-free and free-range -- but the pork is conventionally raised. The produce is almost all organic and locally grown -- although the greens are not organic. For those trying to order the most eco meal, the friendly staff's happy to answer any eco-related questions you might have.

Skratch currently just serves lunch, but plans to open for breakfast starting March 10. Granola and bagels -- with no-sugar-added natural fruit smears -- will be on the menu. Unfortunately, the Illy's coffee won't be organic -- though perhaps if enough eco-minded customers demand it, Skratch will be convinced to start brewing an organic option --

Skratch Restaurant. 3867 Hughes Ave., Culver City. (310) 558-3400. Mon - Fri, 11:30 am - 8:00 pm.