East Bay Restaurant Supply, Sacramento CA

I come in here once every several years and it’s always a treat. Anything you could ever need to cook with. Great kind staff.

I have been looking for water dishes for my indoor tortoise setup for over 2 years already. My requirements are very particular because the water dishes need to be large enough to completely fit my mid-sized tortoises when they are fully grown, shallow enough so that they can climb in and out, yet not so shallow as to quickly evaporate like in flower pot base drain overflow dishes.

I have decided to go take a look at restaurant supply stores because I planned on installing 240 V receptacles in the garage for power tools and electric vehicle charging and wanted to future-proof it by making sure that they have enough of a current rating to support commercial cooking appliances in the imaginable rare case that I do decide to get them. I never expected to find something that is right for me that is totally unrelated to 240 V power outlets. I am incredibly grateful that East Bay Restaurant Supply has the water dish that I have been looking for so long. Best of all, the huge 14-inch diameter, 2 1/2-inch deep dish is made of aluminium for durability and health (because tortoises have such long lives, so plastic will never be accepted) yet costs only $12.99 before tax! Also, the store is very clean and spacious, one which might expect for a family furniture store rather than a commercial kitchen supply store. The prices on everything else are also very low. Please note that only the left large dish in the photograph is from East Bay. I give them 6 out of 5 stars!