Abstract: The disclosed invention relates generally to laboratory ware, and specifically to laboratory ware and method for cultivating biological cell cultures within the laboratory ware. Cell culture vessels are disclosed providing enhanced cell yields for epithelial-like cell lines, and a more in-vivo like cell growing environment for fibroblast-like cell lines. A representative flask and dish including a plurality of grooves, or valleys, residing between ridges substantially covering the interior of preferably the bottom wall of the flask and dish is disclosed. The preferred ridges have a radius between 0.1 and 0.5 millimeters and range from 0.2 to 2.0 millimeters in height, and are spaced apart from each other within the range of 0.2 to 2.5 millimeters.