Lucky Star Pub & Eatery

This place was totally remodeled and owners changed its name a few years ago. Since the change, the menu has gotten smaller and so have the portions! The food is average for the price. I don’t believe we would go back!

New to the area. Received a gift basket from a welcome service and this was the best place ever! Excellent service and great food! Loved the guacamole! Loved the soups! Found a great place for meals!

Leah is the best ! Super cute and professional. Food was amazons and drinks were on point

Local eatery that caters to a Southwest Menu complete with south of the border staples such as enchiladas, burritos, relenos, and grilled items. Has a Texas vibe and is a refreshing choice in a community with few mid-​price options.
I opted to please my carnivorous appetite by ordering a full rack of ribs. This is a large rack which can easily serve two diners. I was stuffed. How were the ribs? Good, but not great when compared to the quality you would expect from a restaurant with Lone Star logo. Definitely roasted, steamed or boiled… not grilled or smoked. They were swimming in a tomatoe based BBQ sauce. I removed the sauce and opted to taste the ribs, not the sauce.
Service was extremely attentive, and the place seemed to be very well run. If I were a local, this would be on my frequent dining list. Especially if I were in the mood for mexican.

My husband and I were excited to try this restaurant after reading several reviews of people who loved it. I would have given it 1 star, but the décor was cool and our friends steak wasn’t as bad as our food.
All of our food took forever to get to our table and when it finally arrived I could barely even describe it as mediocre. The chicken tamales I ordered were basically just corn bread with cheese on top. Guacamole is usually one of my favorite foods, but I couldn’t even finish this green paste they gave me. My husband’s chimichangas at least had some meat in them. Definitely not worth the time we had to wait or $ 10.99. The «loaded fries» we got for an appetizer looked like something I used to make when I was a kid where I would take leftover fast-​food fries and microwave them with a little cheese on top and the cheese wouldn’t melt all the way with a couple pieces of bacon and sour cream. Tasted about the same too.
Our waitress only showed up to bring our drinks and food. My cup was empty when she brought the food and she didn’t even offer me a refill. We sat at the table for about 10 minutes waiting for her to take our checks so we could pay and leave but she was nowhere to be found so we had to get up and find someone else to do it for us.
Don’t waste your money on this place.

The barbacoa enchiladas are really tasty. We enjoyed the chips and salsa and the service was friendly and prompt. Great all around. We will definitely return soon.

This place is packed Sunday morning! I remember an old restaurant being here, much to my surprise it is completely remodeled… Very nice place!
Breakfast and service were fantastic… Its about time Burlington got a good restaurant… A little country music and a meal makes for a great day!
Enjoy!

Great Mexican food! Believe me, I am a professional Mexican. I was in Wisconsin for business for a week missing authentic Mexican food or even some Tex-​Mex food from home, The Lone Star State, and then I had dinner here. I recommend the queso fundido! Everything is bigger in Texas but they know their cheese in here in Wisconsin. And don’t forget to check-​in to get a free ice cream.

Great food, great drinks and great service!!! We had a great time, got our food fast and didn’t have to wait too long. The best Mexican food I had so far!

Great Mexican food, nice Atmosphere. The barbacoa is really good!!! Great service even when very busy!!!
Ask for Bri, very attentive, friendly and fast!!!

One word… DELISH! You can tell the staff is trained very well. Food is excellent. Don’t listen to the haters, give Lucky Star a chance!

This place did it’s job… we had to wait for someone and decided to grab a bite to eat, a late breakfast. I had a large omelet and mimosa. Not the best meal I’ve ever had, but everything was good. Only real complaint was service was slow.

We love this place! The service, and food are great! We highly recommend The Chocolate City Fiesta dessert!

Lucky Star is awesome. Every time we go there, whether it’s for brunch or dinner, we have great food and service! I highly recommend Lucky Star!

This is my favorite place to eat in Burlington — love their soups (just not cream soup) guac is made to order and delish also the kids burger is a hand patted awesome burger — my absolute favorite breakfast is only available weekdays and on specials menu — it’s a must have — not sure if I’m spelling it right though Chille Quilles and add skirt steak!

I was traveling and the place was recommended by someone who knew someone that liked the new remodel and food. It was average, Fish tacos on hot tortillas with spiced cabbage sounded good after the free chips and bland salsa, lucky to have hot sauce on table to bring spice level up to a one… weak. Tacos came out cool, not good for fish, No spice on cabbage, how easy is that to mess up. So low ratings from me, easy dish, poor performance. Good drink selections, good bar service. Sides of rice and beans were the high light of the meal… they were good. When traveling I try to get back to give the place another shot, but in this case it may be a while… TV in bar saved my night. The free Ice cream, a nice touch to have you leave with something OK.

Solid tex mex style with a killer chicken mole. Nice drink selection and home made guacamole at your table. Barbacoa enchiladas one of my favorites. Sunday brunch is average with classic eggs, pancakes etc. thank goodness you can order off the regular menu any time. The main dishes are what put the star in Lucky Star. And if you have room try the fried ice cream. Despite its name it’s not really fried but coated in crispy corn flakes sitting on top a truly fried buenuelo also known as a thin tortilla fried and then coated with brown sugar and cinnamon — all topped off with whipped cream and chocolate drizzle. Ask for spoons to share unless you really don’t want to.

5÷16÷15, Sat, 4:00 — 5:00PM
[Found this place on Unilocal!to have a light meal in between games at a local baseball tournament.]
FOOD
Very Good!
Table of 5 had 2 orders of kid’s homemade chicken strips and 1 order of kid’s grilled cheese with bacon with fries and soda/​lemonade, 1 order of cheese quesadilla with a full order of fresh made DELISH guacamole and chips (in addition to the complimentary chips and AWESOME roasted tomato salsa), and 2 bowls of chicken dumpling soup with another grilled cheese with bacon and a couple more beverages.
Everyone definitely liked their meals!
MENU
Steps above good pub food with great selections of American and Mexican pub fare.
ATMOSPHERE & CLEANLINESS
Comfortable, clean.
SERVICE
Excellent. Attentive.
If we lived closer this place would definitely become a regular hangout!

This used to be called White Fox Den and it was better back then. I do not like their quality of food. The prices are about the same as they were when it was White Fox Den but given the poor quality the prices are too high in my opinion. The new look is drab too.
Not saying I wouldn’t go here but it definitely is not near the top of my list of places to go.

FEELIN LUCKY
This is one of those times I wish I didn’t have to write a review but I kind of need to get out my feelings. We had this place bookmarked forever. We’ve read all of the amazing reviews. We walked in with such high hopes but left not feeling very happy about our choice for dinner.
I have decided to break this review down into 3 categories and I will rate each area because everything was not bad.
FOOD
The menu had a lot of options to choose from. There were steaks, pasta, burgers & Mexican food. We really came to this place for Mexican.
Of course we started out with chips & salsa. The chips were okay. I did like the smokey chipotle flavor of the salsa. The free salsa was my favorite thing I ate here all night.
I love burritos! Our waitress helped me pick my meat. She told me the carnitas were good, so I decided to order them. The burrito was packed full of meat but that wasn’t what the menu said. The menu said, «Large flour tortilla stuffed with lettuce, pico de gallo, chihuahua cheese, refried beans & carnitas. Served with rice & refried beans» So I am writing this review and realizing I only got a giant flour tortilla loaded with just meat. There was NO Pico de gallo, lettuce, cheese or beans inside the wrap. In fact, I tried giving it some flavor by spreading the guacamole, sour cream & salsa from the chips on top of it. I have no idea why all the ingredients were missing. The rice & beans were on the side. All I can think is the cook forgot to put everything in there or I received someone else’s special order. I was really let down with the burrito.
I felt really bad for my wife. She had a long day at work and just wanted enchiladas. That is what she always orders at a Mexican restaurant. She told the waitress enchiladas but the waitress somehow heard quesadillas. The waitress knew there was some confusion and pointed at the menu but in the dimly lit restaurant my wife said yes. I wish I would have jumped in to verify. So it was kind of surprise to us when cheese quesadillas showed up. The quesadillas didn’t even look good.
We really don’t send stuff back and my wife felt bad. She blamed herself for being tired and not clearly seeing what the waitress pointed at. My wife won’t make that mistake again. She also made the little one promise to make sure Mommy never gets quesadillas in a restaurant again.
Now if I was going to evaluate the cheese quesadillas from just looking at it. They looked lonely. The food didn’t jump out at all. It looked kind of blah. I know they are quesadillas but for $ 8.99 they should have been amazing. I did take a bite and it was nothing special. I could have made these at home for $ 0.79 and we could have saved $ 8.20.
My little one got the soup and salad. The ranch dressing was terrible. I’m not a ranch fan but it was not really good at all. I am so glad we got it on the side. She also had two soups… the chicken dumpling & chicken rice. According to her the chicken rice was her favorite and the chicken dumping was extremely salty.
So the two stars in my review is for the food. We really wanted Mexican food & this place had great reviews. Typically reviews are spot on but I have to disagree with most of the amazing food comments. Maybe the sandwiches and steaks are better but I’m not sure. We came here for great Mexican and that is not what we got.
DECOR
This is Wisconsin & most businesses do not throw money into fixing up a joint. A lot of thought went into decorating this place. The booths was comfy and the space had a rustic feeling. So I give high marks on putting this place together because visually it is beautiful. But I can’t eat the décor & I have to stick with my lower stars.
SERVICE
Our waitress was really sweet and attentive. Probably some of the best service we’ve ever gotten in Wisconsin. The low stars in no way reflects her service because she was really good. We did have the confusion on the ordering but my wife blames herself.
A weird thing happen at our table right after we sat down. A manager came over to our table and said, «I heard you didn’t like the sangria…» I responded jokingly with didn’t like it… I never even got it. Our waitress ran over & told him he was apologizing to the wrong table. It was suppose to be the booth behind us. It was really awkward to hear his speech again. In fact, he apologized later to another table nearby. So I wasn’t the only one have issues.
We also received a free fried ice cream for checking in on Unilocal.Our waitress had no idea what Unilocal was & had to call a manager over. He knew immediately that we were Unilocalers. This is not a good thing when you’ve just eaten subpar food. He turned on some charm and I could feel it. That charm was coming from the fact he knew we used Unilocal.It just felt so rehearsed & forced. I could have complained right then but I just wanted to leave & never come back. I wasn’t feeling lucky at all.