Lunch Box

Mi familia y yo siempre salimos a comer o a lonch y en esta ocasion decidimos darle la oportunidad a este lugar solo que desde el momento de entrar no hubo quien nos pasara a sentar poca interes, es bien raro que un restaurant que acude el 99% hispanos no tenga una salsa mexicana o (pico dr Gallo) no hay professionalism del personal, bueno esta es una mala pero sincera opinion!!!

Para ser un Lugar anunciado en Univision en realidad no es el Lugar Que dibujan en la television pedimos un café tres leches y duraron 1 hora para entregarlo y el desayuno se volvio Cena llegamos mi familia y yo a las 10:00 salimos de ahi casi 3 horas despues Nunca Regresaremos!!!

Llegamos a desayunar no tienen mucha variedad! La comida no esta tan Buena como pensaba Como le asen tanta propaganda al lugar. Bueno desidimos ordenar eramos 2 adultos y 3 ninos cuando pedimos la cuenta no salio con k era 72 dlrs … se me hiso much y le diije a otra mesera k me chekara la cuenta y resulto k me estaban cobrando la cuenta d otras personas casii 30 dlrs mas WTF! James volvere a ESE lugar JAMAS

Went to eat here yesterday. The food was not as good as it used to be. The drinks are ok. But I won’t be going back.

Always a great option for a breakfast meeting or to get something for lunch.

We’ve only been to the Lunch Box for breakfast but our experiences have all been good. I like their menudo and Jenny gets any of their breakfast items. For that, it’s pretty much a can’t-go-wrong affair. The staff is nice and (great on a weekend when everywhere else seems to have a 45 min wait) we’ve yet to encounter a wait to get a table.

The other reviewers were pretty close. I do think the place is super cute with lots of potential though. They need to redesign the new space they bought to match the cute original space next door. An artist could do wonders with those walls. They should make a super cool wall art mural like they have in the original space but even better. I liked the espresso bar and the old school diner look for sure but I sat in the new area and it was pretty ugly, dirty, grungy looking. Flies at the window. I hate that in older buildings.
Let’s start with the name of the place. Why is it called the lunch box and it has only four lunch options? The name is so confusing to me. It is more for breakfast which I did not stop by for. The menu is not correct online and it is very limited. It is also labeled American cuisine but with a mostly Mexican food menu. They do have a Gyro on the menu and some burgers but most of the their food is Mexican breakfast and I am not a fan of fast food Mexican food nor breakfast, usually.
They do not serve drinks in glasses or cups. I was handed a water in a to go, plastic cup that actually had a bug or seed or something on the cup lip. Also, I have an issue with this from an environmental viewpoint. That is a lot of trash to generate every day. I ordered an Ice tea, and that was fine but only because they did not have any drinks that were diet. Really? I ended up ordering a turkey sandwich by default. The menu says it is actually cooked turkey but it was cold cuts or pressed. It was not fresh cooked turkey. Nothing special. It tasted like a school lunch sandwich. I could have made one at home for less than 2 bucks or bought at school for 50 cents more. It also had an odd taste to it. The sandwich came with fries that tasted very strange. I can not put my finger on it but they were awful and tasted very off. Like nothing I have ever tasted before. I have no idea why but i am guessing the oil. The potatoes were also rawish.
I had no issue with the service as others stated. In fact the ladies working there are delightful! (thus the one star instead of zero) Yes, at first it seemed slow because I did not know if I could just sit myself or what. However, then it picked up. They are busy so the ladies work hard. However, they were very personable. Surprisingly, the place had a lot of customers. I sure do not get that but it seemed like the people in there were not foodies.

If I could give no stars I would! The new owners are so oblivious on how their time management is. Not only do you get dirty looks as soon as you walk in from a chick with a noise piercing but you get three people helping you so you don’t know who your server really is. They do not offer a kids menu or kid sizes drinks, we waited over 40 minutes for our food and the place wasn’t even busy and when we got our food it was cold and burnt. This place was amazing before loved it great vibe but the new owners have made this hole in the wall gone down hill I would never come back for the crappy service and cold food just ridiculous!

I’ve been here twice (not a great part of town) I met friend here the first time that was working in the area second time just had to go back!!!
I’ve only had the burgers, they have about 20, they are great fries are awesome wish there would have been more service was ok
I think the place is a diamond in the rough

Walked in to a full house so I wasn’t expecting super quick service. I noticed the waitress on our side was all by herself, but it took 15 minutes for her to take our drink order. And then she told us we could get the drinks ourselves, that it would be quicker. She came back 10 minutes later to take our order and I ordered biscuits and gravy and my wife ordered tortillas and eggs. 45 minutes later she came back to our table and told us they were out of biscuits and gravy but the rest of the breakfast was about to be started. 45 minutes was too long so we left.

I Cant believe i had not written a review. Been here plenty of times. Always consistent flavor and service. Don’t expect anything fancy. This is a diner like what you would find in Mexico; home cooked style food. I usually like to get their guisados and burros. They are $ 2.50 by the way (meaning you could try 2) and they are not your filibertos size, so be warned. My favorite is the Chile Pasado (such a savory flavor) and trust me its not spicy. Also i like to go for the Barbacoa and Asado. I have had their breakfast as well and doesn’t disappoint. Prices are very fair and wont break the bank. They are no longer limited to the small dining area, they have now opened more seating so no more waiting around waiting for a table! Yay!

I’ve been remiss in failing to update my review subsequent to my initial visit and review. In the ensuing 20 months I have visited multiple times and am more of a fan than I was initially.
Somehow I failed to note in my initial review that the burritos are $ 2.50! In addition to the bistec ranchero, the mole and asado burritos are excellent.
They have excellent latin-​flavored burgers — the loco and the Chihuahuan are especially good.
I ended my initial review with a mention of the nieve de elote (corn ice cream) and asked «What’s not to like?» Unfortunately, what’s not to like is the fact that it is not a regular menu item and is rarely available. Likewise with the outrageously delicious pozole that I had once and haven’t seen again.
They have recently taken over the adjacent store approximately quadrupling their seating capacity. Last time I was there the overflow dining room was full.

we ate there because it is advertise on tv alot, food was not great, wait time about 40 minutes, service was awful. we won’t go back again, and several of our friends tried also and didn’t like it. food is cheap but not worth it.

Someone needs to be more aware of the wait time they place on customers, 40 minute wait for breakfast is ridiculous, when the restaurant wasn’t that full to begin with.

Food was average, service was not good. Might be good for burrito take out, haven’t tried that yet, but won’t go back for dine in. We ordered coffee and one water… Coffee is serve yourself. Water never arrived. Coffee was empty. Told the cook and the waitress the coffee was empty but they did nothing about it, just said ok. so before we finished I told the waitress that she could bring us water instead of coffee since there was none. That did it, she said it would take 3 min. I saw her run in the back and start making it… Right next to the young man I told 15 – 20 minutes earlier! Hmm coffee was done when we stood up to pay. Too late! Also the odd thing about my toast. :-). I ordered rye toast with my breakfast, I could tell there were two slices as both halves matched! Now the odd part was, it was two top halves of toast… Where was the bottom? Oh yeah, the toast was dry, no butter.
Yup, our last trip there but we’ll give the take out burros one shot. On a positive note: they did apologize for getting us nothing to drink. and removed the coffee from our bill.

Chef onsite has great flavors! The Argentinian Burger with Chimichurri Sauce was amazing! Add fresh handcut fries and its a homerun for under $ 10!
Staff was attentive and helpful.

I was ignored for the first 10 minutes while kids ran around unsupervised. Place looked dirty and I felt unsafe eating there. Didn’t try the food.

I have been coming here for a while. I get the breakfast combos most of the time. The French toast being my favorite so far. The pancakes are not the best but not the worst. Combo comes with choice of eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, and surprisingly some fresh fruit on the side. The horchata and jamaica waters are not so great. It’s not that expensive as well with less that 20 bucks you can eat good for two. I hate the fact that the place is really small and busy every Sunday!

This place was a bust! Either someone in Univision is related to the owner or Univision owns the joint!!! The food was gross and the service was horrible! The «aguas frescas» were gross, the place is beyond dirty and the waiter/​waitress need an attitude check! Save your money and avoid this place!!! Never going back

I wouldn’t usually come to this area to eat but was in a hurry and wanted something other than taco bell. The menu online is completely different than when you walk in but so was everything else. Service was friendly and food came out relatively quickly but this place just gave me the creeps. There were flies flying around, place was almost dead during the lunch hour and just wasn’t clean. I also didn’t feel like I should have been in there… like a fish out of water. I ate my ham torta and undercooked fries quickly, just so I can get out of there. I will say the bread that the torta was on was really amazing! If I could just get that to go, I would come back. For everything else, no thank you.

This place may seem like a whole in the wall joint but it has some of the best food. Actually makes his own hash browns for breakfast. Then there are the salsas that are homemade and very tasty and hot!
Definitely come with an appetite because the portions are very big.

Great food, great prices When you order food here, make sure you’re hungry! The burgers and sandwiches are huge and priced considerably well. For not much more than fast food (about 6 bucks for a burger/​fries) you’ll get more food than you can eat at once!
They also have really good horchata rice milk, that they make from scratch. Sometimes it’s really sweet and filled with lots of cinnamon, sometimes it’s a little watery. The espresso is also decent, some of their recipes are from their own creation (tres leches is really good). Almost all of their specials are recipes from the owner. The burgers, sandwiches and burritos are delicious.
If you do order burritos though, make sure you order at least two, as these are the only things I’ve ordered on the menu that are relatively small in portion. Definitely worth checking this place out! It’s on the corner of Bethany Home and the 17 (just west of the 17) on the south side of the street. Also… very kid friendly!
MAKE SURE YOU BRING CASH! They don’t have a credit/​debit reader.

Stopped here one morning cause it’s on my way to work. I always see a lot of police cars there, and figure if the cops are eating there religiously then it’s gotta be worth a shot.
Meh. Honestly, after seeing them make my iced mocha with hershy’s syrup I became distraught, but when I tasted it I was pleasantly suprised. Probably the best «hershy mocha» I’ve ever had.
The fried egg sandwich with bacon was a cluster. FRIED implies. well fried, NOT SCRAMBLED. Sorry for the caps usuage but I was just terribly dissapointed. My scramble stack of blandness on bread was a catastrophy.
I might come back so I can try something else and boost the rating. They only take cash too… a bummer cause I only carry my card (so I don’t spend all my cash).
The restaurant in convieniently located next to the I-​17 and Bethany Home Rd, and is pretty cool little place on the inside. The owner was very nice and the prices are low.
Meh.