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    Lunch Box Express

    3.5 (21 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Fall apple salad with a cup of chicken gumbo soup
    Ryan G.

    I tried this place because it looked like the food wouldn't make me fat even if I ate it every day. I understand when dinner spots get a pass on the fat factor because "it's not a regular thing." Well I am not so good about packing lunches, which means eating lunch out for me is a regular thing. Taco trucks and Subway just don't cut it. So I found Lunch Box Express, and I am very pleased. Are there some downsides? Sure. But I'll start with the good stuff. First, the menu consists of soups, sandwiches, salads, and wraps (might be other things, but I haven't noticed). I haven't had a wrap yet, so I won't talk about those. Of those items, the salads are the best. fresh ingredients, good variety, dressing always on the side (a huge plus, as I go light on my dressing). Every salad I have had so far has been excellent and delicious. The soups are also good, so I get soup and salad combinations (price: $7.50). Overall the soup is pretty decent. It tastes like it is homemade, but some of the soups have some downsides. First, the holding temperature might be a bit too high for some of the ones that feature vegetables, because I've had some overly mushy vegetables a few times. On the flip side, I've had potato soup with underdone potatoes. But the soups are usually not so salty (from a health perspective, that's a plus for me). I have had the sandwiches only a few times, but I don't like them very much. Similar to Subway, the bread:meat ratio is way off. Too little meat for how much bread you get. I'll probably try the wraps in the future. But any negatives of the food are easily outweighed by the fresh and natural quality of the food. When I have a soup and salad, my stomach is happy and I can coast through the rest of the workday. And that is all I need. The good food is further helped by the very friendly staff and excellent service. Everyone who works there is nice and courteous. And also this: the food is brought to your table. That's a nice touch, and it really adds to the personal feel of the place. To sum it up: good salad and good soups that won't make me fat, served to me by really friendly people. That makes for a place I like to frequent.

    Catered boxed lunch from Lunch Box Express
    A. C.

    (06/12/2013) Was at a meeting that had Lunch Box Express cater for lunch. There were a variety of deli sandwiches: turkey, roast beef, vegetarian, chicken, "Asian" (whatever that is). Bread was a nice chewy ciabatta, standard mayo and yellow mustard packet on the side, but there was already a nice, chipotle aioli on my roast beef, and fresh romaine, tomato and red onion. Side of colorful coleslaw (purple cabbage, red peppers) was fine, cookie was chocolate chocolate chip (thin, chewy, very sweet). Overall, not exciting, but solid. Would recommend a sandwich from them if you're in their storefront.

    This is gristle from only a 1/2 of a sandwich!

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    Crisp Catering

    Crisp Catering

    (78 reviews)

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    We used Crisp Catering for our wedding this weekend and it was fantastic! We got tons of…read morecompliments on the food, it tasted amazing and was served in a beautiful way. Aside from excellent food and service, Joe was fun to work with and he really helped us both with the logistics of everything. Can't recommend them enough, it was affordable and the large amount of menu options meant we were able to pick food we really loved. Thank you Joe and Crisp!!

    Let me start off by saying that we hired Crisp Catering for a Holiday party the week before last…read more Joe at Crisp Catering is lovely and is a great with communication! I spoke to him several times over the course of a month or so and he was always very pleasant and patient. I did a walkthrough a couple of days before the party with the catering captain that went very well, but when this person arrived on site for the party on Friday, her conduct when she arrived was concerning. She was very unprofessional and caused unnecessary disruption in the lobby of our building - the rest of her Team were wonderful and did a great job. Another issue was food presentation, it was not at all what we anticipated based off of conversation or website photos. The assortment of desserts we ordered we served on very used cookie baking sheets for example (see photos). Food labels were also not provided so attendees could not easily identify items, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. The service also felt rushed and somewhat disorganized, despite the catering team arriving early for setup and being asked to be setup at a specific time. Overall, the food was just okay, but nothing stood out over the rest - we ordered heavy appetizers like the Cranberry Chili Meatballs, Mini Beef Wellingtons, Honey Garlic Chicken Skewers, Italian Shrimp, Mini Falafel with Spiced Hummus, Turkey Sliders and Tomato Mozzarella Arancini plus a assortment of different desserts as mentioned above. Maybe it was just a bad day, I know that catering companies are very busy especially during the holidays, but I don't think we will be hiring them again unfortunately.

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    My mothers company has been using Hannibal for all they work events and the quality has always been…read moretop notch. This persuaded me to hire Hannibal's catering for my father's luncheon after his memorial service. Ordering is simple. Check their website for their menus and pricing, and pay their invoice. The attendant/server arrived ontime and set everything up specific to our color theme. She was very organized and helpful amongst our guests. She replenished drinks and kept the space clean. There are a wide variety of delicious food and desserts, they offer preset menus and pricing for a set amount of guests. Food was very good quality and worth their pricing. Dependable and a perfect choice for all your catering needs. I will definitely hire them again.

    After struggling to find an Asian restaurant to cater, I decided to go with Hannibal's for my AAPI…read morestudent organization's annual banquet of 150 people. Working with Catherine to figure out the menu and logistics was great! This was my first time being in charge of throwing any type of event and Catherine was such wonderful help with figuring out all the little details. Hannibal's was also able to do a custom Asian menu for us including Thai red curry with beef, teriyaki glazed salmon, and vegetarian egg rolls. I think the only issue (but this may be an overall Sacramento-specific problem) is getting authentic Asian food catered. For instance, I did request spring rolls but they brought egg rolls instead. As a Vietnamese person, I know this is a common mistake other people make (egg rolls are the ones coated in egg-wash and then fried). Another unexpected thing was that the Thai red curry was made without any coconut milk, which is something I've never seen before. But I think that these issues could've been resolved had we been allowed to do a taste test beforehand. Additionally, the on-site catering staff and bartenders were very easy to work with and efficient at doing their jobs!

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