Best place for authentic great food! I love this place been going here for many years !!!

I Went here for a daddy-daughter date with my 3-year old. The gals up front smiles at my daughter like she was a rockstar. She felt very loved here. She loved it. She insisted on helping me take pictures. The barbacoa torta is good, but I'd argue could have used more flavor/salt; take that with a grain of salt because I shower my stuff with flavor. The fries are good and thick. The Oreo cake my daughter chose was also tasty. Has a very homey feel with wonderful service. read more

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So if there were no stars I would give it that, the food here is beyond expensive and just not good. There is no AC in the building so if you want to dine in a swampy 85 degree weather inside do so. We ordered three meals one was enchiladas montadas. I had to return it was so gross, greasy, tons of salt the hashbrowns were inedible. The so called burrito was dripping in grease. The chili plate combo we ordered was so spicy . read more

Very hesitant to come here based off reviews not being recent. So glad my bf brought us here off of recommendations from co workers. The horchata was some of the best I've had. They had fresh concha's which were amazing. My son ordered the breakfast burrito which he said tasted great. Even took the leftovers home and ate them later. I ordered the chilaquiles which were actually spicy but with a delicious flavor. All in all, don't judge a book by its cover. Definitely will come again soon read more

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This place is great for breakfast. The staff is very attentive. The food is amazingly awesome. Not a bad thing on the menu. You know it's good when every time you go in there's at least four Phoenix cops there eating.. read more

My son and I went there for brunch. It was busy and full. We ordered the french toast with eggs, bacon, and hash browns, a quesadilla with a salad that had lettuce, avocado, cucumbers, and tomatoes. I asked for a mild salsa and it was brought out. We drank the tres leche iced coffe and horchata. Everything was delicious and we look forward to going back again. read more

They have a new location in Anthem the food and the service was great. Big portions and great flavor. read more

Lunch Box - Pancake breakfast - Diners Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Food was cold And expensive Waitress was rude Coffee was cold too I was still eating and she brought my check read more

Amazing Breakfast at 6a..it's a vibe!!!the service was great. Reminds me of an old town diner

5/5 food 5/5 service some of that good stuff all here, if you want breakfast or lunch read more

Had to grab a quick lunch so stopped by for a blind meal. Service was a bit slow for lunch standards, but I ordered a torta with fries and a limonada. Decent food, but nothing to speak praise about. read more

I highly recommend this brunch restaurant! Great service. Yummy food. Good portions. Sophisticated presentation. This place proves that you should never judge a book by its cover! They spoke English and Spanish. read more

Lunch Box - Barbacoa tacos - Diners Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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I had the enchilada montada (w green sauce) with a latte. Very good! It came with refried beans and hash browns. The latte was very smooth and had a hint of mocha. My only suggestion would be whole beans as a side option rather than refried (and perhaps just whole beans). It's a small place with comfortable booths and a homey atmosphere and good service. It has a busy early morning weekday crowd. I will definitely come here again. read more

Lunch Box - Enchilidas Montadas and Latte - Diners Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

We went for lunch and they had a fair number of customers. My husband ordered a pork burrito. Not sure why they call it a burrito because it isn't. You get meat with a tortilla on the side. He said it was just ok. I had the chihuahua burger which is huge. I ordered my burger well done but it arrived more in the medium category and didn't appear to have been seasoned with anything. It was topped with a very good cheese though and I think a green salsa maybe. I couldn't tell. We like to support our local restaurants and hope it makes it but it wasn't really for us. Our bill without tip was $38.00. For a $44.00 lunch of a burger, plate of meat and 2 Cokes, there are better options around town. read more

I've eaten here a few times several years ago, so I decided to give it another try and last week. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. The prices are definitely not in line with the food that you get. And speaking of the food, it was just plain unedible. read more

Absolutely incredible. I'm attending FREAK CITY in Pheonix and I've come to this place twice. Delicious mexican and american food, real cooking, friendly service and even a little gift shop. This is a REAL DINER. I had the Caldo de Res one day and the Juevos Rancheros (with hash browns) the next. Don't skip it. Al Pastor also delicious! read more

Stopped by while running errands for a quick lunch. Sister-In-law had the breakfast and I had the chicken burrito. Breakfast was a nice large plate and the burrito was of a fair size. Server was great but a couple of them were new to the business so a little slow. I would expect that to improve greatly once they gain a little experience. The atmosphere is definetly diner chic,, a little sparse. Will be returning as the food was great. read more

Two stars because of food is good but the service is almost always horrible unless one of two servers is here. Don't expect to be treated well if you're white otherwise. That being said if you don't care about service you'll love the food read more

I stopped in randomly one day when I was in the area, and was not disappointed. Great little diner for breakfast, I had a really great meal and enjoyed the retro vibes. read more

Food was disappointing. Service was also a disappointment. We had about 3 different waitresses and it was a constant waving them down for things because they wouldn't check on our table. Take away points after expressing dissatisfaction to manager: "All the bread is like that (burnt) because we make it in batches" "Did you want your hash brown back it was only a little?" (After asking to have my eggs remade they simply cooked the same eggs and returned those without my hasbrown) It was like the twilight zone. You walk in and you don't know what excuse they'll come up with next! The manager did make an effort to fix things. She allowed us to replace the burnt torta with something else. And when it was time to pay they were trying to charge us for the replacement meal. Anyway, it was more stressful then a hog being chased by a bacon eating hillbilly. Anyway, hope this review helps. read more

Lunch Box - Over medium eggs. - Diners Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Seriously in need of updating. Service, lacking and slow. Bad experience overall especially when Mexican staff talks crap about you thinking your gay when you actually have stage 3 breast cancer thus the short chemo hair regrowth. And they are unaware, yo hablo espanol perfecto!!! Customer service sucks and needs better training. Girl at initially handed me a menu, but then walked away and started waiting on other hispanic customers. Just because I'm white don't diss me. I do understand Spanish and I understand when you're being a b-- to me, and don't think just because someone's white they don't understand what you're saying; I speak perfect Spanish and I understand it completely. Yo entendo espanol completo. Now, about the food... it's disgusting. I ordered a classic cheeseburger. It came on a toasted bun that was stale, small traces of mayonnaise, burnt bacon, and a burnt burger that had a spoiled taste to it like the meat was already going bad before they cooked it. The fries are super greasy over cooked and cold when I got them. By far this is the worst place I've ever eaten. I ate here 14 years ago and I'm pretty sure it's not the same owner or management because the service and the food sucks compared to the high quality it had years ago. It was a 5 Star Burger place and now I wouldn't feed this burnt crap to my dog. read more

Lunch Box - Burnt burger with spoiled meat taste. Disgusting! - Diners Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Great food, wonderful service I recommend it Thank you chef Chilo. 5 star 5 diamond keep up the good work. read more

We had just flown in from FL and were headed north, but starving. The nearest spot on my app was The Lunch Box. This inconspicuous place was pretty good! Americana w a mexican flair. I split the pancake combo breakfast w my daughter- plenty of food and good flavor (the salsa kicked my butt). My husband ordered the steak burrito with beans and cheese and it was awesome. Surprisingly, my son topped us all with a killer burger that was delicious and came w fresh hot, crispy fries (seriously good fries). All for $37! Cant beat it. Susy was a delight to boot. read more

To start off, I would like to say I have always absolutely loved this place. Every time I come in I see the same couple waitresses/cashiers and they are always so sweet. The food is really good, and has authentic taste. The chilaquiles are my favorite as well as the bistec burrito. Today I came in to get a bistec burrito for me & a picadillo burrito for my boyfriend. The lady told us they were out of it, which is ok, so we ordered the chilaquiles rojos. The reason I had to knock down 2 stars is for an interaction with the owner. A couple seconds later, the owner walks in and is very nice to me. However, a homeless man walked in and they gave him a bottle of water and a pastry, which I believe was really kind of them. But as the homeless man walked out the owner made some very rude comments about him and just about homeless people in general that made us very uncomfortable. He made dehumanizing comments and said that "you can take the hunger away from them, but the not the crazy" and then proceeded to compare homeless people to cockroaches. And then expected us to laugh with him. Then his friend was in the restaurant and he proceeded to yell at the kitchen staff to make his friend a bistec burrito... and they did. When I was just told they were out, I don't blame the waitress because she may not have known or they were really low on it. Probably just a miscommunication but I do think it was rude to serve a food I just ordered in front of me after telling me it was out. He also proceeded to have a conversation with his OLDER friend, keep in mind they are both 30-50 years old, and tells his friend they need to get him a 20 year old girlfriend. Another really alarming thing, its that we are in the middle of a pandemic and there is people and full families eating in their lobby, It is april 25 and this is quite literally not allowed right now! (ALL THESE PEOPLE WERE IN THE RESTAURANT WHILE HE WAS HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CORONA VIRUS) He did very quickly tell the homeless man to leave though, of course. I wish I had recorded this because I cannot believe all the ignorant comments that I heard. In conclusion, Ive always loved this restaurant but I wish I had never met the owner. read more

Cute little diner. Loved the atmosphere and the food was great and inexpensive highly recommend.

Honestly this place use to have really good food and service. Now it's gone downhill the staff are rude and the food is horrible. I am not sure what happened but it's sad to see it get so bad. Hopefully new management comes into play soon. read more

With being five months pregnant I struggle to get myself to make breakfast. Yesterday I went in with my little one as I was craving enchiladas montadas from there. Due to them being swapped, I wasn't greeted or given an estimated time before we were seated so we eventually left. Today I decided to place a to go order and while I specifically asked for over medium eggs on my enchiladas montadas, I got home to scrambled eggs. Yay. The universe is serving as a reminder for me to stay home. Sadly, I don't think I'll be back any longer. read more

Lunch Box - Enchiladas montadas with no over medium eggs - Diners Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

My mother brought my family here. It's a nice little location with a cozy inside. The food was good. read more

Lunch Box - Diners Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

LBC never fails me! I've bright various family members here and they'll travel from far and wide to eat here now! Off the menu you've got to try the La Loca burger.. or any burger because they are all fantastic in their own way. The specials change all the time and Chilo the owner/chef never ceases to amaze me. I've tried food here I never thought I'd want to. Escargot?? Check!! Filet mignon with horseradish mash potatoes! How can you go wrong?? Today was ribs with mash potatoes! Fantastic!! read more

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I've loved the Lunch Box for years. It has some of the best food, provided you get the right cook, or a cook who cares that day. The prices are so low, we just gamble on it expecting one dish to be burnt, or messed up. The food is legit amazing. The owner is friendly, and awesome as well. Just has to be your thing to not have high hopes of everything being perfect every time. Because it won't be. Your food will literally be completely burnt, and they will send it out to you as coal. Just consider it part of the charm. read more

Service was really good! My coffee..latte was excellent! I had heard about this place and tried their menudo! It was great and had great flavor! read more

I hate to give this place a bad review only because I've been here before and they have been friendly in the past, but today I experienced the worst customer service. The lady that took my order was rude and short with a attitude, she also changed out all of the trash bags and counted her tip money where the food goes, change out the salsa and then had the audacity to touch all of silverware with her dirty hands and then bring me my food, take other peoples orders and serve them like that too. Like do they not believe in washing their hands and following the health codes... besides this my food wasn't very good. This place has lost it and has become lazy. I won't refer anyone here ever again or visit this place. read more

lo mejor del estilo Chihuahua en Arizona le duela a quien le duela y le guste a quien le guste...arriba Chihuahua

Amazing find. Small shop with phenomenal food. The staff is super friendly and it was a great atmosphere. Will be back soon and I'll be bringing my sister! read more

Came in for lunch and ordered meatball soup since I did not want something too heavy. The soup tasted good and i liked the veggie in it but there was way too much cheese. I have never eaten meatball soup with cheese so it was very old for me. My brother ordered a Greek burger and he enjoyed it. read more

I never thought that "Lunch Box" was all about Mexican food. The prices are not that high. Every time I go to place where they "sell Mexican food" I expect home made beans but mostly places (including Lunch Box) serve canned beans . Also, in most plates they put "cheese" in top of the food ( bad thing is not Mexican cheese). I must admit I really like their orange juice but at some point I realized that it was mostly blended ice, it will be better if they add more orange rather than ice. Since this place usually gets packed we visited it at 6 AM, a lot of cops go to this place. Customer service was OK, the man who took our order was friendly. Food was not that expensive, it tasted really good. I would recommend this place. read more

Nice place to come eat at in the morning! Yummy Mexican food. Looks small but there is extra seats in the back. I always get the asado de puerco burritos (red Chile pork) it never disappoints! read more

1.Took 1 hour for food to come out 2.when the food came out we literally saw a roach running through our table(health code violation?) 2. Charge $1 to run your card 3. Food is below average in quality, took 2 bytes and left the rest, bacon was gross, horchata is not great. 4. Ran out of coffee 5. On the bright side Staff is courteous and friendly. 6. NEVER COMING BACK read more

Lunch Box - Roach on the table - Diners Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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. read more

I was very pleased to find the Lunch box within 2 miles of my house! The food was great, service was friendly and quick at a great price. We had the juevos rancheros and the chorizo burger. Loved them both. We will definitely make this our local breakfast/lunch hangout! Definitely try their cappuccino as well. read more