The Lunch Bunch

Perhaps my favorite new find for busy work days. All orders and payments are taken online at least the day before you want lunch, though you can order days in advance if you’d like.
This is a great service if you don’t have time to leave work for lunch. Once you’ve created an account you can add salads, sandwiches, snacks, sides and drinks to your order. You pay for everything ahead of time online, so no need to stop work or dash out of a meeting to meet the delivery person. The website says tips are not expected, but there is an option (turn it on in your account preferences) to add a tip onto the total at time of purchase.
You can also set up e-​mail or text alerts for when your food is delivered. I ordered at 5 p.m. the night before and my order arrived promptly at 11:30 a.m. the next day, as promised.
I was a little skeptical of the freshness, so I tested it by ordering a salad with avocado (California Dreamin’ Salad). Avocado goes brown and gross fast — it seemed like a good way to determine if they were really making it fresh or not.
It was great. Bright green (and a generous portion of) avocado slices– not that from a bag or frozen junk. It was a large salad with crunchy, obviously fresh veggies. One complaint — I wish there were more light salad dressings. It’s kind of a shame to ruin a healthy lunch with fatty dressings, and there were only a couple lighter options to choose from. I also hope they expand the soup section. Right now there aren’t that many options. Soups come from Boar’s Head and need to be heated upon arrival.
I look forward to trying one of their tasty-​looking sandwiches.