The Lunch Box

Horrible experience and the food, when it was finally served, wasn’t all that tasty. I won’t be making a return visit.

I always have excellent service at the lunch box! They have a great menu and great deals on combos. You can add and customize. The burgers and wraps are my favorite. I love how there is an extra pickle and cookie on the side of almost every meal even when it’s take out or delivery. The owner always makes sure everyone is taken care of and everyone else is just as awesome. You could tell from the recipes to the beautiful interiors that the owner gives love to every detail of the place. They are the only ones in town that seem to be updated in modern deliver services via apps as well. At this momentum they’ll be sticking around for a very long time unlike restaurants that come and go. That’s right I said restaurant like total dine in quality for dinner dates, friends, and events. Looking forward to eat more as a regular.

I have discovered that one cook is better then another. Xander was the cook I originally had and he was amazing but this last time I was there and he wasn’t our cook and the difference was noticeable. The other cook wasn’t bad but he wasn’t as amazing.

Walked in and employees nowhere to be found. Had to stand around for about ten minutes till someone came from to the back to finally greet us. No apology or anything For the wait, in fact the young man taking are order acted as if we interrupted him. The food was just okay not worth the price. The cookies were delicious but did not make up for the non existent service. We should’ve taken the fact that restaurant was empty as a bad sign.

Yummy the steak was wonderful. The staff was bad and waiters bad but food made up for it.

Sandwiches were decent, I had the turkey bacon avocado. They forgot the cheese and didn’t put the pickle on my plate. I also ordered the chicken pot pie which I was extremely excited about because of all the good reviews, but it was so overly salted, I literally couldnt eat it. The staff didnt acknowledge us as we were eating to ask us how our food was even though they were in the room and we didnt even receive a goodbye when we left. Even the free cookie we got for checking in was extremely hard and bland. We spent over $ 30 on simple sandwiches, a horrible pot pie and bad service. We will definitely not be going back.

Staff were non-​existant, and the sandwich i had, had ONE slice of turkey! While the sanwich was good at best, it left me hungry. The chicken pot pie was so salty it tastes like they made it with seawater. I ate about 4 bites and dint even take it home to my dogs in fear their kidneys would shut down.
Worst sandwich place ive ever been to, and by far my most dissapointing Unilocal find. Btw, 2 sandwi hes and a pot pie was over $ 30.

I had lunch here today for the first time. I have to say I was very impressed. I love the variety of menu options and how you can get a combo with a bbq blue cheese chicken sandwich AND a small Ahi salad together. It’s like my own custom meal :-) delicious to say the least.

This is a cute place in downtown, close to shopping and for grabbing the Freshest grub around! I adore the salads and croissant sandwiches. The ingredients are always fresh picked with quality tastes. Definitely a gourmet on a budget delight. You Must try the poke salad, its like being back in Hawaii! Yummmmmmmm!

Food is good. Have to wait a while to get it. While I was waiting for my meal I watched two customers walk out due to the wait to order.

Such a great little find in Visalia! There menu has a wide range of sandwiches, salads and entrees to chose from. I had the prosciutto wrap to go w/​fries. The combo comes with a drink and a small cookie! I was also happy to see they included both ranch and ketchup with the fries without asking. Very cute little lunch stop with great service!

I ordered from them on Grubhub and was very pleased with their service and the food was fantastic!

I love this place!
I have been coming to this place for a while their service and food have always been on point. The restaurant has a very quaint and charming feel. The owner is wonderful. The food amazing. I love in particular their salmon tandoori salad, tuna sandwich, and Italian sandwich. They also have a very nice selection of beer on tap.

And this is why we always come back to the Lunch Box… consistently great food, excellent customer service and just all around a wonderful experience. We went with my mom who has several food restrictions. When they found out — they were so happy to make something off menu and customized for her needs and likes. I can’t recommend this place enough. You won’t regret a meal here.

There are no words to describe the chocolate cake i had here. The sandwich was fresh and i LOVE pickles. Cute décor too.

I hosted my sister’s bridal shower at The Lunch Box and I couldn’t have been happier. The food earned rave reviews from all the guests and the space perfectly suited the overall vibe I was looking for.
It’s a challenge to find a space large enough to accommodate large events in Visalia that won’t break the bank — as you can see in the photo, I needed it!. The food is reasonably priced and you definitely won’t leave there feeling like you didn’t get enough to eat.
A big thanks to the entire crew for making sure things went smoothly & I absolutely recommend having your next event here. (Photo courtesy of Aimee Sa Photography)

Updated 03÷25÷16
I hate to have to write this review, but we had a terrible experience. My biggest problem with this experience is that NOT ONE TIME did anyone apologize or seem at all concerned with their error.
I wanted to take my co-​workers somewhere they had never been and getting downtown for lunch Is nearly impossible. I called in an order at 11am to eat there. 3 sandwiches/​2 cold, one hot and a side salad. They asked what time we would be there and I told them 1215p. We got to the counter and paid at 1215pm. We got our drinks and sat down. No one told us to do otherwise. We sat for 15 minutes and finally at 1230p I went to the counter to find out what was going on. After being bypassed by 2 employees, the man working the cash register (who took our money and maybe was to blame?) had to ask one of the servers to help me. I explained that we were waiting and he said «oh you’re Kim? We wondered where you were!». Ok, so NOW I’m a bit annoyed because our food has been sitting somewhere while we’ve been waiting for 15 minutes, and I’m sure my HOT/​grilled sandwich was gross by now. I asked to put it in to go box because we were now running against the clock. We were all starving so we started eating at the table. My co-​workers got cold sandwiches and said they were good, but I am reviewing what I got. :(
BBQ blue cheese chicken sandwich: This was so good when I had it delivered to my home previously. This time was another story. Since they cooked it and it sat, I ended up with soggy, partially toasted, cold bread. The chicken was chewy. The kind of chewy when chicken isn’t cooked completely, but this appear white (not pink). There was a VERY small amount of cheese that was hardly recognizable as blue cheese. A very light amount of sauce and some grilled onions. I ended up taking the chicken out and eating the soggy bread since I was STARVING.
Side of Falafel Salad. The 2 little patties were dark like little hamburgers. I cut into it with my fork and they were green. The flavor of MINT was overpowering and tasting nothing like any falafel I’ve ever had, and I LOVE falafels. These were gross. I ate some of the veggies out of the salad, and just couldn’t choke down another bike, although I was still hungry.
This is a cute place and the menu variety is worthy of a star. I was so disappointed in this place. I am a long time Unilocaler and don’t know if I’ve ever left a 1 star review. I just don’t understand how anyone can run a business without insuring that people have customer service skills and can notice when there needs to be an intervention to SAVE customers. There is way too much competition in town to spend my money here.
Previously 5 stars:
AMAZING! Had food delivered.
BBQ blue cheese chicken sandwich: Grilled and still hot and crispy bread! Big chunks of blue cheese and plenty of bbq sauce. So good!
Side portion of tandoori salmon salad. SO much more than I expected (quality wise). BIG piece of salmon and veggies with a vinaigrette dressing.
All topped off with a fresh sugar cookie.
Absolutely recommend this food!

Great ambiance. Great food. Ordered the pastrami on rye. Bread was grilled and pastrami was juicy. Pickle on the side was excellent as well. My buddies ordered the Italian and the tuna, and they said the sandwiches were excellent as well. We were impressed.

This place had good food, nice ambiance, and good people.
Service was a little slow, but overall, I was pleased with my experience.
I ordered their cranberry crème cheese sandwich. It was satisfying, but not something I would crave.

Came in here the other day and finally decided to try it out, after seeing pics and a review from a friend.
The location was pretty easy to find, once I figured out the area it was in. I had originally put the directions into my car GPS and it took me somewhere else.
I had never been here but based on pics I had seen, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted. I went up to the cash register and did not receive a greeting. I explained to the girl working there that I had never been… and she said nothing. She did not offer any suggestions. I ordered a Turkey, Cranberry and Cream Cheese on Croissant and an iced tea. I had noticed that there were glass carafes sitting out towards the door filled with tea. I asked if I got my tea over there and she replied ‘NO…’ um ok so why is the tea sitting out there???
Anyways, she rang my order up and handed me a glass of tea. The tea was really pathetic and looked mostly like water. I should note that when you pay using your ATM card, they ask you to put the ‘tip’ on your bill right then, I didn’t really care for that because so far the service was lousy.
The girl finished my order and then hands me this tiny ceramic ball. What am I supposed to do with that??? I asked and she told me to put it on the table. I go to my table and set the ball down and it just rolled on the table. After a while of looking around, I see that people had similar ‘balls’ but that you are supposed to put them on some upside down sort of candleholder. Weird, but ok. Problem is my table did not have one of those things.
My food came to my table in about 10 – 15 min. It seemed like a long amount of time since I had just ordered the sandwich and the place was nearly empty.
The sandwich was REALLY REALLY good!!! It really lived up to my expectations. I am not normally a lover of thinly sliced deli meats, but this turkey was really good and had a unique flavor. The only thing I would have enjoyed more, is if they had put extra cream cheese on it… next time I know to ask. The sandwich was very filling, I only ate half and then took the rest home.
After I was done, I walked up to the counter and asked to a to-​go box. The girl tells me that they are to my left. Well to the left is a wall… so please explain this to me. She then tells me that the boxes are to my left if I face the other direction, WTH??? Shouldn’t she have just said that they’re to my right to begin with???
The place is super cute and is a place that would be nice to get out of the rain and sip on a warm beverage. The atmosphere is very nice. I am anxious to go back and try the other menu items, and I hope that the service improves when I do, I just got a weird vibe from the girl working that day.