The Lunchbox on Main

Melrose, 420 S Washington St, Melrose, WI 54642, United States | ★ 4.8 (75 Review)

📞 +1 608-444-4492

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Home-made Mom and Pop Cafe

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Lucas Bearheart

★ 2

Lunchbox is no longer operating in Black River Falls, WI called today to ask 10/08/2025.

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Matthew Wallrath

★ 5

Fantastic hole in the wall, great staff and real home cooking. I screwed up and ordered a full salad instead of a side one and she still honored the price. Highly recommended!

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Kelsey Prihoda

★ 5

The burgers were so juicy and the cheese was perfectly melted 🤤

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Tianna Braker

★ 5

What an amazing lil place❣ The people are very welcoming when you walk in. Their menu all sounds good but when we went they had food strictly off the grill😍 so we had some INCREDIBLE ribs that you could literally pull the bone out of clean. That and cowboy beans, a side of your choice, a bag of chips, and a drink all for $15❤ It was so filling I had to take leftovers home and didn't have room for desert sadly. The banana cream pie sounded really good. Definitely recommend💗

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Joe D

★ 4

Nice place

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Randy Ziebell

★ 5

Excellent homemade food, with A+ service, and a cool atmosphere!

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Cory Catlin

★ 5

Was passing through town on business and had a couple of hours to kill, so I stopped here for lunch. Ordered the special which was a Fry Bread Burger since I’ve never tried fry bread before. The burger was perfectly cooked, and the fry bread had an amazing texture. The atmosphere is relaxing, and the two hosts were extremely attentive and friendly. Very glad I stopped!

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Robin Warden

★ 5

Great little diner with a well-cared-for atmosphere.
Food was excellent (especially the fry-bread, and the strawberry-rhubarb pie). Service was wonderful.

You just don't expect to see places this nice anymore.

Worth a stop, every time you can.

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Desmond Rogers

★ 5

Amazing place to stop and get a bite to eat!

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Sandy Tecca

★ 5

We came to this cute cafe by chance. What a stroke of luck! We were warmly greeted by the proprietor who chatted with us about their history having bought the business 3 years ago. The food was wonderful but the Peach Cobbler was outstanding!

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Chris Barkoozis

★ 5

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Marcel Gabriel

★ 5

We were just passing through town and decided to try this place. The food was excellent, the people lovely! The grilled chicken was outstanding, the sides were great too. Will definitely stop here next time in town. Highly recommend!

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Catherine Ruefer

★ 5

Kelly and Will had a steak night, tonight. If you missed it, it was your loss. 16 oz ribeye steak for $25. Salad, mushroom and onion, veggies, salad, potato, bun. It was awesome. I will definitely be there for their next steak cookout. Will is an awesome cook, and Kelli work together and they’ve had an awesome place.

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Leila

★ 5

High quality food! I got a delicious side salad with spring mix of lettuce, tomato, cucumber and onion then the delicious huge spicy angry burger with pepper jack cheese and sweet spicy pickles

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Maggie

★ 5

This place was amazing to eat at! We had the frybread tacos and the bread was homemade! So good! The staff were very patient and kind! Highly recommended going to this place!

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Sarah Pitts

★ 5

Delicious food and excellent customer service! Everything was so fresh and definitely all homemade and the friendliness of the owners/staff was wonderful. Highly recommend!

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Tyler M

★ 5

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sue she

★ 2

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Jerome Bailey

★ 5

Great little place to get a home cooked meal. Friendly and inviting. Very fast service. Food was excellent.

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Todd Skoien

★ 5

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Lea Groff

★ 5

A quirky little place --- homey and really good home cooking!

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Rachel Hawig

★ 5

Ditto to all the comments about what fantastic customer service. This might be the sweetest, kindest restaurant I’ve ever been too. Hands down have the chili and fry bread. Everything tastes like it was made with love. Two frequent customers came in at different times while we were dining, both were given hugs by owner before leaving with their to go orders. A breath of fresh air 💗💗💗

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Rick Rux

★ 5

Made it back for "Grill Thursday" definitely recommend.

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Danielle Link

★ 5

Wonderful small town spot with delicious home made food and incredible friendly service.

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jenny johnson

★ 5

How do i even begin to describe this wonderous experience. The whole restaurant experience was impeccable. The customer service was tremendous! the food was so yummy and deliciously good. the second the food hit my tounge i began to quiver with delight. the pizza was seasoned to perfection! the apple pie tasted just how my grammy elizabeth used to make. the second i tasted the pie i was transported back to being a 8 year old girl in my grammys kitchen. the owners were extremely kind and touching, i was delighted by these amazing, patient owners. you can tell they love what they do and the food reflects that. it has a perfectly homemade taste that you just can’t beat! i will never forget this place, you NEED to stop at the lunchbox on main.

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Michael Schindler

★ 5

Great people, great food and fair pricing! Soups made fresh, good home cooked meals with a varied menu!

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Odelia Schanandore

★ 5

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Daniel F

★ 5

Great place for lunch with amazing food. Chicken was grilled perfectly and the ribs were to die for. All the sides we great too.

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Stephenie

★ 5

We came in for a late lunch and the food was delicious. I got the chicken and rice soup which was extremely good fully of chicken and veggies and a large portion. Also i got a grilled chicken sandwich with a side of there peach haberno sauce it was so good definitely worth trying. Another family member got the cob salad and the portion size was great and had plenty of toppings.Also Are waitress was named kelly and was extremely
Sweet and very attentive.

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Scott Foster

★ 5

Great service, great people!

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James Weister

★ 5

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Not Today

★ 5

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Steve Johnson

★ 5

Wonderful owners. Super nice folks. Our food was excellent.

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Ben B

★ 5

Just an all around great experience. Food is fantastic. Just the right flavor and portions. Will definitely be back!

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Mike Calvelage

★ 5

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Chad Niemi

★ 5

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Jeannie York

★ 5

Stopped today for lunch. Cute little diner with very friendly outgoing owner. Good home cooking. Has a variety of specials daily, highly recommended for a relaxing meal.

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Kelly Lockington

★ 5

You won't be disappointed😁😁

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Janice Harrison

★ 5

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Kathleen Beckett

★ 5

Super friendly, helpful staff.

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Amber Rae

★ 5

Absolutely loved the couple who run this place. Very easy to talk to and fast service. Great location.

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Shannan Hull

★ 5

Home cooked goodness in a casual atmosphere. Service & friendliest was superb!! Great prices. Harvest salad was amazing - so fresh & refreshing.

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Taya B.

★ 5

The owner was wonderful and made us feel like we were spending time with an old friend. Food was great, service was great, highly recommend!

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James Koets

★ 4

Great food in a small restaurant served by friendly staff 😋

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Joanne Schiefer

★ 5

Delicious, homemade food! I had the homemade chicken rice soup, and it was outstanding! Definitely will try to go back to this lovely little restaurant again!

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Brandalyn Smith

★ 5

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Adam Albrecht

★ 5

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Ray O'Donnell (generalstupidity)

★ 5

Best strawberry smoothies

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Shirley Kirby

★ 5

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Shirlie Nimmo

★ 5

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Kirsten Gustafson

★ 5

From the time we walked in the door, I immediately felt at home. The owners are genuinely friendly, welcoming, happy people who make meals that make your soul happy. Simple, classic meal options, homemade with love. Between the four of us, we had the Tuna Melt with house salad, two loaded nachos (special of the day), and fried bread tacos (special of the day). As soon as they offered pie, we knew we needed it and ordered fresh cherry pie and pecan pie. All pies and the salsa were homemade, and you could tell they were made with all of the love.

Every time I drive through to Chicago from MN, I will be stopping here for food, even if I'm not hungry. Highly recommend you stop by for a visit!

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julia liethen

★ 5

Good and service is top notch.

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Diana Delgado

★ 5

Great food wonderful service everything was perfect

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Lisa

★ 5

Excellent food, great customer service! Very affordable. Everything that can be homemade is homemade. I had the Harvest Salad, very original & very tasty! We will be returning to try out more tasty menu items.

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Laura Weigand-Vaughan

★ 5

Great little lunch place. Quirky atmosphere. Super nice people. Very good food!

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Jennica Eberly

★ 5

It was like stopping at grandmas for lunch. Super good food and a down home atmosphere where you can truly relax and chat with the regulars. Awesome cinnamon rolls☺️ thanks Kelly!

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M Ges

★ 5

everything is great, delivery 5 stars

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Sheri Fisher

★ 5

Excellent atmosphere. Delicious food. Good prices and great service.

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Landon Profaizer

★ 5

We're so glad we stopped and found this place. We were welcomed right away and had a great home cooked lunch. The Bean & Ham soup though...so good!!!

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Ken Moscetti

★ 5

Great place for lunch! Wonderful folks

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Alan Voskuil

★ 5

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Kevin Hanson

★ 5

We have eaten here 3 time in the past couple weeks. Always great food and fast service. Thank you Kelly and Will.

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Leonard

★ 1

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Penny Ybarra

★ 5

Today was my first experience. Atmosphere was as inviting as going to a friend's home for a meal with the exception of paying for the meal. The meal was delicious.

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Joe Kerr

★ 5

Very good biscuits and gravy. Place is small and cozy. Great owners

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Susan Horban

★ 5

Stopped here today on our way home. The Harvest Salad: most beautiful salad ever…and delicious with Raspberry Vinaigrette! My husband had the homemade chicken rice soup and BBQ pork loin sandwich which was also great. Friendly owners and exceptional service. We will definitely be back!

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Nathan Graham

★ 5

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Erik Cedarleaf Dahl

★ 5

Lovely spot for lunch!

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Stacey Feeney

★ 5

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John Matthews

★ 5

Nice little place with REALLY GOOD HOMEMADE COOKING!!
Very nice owners and a fun place to have breakfast or lunch. Everything we had was excellent.

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gail jones

★ 5

Great little place good home cooking
Owners very friendly would go again

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Richard Kubina

★ 5

Great food plus the owners are great people.

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Patricia Mulry

★ 5

Ordered the harvest salad and it is outstanding and fairly priced. It is a bed of lettuce and spinach topped with cucumbers, chunks of bacon and walnuts, baby carrots, chopped tomatoes, slices of pepper and blueberries and raspberries. It comes with croutons and sliced strawberries also but I had them held. It is served with a raspberry vinegarette on the side and is delicious.
The waitress and the cook are both welcoming, friendly and accommodating.

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Blaine Knutson

★ 5

The food is good enough the place is small.

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Kimberly Waukau

★ 5

Excellent food, especially the smoothies, and the service is very good. Enjoyable eating experience.

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