Lunchbox Laboratory in South Lake Union Is Now Open
The burger shop settles into cushier quarters.
Posted by: Christopher Werner on Jan 31, 2011 at 11:36AM
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Seattleites, you love your burgers, so this sweep of new beefy joints must have you fired up, yeah?
First came BuiltBurger in Pioneer Square in November, then from the Quinn’s and Restaurant Zoe folks, Uneeda Burger in Fremont. More recent to debut was Belltown’s Dope Burger, and last week word came Ethan Stowell is launching a burger stand, Hamburg + Frites, in Safeco Field. Holy cow. And the latest bit: the South Lake Union iteration of Lunchbox Laboratory is now open daily starting at 11am.
At the end of December the Ballard shack shut down in anticipation of new and spiffy digs at 1253 Thomas Street, the former home of Southlake Grill. Like at the Ballard original, mondo, immoderate burgers are the star of the menu, which has been beefed up (har) to include appetizers, paninis, and desserts (those delicious milkshakes made the move as well).
A full bar, an upstairs loft, and arcade games also distinguish the SLU spot, which, it should be mentioned, is 5,000 square feet—considering the claustrophobic digs Lunchbox once inhabited (just 400 square feet!), this literally is big news.
Tags: New Seattle Restaurants, Seattle Restaurant Openings, South Lake Union, Burgers
I’ve waited sooooo long :) Congrats LL! I’ll be there this weekend.
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Ate there on Sunday. The menu is smaller for now. They were busy. Give ‘em two weeks and they’ll be up to speed.
Just went there last night – the menu was a bit to get through, wordy descriptions that need a few moments of contemplation to figure what exactly was on the burger, it took longer than expected to pick out what I wanted. The service was quick and friendly, our group felt a little rushed, really would have like to get another round of drinks…We didn’t understand why the closing time was 7pm though when the website states midnight – ?
The food: I was not disappointed with my final choice – the truffle burger with a side of tater tots..the burger was piled high and delicious, I ate it all! I could have used a little less onion but that’s just my taste. The tater tots were fun, brought back memories of when I was kid ( :
They may have a few kinks to work out in this new space but the burger I had was yummy and I would go back for another and maybe this time have a shake!