# What's your special lunch treat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [August 24, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152 "2024-08-24T17:53:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/1 "2024-08-24T17:53:23Z")
Sweet potato fries with garlic aioli dipping sauce! I don’t often indulge in them but happened to be by the restaurant where I get them on another errand today, so why not! One to-go side order is enough for two lunches. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/2 "2024-08-24T18:57:28Z")
Ruffles brand korean sweet and spicy chili chips. I’m trying to restrain myself a bit until my craving for them burns out, but damn right now I love them far far too much. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/3 "2024-08-24T18:59:28Z")
On Fridays, my wife and I get a nice lunch. One of our favorites is to split the smoked salmon BLT for the deli near our house, it is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/4 "2024-08-24T20:28:57Z")
An Epic (big) corndog from [The Corndog Company of Central Oregon,](https://thecorndogco.com/locations-bend.html) but without the catsup and mustard. Failing that, a couple of tamales. (We have a large Hispanic population here and good tamales are available.) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/5 "2024-08-24T20:30:45Z")
Grilled cheese sandwich with tomato. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/6 "2024-08-24T20:34:57Z")
It used to be French Onion soup, but since it now plays havoc with my digestive system, it’s a nice big cobb or antipasto salad, dressing on the side. I end up bringing home most of the toppings, enough to make sandwiches later. 😋 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/7 "2024-08-24T20:39:17Z")
You mean aside from things like a bacon cheeseburger with fries, a big bowl of chili topped with onions and cheese, or a deep-dish personal pizza? A large stuffed burrito or shwarma, both with lots of beef. All of the above served with a large ice-cold Coca-Cola. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/8 "2024-08-24T23:35:06Z")
Subway sandwich, either the meatball with added pepperoni and lots of black olives or the All-American Club with a big handful of pickles and enough mayo to make my cardiologist facepalm. I don’t like sandwiches I make at home but there’s something about Subway sandwiches that I absolutely love. I only indulge a few times a year, but this Monday will be one of them: the power at work is scheduled to be out all day so I’ll have no way to heat up anything. A cold sandwich sounds perfect. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/9 "2024-08-24T23:58:51Z")
Thank Goodness for Chef Boyardee!!! Particularly his Beef Ravioli!!! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/10 "2024-08-24T23:58:53Z")
Ok. You ruined my day. I WANT an epic Corndog. I had a cheese sammich with a decent cheddar and a mango smoothie. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/11 "2024-08-25T00:24:16Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > , a couple of tamales. Nothing better than well-made tamales. My former church, in California, was half Hispanic, and the Hispanic ladies would sell them after Mass as a fundraiser. I’d buy bags of six. Pork, chicken, and beef. God, they were good. I haven’t even tried to find tamales here in darkest New England. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/12 "2024-08-25T01:28:51Z")
Sushi. I’ll do the All You Can Eat thing; the chef knows what I like, and I don’t even have to order. It just shows up, I eat till I’m full and be done for the about a day and a half. I used to do this every week back in the day. Now, I can only manage … rarely. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/13 "2024-08-25T01:31:43Z")
I like a can of sardines on wasa crisp. I also like a chunk of grilled Arctic char (from the whole foods freezer section). My husband doesn’t like fish, so i never have that for dinner, which is a shared meal. But i guess i indulge at lunch time. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/14 "2024-08-25T01:43:42Z")
Homemade cream of tomato soup with half a grilled cheese sandwich. Sardine salad on crackers. Anchovies on crackers with a schmear of tomato pesto. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/15 "2024-08-25T09:52:21Z")
To make it a sardine trifecta, although it is usually more brunch, a couple oh hash browns topped with [Smoked Sprats In Oil With Chilli](https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/129036/woolworths-smoked-sprats-in-oil-with-chilli?). Fish ‘n’ chips. ---
**Author:** ![Strenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Strenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strenger)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/16 "2024-08-25T12:07:03Z")
Coffee, mixed with hot chocolate, a full glass of cigarettes, most of which I shan’t smoke, a few books to look at, pen, and notebook. And none of some inane piped-in noise music people think is background. No thanks, I’ll listen to what I wish, or nothing. And none of that jibber-jabber of deranged coworkers speaking. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/17 "2024-08-25T14:18:33Z")
A California Roll. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/18 "2024-08-25T14:24:56Z")
Soda. I don’t really drink soda anywhere else except at the office. I’ll buy a 20 oz soda from the cafeteria on Monday and I really only take a few sips with my lunch (they have cans but I buy the bottle so I can re-close it). That one soda will last the whole week, sometimes longer. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/19 "2024-08-25T16:09:13Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Sushi. I’ll do the All You Can Eat thing; the chef knows what I like, and I don’t even have to order. It just shows up, I eat till I’m full and be done for the about a day and a half. > > I used to do this every week back in the day. Now, I can only manage … rarely. There used to be a sushi place near work that had a lunch special of 10 orders for $12.99. It was really good sushi too (and you can probably tell by the price that this was many years ago). I sometimes went there three times a week, but I could never eat that much for lunch anymore. Sure was fun while it lasted though. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152/20 "2024-08-25T17:03:36Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Ok. You ruined my day. > I WANT an epic Corndog. If you lived closer, I’d treat. If you wanted to have a go at it yourself, I’d think getting a good quality dog and putting honey in the batter would get you close. Like [this recipe.](https://natashaskitchen.com/corn-dogs-recipe/) (Note: I have not tried this recipe. I don’t know if I dare ingest buttermilk or not. My allergy is really weird.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152.md?page=2)