Is Lunchbox (The Lunch Box) Still Open? Man v. Food Update (New York, NY)
Man v. Food, Season 5 New York, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Lunchbox is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Yelp's listing for 3 E 53rd St, updated 2026-07, carries no closed designation, and Google Places marks the same address operational. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 5, Episode 1
- Aired
- Address 3 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022
- Now called The Lunch Box
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Man v. Food?
Man v. Food (S5E1, aired 2017-08-07) featured counter-service lunch fare at the business known on the episode as Lunchbox, located on East 53rd Street in Manhattan. The business currently operates as The Lunch Box, a small counter at 3 E 53rd St in Midtown Manhattan. According to Yelp, a listing for this address titled 'THE LUNCH BOX' was updated 2026-07, showing 38 photos and 10 reviews with no closed designation. Google Places listed the same address's business status as operational when the record was compiled on 2026-09-08. Several other New York businesses trading under similar 'Lunch Box' and 'Lunchbox' names at different addresses, including Long Island City, 9th Avenue, Lexington Avenue, and Brooklyn, carry separate Yelp listings marked closed as of 2026, but those are different locations from the 3 E 53rd St address referenced here.
The episode
Also in Season 5
Season 5: 23 of 30 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 1Clinton Hall
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- Open
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Ep 2Mader's
Open - Open
- Open
- Open
- Open
Nearest restaurants
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Food Paradise
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Uncle Gussy's Traditional Greek Cuisine
Food Paradise
Open
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-lunch-box-manhattan-2
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Record mvf-280 · checked by Cal Marchetti.