Lunch Bowl opens in Chubbuck with fresh pasta bowls on the menu
Lunch Bowl opens July 7 in Chubbuck with BLT and Greek pasta bowls, plus salad and rice bowls, in the old Tastee Treet space.
The Lunch Bowl will open July 7 at 5231 Yellowstone Avenue in Chubbuck, bringing a lunch-only menu of salad, rice and pasta bowls into the former Tastee Treet building next to the Kimbrough family’s Double Shot Coffee Drive-Thru. Owners Keri and Sean Kimbrough are betting that a focused midday spot can fill a gap for workers, families and weekday diners who want something fresher than the usual burger-or-pizza stop.
The hours make that clear. The restaurant will operate Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., turning the business into a dedicated lunch destination rather than a place built for all-day traffic. That compact schedule fits the concept: quick service, a short menu and bowls that can move fast without feeling like standard fast food.
Pasta is part of the formula, not an afterthought. The menu will include a BLT pasta bowl and a Greek pasta bowl, alongside chimichurri rice bowls, a salmon rice bowl, house salad bowls and a steak-and-blue-cheese salad bowl. Prices will run from $12 to $16, with drinks such as sparkling water, fruit waters, iced tea and cold brew. Vegetarian items and gluten-free choices are also on the menu, along with kids’ items and desserts.
The Kimbroughs have pitched the restaurant as a fresh, whole-food-focused answer to what they see as a local need in Chubbuck. That idea lands in a city that keeps growing. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Chubbuck’s population at 16,823 on July 1, 2025, a reminder that more households and more lunch traffic are pushing new food concepts into the area.
The location carries its own history. Tastee Treet served the Portneuf River Valley for at least 68 years before closing in 2023, so Lunch Bowl is taking over a spot with real name recognition, not just an empty strip-mall shell. The new restaurant also extends the Kimbroughs’ existing footprint on Yellowstone Avenue, where Double Shot Coffee Drive-Thru already gives the family a foothold next door.
That local angle matters in a place where healthier eating has become part of the conversation. Portneuf Health Trust’s Healthy City, USA initiative has pushed the Pocatello-Chubbuck area to think more about nutrition, and a county health profile has put adult obesity in Bannock County at 33.0 percent. Lunch Bowl is clearly aiming at that lunch crowd with a lighter, more customizable bowl built for a quick stop.
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