A new fast-casual dining option is coming to Chubbuck this summer, as sibling owners Keri and Sean Kimbrough prepare to open the Lunch Bowl at 5231 Yellowstone Avenue on July 7.
The restaurant will specialize in salad, pasta, and rice bowls made with fresh, whole, locally sourced, and organic ingredients — filling a niche that Keri Kimbrough says has long been missing from the area.
“We wanted to have a place in Pocatello where we can get fresh food,” she said.
A Menu Built Around Fresh, Local Ingredients
The Lunch Bowl’s menu is designed to offer variety without sacrificing quality. Diners can choose from an array of bowls ranging from $12 to $16, including a chimichurri rice bowl, a salmon rice bowl with vegetables and edamame, a BLT pasta bowl, a Greek pasta bowl, a house salad bowl, and a steak-and-blue-cheese salad bowl. Several options are vegetarian, and many are gluten-free, making the menu accessible to a broad range of dietary preferences.
Beyond the bowls themselves, the Kimbroughs will offer an assortment of beverages including sparkling water, banana water, watermelon water, coconut water, apple juice, iced tea, and cold brew. Kids’ menu items and desserts will round out the offerings.
Keri Kimbrough emphasized that developing the menu was a process driven by personal conviction about the food’s quality. “We feel really good about the quality of food. We feel great after we eat the food,” she said.
A Familiar Location Getting a Fresh Start
The Lunch Bowl will occupy a building that longtime Chubbuck residents may recognize as the former home of Tastee Treet. The Kimbroughs already operate Double Shot Coffee Drive-Thru out of the same building, meaning the new restaurant will share the property with their existing business — a move that positions the location as a one-stop spot for both a morning coffee run and a midday meal.
The restaurant’s hours are set for Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., targeting the lunch crowd in the Chubbuck and Pocatello area. The focused daytime schedule reflects a deliberate approach to keeping operations manageable while maintaining the food quality standards the owners have set for themselves.
The Lunch Bowl is another sign of the continued growth and business investment taking shape in Chubbuck’s commercial corridors, as entrepreneurs look to fill dining and retail gaps across southeast Idaho. The Yellowstone Avenue location puts the restaurant within easy reach of commuters and workers throughout the Portneuf Valley.
What Comes Next
The Lunch Bowl is scheduled to open its doors on Monday, July 7, at 5231 Yellowstone Avenue in Chubbuck. Diners interested in sampling the menu can plan to stop in weekdays between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. As with many new small businesses, early community support will play a key role in establishing the restaurant’s long-term footing in the local market.
For readers following broader economic developments across the region, southeast Idaho’s business landscape continues to evolve. The Chubbuck area, in particular, has seen steady commercial interest as the Pocatello-Chubbuck metro continues to attract new investment. For more on local and statewide business and economic news, visit Idaho News.
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