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| - I came to The Lunch Box expecting a great hot dog and an even better waffle ice cream sandwich, known affectionately as the Wafflewich. I got just what I expected, however the meal left a little to be desired. The hot dog was good, not great. The toppings were good, but the dog itself doesn't really differentiate itself from any other hot dogs that you've ever had, yes, even at home.
The Lunch Box is located right across from UNLV, so if you end up going around lunch time, you can expect a throng of students there awaiting these dastardly dogs. I can't help but believe that the wait itself was more for the Wafflewich than the hot dogs themselves. The Wafflewich was nothing short of amazing. Essentially, it is two perfectly pressed waffles (full order is cut into four pieces) with your choice of vanilla or "flavor of the day/week" ice cream. Last week, the specialty flavor was pecan, but I have seen mint chocolate chip on other occasions. The waffles themselves had chocolate chips in them and the ice cream wedged between was at a perfect temperature, not cold enough where the ice cream compromised the consistency of the waffle and not too warm where the ice cream would just melt prematurely.
As far as the hot dog is concerned, eh...Not as delicious as most are letting on, but certainly not as terrible as the haters are saying it is, it situates itself nicely right in between the two. I had the Americana dog on my last visit. The Americana dog includes crispy onion straws, mayonnaise, steak sauce and bleu cheese. Again, the dog itself wasn't great, however, the toppings more than made up for it. I found the blend of toppings to complement the hot dog fairly well.
I still prefer Buldogis and Great Links for my hot dog fix in Vegas. If you're on the Paradise side of town and stroll into The Lunch Box, come for the dog, STAY for the Wafflewich.
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