Marathon Cafe is pretty good for lunch and snack as there are numerous combos that are lunch appropriate. Most of them are noodles and rices, all come with Marathon's famous Hong Kong milk tea or coffee. The shop works like a diner, in that customers pay at front desk, get their own tables (no greeter to seat customers), and obtain the food at counter themselves when the food is ready.
We ordered a beef brisket on rice noodle combo ($8.50) and a pork chops on egg noodle ($5.75). The beef brisket on rice noodle had lots of beef chunks and noodle. It surely could satisfy a big man's hunger. My BF said the broth tasted spicy and sweet yet a little bit oily. The pork chops noodle came with 3 pieces of pork chops of good size. While the pork chops tasted average, the egg noodle tasted really good, and its texture was similar to wonton noodle. I think the value of both combos are okay.
Just a note that the chili oil is potent. A little bit in the soup noodle goes a long way; I learn this the hard way.
Overall, 3.5 stars.