When the kids head back to school, lunch dates became a regular part of our relationship. I’ve always loved a good lunch date, and I never realize how much I miss them until they’re back in our regular date night routine! Every couple should be enjoying a mid-week lunch date, at least once a month, in my personal opinion.

Why Lunch Dates are the Best

Lunch dates often cost less than dinner when restaurants have lunch specials on the menu. You might have more energy to give on a lunch date in the middle of the week than you might in the evening on the weekend. Depending on the length of your lunch break, lunch dates are most often 30-60 minutes long which is a great amount of time to connect and enjoy your time together. And when your kids are in school during the day, lunch dates cost less and you don’t need to pay or arrange for childcare.

There are a lot of different ways to enjoy a lunch date! If one or both of you work from home, meet in the kitchen for lunch, take your food outside for a little fresh air, or take a break from the house and go out for takeout or eat in a restaurant. If one or both of you work in the office, meet back at home for lunch, find a park to enjoy a homemade picnic or takeout, or meet at a restaurant in the middle for some delicious food.

If you’re looking for a place to grab takeout or go out to eat, I’ve listed some great lunch date locations below.

The Best Places for a Lunch Date in Davis County

Vito’s

100 S Main St, Bountiful
This restaurant got its start as a food truck and was such a favorite that it opened a storefront on Bountiful Main Street. They are only open during lunch hours and I believe they are only open on weekdays as well. If you like Italian sandwiches and Cheesesteak sandwiches, you’ll love this local favorite!

The Pizza Factory

725 W 1700 S, Syracuse
It’s a bit of a drive for us, but I never regret taking myself out for a lunch date here. They have lunch specials that are a great deal and the food is delicious. Don’t miss out on the bread twists when you’re there! My go to order is the Bowtie Chicken Caesar Salad and a bread twist with ranch to dip it in. It’s a solid meal and cheaper during lunch, plus I always have leftovers of my salad to enjoy later.

Joy Luck

566 W 1350 S, Woods Cross
This is one of our most frequented lunch date spots and my husband often grabs lunch here on his own as well. We love that for less than $10 you can enjoy soup or salad, an entree, and an egg roll with fried rice. It’s a good amount of food, delicious and quality food, for a really decent prize. My husband’s favorite thing to order is the Mango Chicken and I always go for classic Orange Chicken.

P.F. Chang’s

905 W W Promontory, Farmington (south west corner of Station Park’s Fountain Square)
The lunch menu offers your favorite menu items in a lunch bowl that includes white rice, brown rice, or fried rice. You can add a favorite side for just a few dollars more. I suggest ordering your bowl to go and taking it to a seat near the fountains for a great lunch date atmosphere and some good people watching as well. I usually order their Honey Chicken or Orange Chicken. My husband loves Beef with Broccoli or Mongolian Beef. I’m also a huge fan of their fried rice with vegetables or chicken and can never leave without ordering a vegetable spring roll.

Nielsen’s Frozen Custard

Bountiful: 570 W 2600 S, Bountiful
Layton: 378 N Main St STE 2, Layton
They’re known for their frozen custard and treats but don’t sleep on the food menu! The Layton location only serves the sandwiches and burgers until 5 pm each day, and as far as I can tell the Bountiful location serves food from open to close. I’m a huge fan of the grinder sandwiches, but the burgers are good as well and you can’t go wrong with the fries and onion rings, just don’t forget the fry sauce!

Blaze Pizza

260 N University Ave, Farmington
One thing that makes Blaze a good spot for lunch is that you can order half a pizza with a side salad included. It’s the perfect combination for lunch! The last time I went I ordered my pizza with red sauce, mozzarella cheese, chicken, red onions, roasted garlic, and spinach. It was so yummy I wished I’d ordered an entire pizza instead of half pizza with the Caesar salad, but the Caesar salad was delicious as well.

Cubby’s

570 W 500 S, Bountiful
This is one of our frequent lunch date locations. I love their sandwiches, burgers, salads, and fries. You really can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. I most often order the Cock-a-Doodle-Doo Sandwich or the Lemon Chicken Salad and my husband loves the Tri-Tip Steak Salad. We also always share an order of their sweet potato fries, but the rosemary fries are delicious as well.

Sticky Bird

504 Station Pkwy, Farmington
I don’t just love the food at Sticky Bird, I love everything their business is about and the collaboration they have with their parent company, Red Barn. They are a spin-off of Wingers so a lot of the food and flavors are the same but the menu here is smaller and has combos that include their cinnamon cake pops.

Lunch dates are a monthly occurrence in our relationship through the school year and I’m hoping to maintain that habit through the summer as well. If you have kids at home during the lunch hour, you can meet at a park and let them play while the two of you eat. This works well for the summer or any school breaks when you’re wanting to make lunch dates happen but it doesn’t feel as convenient.

Tell me where you love to go for lunch dates and what you order!