50th Street Caboose Family Restaurant & Arcade

We picked up an order for carry out this week. When I called in the order the lady on the phone was very friendly and helpful. When I arrived to pick up the order the hostess was very friendly and helpful. I went to the bar to pick up the order the bartender was very friendly. WOW!! 3 for 3, hard to find these days. I got home with the food and OMG, so good and hot and fresh. We had sour cream chicken enchiladas and were delicious as was the chips and hot sauce. Highly recommend.

We love this place! Food is always Fresh and hot, it taste amazing! Customer service is top notch! Lacey is our favorite server, she’s fantastic! She makes us feel right at home! We’re definitely customers for life!! The chicken relleno is my favorite.They have so many food items there is definitely something everyone will love! We highly recommend!

It's been a while since my family and I have eaten here, so we're expecting what we were use to. First off, when we were called that our table was ready, the two girls at the front desk didn't look like either of them wanted to seat us. They stared at each other and then the one holding the 1 menu and silverware for 2, when we are a family of 5, finally handed the other girl that stuff and then we were finally taken to our booth. As far as I'm concerned, at least play rock paper scissors before calling someone that their table is ready. That was the first thing that we didn't like. Once we were seated and our waitress arrived, she did well. The second thing which my family and I were very ready for was the food. NONE of us finished our food because it wasn't good at all. I spent $86 on food that definitely wasn't worth it. We most definitely will not be going back. However, our kids had fun playing the games.

We had a party of 6. Before we were seated the hostess had us wait for a table that was being bussed but then notice there was another open so she sat us there. A large party came in 5-10 mins after us and sat at the table that was being bussed when we got there. We ordered and we watched order after order come out of the kitchen. We waited 45 minutes for our order didn’t say anything until a large order for the table that sat down way after us in the table that was being bussed with a bigger party came out before our order and we ordered 10minutes before they even got there.i stopped our waiter and asked how much longer on our food? The waiter had a slum attitude and was not attentive. About 10 minutes after asking the food finally came and one plate was wrong, sent it back and two other plates were ice cold. Asked to see a manager and the manager gave us an ultimatum remake the cold plates or he would comp them. When the proper thing to do would have been to remake the plates and comp them not one or the other! Especially after waiting almost an hour for our food and it comes out cold. This by far has been the worst experience I have here. Waiter never even came to check on us and I know he could see that we hadn’t even gotten our food after X amount of time. He didn’t do anything until we asked him about how much longer it would be.

The staff were very kind and professional,the food was amazing. I went to have dinner with friends and we all enjoyed ourselves. My kids also absolutely love love LOVE this place,they have been here more than a dozen times.lol.

We absolutely loved this place to eat, Gio ( hopefully spelling it correctly) he was very nice and friendly. The atmosphere was great and we had a very nice man make us balloons for the kids. Of course not free though but worth it

Had a great first impression of this place. Our server was really friendly and attentive. All the games were operational and my son had a fun time playing and picking out prizes. We went during the middle of the day on Friday and it was not too busy. We will definitely be back.

Copper Caboose …… Is just an all around fun place to go for most all ages . Great hamburgers & fries ! I would have taken a pic. to post but ….. was too hungry & didn’t take the time to . I think you understand …. Thank you Copper Caboose

Always my favorite place to grab something to eat and even get my margarita . Brought my daughter and granddaughter to eat. It was a good day!

Matias was warm & friendly. So service was good. Food was acceptable, even though the steak was a bit bland.

Today we went into 50th Street Caboose for lunch, the atmosphere is okay. However, the restaurant felt "dirty" like it's not sanitized very well. The menus were sticky and gross to the touch. Service was decent, we were seated right away, and our waiter immediately waited on us, however, he never asked my mom or I if we wanted any refills on our drinks. Never came by and asked how our food was. However, he was friendly and quick. The food was mediocre .. nothing to brag about. I got the turkey club and it was a little dry for my liking, but it was edible. French fries were delish though! I'm not sure I would recommend this restaurant based on how dirty the environment felt.

The hostess made this establishment look bad. As we were waiting to be seated, she took her time to go chat with people she must be f known. She proceeded to look right at us and kept walking to the back. I requested the assistance of the manager, Asher. After explaining the situation, he a sure us he would handle it. Our waitress, Mason was very polite, friendly and diligent. Making our visit pleasant. Thank you Asher and Mason.

Jilian was great!!! she had the best attitude and handled us with care!! best server here

You know I don't think I've ever seen a texmex arcade combo, maybe that's a sign of me not being worldly but it was an interesting experience. The place was a mix of dining areas and the arcade section (which appeared to also have dining places within it). Starting with the arcade, it's filled with all the traditional games with air hockey, big bass wheel, and guitar hero which I'm dumpster at. The actual restaurant (which makes the bulk of this ranking) was serviceable to pretty good. FIRST OFF, 4 people cannot subsist off of a single chip basket, it's such a small thing but man you notice the chips disappearing quick. Our actual server was really quite good however, very polite. The ambiance was to my liking, the fake flower trees were out there but much appreciated. For a GLEAMER (Grand Lubbock eating at Mexican establishment review) ranking the food was just ok, on average, meeeeh, the chimichanga was eh, the chips, queso, and salsa, eeeeh. Also quick mention, but doing the arcade after the meal was an abysmal idea, definitely do arcade first, and don't get a Mexican stomach ache. 10/15 good for everything but the foods just ok

Used to love this place. Last two visits were not nice. Last nice there was a piece of plastic in my burger. Plastic! I showed the waiter and he said something about taking care of it and 30 minutes later I had to ask if he expected me to eat the burger with plastic in it. Finally he realized he needed to replace it. Took close to an hour after. Party room was dingy and dirty. Games were not functioning well. They really need to stop believing that if they never improve, clean the place and try to be good they will still get customers.

The manager Tiffany has very poor manner and from what I saw treats her employees poorly and with disrespect. The food was alright, but the service was awful. I will not be going back.

The Awful Awful Burger was great and it really is huge. The kids loved the chicken strips and fries. The Old Fashioned Burger, was good as well (even though he only wants meat and cheese). Their Mexican food is always good. Rodrigo was very attentive and did a great job. The place is clean and fun. The kids also loved the $20 we got for them to play games... We will return...

I was looking for a bar/pub like place to get a bite to eat and have a few beers while watching Sunday football. They do have a lot of screens for all the games. The staff have no idea on how to use the remotes though. One bartender hit the remote and a patron had to fix the tv's. The food was not good. I got chili cheese fries and was not given any utensils and had to get my own napkins from the end of the bar. The bartender was leaving and asked if I wanted to close my tab, so I did to give her a tip. I was there for a while watching football and finishing my beer, no one bothered with me after closing my tab. Right before I left, I heard staff talking behind me. One said that she now knew people from Lubbock were crazy. I wonder if that is how the business wants to be represented. It explained the poor service though.

The Sidekicks and I enjoyed our meal and game play today.... but...when it came time to pay for our meal I have to say I got a little bit irritated. When the waitress returned our change for a $100 bill to the table she handed me a stack of bills, minus the coins, and did not count the bills back to me. I counted the correct $39 in bills, and asked her where are the coins? She said it was their policy to keep the coins as they didn't carry any coins for change, and said you can just take it out of the tip. I was planning to tip her, and had $10 ready, but I said that isn't right, how do you justify that? Even if it's just small change it rightfully belongs to the customer to leave or keep as they wish. She said it was restaurant policy. I said that isn't a good policy. She said I could speak to Phil about it as he was there today. So when Phil arrived at the table he said it was their policy, if the server wanted, to round up and return the coins to the customer as $1. I said that didn't happen though, it was the $39 in bills only. I said we like to keep the coins from any transaction and put them into the grandkids piggy banks. I also said that isn't fair to the server either - I just don't feel that's a good policy. Whether in the end the server gets to keep that change or not. He stated that perhaps she then misunderstood the policy, and that servers nowadays didn't like to count back change. I stated that to me this is a pretty shady practice either way and the full and correct amount should be returned to the customer. The customer then decides to leave any coins with the tip or not. After a little back and forth on the matter he said he would go over the policy again on his server discord chat to ensure they all know the proper policy. So it appears they won't be changing their policy on the change procedure but will be sure the servers all round up to the $1 for any coins as change. He also offered to give me some gift cards for game play, which was nice, however I declined the offer. In any event, say a server has at least 40 cash paying customers throughout a busy lunch or dinner run over a day or two, and that server keeps back all the coins, but doesn't round up to the $1. That's an extra $40 just "gleaned". I personally don't think that's cool at all. Some people might think it doesn't or shouldn't matter, but I doubt I'm alone in thinking that it does matter. It's the principle behind it. And yes, I always tip when I receive good food and good service. I still tipped out the $10 to the server, and I also left the .39 on the table. I just think correct change in its entirety should be returned to each customer. And I think every person serving the public should know or be taught how to count back change. It's simply a good policy.

The food was not even that good. It was edible at the most. Amazing service from our server but HORRIBLE service with the manager. There was a bug that jumped off of my friends plate, and a hair on mine, when we told our waiter the manager came out shortly after with an attitude saying that if he didn't see the bug then he couldn't do anything. So when we are asking our server if there is someone higher and telling him what we just experienced the manager comes back and tells us not to come back! Trust n believe we will not be returning!

The best buffet in town and if you don't go for lunch, go for dinner and they have awesome fajitas. This place is awesome. Can't beat their prices. Are the food delicious

Great fun place Hamburgers were great just the way we like them dessert looked amazing to full to eat but I really want one next time

After a Grubhub mishap, Tiffany at 50th st Caboose went Above and Beyond to make things correct when she didn't have to! Thanks so much Tiffany and 50th Caboose!!

**Boxed Mac and Cheese Alert** Wow. This place really made me sad. It felt dirty right as I walked in. The hostess was nice but nothing else was. We started off by ordering Chips and Salsa, Bacon Cheese Fries, a water and a Dr Pepper. The Dr Pepper was so watered down it was just carbonated water. Naturally, we asked for another one. Same thing. Wasn't any better. Our waitress left both cups on the table instead of removing them, and she was hard to find when we needed her. We had to flag a different waitress down to take the menus because ours didn't. We then ordered some Texas Chili Longhorn Enchiladas with a side of Mac and Cheese and Refried Beans as well as the Awful Awful Burger. The burger looked great when it came out; The Longhorn Enchiladas... not so much. It looked like a pool of cheese in a dish with diarrhea in the bottom. The Mac and cheese was literally Kraft out of a box and the beans had that metallic can taste. Disgusting. So far it looked like my burger was going to be the only highlight. I bit into it and... it was undercooked. It is unsafe to eat undercooked ground beef. We talked to the manager about our experience, and he admitted that the Chili came out of a bag and the Mac and Cheese came out of a box. None of it was fresh and he said they keep doing it because "it sells". Isn't it a little unethical to take someone else's product and sell it as your own for more money? There were absolutely no redeeming qualities about this place. I usually give restaurants another chance, but they'll be just fine without me.

Place was good but my total was 30 dollars with including a tip and I checked my card they charged me 80 fucking dollars how I would want a refund but they never left a receipt for me to keep

I've been here a few times but it is the quality of my most recent order that has galvanized me to write this review. I ordered a 9oz steak. Upon receiving the steak, the portion was so obviously not 9oz I had to weigh it. It was 5oz. In addition to this I had asked for medium well. It was much rawer than medium well. The cut was over salted and extremely tough.

My experience was great! Our server Ethan always checked up on us and came just in time to refill our drink! The food was awesome! I'm definitely coming back!

Enjoyed Absolutely everything about our meal.. especially our sweet server Evelyn!! There were 31 of us after a cousins funeral and they went above and beyond!! Food was delicious!!

Tuesday deals are great for kids! Family atmosphere and clean. Good Mexican food at a good price.

Waited 3hours. After finally ordering, half the food was wrong and two of us never got our food. it was after 9pm and we just said forget it. Food was not great that we did get.

Ordered 3 chiles rellenos with refried beans and papas. This was a to go order. Got to the car and there were no sides. No refried beans and no papas. The queso was in a 4 ounce styrofoam cup (!!) with saran wrap covering it. I went back in with the little sad cup of queso. The to go person (didn't say his name) said they "ran out of to go containers". It was the saddest little cup of queso I ever saw. I asked about the refried beans and papas. He said they are gonna work on it. 25 minutes later, still waiting, so I decided to leave, without the sides. I got home and opened the chiles rellenos, and there were only two, instead of 3. These are the famous queso beef rellenos that we always get, but there was no queso on it, just melted Monterrey Jack cheese. The rellenos were torn up and looked like the beef was taken out. A hot mess. It must be the curse of the weekend staff, since I came here on a Wednesday and the food was great. $23 for two torn up rellenos. Very dissapointed.

Friends came from California and "The First Place" we had to go was The 50th St Caboose. The Food USA amazing, something for everyone, service is always great and as you can see in the picture even with out kids Adults can be a kid again!!!!!

Lets start with parking, the parking lot is fairly big so theres plenty of room and you shouldn't have any trouble finding a spot, unless you're lazy and don't like to walk if you can't park right up front. The host/hostess are always super polite and eager to get your name down, once they do they'll give you a buzzer and it'll go off when a table for you becomes available. Or you can sit in the bar area, it's open seating there. That's where my friend and I sat. (Note: if you're an impatient person, this is NOT the place for you on a friday or saturday night they get pretty busy) This place does have a game room for kids, and for being so kid friendly it's super clean too! (The dining and game area) Since i'm telling you about all the good stuff, you're probably wondering why i'm only giving it 3 stars, and no it was not because of the food. The foos was great!! Our server though was beyond rude. It was unreal. She didn't introduce herself, she took probably about 15 minutes just to greet us, and when she did it was with "So, are you guys ordering food or are you just sitting here?" I was honestly so surprised when we were greeted with such rudeness, I've been here other times before this and was actually treated pretty well so I don't know why the service has changed up. I have not been back since this experience.

Good times to be had! This place is pretty cool and the food is on point. It's kinda of a smaller scale Dave & Busters. Came here to have a birthday dinner for a child and play some games. Both of those requirements were met. Food was typical bar food and the service was quick, friendly and helpful. I mentioned it was my son's bday and the waitress gave him the option of a $5 play card or a free desert. Plus he got the other staff members to sing happy birthday to him once we finished our meal. In my book this place was the right touch for what I was looking for and I recommend it if you looking for a family friendly place to go to.

The best place to eat in Lubbock. And I say that because there's a variety of items on the menu and everything is good. My favorite is the sour cream chicken chili relleno.

Angel was our waitress tonight she is the the best one we have had in a while. Please take care of her and food and drinks were delicious. Thank you

Food was just okay. Server was good and took care of us. Nice hostess and made sure we had the seating requirements met. The kitchen was very slow in getting food out and manager seemed impatient.

Great food!!!! Casey, my server was awesome!!!! I had the chicken enchiladas topped with queso loved it!!

The food is good. The employees are friendly. Service is usually pretty fast. Prices are very reasonable. This has become my new favorite spot to pick up dinner.

I have no idea what the theme of this place is, please tell me if you know. I'm sorry but this place is dingy and weird. Please make some new menus. The chips, salsa, and queso were "meh." There was a lot of Mexican food on the menu...but why? If you want good Mexican food there's so many other places to go. If you ever see me here call the police because I'm being held against my will. I really want to ask the owners...what is this place??

What a fun night out! Brayden was our server. He was courteous, helpful and made great recommendations. It's wonderful to be served by college kids that have awesome people skills!

All of the food is good at 50th Caboose but to me, what really stands out is their Mexican food. You will not find a better chili relleno in the world. They have many stuffings to choose from, they are lightly battered and fried enough to give them a bit of a crunch on the outside of the pepper but the inside is moist and just full of awesomeness! There is a dish that keeps me going back to many restaurants. At 50th Street Caboose, that dish is their chili rellenos! Words can not describe how good they are! Here is a tip for you. If you have kids that want to play the games, on Tuesdays the games are half price so they get to have double the fun for the money!

I loved it here. We only waited 10 minutes to get seated for a party of 8. Service was fast and smooth, I was kind of of scared to not like the food since I am very picky. The food was delicious! Portion was great for the pricing and I tried everyone's plate and let me just say it was all good. Afterwards we played games which was super fun. I loved this place.

Shameful. We have always loved the food and family fun at this restaurant. Although the hostess staff and wait were atrocious on our last visit, the worst was having my purse stolen. We waited at the bar area. No one would help us. We had to clean our own area. We ordered a drink and a menu. Never got the menu. Management retrieved my purse (it was turned in to the hostess stand after being taken outside) and Had the person on video. I waited an hour while they reviewed video. The manger Tiffany had me write my name and number on a napkin. She would call me by the end of the night regarding more info on video. She didn't even ask what was missing from the purse. Needless to say she never called. I waited a few days, called and spoke w Matt who assured me Tiffany would call me when she came in that afternoon. That was two weeks ago. I still love your food but apparently you are a thug hangout now with no professional management to follow up on theft of your customers. What a shame!

First time I had eaten here in probably 25 years, maybe more. Had a burger with avocado and they were happy to substitute fried mushrooms for the French fries at a minimal charge. Burger and mushrooms were both delicious. Prices are very reasonable. Great experience!

Took my wife and a couple of our friends to eat at 50th Street Caboose this past Wednesday for dinner. The service was great and the food was delicious. Our waiter delivered our food exactly as we ordered and they have, I believe, the best house margaritas in town. Fajitas were great and I highly recommend 50th Street Caboose for any occasion!!

So far I haven't found anything worth eating! The last meal was a very raw hamburger when I had ordered well done! Kept getting the soft drinks mixed up ,too. One time it was a more adult meal, but our margaritas had no liquor in them at all. We were charged for regular margaritas, though. I won't order those again! The only reason we eat there are because the g'kids get something for a good report card and they like the games. If you know another restaurant that honors good report cards and serves grandparents great margaritas ( so we can bare the noise) please let us know!!

Food is just subpar. I got a cheese enchilada and it was just bad. The cheese tasted gelatinous. The Chile con carne on top I can't describe but it's not good. It's cheap and the service was fine. Cheap margaritas. Just get a drink and play some games

No culinary masterpiece here just good cheap food. If you're thinking of going to a local Mexican chain you'd do better going here same price much much better quality and selection.

There was a time when 50th Street was a great restaurant and someplace that we would constantly frequent. I miss those days. Back in my undergraduate days, my roommates, buddies, and fraternity brothers would eat here so often that many of us were given VIP cards that were good for 20% off. We liked the food, so we put those like plastic cards into good use. Skip ahead a few years... 6 of us went and were seated somewhat promptly. We sat and sat and sat waiting for somebody to take our drink orders until I got up and tracked down a manager and asked for him to find somebody that could help us. A reluctant waiter finally arrived and took our food & drink orders. We sat around around eating the free chips and salsa for about 25 minutes when 5 meals arrived at our table. The sixth person, who ordered grilled chicken (shouldn't take too long to make I would think) was left without food and the rest of us waited patiently for it to arrive. Not wanting our food to get cold he begged us to start eating. We twice asked a different waiter to find our waiter so we could ask about his food, no luck. It wasn't until waiter #1 arrived back at the table to ask if we wanted dessert that he was finally told that we were still missing a meal. The sixth meal was delivered, no lie, in a take out container 55 minutes after it was ordered. To make things worse, he still had to pay for it. Two of the six people at the table had VIP cards. We both cut the credit card style pieces of plastic into little pieces and left them laying on the table. While I enjoyed the discounts, there is no point of having the cards if we don't intend on coming back.

There will always be a special place in my heart for Caboose, sister of the infamous Copper Caboose Restaurant that used to be on 4th. When I was a kid my parents would take us to Copper Caboose on 4th and they had a model train that would trek around the restaurant from the ceiling. The gameroom was the highlight for us kids. And when they designed 50th Street Caboose they gave the gameroom steroids. Nothing like getting loaded and playing video games or ski-ball. The first and only time I tried DDR was at this place. But my experience on 50th Street Caboose is only as an adult, and the dearest memories are more recent. This became the standard post Summer Showcase stop for me and all my friends after the concerts at the BHC during the summer. It was especially comforting on days when one of us had to actually work the concert, and we were recovering from setting up and breaking down the whole courtyard in 100 degree weather. If you get there in time you'll hit happy hour, and if you stay late enough the specials start again at 9:00pm. Bourbon and Sprite with lime please, and keep them coming at $2 a pop. In the bar area you can smoke, which most of us used to, and they have Texas Hold 'Em on TV screens throughout. How fitting. The food is actually really good. They have Mexican food (imagine me, reviewing a Mexican place), and 'American' foods as well. The queso is amazing. Although I would usually stick to a meatless dish, my husband and one of our friends often ordered the Fajitaladas with steak or chicken. So good. Seriously, try it. Service is usually hit or miss with mostly college kids, but that's kind of standard in Lubbock. Next time I visit home I think I'll have to make a point to stop here. There are just so many restaurants, so little time when I only have a few days to visit the hometown.

My friends and I love this place. We're regulars and we think it's fantastic. The food is always fantastic and delicious, the service is always great and on point, the drinks are cheap and good. We always have a lot of fun over there a long with the game room. Plus the other part of the restaurant is a real bar that you can hang out in and play pool. We love Caboose! We'll always be returning for a drink and and some delicious tex mex next time we come into town.

well priced. good food. I have been coming here for 25 years. service is NEVER bad. hamburgers are not 5 stars but the "west texas favorites" like the Cinco Nachos, Fajitaladas and items form that section are a solid 4. (I recommend the Cinco Nachos which have chicken, beans and all the normal toppings. Its an appetizer but great for dinner. I can also share it with someone for lunch.super good.) will be somewhat busy on Thursday night, really busy on Friday and Saturday evenings so you will have to wait some. all other times are little to no wait. My kids still like the games and they are in junior high, fun, casual, kid friendly atmosphere during mid week and good food.together it deserves 5 stars. Late Friday and Saturday Evenings the bar sections gets really full and the game area has a ton of adults - date night, keep that in mind if you want to take little ones.

100x better than Mr. Gatti's or Chuck E. Cheese if you're an adult looking to get your midway-style game on. We go on half price game night. Games are 1/2 their normal price from 6-9. The games are as good, if not better than Gatti's and Chuck E's. This is far less loud and way more low key than David Buster's. It being locally owned also makes me feel way more inclined to support it. They make delicious margaritas and their "pink elephants" are a famous signature drink. They have a decent, typical happy hour with specials that change daily. Good as basic bar fare, and the burger on the menu that they describe as "huge" is normal-sized at best. The fries were yummy and I love the thinness of their complimentary chips. Fun as a weeknight outing for a small group of 20-somethings.

Well...where to start. First of all when we sit down the table next ti us complained about their food took a long time and was wrong. Then a bus boy cleaning the table next to us rake some crumbs off that table and they hit me on the leg. The burger was less than good and the fries were kind of soggy. The other two plates at the table were good and all enjoyed except me. I probably will not come back mainly cause their is better places to eat in Lubbock.

Visiting the area for the weekend and my Dad suggested we go here for lunch on a Saturday. We ordered the jalapeño popper dip which was a good size portion to share between 4 adults, but the chips were awful. They were soggy, drenched in oil, and stale. The burger patties lacked any flavor and were burned, and the fries were soggy and cold. Will have to think twice before coming here again in the future.

We went recently for my nieces birthday. I must say the service was phenomenal and everyone was well taken care of. The food was good and my children loved the game room part of the restaurant, also the bathrooms were clean which is great considering how many children are in and out. I don't eat out a lot as I cook for my family and it's a treat for my children to eat out, but I must say I'm am very pleased with your restaurant.