50th Street Caboose Family Restaurant & Arcade — Restaurant in Lubbock

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Get here if you can just before 5:00 cuz right after 5:00 p.m. all the families with their kids start to come in

this is also a phenomenal place to come for your birthday if they get a whole bunch of people together and sing a caboose birthday to you and get you a big old ice cream sundae no questions asked

lots of games do what you do is you put in your debit card and you get another physical card but credits did you then use towards games to then win tickets to then use to exchange for prizes My quick hack was to just put in a few bucks go play the spin games and getting just enough tickets to go exchange for some sunglasses which worked out cheaper than buying sunglasses elsewhere Call me cheap :-

our server was one of the best ever witty funny had all kinds of humor and we even had a guy come by and do balloon and funny things for us and others

plenty of tables dining and lots of TVs playing football games and sports

I also had two private rooms and an even bigger room with pool tables and smoking allowed with the bar and big old games towards the east end of the building or the adults passed all the video games and games

variety of reasonably priced games and exchange for the tickets

transfer the food for the price got a giant burger with green peppers jalapenos fried egg some of their special sauce and a couple other fixins along with plenty of chips and a variety of hot salsa and green salsa it's all hit the spot for reasonable price for the whole family

also the restrooms were fancy with the machine where you can put your hands in and they'll wash your hands

All in all very positive experience which I enjoyed with the family visiting from...

I went here yesterday around 8pm, I was met at the front by the rudest girl I've met. She refused to speak to us because she was on her phone. There were two girls. They had sloppy hair with bright coloring streaks. She wouldn't give eye contact or face me. I just wanted to put our name on the list to wait for a table. She wouldn't even take my name she stayed on her phone our entire conversation. I tried to be civil. I asked how long the wait time was. As we really intended on spending big last night. She ignored my question but looked at me. I said in another way. How long before we can be seated. She said "when a table opens up. She then mumbled a racial slur to me. So I took my family and left. I wanted to speak to a manager but there's never anyone that will help you here. I used to come here a lot but yesterday was our last time. To employ people who treat other people this poorly is wrong. Her being a possible teenager is no excuse for her behavior. If she can't handle customers or has a problem with black ones, the. She should be moved to back of house to wash dishes or let go. There's no excuse to call a stranger that who was just looking to take family out there. The other girl just kept looking back and forth at the girl being rude to us never stepped in at any point. This would have been a large party celebration and could have brought potential profit to the store and I feel like this place will ultimately miss out on this in the future if the service doesn't improve. I hate complaining but I've never been called a slur at a restaurant before. It was a bad experience for my kids to see....

Come here often and frankly ashamed that I've never taken pictures. Will remedy soon. To summarize: First the food: Always good, tastes fresh and lots of things prepped in-house, I.e. Salsa, chips, avocado ranch (a favorite). Their tex-mex is always no fuss and has been a staple of theirs for decades. My personal favorites are the (California) dishes like California Chicken and the Cali Burger; the seller here being fresh avocado on each dish. (IMHO the absolute best thing on the menu is The Awful Awful Burger-big patty, swish, mustard, mayo, jalapeño, bacon. Add avocado or an egg and it's a pretty heavenly burger(comparable to Bubba's or Twisted Root))

The service: Always quick, nice servers/bartenders, management is always present and making rounds. No orders of mine have ever been wrong. A+

Atmosphere: Let me paint a brief picture. I am always here with family. I love games but have no kids of my own. Kids are tiring, right? I get tired of kiddos and need a break for a sec, I leave the kids with my sisters, walk past the games and into the bar where I order a quick drink and a smoke break. I ask you, where else in Lubbock do you have that freedom and the establishment not feel kind of.. Scummy? No where else but here.

Caboose has been here for a long time and they'll continue to operate for many more years on their service, consistent taste and pleasing...