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Chuck Box is a four star restaurant in Tempe. Here's a place to get good food. It's known for its hamburgers. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a family atmosphere. This restaurant is very affordable. This place is good for groups.
4.0 of 5 stars.
Mmmmm the Chuck Box Living in Tempe for many years this rustic establishment had lured me on several occasions, tempted by the promise of a burger made exactly how I want it. and to date I have never...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best burger in my town and probably your's as well. I have people who come in town and the first place they want me to take them to is The Chuckbox in Tempe, AZ (close to ASU campus). Great burgers,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ventured here for lunch today with my good friend Austin. Another successful lunch! The Chuck Box knows exactly who their customers are, exactly what they offer and they execute with precision....
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have never had a better burger than the burger at Chuck Box. I try so hard to recreate the awesomeness that is the combination of the lean 80/20 beef (bought from a local Scottsdale butcher, and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I went here in November 2003 and was not impressed at all. The place is dark, dirty and dingy...my burger was small, overcooked (and I like things well done!) and not all that impressive - taste...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I enjoyed the char grilled burgers here. Has a relaxed atmosphere. The place always is busy when I go or drive by.
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Chuck Box is awesome. Its cheap and the burgers and chicken are great. Indoor and outdoor seating in a sort of log cabin/ farm house setting, cooked to order, condiment bar, very relaxed atmosphere....
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This shack has some of the best char-grilled burgers around. Simple menu, no frills dining room, and great food... just no BEER! Rings, fries, are always made fresh to order, and your meat doesn't hit...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've have worked a block away from The Chuck Box for the last three years, but I only gave it a shot a couple of months ago, and then I kicked myself for not walking in this place years earlier. I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love ChuckBox. The quality of the meat and the status it is the place to go in Tempe. My own real issue is how busy it is all the time and the loud atmosphere other than that my burger and onion...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Woohoo! This is the most amazing burger you will ever taste!! Lets start out with the cute little log cabin feel, this place is seriously rugged and worn, but in the greatest old western town kinda...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Chuck Box has been around for seemingly OVER 9000 years. I first heard about it when my Psych-Professor-Turned-Norbertine-Monk said they made the best burger in the state. Naturally, this made...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's just a burger. Sure, it's good, it's cooked to order, and you can top it how you want it. I wouldn't drive 20 miles to eat here. (FYI: cash only)Pros: It's cheap, about $4 for a burger. The...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So I was back at the Chuck Box and I noticed something I had not before...Most restraunt bathrooms have a sign that says: "Employees must wash hands" and I have a standard joke about what a pain it is...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
FRIES!!! If you ask for fries, you'll hear the guy yell 'FRIES!!!" quite loud as the line moves on through. Great personality to this place, from the atmosphere to the employees. When I visited...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been eating at the chuck box since first going to college at ASU in 1988. It was great then and its great now. I love the burgers grilled on an open flame right in front of you. I love the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Chuck Box = best fast food burger in the Phoenix area. Not to mention, they're fries are awesome. Their fried zucchini is to die for. Yes, you might clog an artery eating here, but it's a burger...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh you malcontents. People people what are we to do with you. Do you want everything in your lives shrinkwrapped and downloaded? Everything? If you do, dont come to this place and get all squirmy and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
All I can say about Chuckbox is YUM. This is by far my favorite burger place in Arizona..maybe ever. I love the Tijuana Torpedo, which has a huge patty, green chiles and pepper jack cheese. I am a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best burgers, no doubt. Good quality meat, good portions, awesome condiment bar. I recommend the Tijuana Torpedo.Love the atmosphere here. A fun place to sit down, watch the game, and drink beer out...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My husband and I were looking for a Port of Subs that he swore he'd seen in Tempe, and while we never found it, we ended up at The Chuckbox! And I'm glad we did, because it was delicious! It's sort...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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Well, I think I am over doing the headline! Let's see. Ordering in a weekend or a busy time is as you walk in is a challenge to patience, but come'n, you have to wait either sitting down or standing up, right?...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I can sum chuck box up in one word, crap. I have been a few times, mostly because everyone keeps telling me it is amazing, so I keep trying it over and over again to see if I am missing something....
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I fly to Arizona just have a burger at the Chuckbox...ok just kidding.I travel to PHX fairly often and one night I was jonesing for a burger. I called up Fatburger and they were closed at 8PM. OK...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's an okay place. I've been here about 10 times. Mainly because a co-worker loves to drag me here and look at the girls from ASU walking around. Eh, my wife is better.The burgers (I get the Big...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2009
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I reemmber when the Chuck Box was owned and operated by Ponch and his son w/ the rest of the family. It never needed advertising, because the food was so good. Now it appears to be a little more commericalized...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yummy burgers and fries! But they don't accept credit so make sure you bring cash so you don't have to pay those stingy ATM fees!
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Mmmm... Chuck Box... Droooool...So this place looks kind of run down, some of the staff looks a little scary, and there's literally a 1" thick layer of grime on the brick next to the grill that's...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like it! I like it! I like it! It's cheap and good.They salt the hell outta the fries and the burgers are grilled right in front of you. It's about 4 blocks south of the light rail, so it's easy to...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Holy crap that's a good burger!Hot damn them's good french fries!I'll be a monkey's uncle, that's some quick service!Unfortunately, the condiment bar kinda grossed me out, and they were out of Coke....
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is another place I have been coming for years. I was a student across the street at the fine art department at ASU and I could smell the food down the street. I actually have to leave those oh so...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going here for 20 years now! It hasn't changed a bit! Perfection needs no change! Great burgers for sure!
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Delicious burgers grilled over charcoal and dressed the way YOU want it at the self-service condiment bar. One of top 3 best burgers I've ever had, and full of smoky grilled flavor goodness. Very...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So Michael and I drove all the way here on Sunday because he was craving a hamburger (again)... of course there are quite a few places in central phoenix that have good burgers but I guess we were...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love the Chuckbox. Juan, great tasty burgers, great tasty ASU Co-Eds, condiment bar, onion rings, etc etc etc.I have never had a bad experience there. When working off of Priest a few years back,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
they make burgers!
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
hamburgessa heaven. Guac and bacon on a burger is ingenious. I do wish they had some curly fries or something but the burgers cant be beat. Also, the condiment BAR is brilliant
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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We used to go here often when we lived in Tempe. Now we are farther away, but...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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I went to Chuckbox after not having been there for probably 20 years. I used to eat there a lot when I was a student at ASU in the late '70's. I was excited to eat there after so long, but I was disgusted by...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place reminds me of a backyard family barbecue. The juicy burgers and fried zucchini are great. If you're a bacon fan, you'll fall for the grilled mound of bacon on each of their bacon burgers....
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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This was a staple of my college days at ASU. They serve up a great burger in...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had heard about this place from co-workers, but never made it over there. Today, that was changed. They had pretty good parking, but I imagine at night when ASU is in session it gets pretty packed...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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This place has really good food i only had their burgers and fries. I would recommend take out for this place since the atmosphere is not so pretty and seats are VERY uncomfortable, and its very warm inside...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Every college campus has to have a burger joint. Ideally, this place should be inexpensive, unpretentious, independently owned, and decades old. The Chuck Box, which has served hamburgers for over 35...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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Beyond any doubt this was the dirtiest and most unkept resturant i have ever seen. The dirt and grime can be scraped off of every surface in a thick paste. I cannot believe that the County has not shut this...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A million years ago, when I was a desert-dweller, the Chuckbox was my absolute favorite stop for a smoky tender chicken sandwich. The place is a dive, and was literally falling apart, just like their...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think it's important to make a restaurant distinction here. If you appreciate dive-like settings with a) good food and/or b) good service, then you'll like Chuckbox. Oh, also being a meat-eater...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you're looking for a mesquite flame grilled burger (or chicken) and you value the taste and quality of the meat as well as the overall grill flavor of the burger....Then the Chuck Box is the only...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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I've had many veggie burgers and this one is far the BEST AROUND! You can also bring the pups---outside eating! Great prices and great MEAL!
openlist - user review - 01/18/2008
4.0 of 5 stars.
We all have our favorite burger haunts, and the Chuck Box is a favorite of mine, especially since it was one of the first, well, dives I ever went to for a burger. I finally got a chance to go back...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best things about moving to Tempe from Chandler was being closer to The Chuck Box. My older cousin and uncle took me there as a treat when I was a child. As a grown-up, I was there almost...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I gave The Chuck Box five stars because in my opinion it's one of the best places there is for a good burger at a good price. It's nothing fancy at all...just good.One of the things I like most is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Sorry. I went there. Couldn't resist. With that said, that stupid tongue twister is all I could think about inside the Chuck...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The Chuckbox is severely overrated. On the strength of its reputation, it was one of the first places I tried when I moved to Tempe. Over the years I've stopped by now and then to see if it had gotten...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Chuck Box is dark. Very dark. Even in the day time it feels like night in that place. This doesn't help when it comes time to put condiments on one's burger. I am skeptical as to how well the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
this wood shack has been in tempe for as long as i can remember and i've probably been.. two times, maybe three?for as much as everyone swears by these burgers, i thought they were just ok. it's...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Chuck Box is one of the best burgers you will find in the Phoenix metro. The style is kick back, with wood chips on the floor and a pick-up counter, so you can never feel "too scrubby" to go to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2007
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The Chuckbox has the best hamburgers in town. The condiment bar is varied and plentiful. The cheeseburgers and fries with a Coke are a great lunch. The only drawback is that the ordering is slightly...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/15/2006
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WoW those burgers are good! WoW those burgers are good! Did I mention how good those burgers are? Holy S the Burgers are G.D. F'n good.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Chuck Box has fresh and delicious burgers and chicken sandwiches. They grill your food right in front of you and they have a great condiment bar so you can get just the right amount of toppings.
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a dive but I swear this is the best grilled chicken sandwich I have ever had. We used to come here a couple times of week when I was in college. The BBQ sauce is to die for. And it is so...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2006
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Wow, a great locally owned Hamburger joint! The Chuck Box located right across the street from ASU, is somewhat a small restuarant (or should I call it fast food joint?) There is no drive thru, but ba...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/29/2005
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No frills here, just delicious, affordable, simple food. It's basically just burgers, chicken sandwiches and sides like fries and onion rings, but that's enough. It's right across the street from ASU, so...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/11/2005
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I've been eating at the Chuckbox since the 70's and it is still the best burger joint in town. The burgers are cooked over mesquite before your very eyes and have that delicious, smokey flavor. After adding...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/23/2005
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Used to go to the Chuckbox on University when I went to ASU. Still go there when I can (visiting), although I live a few thousand miles away. Cheap, good, solid chow, not like the frou-frou generoburger...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/19/2004
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The Original Hamburger Works in Phoenix is almost a carbon copy of The Chuckbox. Same menu, same cooking prices, same great hamburgers. Always number one or two on my list
citysearch.com - user review - 02/17/2004
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The chuckbox IS excellent, but last time i went there my burger was still partially raw, not that appetizing, and not inviting enough for me to go back.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/15/2002
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No Thrills, Just Good Beef!! And Plenty of It! You top the burger the way you want it. The Great Big One is a mouth full, be hungry!!!
citysearch.com - user review - 09/18/2002
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We eat at the Chuckbox in Scottsdale at least 2 time month. The burgers, hot dogs and chicken sandwiches are great. The new bar is great, very southwestern.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/22/2002
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These burgers have been consistently flavorful and juicy for 30 years. Quick service and lots of condiments make this a favorite place for family outings. The price is very reasonable and the atmosphere...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/20/2002
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Chuckbox has the greatest burgers of all time & has for years. They have great flavor & cooked just like you like.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/19/2002
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Very casual and enjoyable. Great food, good prices. Friedly staff easy parking.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/13/2002
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I ate here as often as I could afford to in college, and even though I have now long since graduated and moved away, I still crave burgers from The Chuckbox daily. If you are ever in TEMPE, you must go there.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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The burgers here taste like homemade! Fast, cheap and GREAT!!
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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What did you expect the Ritz, excellant value and good food, killer onion rings.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/03/2002
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the fact that they cook over real wood makes all the difference. I like in and out but The Chuckbox is the best. Char-Grilled Goodnes
citysearch.com - user review - 08/03/2002
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Nothing going on here but the rent and the best hamburgers in the nation. Be prepared to sit on wooden crates at copper topped tables with the walls and ceilings covered in burlap. Enjoy the best hamburger in...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/01/2002
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when asu students need a kick-start, they head here. voted "best burger in phoenix" by phoenix new times it provides a dark, smoky neighborhood bar atmosphere, with wooden booths and well-worn floors....
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