Find Cheap Chinese Bento Box Takeout in Flushing

Kalok Kitchen & Bar at 134-18 Northern Blvd is the Flushing stop for a Chinese bento box lunch you carry out rather than sit over. The kitchen is compact, the portions are generous, and the counter moves fast, so most people treat it as a pickup stop instead of a sit-down lunch. On a working day that speed is the whole point: you order, you wait a short while, and you are back outside with food that still travels well.

The hours are strict and short. Monday to Saturday the kitchen runs 11 AM to 4 PM and it is closed on Sunday, so this is a lunch-and-early-afternoon stop, not a dinner plan. Arriving after 4 PM means the kitchen is finished for the day. Ratings sit at 4.3 from 33 reviews, and the recurring notes are price, flavor and speed rather than atmosphere. Below: what the boxes actually are, how pickup works, and which part of the week to choose.

Address: 134-18 Northern Blvd, Flushing, Queens, NY
Hours: Monday–Saturday 11 AM–4 PM · closed Sunday
Phone: (718) 463-3333
Rating: 4.3 out of 5 from 33 reviews
Price: budget tier ($)
Seating: compact room with limited indoor seats
Service: fast, built around takeout
Good for: a quick Chinese lunch, bento boxes, a cheap weekday meal
Not for: dinner, Sunday lunch, long sit-down meals

The box is the format, not a single fixed dish: the kitchen builds them from conventional Asian flavors, and the reason people come back is that those familiar flavors are cooked with more depth than the price suggests. Portions run generous, which is what turns a cheap lunch into a filling one. Reviewers keep landing on the same two points: the food tastes like more than it costs, and it arrives quickly. Because the menu rotates around what the kitchen has ready, the honest move is to ask what is coming out today when you call or order, rather than assuming a specific combination is always available.

Treat the box as a weekday lunch solution. It is built to be eaten soon after pickup, it travels without falling apart, and it suits one person or a small group ordering together. If you want a long, seated meal with courses, this is not that room, and the narrow lunch window rules out a late afternoon visit anyway.

Two things shape a visit: the room is small and the service is fast. Indoor seating is limited, so on a busy weekday the seats fill and the queue is really a pickup line. Plan to take the food away unless you arrive early in the 11 AM to 4 PM window, and if you are set on eating in, the first half hour after opening is the calmest stretch.

The practical sequence is simple. Check the day and the clock first — Sunday is closed and the kitchen stops at 4 PM — then call (718) 463-3333 to confirm it is open and busy before you commit to the trip down Northern Blvd. Calling ahead is what separates a five-minute stop from a twenty-minute wait, particularly around midday when nearby offices and food-court traffic overlap. Payment and packaging details are not published in the venue's data, so ask when you call rather than assuming. Nothing here is set up for a group that wants to linger.

The whole usable day is six hours, Monday through Saturday. Arrive at 11 AM and you are ahead of the midday overlap; arrive between noon and 2 PM and you are standing in it. Because the kitchen closes at 4 PM sharp, a late-afternoon plan is not a fallback here, and a Sunday plan is not a plan at all — the venue is closed that day.

Saturday behaves differently from weekdays: it is the one weekend day inside the 11 AM to 4 PM window, and it draws people who cannot come Monday to Friday. If your schedule is flexible, a weekday 11:30 AM pickup is the least crowded version of this lunch. For anyone crossing Queens, that timing also matters to the trip itself: the earlier slot leaves room to combine the pickup with the Flushing food stops in the list below, instead of making a single-purpose run. Late arrivals are the one plan that reliably fails here.

What are Kalok Kitchen & Bar's opening hours?
Monday to Saturday, 11 AM to 4 PM. The venue is closed on Sunday, and the kitchen does not serve after 4 PM on any open day.

Is Kalok Kitchen & Bar open for dinner?
No. Service ends at 4 PM, so it is a lunch and early-afternoon stop rather than a dinner option.

Where exactly is Kalok Kitchen & Bar?
134-18 Northern Blvd, Flushing, Queens, New York — on Northern Boulevard in Flushing.

Is there seating inside?
There is a compact dining room with limited indoor seating. Because service is built around speed and takeout, plan on carrying the food away if the room is full.

Can I call ahead before visiting?
Yes. The venue lists (718) 463-3333 as its phone number, which is the fastest way to confirm it is open and how busy the kitchen is.

How is Kalok Kitchen & Bar rated?
4.3 out of 5 from 33 reviews. Reviewers most often mention the low prices, the flavor of the food and the fast service.

Is it a cheap place to eat in Flushing?
The venue sits in the budget tier on price, and reviewers describe it as good value for the portion size.

What should I order?
The bento boxes are the format the kitchen is known for, built from conventional Asian flavors. Ask what is ready that day when you order.

Keep the day in Flushing once the box is finished. Street-level takeout with fast pickup is a second cheap option, and braised dishes and cold snacks are built to carry home for later. For a springy noodle bite, jjamppong fills the gap, while Sichuan cooking hides behind a Flushing bar when you want heat and a seat instead of a bag. Hunan classics sit nearby for a sit-down meal, and food courts stretch from malatang to mango for anyone still deciding where the afternoon goes.