Munch Box

Gadding about the Corn Exchange the other week I saw that there’d been some changes in the takeaway lineup. Gone was the lunch-​ish «quality» pizza place next to Blue Rinse and up had sprung the slightly greasier, not-​quite-​smutty-​sounding Munch Box. Old one shuts, new one opens, but was there much rejoicing?
First of all, I am delighted that the proprietor feels that BAKED BEANS are so appealing, and such a fascinating part of their core offering, that they’ve included a large picture of them on their wall. As I’d wager that this is the only Leeds establishment open past 2am that features the word «escalope» on its menu, you might have thought that they’d choose to illustrate something a little less commonly known. I know we’re in a world of «This coffee may be hot», but pictures of beans is more «You have to pay for your food» or «Our air breathable». If you need signs like that and you’re currently unsupervised, call 999 now.
The menu is actually pretty varied, with a few different types of chicken, then various kebabs, burgers and something called «pastas». I’m not quite sure what these are, but I saw another guy order it and it looked like bleached worms. It came in a metal tray so maybe it’s dangerous? I don’t know. The chicken doner meat is probably the best on this side of the city centre though, and they also do Yorkshire puddings, which always seem like such an awesome budget takeaway idea, but I had (a very budget) one in Kirkgate market once and subsequently required 8 months of chemo, so I’ve gone off them a bit.
At the very least, it’s still somewhere you can get a portion of chips till 3am while you wait for Kadas next door to put together your chicken and cheese sandwich. If someone braves the «full roast dinner» for £5, PLEASE leave a review.
The whole business premise seems to be built around catching the passing detritus from Chilli Whites at the weekend but it’s dead the rest of the time, so it may not last all that long anyway.