Serving Breakfast and Lunch All Day

Open Daily 7:00 AM to 2:30 PM
147 East Bloomingdale Avenue
Brandon, FL 33511
813.655.2686 |
Recipe Box Family Diner
Gift Cards Available
www.recipeboxdiner.com
Serving Breakfast
and Lunch All Day
FARM FRESH
EGGS
Served with hash browns, grits, fruit or sliced
tomato and your choice of toast
OMELETTES
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1 egg 3.99 / 2 eggs 4.95
3 eggs 5.69
BREAKFAST
Add sausage patty, turkey sausage patty,
ham, Italian sausage or bacon
1 egg 5.39 / 2 eggs 6.99
3 eggs 7.79
BREAKFAST
SANDWICHES
RECIPE BOX
DELIGHTS
Served with hash browns, grits, fruit or
sliced tomatoes.
Roy’s Eggs Benedict 7.99
English muffin halves topped with
Canadian bacon, poached eggs and
homemade hollandaise sauce
Eggs Florentine 7.99
English muffin halves with tomato slices
and fresh spinach. Two poached eggs
topped with hollandaise sauce
Southern Style Eggs 7.99
Biscuit halves topped with sausage
patty, turkey sausage patty, Italian
sausage or bacon, 2 eggs &
homemade sausage gravy
Cpl. Clint’s Chicken 7.99
Biscuit halves topped with fried chicken
breast, 2 eggs & homemade sausage
gravy
Country & Eggs 7.99
A country fried steak topped with
sausage gravy, served with 2 eggs
and your choice of toast
Corned Beef Hash 8.29
Homemade corned beef hash, topped
with 2 eggs and your choice of toast
Officer Andy 8.99
2 eggs, your choice of grilled or fried
chicken breast or chopped steak and
your choice of toast
THE LITTLE THINGS
One Egg 1.25
Side of Bacon (6 strips) 3.99
Combo Bacon (4 strips) 2.69
Side of Sausage (patties or links) 2.95
Side of Breakfast Ham 3.05
Turkey Sausage Patty 2.95
Western Wrap 6.99
Scrambled eggs with ham, green peppers
and onions rolled in a fresh tortilla
Egg Fajita Wrap 7.99
Scrambled eggs with grilled chicken, or
Italian sausage, green pepper and onions
rolled in fresh tortilla, served with salsa
Fried Egg Sandwich 6.79
Your choice of toast with two eggs, bacon,
sausage, ham, turkey sausage patty or
Italian sausage and choice of cheese.
Chicken Biscuit 5.49
Homemade biscuit with fried or grilled
chicken breast
Add egg 1.25 / Add cheese .75
Croissant Sandwich 6.99
Two eggs with bacon, sausage, ham,
turkey sausage patty or Italian sausage
and choice of cheese.
HEALTHY STARTS
Joel’s Oatmeal
Cup 2.50
Served with brown sugar. Add pecans,
blueberries, bananas or raisins 3.50
Bowl 3.50
Served with brown sugar. Add pecans,
blueberries, bananas or raisins 4.50
Dino’s Healthy Choice 7.99
Choose any two items from Build Your
Own, scrambled in egg whites. Served
with hash browns, grits, fresh fruit or
sliced tomatoes and your choice of toast.
Additional items .75
Side of Sausage Gravy .75
Hash Browns 2.25
Croissant 1.75
Bowl of grits 3.50
Salsa .50
Italian Sausage 3.05
Cottage Cheese 2.49
Made with 3 farm fresh eggs. Served with
hash browns, grits, fruit or sliced tomato
and your choice of toast.
Plain 5.69
Cheese 6.49
Your choice of American, Cheddar,
Provolone, Pepper Jack or Swiss
Western 7.99
With ham, green peppers and onions
Greek 8.49
With sausage, onion, green peppers,
tomatoes and feta
Veggie 8.49
With mushrooms, onion, green
peppers, tomatoes & spinach
Spinach & Feta Cheese 8.49
Fajita 8.49
With Italian sausage or grilled chicken,
green peppers and onions, served with
salsa
Build Your Own Omelette 7.99
Your choice of up to 3 of the following
items: bacon, ham, sausage, Italian
sausage, turkey, turkey sausage,
mushrooms, green pepper, banana
pepper, onion, tomatoes, spinach,
jalapeño peppers, American, Cheddar,
Swiss, Provolone or Pepper Jack cheese.
Additional items add .75
Egg Beaters or egg whites add 1.00
Add chicken 1.00
Monte Cristo Omelette 8.29
Ham, turkey and swiss served with
a piece of French Toast served with
Melba Sauce. Add a side 1.75
Coleslaw 2.25
Fresh Fruit Cup 2.75
Fresh Fruit Bowl 3.95
Toast 1.50 (choice of bread)
English Muffin 1.75
Biscuit 1.75
Corn Beef Hash 3.79
Warning: Consuming raw or under cooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk for food born illness, especially for the elderly.
** Prices subject to change.
OLD-FASHIONED PANCAKES
Made from scratch and served with
syrup. Traditional Buttermilk Pancake
One 2.99 / Two 4.99 / Three 6.49
Add blueberries, banana, pecans,
granola or chocolate chips.
One .25 / Two .50 / Three .75
French toast
Made with Challah Bread
One 2.99 / Two 4.99 / Three 6.49
Stuffed French Toast
With apricot preserves and
cream cheese
One 2.99 / Two 4.99 / Three 6.99
Mama’s Breakfast
Two Pancakes, two eggs and your
choice of bacon, sausage, turkey
sausage patty, ham or Italian sausage
Full Mama’s 8.79 / Half Mama’s 5.39
French Breakfast
Two Slices of French Toast, two eggs
and your choice of bacon, sausage,
turkey sausage patty, ham or Italian
sausage
Full French 8.79 / Half French 5.39
Waffle 5.49 - Add blueberries,
banana, pecans, granola or chocolate
chips 1.00
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Basket of French Fries 3.05
Basket of Onion Rings 3.29
Homemade Spinach Pie 5.99
Chicken Fingers 5.99
Spice it up with Bang-Bang Sauce or
Frank’s Buffalo Sauce
OLD-FASHIONED
OPEN FACE
Add a cup of soup or side House or
Greek salad 1.75
Pot Roast 6.29
Slow cooked tender and served with
mashed potatoes and gravy
Dennis’ Turkey & Stuffing 6.29
Roasted Tom turkey with stuffing,
mashed potatoes and gravy
Additional items .75
Add chicken 1.00
Eggbeaters or egg whites 1.00
Biscuit with gravy
One 3.99 / Two 4.99
Biscuit and gravy with hash browns
One 4.99 / Two 5.89
Hash browns with gravy 3.69
Full Stuffed 8.79 / Half Stuffed 5.39
Basket of Cheese Fries 3.75
Try them loaded with anything from
Build Your Own Omelette .75 ea.
Build Your Own 8.79
bacon, ham, sausage, Italian sausage,
turkey, turkey sausage, mushrooms,
green pepper, banana pepper, onion,
tomatoes, spinach, jalapeño peppers,
American, Cheddar, Swiss, Provolone
or Pepper Jack cheese
BISCUITS &
GRAVY
Stuffed Breakfast
Two Slices of French Toast with
apricot preserves and cream cheese,
two eggs and your choice of bacon,
sausage, turkey sausage patty, ham or
Italian sausage
STARTERS
Dave’s Skillet Hash Browns
Layered with two farm-fresh eggs with
your choice of 3 items topped with
sausage gravy and your choice of
cheese. Served with toast
SOUPS AND
SALADS
Dressings: Ranch, Blue Cheese,
Thousand Island, Honey Mustard, Greek,
French, Raspberry Vinaigrette
Homemade Soup of the Day
Cup 2.25 / Bowl 3.75
Side House Salad 3.49
Side Greek Salad 3.75
French Onion Soup 4.25
Made with freshly sautéed onions,
topped with croutons and melted
provolone
French Onion Soup
& Salad Combo 6.99
French onion soup and your choice of
a side house or Greek salad.
Soup and Salad Combo 6.29
A cup of our soup of the day and your
choice of a side house or Greek salad
Manny’s Soup or Salad
& 1/2 Sandwich Combo 6.49
Your choice of Chicken or Tuna
Salad, BLT, Ham, Reuben, Turkey Melt
Supreme, Turkey, or Grilled Cheese
on your choice of bread or 1/2 Wrap
All salads below are
served with Pita bread
House Salad 5.79
Lettuce, tomato, onion and cucumber
Add Chicken or Gyro meat 2.00
Greek Salad 6.29
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion,
feta cheese and Kalamata olives
Add Chicken or Gyro meat 2.00
Chef Salad 7.59
Our large house salad topped with
ham, turkey, cheddar cheese, bacon
bits and hard boiled egg
Bang Bang Shrimp Salad 8.49
Our large house salad topped with
shrimp, cheddar cheese, bacon bits
and a hard boiled egg
The Box Plate 7.99
Fresh homemade chicken salad, tuna
salad, grilled chicken or 1/2 lb.. Angus
beef patty on a bed of lettuce, served
with fresh fruit, cottage cheese, hard
boiled egg and tomato
SPECIALTY
SANDWICHES
Served with French Fries, chips,
or coleslaw and a pickle. Add a cup of
soup or side House or Greek salad 1.75
Triple Decker 8.99
Slow roasted turkey breast, shaved
ham, applewood bacon, cheese,
tomato, lettuce and mayo on your
choice of toasted bread
Gyro 7.99
Our classic Greek sandwich with
Gyro meat or grilled chicken, lettuce,
tomato, onion on a warm pita bread
with Tzasiki sauce
Reuben 7.99
Corned beef or turkey on grilled
marbled rye with sauerkraut, Swiss
cheese and 1,000 island dressing
Mr. Mike’s Patty Melt 7.99
Fresh 1/2 lb. Angus beef patty on
grilled marbled rye with melted Swiss
cheese and sautéed onion
Tuna Melt 7.79
Chunky albacore tuna salad on grilled
marbled rye with melted American
cheese
Turkey Melt Supreme 7.99
Sliced turkey on grilled multi-grain,
with bacon and tomato, smothered
with melted Swiss cheese
The BLT 6.29
Applewood bacon, lettuce, tomato and
mayo on your choice of toast
RECIPE BOX
FEATURES
Served with your choice of cup of soup
or a side House or Greek Salad
Country Fried Steak 7.99
Served with mashed potatoes and gravy
Chopped Steak 7.99
1/2 lb.. Angus beef grilled to order
and served with mashed potatoes
and gravy
Fried Shrimp w/French Fries 7.99
WRAPS
Served with French Fries, chips or
coleslaw and a pickle. Add a cup of soup
or side House or Greek salad 1.75
“The BOX” Club 7.79
Slow roasted turkey breast, applewood
bacon, lettuce, tomato and special sauce
Chicken 7.79
Grilled chicken with lettuce, tomato,
and our own ranch dressing
Chicken or Tuna Salad 7.79
Homemade chicken or tuna salad with
lettuce and tomato
Shrimp Danielle 7.99
Fried shrimp with lettuce and tomato.
For some spice add Bang-Bang sauce
or Frank’s Buffalo sauce
Buffalo Chicken 7.79
Tender fried chicken strips in Frank’s
Buffalo sauce with lettuce and tomato
Tiffany’s Grilled Cheese 5.79
American cheddar, Swiss, pepper
jack, or provolone cheese on your
choice of bread
Add bacon, tomato or ham 1.00
Chicken Breast 7.79
Grilled or Fried, served on a bun with
lettuce and tomato
Crispy Chicken Club 7.99
Fried or Grilled Chicken Breast topped
with bacon then smothered with
Swiss cheese
Big Boy Fish Sandwich 7.99
8 oz. Fried Pollack with lettuce and
tomato on a hoagie roll
Chicken Fingers & Fries 7.99
BURGERS
Homemade 1/2 lb. Angus beef
served with French Fries, chips or
coleslaw and a pickle
Make any Burger DELUXE...
Add a cup of soup or
side House or Greek salad 1.75
Original Burger 6.99
Cheese Burger 7.49
Bacon Cheese Burger 7.99
Recipe Box Burger 8.29
A juicy 1/2 lb. fresh ground burger
layered with mushrooms, bacon
and cheese
Chef Dimitri’s Specialty
Spinach Pie and
Greek Salad Combo 7.99
Homemade Spinach Pie served
with a side of Greek Salad
JUST FOR KIDS
Ages 10 and under
BREAKFAST
One egg 2.95
with hash browns, grits or fruit cup and
toast. Add bacon, sausage, or turkey
sausage patty 3.75
One Pancake 2.75
Add bacon, sausage or
turkey sausage patty 3.75
Two Pieces of French Toast 2.75
Add bacon, sausage or
turkey sausage patty 3.75
LUNCH
Add French Fries 1.00
BEVERAGES
*Free Refills
Coffee* 1.85
Hot Tea* 1.85
Soft Drinks* 1.85
IBC Root Beer 1.99
Hot Chocolate 1.95
Whole or Chocolate Milk 1.99
Juice 1.99
Your choice of Orange, Apple,
Cranberry, Ruby Red Grapefruit, V-8
Tomato Juice
Specialty Coffees
Cappuccino / French Vanilla 2.05
Peanut Butter & Jelly 2.75
served with chips
Hamburger or Cheeseburger 4.45
Your choice of Swiss, Cheddar,
American, Pepper Jack or Provolone
Cheese Quesadilla 3.99
Served with lettuce and tomato
Add chicken .75
Chicken Fingers 4.45
Served with Ranch Dressing
Grilled Cheese 2.99
Your choice of Swiss, Cheddar,
American, Pepper Jack or Provolone