Lunch Line — Support

Lunch Line shows Chicago Public Schools lunch menus. If something is wrong, email hicks.myronj@gmail.com and say which school and which day — that is usually enough to find it.

Common questions

My school shows no menu.

Most often the district has not entered one yet; menus often appear a few days ahead rather than weeks. The app says when it cannot tell the difference between "no menu entered" and "no school that day", because in the published data those look identical.

I cannot find my school.

Search by the name the district uses, which is often shorter than the one on the sign. Schools with similar names are listed separately — ALCOTT ES, ALCOTT HS and Alcott Pre-K are three different schools.

The menu is showing the wrong grade.

Tap the grade band under the meal tabs. One school can publish up to six different menus a day, and the app has to pick one to start with.

It says the menu might be out of date.

The app could not reach the menu service, so it is showing the last menu it downloaded rather than nothing at all. It only says this when it is true.

Why are there no allergen or calorie details?

Deliberately. The published data is not consistent enough to rely on for a child with an allergy, and a partial answer would be worse than none. For anything about allergies, speak to your school directly.

Which schools are covered?

All 649 Chicago Public Schools. No other district, for now.

Privacy

See the privacy policy. Short version: no account, nothing that identifies you, and the app is built so it cannot report which school you chose.

Not affiliated

Lunch Line is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Chicago Public Schools or MealViewer.