Try engaging him in small talk.

This guy is seemingly just trying to be friendly. Asking you the same questions each day is a bit unusual, but perhaps it means he is not so comfortable in social situations and doesn't know how to make "normal" small talk.

I would try engaging him in conversation so that you get to know each other more and perhaps can have something more substantive to chat about for a couple of minutes each day.

The risk is that by engaging him you end up talking a lot more, but you said that you like him, so this isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Ultimately, if the lunch questions don't stop, I would just try to tolerate them.

The questions are only for a couple of minutes, are friendly, and are not offensive or inappropriate. The only odd thing is the repetition. I don't think this raises to the level of needed to take action to stop it. I would try to think about how I could change my attitude so that it bothers me less.

Try engaging him in small talk.

This guy is seemingly just trying to be friendly. Asking you the same questions each day is a bit unusual, but perhaps it means he is not so comfortable in social situations and doesn't know how to make "normal" small talk.

I would try engaging him in conversation so that you get to know each other more and perhaps can have something more substantive to chat about for a couple of minutes each day.

The risk is that by engaging him you end up talking a lot more, but you said that you like him, so this isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Ultimately, if the lunch questions don't stop, I would just try to tolerate them.

The questions are only for a couple of minutes, are friendly, and are not offensive or inappropriate. The only odd thing is the repetition. I don't think this raises to the level of needing to take action to stop it. I would try to think about how I could change my attitude so that it bothers me less.