Noodles & Company

Stopped in for dinner to take advantage of an e-​club buy one get one free entrée. Tried the Asian pan noodle and have to say it wasn’t my favorite. I usually get the Bangkok curry with shrimp which is what my boyfriend got and it was as good as always!

First time here and I will say it was decent. I expected a different type of setting, it was more of a fast-​food atmosphere.
STAFF: The employee/​cashier taking the order was very dry and uninterested. I told him it was my first time and he vaguely explained the menu, since he had a bad attitude I did not bother to inquire about suggestions for good choices. The waitress that brought out the food was very nice and personable.
FOOD/​DRINK: It was hot, which is a good start. I expected the potstickers (Sharable/​Appetizer) to come out first but it came out along with the entrée. The amount in the regular bowl was a great portion, filled me up. I had the Pad Thai with shrimp, great flavor. The lemon/​sweet tea was not sweet at all though …
Over all, it was an okay atmosphere. There was not many people there, cannot imagine how the service would be if it were busy.

Don’t waste your time ordering an hour or more ahead, your food won’t be ready. Just go there and order, sit and wait. Three stars only because service has always been good before, someone needs to prevent this from happening. The whole job is managing orders and arrival times. Good staff, good food but they could do a little better on arrival times of entrees.

Food is mediocre. Staff is young kids who can tend to be rude. Only nice thing about this place is the ease of dining, but I’d rather o elsewhere for the money.

I used to be a fan of Noodles & Company. But recently it seems as the portion sizes are shrinking, quality is suffering, and desire to return waning.

We have had several good experiences at this location. The staff is always friendly and helpful in selecting new items to try

We found the food to be mediocre. Chicken pad thai, tomato bisque soup, Bangkok peanut Sautee and Thai curry soup. The portions were okay but we won’t be going back. I’d much rather pull into a Thai place or Italian restaurant and get take out than stop here again.

I visited Colorado Springs recently and made it a point to eat at Noodles & Company because it sounded so interesting and I love noodles. This decision was the biggest regret of my entire trip. Sharing with a couple friends, we ordered the whole grain tuscan fresca, the Japanese pan noodles, and the Indonesian peanut sauté. The pasta of the tuscan fresca had the texture of pasta that had been sitting around for a long time – dry, stiff, and a little cold. Even the sauce and toppings (what few limp pieces of spinach there were) couldn’t save it. The Japanese pan noodles suffered from similar problems. The noodles were stiff and the entire dish needed a lot more sauce. The only palattable dish of the three was the Indonesian peanut sauté and even that was only subpar. The flavor was okay and there was a nice kick of heat, but, again, there were issues. The noodles were a little too al dente. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a restaurant this bad. Needless to say I won’t ever be back.

Food was good but the place was dirty. Noticed a bunch of employees behind the counter just chatting away even with a busy time of day happening and no clean tables. We had to ask for a rag to wipe our table. rWhen they finally got to bussing tables the person was banging the plates and cups around, to the point that conversation was impossible. The floor was a mess and never got cleaned whole we were there. Seems like they didn’t care about their atmosphere at all. Although I enjoy Noodles and Company most of the time this one needs some management.

I really hate to give Noodles a bad review, but our last visit is just that — our last visit. We will not be returning.
The Good: The employees at Noodles are really nice, and the food is pretty good.
The Bad: Management clearly doesn’t care about their customers and don’t care if their customers get sick.
I asked for the gluten-​free menu at the register, and was handed a regular menu with circles drawn on it. I asked the nice guy at the counter if the circles meant that the food was gluten-​free or if it meany that it wasn’t, and he said that the circles meant that it was gluten-​free.
I’ve been to Noodles before, and their Macaroni and Cheese has never been on the gluten-​free menu before, so I asked if it was gluten-​free.
He said that the noodles could be with a substitute, but that the cheese sauce wasn’t.
But it is listed on the menu with a circle.
So, I ended up ordering a soda and watching my family eat.
Part way through the meal, a really nice guy who was clearing the dining room asked if the food was okay, and I explained what had happened. He immediately brought me another GF menu, and said to pick anything on it.
He was so kind and nice — the first guy at the register was super-​nice, too. The problem was that the second menu had some different things circled from the first menu, but still had the Mac & Cheese circled.
We thanked him, finished, and went home.
Noodles really needs to have a clear gluten-​free menu. No circles. No guesses. If they can’t manage this, they need to offer nothing gluten-​free at all. At the moment, they have the worst of both worlds and it will make people sick.

This is one of my favorite places to eat, it’s fantastic food for how fast it is, and this particular branch is a winner.

Service is always fast. Food is always cooked right. But while getting my drink, I found hair in the lemons. That’s enough to make me not want to go back and visit this location. The front door is almost impossible to push open.

Ove never had anything I didn’t like at Noodles & Company. The staff is ridiculously friendly and polite. Its always clean. The food is out to your table fast enough to eat on a lunch break but without feeling like a fast food joint.

My husband ordered us food for take-​home this week, and it was a terrible experience. They didn’t give him his rice crispie treat, which we didn’t realize until it was too late. They accidentially gave us gyoza, which we don’t like. I had about three pieces of chicken on my pasta. There was WAY too much onion in the tomato-​cucumber salad. They should’ve called in onion salad with tomato and cucumber. And we both got terrible stomach aches. Not going back.

We had a decent experience. I believe we went on a Friday night and the place was hopping. We stood in line for a short amount of time and our cashier was quick and friendly. Our food also came out in a timely manner. I was a little disgusted at how messy the dining room was. I understand they were busy, but they should have an employee designated to cleaning the dining room when they are so busy. Also, I ordered Parmesan crusted chicken and it was rubber… there was also no «crust» of Parmesan and to think about it it didn’t even have a Parmesan taste. I think next time we will try a different location or just a different restaurant all together.

If you’ve been to one Noodles, you’ve been to them all– but it’s still a great fast-​food option when you’re in the mood for something that tastes «real.» And by real, I mean fast food that doesn’t involve a gray, re-​heated patty on a bun made out of preservatives and foam.
Although it’s a little overpriced, I appreciate that Noodles makes it very easy to get all the nutrition info for their food on the web.
The last time I went there, I ordered my pasta fresca with the parmesan-​crusted chicken (usually my standby entrée), and the chicken was really flat and overcooked. I also tried the fairly new Truffle Mac, which was decent. All in all, I find it better than a lot of other fast food alternatives.

My kids love this place!
For a chain restaurant the food actually tastes good. The menu is split into 3 regions — American, Asian & Mediterranean. They also have Soup and a couple of sandwiches. In my opinion, the portions are small for the price you pay. Employees really don’t offer any kind of service.
Here are their favorites:
Wisconsin mac and cheese with a side of Bacon & Meatballs — Cheeseburger heaven
Pesto Cavatappi with a side of parmesan in-​crusted chicken — Molto Buono
I personally like their parmesan in-​crusted chicken as well, I usually get a couple to take home and have on hand for any quick dish I am making.
Overall: Good Food, Small Portions for the price, OK Service, Cold Open Atmosphere

The consistency of good and quick service bumped this to a four for me. We have eaten there often with only one sub par meal. Everywhere has an occasional bad day.

It’s a good fast food replacement. Nice staff here, quick high quality healthy food.

Blah… mediocre food. I’d recommend spending a bit more time and money to get better food at a nicer environment.