Oodles Noodle & Dumpling Bar

I come to Oodles with some regularity because it is a great place! It is fairly close to my house and while it doesn’t have ample parking, there are a few spots nearby and some street parking available. I order different menu items based on my mood. My favorites are the phở, the singapore noodles and the chicken curry. My boyfriend always gets their general tso’s chicken and he actually gets cravings for it. The food is inexpensive and high quality.
Eating there is always fine because they keep the restaurant clean and bright with natural lighting. That being said, it is very small so if you go at the lunch hour, you may have trouble finding a seat. We often get our orders to go and that’s never an issue because the turn around is very fast. We never wait for long. They advertise that they do delivery however it is pretty pricey and since I live so close, I have never used this service. I will definitely come here time and time again because it is a place that’s never let me down. I only wish that they were open more hours!

Yum!!! Had the peanut chicken w udan noodles bamboo and an egg. So delicious. 4stars because it was to go and kinda small portions

i work in this area and i forgot my lunch today so I was interested in places that are a walkable distance from my job and oodles popped up. the place is small with modern decorations and was really clean. they have good variety of options including noodles and rice and they have vegetarian options as well. there was also the choice of adding on protein or your choice as well. i went with the fried pork potstickers and the pad thai. both were freshly cooked and were good. nothing to rant or rave about but a solid lunch spot. will definitely go back

Food was okay. Not awful. Phở was not traditional nor very flavorful, which was what we went for, and we were not impressed. It actually tasted more like a Chinese noodle soup.

Oodles is DELISH. Their chicken pot-​stickers are my absolute favorite (6 for $ 5). You can choose between rice (brown, traditional, fried, etc) or noodles (many kinds). They have traditional dishes like general tso, sweet and sour, kung pao, etc. My favorite go to is fried rice and shrimp. The portions are big (typical Chinese bowl sizes). I recommend calling ahead to pick up, if not you will just wait about 10 minutes or so inside. There is parking in the back with it being right downtown a street spot can be hard to find. I would go daily if I could!

I’ve only just moved here and tried one thing, so maybe there is more goodness to this place? But really, this getting two stars for being edible and that’s about it. The chicken phở soup pretty much tastes like a bland tepid salt water with mushy noodles and some veggies thrown in. I’m not inspired to return.

The first time i went here for lunch I had Pad Thai with tofu and it was pretty good. Unfortunately, the second time I went here I wanted Dumpling Soup and was told they were out of dumplings. How does a dumpling bar run out of dumplings?

Great Dan Dan noodles!

It’s nice cheap asian food, they’ve different lunch and dinner specials. It can be very greasy so I wouldn’t go here if you’re looking for a healthy meal.

If you work in south downtown Columbus like me and you frequently neglect to pack your lunch like me and you are too lazy or pressed for time to huff it down to German Village like me, you will often find yourself frustrated at the lack of dining options –like me. Oodles, however, serves as a little-​known precious Plan B.
The menu is not expansive but covers all your basics: several varieties of chicken, soups, noodles and dumplings. I tend to favor the Moo Goo Gai Pan and the Shrimp Tempura. The food is fresh, tasty and, as you might expect in an asian restaurant, the portions are plentiful. Lots of beverage options are available. If that wasn’t enough, the service is speedy (rarely will you wait more than 5 – 7 minutes) and the prices are very reasonable: splurging on any one entrée means spending a measly eight bucks. The naysayers of Oodles would do well to keep that in mind.
BOTTOM LINE: Oodles doesn’t try to pretend it is what it isn’t. It’s cheap asian cuisine served by a reasonably friendly staff. I wish there was more ample parking in the area and that they had more shrimp-​based entrees, but boo hoo and get over it. This place is solid.

I’m here more than I care to admit and love this location. The food is cheap, quick, and tasty for the price. My favorite dish is their Phở Nam because a big bowl of rice noodles, bok choy, and broth is like comfort food to me. Plus, they put fresh sliced jalapenos, lime, and, cilantro on top of the soup. Yum. Overall, this is a handy and clean place to grab a cheap and quick lunch if you are in the neighborhood. For $ 7.45 at lunch I get a giant serving of soup that can actually be made into two meals, a side of my choice, and a fountain drink. Not a bad deal.

Food was good. I had fried rice, and it was delicious. I also had some tempura chicken, and it was just okay It was no worse than your typical Chinese chicken place but not that great. They also have no place to park. Prices are reasonable though and the staff was friendly.

I really wanted to like this place. They are pretty nice, the space is clean, and the prices are very reasonable. I also am not a fan of negative reviews online, but the ratings seem overoptimistic.
But the food is a solid «Meh.» On my first visit, the fried rice was fried rice — a little too greasy and just okay. On my second visit, the chicken phở was some of the blandest I’ve had. It also seems like they might flour-​coat and fry the chicken before putting it into the soup. Some good vegetables in the soup, but overall disappointing.
Sounds like the ownership is making inroads and improvements. And I hope the restaurant succeeds. However, I do not recommend the fried rice or the phở. Also not gluten-​free friendly.

I found the flavor! It is in the Dan Dan Noodles :)
Delicious noodles in a creamy peanut sauce was the special today. For $ 8.75 I got the house variety (shrimp, steak and chicken), a cup of delish hot and sour soup, and a fountain pepsi. Sweet! Only ate half the noodles and half the soup before I was full again; definitely share-​able. I plan on making it a regular lunch destination.

I’ve been wanting to try this Oodles location for awhile. I have my two go-​to Chinese comfort-​food joints between work and home (Lee’s Chinese Kitchen and Happy Dragon), and thought it was worth checking out a third. It’s feasible I might go back, but it’s not enough in my normal path (out of the way by just a few blocks, but the other two are right in my footpath), for me to make a habit out of it.
There are many things to like and enjoy about Oodles:
— Cool, modern interior
— Customizable choices in the menu (like brown rice, and usually have a choice of protein).
— Parking at this location is easier than one might expect, with some shady spots (as in trees, not creeps) in an alley-​type through-​way. This little block of Main is actually a bit of an oasis.
Nothing horrible stuck out to me, but take note:
— The food is a little more bland than other Chinese food joints. I had the Moo Goo Gai Pan, and it was fine. Just a little bland. Same with the dumplings. I had the steamed dumplings, and they were lighter on filling and thicker on dough. I don’t mind that, but FYI. Still, I saw Sriracha and other condiments scattered around the cute dining room, so blandness is easily fixable and may indicate lower sodium levels? If true, that would be a plus, but I don’t know for sure.
— For it being called a «dumpling bar» there wasn’t much dumpling variety besides pork vs chicken, fried vs. steamed, order of 4 vs order of 6.
— The service was a little awkward, language was a bit of a barrier. But, the fella helping me was cheerful and made sure to double, even triple check the order to make sure it was right, sort of acknowledging that there could be communication issues otherwise.
— Despite the mod interior, there was just kind of an awkward vibe going on. The menu is a little confusing, I guess, combined with the slightly awkward service. All of the customers in there (including me) kind of seemed bewildered and quiet, glancing around like they weren’t sure what they were doing there.
Fun to try someplace new, but next time I need takeout on my way home from work, Happy Dragon is just fine.

This is a very small shop on east Main Street. I’ve been by it a hundred times and never noticed it. But it was easy to find when I was looking for it. I came down for dinner tonight. With a little help from the guy at the register, I picked a half order of pork pot stickers and an order of Singapore rice noodles with curry sauce and chicken and shrimp. The noodles were a lot better than the pot-​stickers but both were edible.
An interesting point was that the only oriental working there was the owner. The cashier was a young white guy. Very personable though.

I saw an on line positive review of this place and it’s right on my way home (now I’m diverted by the ⁷¹⁄₆₇₀ construction), so I stopped to pickup some dinner. Glad I did. Best Chinese takeout alternative downtown we’ve found yet.
The place is a bit off by itself, but easy to find and get to (on the two-​way portion of Main St). The shop is a bit small and pretty much empty on a rainy Thursday evening. Basically a fast-​food arrangement, but lots of sitting options that would have worked great if my wife had been with me. The menu was a bit confusing to me at first, but the cashier was knowledgeable and helpful. All the options are dinners, rather than having an ala carte option like most other Chinese places I’ve been. Agree with other reviews that the brown rice option is nice, although I opted for one fried and one white this first time.
We tried the sweet and sour chicken, and beef and broccoli. Both were pretty good. Nice and fresh, rice was cooked well. Price was reasonable. We’ll be back, now I’ve figured it out.

Went back today after more than two years away. The sanitation levels as noted in my previous reviews were definitely fixed, everything I leaned against or touched was clean.
The place was hopping, unfortunately a 10 person line means it was over half an hour from the time I walked in the door to the time I walked out with my food.
Food was good, nothing that blew me away, I had the house (triple delight) Schezuan, I asked for extra spicy, it was just spicy to my taste. There was a lot of sauce in it, and it was a bit oily (imagining from the wok toss), but the ingredients were fresh and I could see the pepper flake.
The service was great this time, and they calmly handled 15 people in about a half hour. I’ll be hitting this place up again, but will hopefully make it on a less crowded lunch day.

I’m Asian who lived in most parts of Asia before, so I’m going to be a bit more critical than other reviewers. The Chinese food there is «Americanized» to a certain extent and may not be as authentic as it should be. However, it is good value for money with the portion they serve. Whenever I ordered something with tofu, they were generous with it comparing to other restaurants.
They are also very friendly and flexible in terms of substituting some of the ingredients and appetizer in their lunch or dinner sets. I went to the Nida’s Sushi at North Market several times, and they always refused to substitute any ingredients. They would just hold what I didn’t want or ask me for extra money for putting a little more bean sprouts or tofu. So I really appreciate Oodles being customer-​oriented. This is why I gave them 4 stars.

I was surprised the reviews for place were not as good as I thought they would be. When I don’t feel like cooking, Oodles Noodle & Dumpling Bar is my stand-​by! Tasty food and friendly service :-)