Noodles & Company

Everyone is super friendly especially Scott! He is such a nice person and memorizes my order, he deserves a raise.

I’m sorry, but I think the noodle dishes should be left to the Asians. I got the Indonesian peanut sauté with marinated «beef». The reason why I put quotes around beef was that it tasted like, and had the same texture of, beef flavored gelatin. The other problem was that the noodles were SO undercooked that I had to consciously bite every noodle to cut it. It would’ve gotten one star, but the vegetables were fresh and the sauce was meh (not nasty, not great).

This is the best Noodles ever!!! Jodeci was so wonderful and helpful. The team knew right away that I really wanted the pasta fresca… OG best dish. Keep being awesome!

I wanted to grab a quick lunch today with my mom and decided to go to the glen and grab some noodles and co. Bad idea. This place was like a zoo with kids running around everywhere. There were barely any tables open and the staff was very slow on cleaning dirty tables for the people who wanted to sit down. I still wanted to try their food so I got over the place being like a daycare. Another bad idea. I got the Wisconsin Mac and cheese and a tomato bisque soup. The noodles were so cold that the cheese didn’t even melt and the tomato bisque soup tasted like canned spaghetti sauce. My mom got the buttered noodles w chicken and her dish was so cold she had to send it back. I will say the staff is young but very polite which was the best part of eating there. Other than that you couldn’t pay me to come again.

Meh, I’ve had better about sums it up. When a fast casual restaurant cannot meet its first requirement (fast) when there are no people in the resto, you should literally go anywhere else. My comments are more for service than food because this is a chain and the brand standards are about the same everywhere I have been. The imitation pad Thai is mostly veggies in a sweet sauce and since it doesn’t hurt my stomach, I’m game. I am going to take issue with this location because I waited 15 minutes for my imitation pad Thai when I was the only person in the resto. That never happened before in a busy location elsewhere.
So MEH. MEH. MEH. TO YOU, Noodles & co.

Noodles and Company is a well-​known chain but I thought I would comment on the service and food here. I went with my parents and I really appreciate the staff for being patient with us. My parents were taking a long time deciding on what they want and the girl waited and then asked us some of the basic questions.
In regards to my Penne Rosa, I was a huge fan. That pasta dish is my favorite, so I have tried a good one before. I think the Penne was a little hard for my taste buds. I also think it was lacking spice. I had to squeeze in a lot of sriracha into my bowl. Other than that, everything else was normal.

This place has gone downhill.
Strike 1: The potstickers were flat as a pancake and empty.
Strike 2: They forgot to put feta cheese (my favorite ingredient) in my salad.
Strike 3: There was an olive pit in my salad, which I bit down on *hard*. Are you kidding me?!
Never again!!!

Noodles is always such a solid place to go for lunch when you’re craving pasta. Parking is nuts around lunchtime though so you’ll want to go to the garage and cut through the movie theater to get there more quickly.
They don’t do any marketing and rely on word of mouth to get people into the restaurant. Obviously this is working for them because the place is PACKED at lunch. The wait times still aren’t too bad as this is only pasta we’re cooking. Maybe 10 – 15 min at the most.
My personal favorite is the Penne Rosa. Penne pasta in a spicy tomato sauce with basil and parmesan cheese. Add some parm-​crusted chicken to that and it bursts with flavor. Generally I’ll also get a side Caesar salad as it’s only $ 1 more.
Great spot to go to whenever you find one!

We went there a few months ago and I wasn’t impressed at all. So a few weeks ago we gave it a second chance when we grabbed a quick dinner before our movie started across the street. So the good news was that the food came out really quick, the bad was that the Japanese Pan Noodles with Marinated Steak was just gross. I ate a few noodles and pieces of steak before I just gave up on my dish. The noodles were nonflavorable and rubbery, and the steak was some type of mystery meat that was inedible in my opinion. I ended up having some of my sons Buttered Noodles that tasted like regular old noodles soaked in butter. My kids don’t mind this place so next time if I bring them back I won’t be ordering anything for myself.

Really yummy noodles of all types and all cuisines! Italian, Asian, Mediterranean and customized however you want! Great for a quick bite for lunch because it’s fast, good, and pretty good portioned.
I got the hot pot which was basically noodles in a soup broth. Though I’m not a huge fan of coconut (and the broth was somewhat coconut flavored), I enjoyed it.
Would come back again for a quick bite.

Noodles & Company is a four-​star experience for me, partly because it is still a novelty … several in Northern California, but none close to our home.
We were walking toward the restaurant when I saw a couple of groups with children enter right before we did. Almost decided we should find a different restaurant. However, the line moved fairly fast and we were able to find a table in a little «nook» away from other diners.
DH enjoyed his Thai Hot Pot. My tomato basil soup was perfect for a chilly day. I paired it with a Med flatbread sandwich. The sandwich was brimming with crunchy veggies (delicious red pepper!), feta cheese, and chicken. If I were to order again, I would skip the chicken. It had a texture and taste of chicken found in many fast food places … overly processed!
But all in all a tasty fast food option which was not too expensive. (We skipped beverages and just had water.)

Good food, timely delivery of food. However, the kids running the place spend more time goofing off than working. One employee made me wait to get a bag to carry my leftovers home. He said his buddy would have to get it from behind the counter even though it was only 3 yards away. I had so many things and my children needed me, I ended up dropping my food. He then tried to offer me a bag. I assume food off the floor was a good idea is his case. I would go to a different location next time.

Wow, we usually love noodles. First time at this location and the food has no flavor at all. None.

This was my first visit to Noodles and Company, I’m sorry to say it was a mediocre and disappointing dining experience. I ordered the BBQ pork macaroni and cheese and spicy Caesar chicken sandwich. I’ll start with the sandwich: 90% lettuce, 5% dressing, 5% chicken. The pita bread dry and the lettuce was full of thick stems. Very unappetizing. The mac’n’cheese: everything in the bowl was room temperature. The shredded cheese that was sprinkled on top didn’t even melt. It could have used a little more BBQ sauce too; it does have BBQ in its name.
Maybe I went on a bad day, or to a bad location, but high hopes were dashed for Noodles and Company.

This place does a good job of offering different fare from the rest of the crowd and mixing it up enough to keep it interesting and some what healthy. Please note, the place tends to be popular with families and kids of all ages so if that is not your thing then be warned. The dining space fluctuates from location to location but the Glenview one can be tight, loud, and chilly on a winter’s saturday. Tight due to the small space, loud due to the family crowds and small space, chilly due to the constant in/​out door churn.
There are a lot of good choices but I highly recommend the thai hot pot. I got mine with tofu and it was tasty.
For drinks this place does a good job of pleasing everyone. They have unsweet flavored teas, they have the infamous soda cocktail machine that the kids love, and they have beer and wine for the adults.
I have to admit, the kids love this place and request it often. I am not sure why but for whatever reason I usually begrudgingly go along and am trying to weasel out an alternative food option the entire time before we actually get there. This time I was actually half tempted to grab something from Pot Belly across the street but when I confirmed they had something like a Phở bowl, I was in. Once I am in, I am usually happy. I think it has something to do with my mental poo poo of pasta in general, but that is my hangup. You really could do a lot worse and I have to hand it to noodles and company they are very consistent with the product, do a good job with their use of spices so that they stress flavor.
Prices for both full and half sizes tend to run under ten dollars, so expect a famiy of four to land around the 30 or 40 mark.
Tip — store front parking is usually full but the covered garage behind the movie theater across the street usually will have room and you can cut through the movie theater lobby to get to the rest of the stores.
Extras — After you nosh at Noodle, when you walk out their door, if needed there is a Starbucks down to the right and a Ben and Jerry’s across the street.

As an Orthodox Miser, I consider the Glenview Noodles & Company to be one of the best places to practice my «religion.»
I live a couple of miles from this Noodles, and I frequently visit the emporium because their pricing is reasonable, they frequently offer two-​fers for those who register with them online, and the people working there are super-​nice. Although they run a counter-​service operation, they even bring entrees to your table.
Yes, I know that Noodles & Co is a national chain, but I am particularly impressed with their Glenview Town Center site.
I like to try different entrees each time I visit. Last time, I tried a «hot» Thai curry dish which, in my opinion, was only moderately hot, but very nice. I have sampled lots of different salads, pastas, and other side dishes, and have always been satisfied.
I plan to continue patronizing Noodles in the future — maybe this coming weekend.
BTW: They really do offer freebies. I have left my business card in their fishbowl, and have been invited twice (2X) to their FREE tastings which are very filling and satisfying. The hostess even refused to accept a tip!

Can I give a zero? Cold soup. Cold pulled pork sandwich. Dangerously hot chicken noodle soup for kids. Dirty tables. Long wait. First, only and last visit.

consistently tasty and a crowd pleaser. friendly staff and quick service makes this place a go to stop for our family.

OK I’m usually a fan of the noodles and co concept: enough choices to please everyone, different flavors so your meals are not repetitive, fast and efficient, decent nutritional choices that can accommodate different dietary styles or constraints.
So what’s my issue here: SALT.
Every dish that came to our table were incredibly salty. Not sure if it was just a fluke on that day or a consistent fact at this location. One thing for sure, I will stay away moving forward.

The fishbowl thing does work! My biz card got drawn, and I, along with up to 5 coworkers/​friends, were invited to come in for a tasting of the menu. Drinks, appetizers, main courses, and dessert included for the bargain price of $ 0! Count me in!
The manager on duty was extremely nice and made us feel right at home. We tried 2 salads and the new cheesy bread appetizers to start off the tasting. I highly recommend the cheesy bread. It was delicious and better than expected! For the main course, we had a new gluten free spiral noodle dish that’ll be introduced in April, pesto rice noodles, and pad thai with chicken. It was more than enough food, and to top it all off, we finished off the lunch with rice krispies and snickerdoodle cookies. I gotta give kudos to Noodles on their cookie and krispy recipes. The goodies were ultra fresh and tasty! KUDOS!