Noodles & Company

I typically like noodles & company. This location leaves something to be desired. The food was good and tasted fine but the overall cleanliness of the place was super gross. The beverage service area was very dirty and the fountain had dried pop all over it. There was a really funky smell that wasn’t appetizing. I don’t know what it was but it reminded me of a day care with many dirty diapers. It’s not like the place was busy. There were 4 people in the dining room on a rainy Sunday evening at 5pm. This location has never really impressed me which is surprising because there are 2 other noodles within 3 miles of each other here. I’d think the competition would be high. If your thinking of visiting, save yourself the trouble and head over to the west end.

Great food (…iffy price). BTW, two different Noodles locations this week that could hang beef. Seriously, turn the air conditioning down!!!

I typically don’t review chains but I had to break my own rule here. But not for a good reason. Our recent visit to Noodles & Co. was really not fabulous. The restaurant was not crowded. There were literally only three or four other tables there and only one other couple who came in and ordered around the same time we did. Yet the employees seemed really harried, unhappy and were generally slow-​moving and unhelpful. We ordered and had to ask a second time for cups for our beverages. When we turned to find a table we found that the tables in the seating area had been all but destroyed. Despite the fact that there were maybe 10 tables without people sitting at them, there was only one that was clean and not full of dirty dishes or trash. It took awhile for our food to come, and we watched as a lone employee came out to clear tables. Since no one else came into the restaurant while we were there, I don’t know why other people did not come and help her. She was slow and inefficient, and when wiping down the tables, she just knocked food and trash to the floor or onto the seats at that table. It was very sloppy and very clear that she could care less about actually cleaning the tables or the chairs. The entire carpet was covered with food and ground-​in bits of food that people had stepped on. I wanted to move since the table we were sitting at was small and right by the door. But even after she «wiped» the tables down, we had trouble finding one to move to that appeared even kind of clean. We won’t be back soon.

The staff at this Noodles is awesome — the food is fresh, you get it fast, and even though there’s always a line, it does move quickly Yesterday, I got the Curry Noodles… delicious! I love how I could always get really quick and good food here, for a good price. Yes, it’s a chain… and I am so appreciative that it is all over… and this location is closest to where I live! A safe place to get really good food… no MSG used and no food allergy suspects for me… and a good price! I love Noodles!

Done. Stopped by to get dinner, spaghetti w/​marinara sauce. Came home with spaghetti, meat sauce & meatballs. So what is this vegetarian supposed to eat tonight. Not the dinner I paid for. Called & talked to the manager. She profusely apologized & took me contact info to send me coupons for free entrees to make up for their mistake. She even called back to make sure she had the zip code correct.
One month later still no coupons. I will never be back. If you say that you are going to do something to make it right, keep your word.

I absolutely love this place! It’s affordable, quick, & delicious. I get the exact same thing each time I come here. Indonesian peanut satay noodles & flat bread. I also love their potstickers. The sauce is so delicious!
I love how noodles & co has their own version of Asian, American, Italian, & etc. it doesn’t taste generic it has a burst if the authentic favors one will typically look for in a dish. You get a great amount of noodles & vegetables. The grilled chicken is pretty basic but once it’s mixed up in all the sauce it’s delicious.
I like the new fancy soda machine, only downfall is there’s only one & it’s crammed next to the condiments and to go boxes. It gets pretty crowded and is annoying but I guess it’s worth the wait. Another machine & a bigger space would be nice.
There plenty of parking but it gets super busy! You’ve got so many restaurants to choose from all in that one strip mall. Nearby there’s Starbucks, panacheros, Leeann chin, Dairy Queen, subway, doolittles, Einstein bros, Damico & sons. Few stores in Btwn like golden nails, fantastic sams, t mobile, & patina. I would recommend to avoid the noon hour & dinner time

Noodles and Company is a good lunch choice. Try the Steak Stroganoff! Perfect portions and wonderful, of course, noodles.
Yes it is on the higher end of a lunch bill but the bill doesn’t bite too hard.
Lots of choices here including the pop machine allowing unlimited flavor mixes. This place is fast and friendly.

If you’re a fan of Noodles the Golden Valley Noodles might make you reevaluate your opinion. The food is just not good there as it is at other locations. Dishes are consistently under-​seasoned, orders are often wrong, and sometimes the noodles are undercooked. They can’t cook noodles properly when it’s the name of the company? I normally love Noodles and Co but have thrown away whole meals when I’ve gotten food from this location. Ordered from there today with coworkers and they didn’t include the Parmesan crusted chicken that I ordered and paid for. When I called the restaurant the employee blamed my coworker who picked it up for the mistake. Unacceptable. They’re the ones taking the order over the phone, it’s not my coworkers job to open each container and make sure that they included everything that’s ordered on each dish. This is the second order in a row that they’ve messed up. I won’t be ordering from this Noodles again. If you have the time and are in the mood for Noodles, I’d recommend driving the extra 10 minutes to the Maple Grove restaurant. The food there is great, and the orders are correct.

Not the best Noodles. While this location is convenient to our house we usually end up going to other Noodles locations as we have had more orders screwed up at this location than anywhere else. Irritatingly the screw-​ups are usually so minor that you feel like a dork complaining but it ads up.

The kids like it. A better QSR than McDonalds.

Look, the love/​hate relationship people seem to have with Noodles is understandable. But really, when you try, as this restaurant chain does, to give their customers a fairly wide range of noodle– based food choices (American, Asian, Italian) at a reasonable price, quickly and consistently, I say fine. You aren’t exactly offering people a cozy table at the Ritz or Four Seasons take out. Please.
The Golden Valley location is efficient, the staff are friendly and helpful and the food is fresh and pretty tasty too. What do you want? You wouldn’t go to McDonalds in search of the best juicy lucy in town, now would you? One of my favorites: chicken noodle soup. I ask them to substitute meatballs for the chicken and they have always accommodated my request without a fuss. You’re not going to get delirious eating this soup, but you will be satisfied. And tomorrow, when someone asks you what you had for supper you’ll be lucky if you can remember whether you ate at home or ate out, much less what you consumed. So let’s get real.

Went here for lunch with my girlfriend.
She had the Steak Stroganoff. It was good, the noodles were good, it just lacked some gusto, some deep flavor.
I had a Spicy Caesar Sandwich and Thai Curry Soup. There is a difference between a sandwich (2 slices of bread or a bun) and a flat bread (one flat bread) This had the latter. Not a sandwich. But it did taste really good for as simple as it was.
Thai Soup, my girlfriend liked it but I didn’t. It was way too sweet for a curry, and there were too many large vegetables. Like couldn’t fit on the tablespoon big.
Service was fast, and it didn’t take more than a few minutes to get everything.
Also liked the fact they have the newer touchscreen Coca Cola dispensers.

My husband & I dined at your restaurant for lunch today and it was totally awesome.
We each had an entrée plus we took two of your signature salads home for later and everything was just delish. All your employees are so friendly and helpful. Thank you for the great dining experience. We give you a 10 star rating. We will be back often. :)

Had the Pad Thai and kinda had an assembly line taste to it. It’s good, but just seems to be missing something that would make it special. I like the concept and would like to return to try something else.

This is what happens every time I get something from Noodles & Company.
Stand in line, order noodles, pay $ 10, drive back to work, try a few bites, curse the fact that I went to Noodles, hope that it starts to taste better, curse the fact that I’m a stupid ass who KNOWS better than to get Noodles but continues to do so, try one more bite, throw the crap in the garbage.
I don’t get the love for Noodles & Company — the place is straight up gross. Sure, they are always clean and the employees are fast and friendly but the food comes out as a big lump of flavorless goo every time. EVERY time. It’s pretty amazing, actually.
I’ve tried basics like spaghetti with just broccoli and oil and the more adventurous things like curry noodles with tofu and it always ends up in the trash. Put me in my own kitchen and I’m like a gourmet chef when it comes to making noodles (compared to a chain that makes it their specialty.)
Yuck.

The staff at this Noodles is awesome — the food is fresh, you get it fast, and even though there’s always a line, it moves really quickly. I’d give it 5 stars except that the parking lot looks like 394 during rush hour.