Noodles & Company

I was given a dirty old plastic cup for water at first, then when I offered to pay for a fountain drink so I could have a clean cup to drink out of I was given a paper cup. Perhaps this was offered because I told my buddy I was going to use the picture I took to post on Unilocal

There were two hairs in my food but the employees were really nice… I wonder if they were all smiles because…

Decent food for a decent price. Got the Wisconsin Mac and cheese and the pad Thai. Both were good, just not great. Love the choices on the menu. The price was pretty fair too. Very friendly staff and clean.

Courteous staff and nice place to get your phone charged.haha.i tried their food and i love it. i mean its a customizable quicky food
come here when u r running for work or waiting for ur wife.

It’s relatively quick. And they’re transparent about the calories. So in the context of places where each person can eat for under $ 10 they’re on par. They have one of those soda machines where you can mix flavors so that’s nice. Just keep in mind the food tastes (or is?) microwaved and the service is a crap shoot.

I have seen this place many times and finally decided to give it a try. I had no idea what kind of noodles they would have. As it turns out they have almost every kind from pad thai to spaghetti. This kind of place always scares me with such a diverse menu. I asked what the cashiers favorite item was and got that. It was pesto pasta and added parmesan chicken. It was actually quite good! It all seemed fresh and was pretty quick.

Noodles and company is my favorite! It took me many visits to fall in love with it because finally I realized how to enjoy it! Now I customize my own bowl and I discovered many ingredients that can be enjoyed there! I like that pay attention to the details, never get bored from my details too and never made mistakes!
My favorite bowl is the Penne Rosa (sometimes substitute spaghetti) extra noodles, extra Rosa sauce, parmesan cheese, parmesan chicken, shrimp and add cilantro! It’s amazing!
Thanks noodles & company :)
**this location is special, very nice location and view

Quick, inexpensive, and possibly healthy, plus this place caters to vegetarians and vegans so I had to give it a try. I got the tofu coconut curry noodle bowl. It had a nice sweetness to it as well as a bit of spiciness. I got the large bowl and end up taking half home.

I’m rating this for what it is — a fast casual chain that gets food out quickly. Are there better places nearby? Yes. More authentic ones at that. But if you want something fast and familiar near the Metro, it’s a good bet. They’re consistent and the service was friendly when I came. Prices are really good for the area and the food’s pretty decent.
It isn’t gourmet and there will probably be crying post-​zoo kids, but it’s great for what it is.

The food was fresh and fast. The ingredients were well blended. It hit the spot after my yoga class. Of note: the cashier thought he gave me the wrong receipt and actually came out to try to give me the right one. Turns out I had the right one, but the fact that he made sure of that meant a lot. It’s the little things, after all. Are they a gourmet restaurant, no. They are a fast food place and I had a good experience (it was my first time trying N&C).

Just not very good. Fast and convenient but Noodles were mushy and overall flavor was
Bland. Suggest moving on to other non-​chains nearby.

Great place if you’re in a rush for lunch or dinner and don’t want to make anything. Very wide variety of plates to choose from. I got the Pad Thai and my boyfriend for the Chinese Chicken Chop Salad. He enjoyed his salad and actually had it for lunch the day after. I liked my Pad Thai, spicer than I expected but good otherwise. The price was reasonably about $ 10 a person. The service was quick and easy. The place was not picked so waiting for our food was pretty fast. I’d recommend this place!

I had a delicious and complimentary birthday dinner at Noodles & Co. This location always has friendly service and employees seem happy. Can’t go wrong with that. Food was delicious, too!

This is easily one of the WORST noodles and company outlets I have been to. I just had an unforgettable lunch experience on 02÷13÷2015− Friday. I had placed an order for Whole Grain Tuscan Fresca (with TOFU) and mentioned that I needed Penne noodles. It took forever for the food to reach the table. Noodles & company is known for their quick service and that is one of the strong points for this eatery. My food showed up eventually after 20 minutes. It was cold, bland, tasteless and just plain. Tofu was cold and burnt (Yes, how could that even be possible. right?). I left this place after having couple of bites and went over to Café Romeo which was few miles away and had an amazing Veggie Burger.

Worst experience ever. Nobody taking orders, nobody cleaning tables. Every table had used plates on it. Gross.

The service was bad. 7 of us ordered food under one number, never got a receipt. Nor did the server knew what she was dumping on to our table. Our server was not friend or knowledgeable about the business or food being served. This place is not a good representation of the company.
I had the Japan pan noodle. I was ok. Most of the dishes look good but not you true Asians style/​taste
Did I forget the place Did NOT HAVE ICE FROM THE MACHINE.
Basically over rated over priced. American Chinese food

First, I am very confused as to why this place is categorized as an Asian fusion restaurant. Yes there Asian noodle dishes but there are also noodle dishes from other continents and countries. The whole theme of Noodle’s and Company is noodle dishes from around the world (or I think it is– there’s more than just Asian noodles available).
Secondly, Noodle’s & Company has very mediocre ingredients and it seems like things are just slapped together. I understand it’s not a sit down restaurant but I would like for my food to be made with some sort of consideration. (You can see them cooking your food). It’s a noodle company so the cost of their main ingredient is low (noodles are cheap– we know this). This means that they are making a huge profit (as is the goal of any establishment) but it also means they should take some care and effort in picking out the best meats, vegetables and sauces to go with their noddles. It is very obvious noodles and company has not done that.
The service is very quick as many other people have said and I totally appreciate that aspect of this restaurant.
When I went to eat there I thought that perhaps the disarray and mess was due to an earlier large lunch crowd but I was wrong. I live in the neighborhood and I have walked past it and it is always in a complete disarray outside and form what I see in the windows also inside.
Unfortunately, as is with many restaurants in the Woodley Park area the place will continue to stay open because of tourist and conference attendees.
I highly recommend avoiding this establishment if possible. You can definitely whip up one of those noodle dishes on your own and save yourself some money while getting a better quality meal.

Imma let you finish Woodley Park, but College Park has the best Noodles & Co of ALL TIME!
I’d leave my review at that, but I think my fancy Elite badge would be in jeopardy. So heres the scoop — I have these weird random cravings for Noodles. Given the multitude of delicious restaurants I’m surrounded by, I feel a little embarassed admitting this. But Noodles makes me nostalgic. Takes me back many moons ago to when I was a college kid at UMD (go Terps!). I always loved going there because it was filled with lively people and the food was a cut above everything else on Rt. 1 at the time.
So the Woodley Park Noodles is a bit different. When they are slow to serve my food, I’m annoyed. When they’re out of mushrooms for my Penne Rosa, I am stunned. That never happened in CP!
Truth be told, the just don’t make the dishes the same. Either that or my tastes have evolved since living in DC. #yuppyproblems

In a way, it’s the ideal fast food restaurant. Or at least quasi-​fast food or fast casual. A variety of customizable, multi-​ethnic noodle dishes with healthy ingredients. Fast and reasonably priced. I’ve generally gone for the Japanese pan noodles, but was pleasantly surprised by the spiciness of the Indonesian peanut sauté. They have an abundance of good options and they list ingredients clearly and will add or subtract in many different ways (and get your order right in the process).
I’ve never been blown away by a meal at any of their locations, and I hate going to chain restaurants in DC when there are locally owned, unique, and often very good options. To me, this one is sort of the default place you go when you’re getting out of the Metro and you don’t know where else to go. Reliably good but not great, but with a variety and support for anyone’s dietary needs. The people here are pleasant, though, and between that and the price/​convenience factor I’ll round my 3.5 stars up to 4.

I think the idea of Noodles & Co is really great, but the execution is a bit crap. I was able to try two different pasta dishes: Pesto & Pork and the Pad Thai, both were incredibly underwhelming.
I think the problem with establishments like this is that they’re afraid of seasoning foods too much. Therefore dishes come out extremely bland and unsurprising. In my opinion, pesto is really difficult to screw up as its only 5 ingredients (6 if you include salt)… and is so flavorful that you don’t need much of it to pack a big punch. However, my pesto & pork dish was really bland… and tasted more of pasta than pesto. Not to mention that the pork had a weird smell and taste to it… so I didn’t want to eat much of it for fear of later gastrointestinal retribution. As for the pad thai, I couldn’t really taste much more than oil and pasta and had to add quite a bit of Sriracha to add flavor. This is generally the opposite of what Thai food is supposed to taste like… so… I think you can see where I’m going with this.
However, I saw that they had sandwiches and soup there… I didn’t try any of those, but maybe they’re awesome? Just throwin that out there.