Noodles & Company

Very convenient location as it is right on the PATH. I like the fact that you can get takeout and the fact that it is a fusion restaurant — you can order Japanese, Thai or Italian here! I also appreciated that there is table service, given its location. I’ve had the Japanese pan noodles and the buff Bangkok curry. The buff Bangkok curry was really good! I really like how you’re able to make some options healthier by making it «buff» (i.e. adding raw spinach to your dish). I didn’t find anything special about the Japanese pan noodles. I found the Japanese pan noodles to taste no different from something that you can get for less at Teriyaki Experience. Overall, great place to get lunch — unique menu, food is prepared really quickly, great location for those who can access the PATH easily.

I tried their Indonesian Peanut Sauté with «steak» today in the regular size. You order, find a seat, and they’ll bring out your bowl to you.
First of all, this is not steak. It looks and tastes like cubes of stewing beef that do not have even a hint of browning on the outside. It is a uniform greyish-​brown. Not a good first impression. I wasn’t expecting much from these noodles because of the appearance of this «steak». Please don’t call it steak unless it’s actually steak and you’re going to cook and treat it like steak. If you’re going to treat it like stewing beef or pot roast, call it that. The taste of the «steak» was not as good as properly cooked stewed beef and was not even in the same universe as a properly cooked steak. I honestly felt that was $ 3.59 (or 3.95) wasted.
The noodles? They were pretty good. I’ve had worse at Thai joints. They had a good peanutty flavour and a great rice noodle texture. There were fresh bean sprouts, sprigs of cilantro, shreds of carrot, and a wedge of lime that all lended a pleasing and necessary freshness to this big bowl of peanut-​coated noodles.
I would get the noodles again. I would not get the overpriced «steak» again. That’s no way to treat beef. Shame on you, Noodles & Company. Stick to the noodles. Leave the steak to The Keg if you can’t handle it properly.

The noodles taste good but would not reccomend the chicken at all. The chicken is that tasteless rubber chicken stuff. Very disgusting
You could spend $ 12 on real chicken instead of this stuff.

tried the asian dishes, the japanese noodle one has so much sodium! the thai style ones were bland tasting, the peanut sauce noodles was the best of the bunch. the chicken and steak had the texture of those frozen tv dinners (like swanson), but the price for what you get, given it’s in prime real estate is ok. i’d prefer to spend my money on better food though.

In no mood to battle the never-​ending lunch line-​ups, I gave the online ordering system a whirl. The website is easy to navigate, and there aren’t SO many options that you feel overwhelmed. You pick what kind of pasta/​noodle/​bowl you want (ranging from Mac n Cheese to Indonesian noodles!), pick a size, and protein (grilled chicken, breaded chicken, shrimp, steak, tofu). There’s also a drop down menu where you can customize your order.
You can create an account or check out as guest (which I did). I selected the pick-​up ASAP option and the system told me the order would be ready in 8 minutes. You pay in person.
Showed up shortly before noon and there was no line-​up. I ended up paying at the regular cashier because no one was there but I think there’s a separate cashier for pick-​ups only. Food was out right away!
Speaking of…
I ordered a small Bangkok Curry ($ 5.39) plus grilled chicken ($ 3.49). Rice noodles were covered in a slightly sweet coconut curry. Stir fried with broccoli, carrots, onions, peppers. The flavor was OK, nothing spectacular, but satisfying. The grilled chicken was very lightly seasoned and went well with the noodles. The fatty in me was a bit disappointed to see the size of the serving initially but the takeout bowl is more deep than it is wide, so don’t despair. The closer I got to the bottom of the bowl, the more full I started to feel, until Inner Fatty was fully satisfied. I’m glad I didn’t opt for the regular size.
There’s so much variety in pasta/​noodle options, I would go back, and the online ordering def streamlines the process.
The 1,000-cal Mac n Cheese beckons (yes, calories are listed. I suggest squinting your eyes to blur out the numbers and enjoy a guilt-​free lunch).

Close by to my place of work and have been there several times
Love the concept that most dishes start vegetarian and you can add proteins if you like. For a vegetarian like me it’s perfect at good price point as well. The quality is good.
This time around I had Whole Grain Tuscan Fresca with Parmesan cheese. The red onion was good but the spinach quantity not so. Would prefer Basil instead. The regular size is perfect for me but a tad too greasy for me. (Note to self request less oil)
The party with me had a small Mac & Cheese (I have had it before). The quantity for small was quite decent and perfect amount of cheese
Not know how Japanese noodles were but they looked really good (note to self — Try it next time)
We also had Garlic Bread with was good as usual but not enough cheese. The Marinara Sauce that comes with it is to die for.
Have tried the Indonesian Peanut Sauté and is really good as well. Would go back again for sure!

2.5 — This place has been open for a couple of months now and I have been meaning to give them a try. There are two good points I will make about them — the online ordering and the customer service are both really good. I decided to go with the Japanese Pan Noodles sans meat and mushrooms (got red peppers in lieu). You can do all the customizing online and you just walk up to the pick-​up counter at the time you specified.
Honestly, I enjoyed the side-​salad much more than the noodles. I got the regular size noodles based on reviews about how small the small is and based on the 31kms I ran yesterday lol. It seems like a waste to go with a small for a 1.60 difference in price.
It came with a good amount of noodles and decent amount of carrots, peppers, and bean sprouts, lacking on the broccoli however.
The flavour was just OK, which is why this is a 2.5, the noodles taste fresh (as udon noodles can taste I suppose). It was kind of spicy, kind of salty, just nothing special. Perhaps I should have gone with a normal pasta dish and then would have been happier, but now I am unsure if I would even go back.
The prices are pretty normal for takeout food in the financial district. Maybe if I am having a major pasta craving and will return but for now, I don’t foresee it happening.

Based on the name, I thought the menu would more Asian however they also have pasta so there’s a pretty good variety of choices. We tried a couple of pasta dishes which were delicious and plentiful. There’s a fair sized sitting area however it gets loud. The service was quick.

Tried to see their take on Indonesian noodle. What a disappointment. At $ 10 you get a snack bowl with pad Thai noodle, bland boiled chicken breast, peanut butter flavor soup, and lots of chilli. I don’t know which part of Indonesia is this food from.

decided to check this out as its minutes away from my office.
what I like:
— when you dine in, they serve you like you’re at a restaurant
— good portion
— decent level of flavour
what I didn’t like:
— a small is WAY too small, it’s an appetizer
— they rush you to order
— they’re far from a food court so there isn’t always a spot to sit

Wanted a nice Thai noodle dish but didn’t realize their Thai noodles are all ‘light’ dishes. This place is NOT customizable as they make it seem. The sauces are all pre-​made so you can’t adjust the spiciness or choose your noodles. I wanted the dish with peanut sauce but since that’s their spiciest dish (was told they can’t adjust that), went with the Bangkok curry. Did not have any curry flavour and not a lot of sauce in it. Actually it barely had any substance to it. I was still hungry after. Had it with their Thai soup — good, but again not filling at all. Realized after that the ‘large’ noodle dish was under 500 calories and soup only 130 and low in sodium, which is great for a dieter and I appreciate the ‘health’ part but I had to buy a second lunch right after (and I am a very slim person). I think their specialty is the American pastas (mac/​cheese, Alfredo, pesto, etc). So perhaps those are better as they seem to be more filling with a lot more substance to them. But if you’re looking for good Thai noodles, this is not the place (unless you’re on a diet).

This place has recently opened with huge lines. Everyone, ORDER ONLINE! You can order from their website and pick up at a side window, skipping the entire line. When we did this, we were a little earlier than our specified order time so we did have to wait a little. If we had arrived on time, we wouldn’t have had to wait.
In regards to the food, I ordered a small pesto pasta and had low expectations. It actually was better than I thought it was going to be. The pasta and tomatoes with it were very fresh. There were supposed to be mushrooms but I think I had one in my entire dish.
The portion size was so generous I actually thought they had given me a large instead of a small. I was eating with a friend and she ordered the peanut sauté which looked very small.
I would recommend not eating at this location. There aren’t many tables and since the dine-​in area is encased in glass, it’s very loud.
I would probably return.

A neat idea for a noodle place. Unlike the Japanese noodle places in Japan, you get to eat different kind of noodle /​pastas from different places. You can seat in or take out. You can order online and pickup in store. It is very convenient for business people who work nearby.
I tried the Steak Stroganoff pasta. Personally, I am picky on cheese. The pasta smell so cheesy that I didnt want to eat it. Yet, I gave a try. It wasnt that bad at all. The pasta was made to al dente. It wasnt salty or oily! It was good. The sauce was delicious.
I would come back again. I look forward for more choices on their menu! :)

Went twice last week.
This is I think their first foray into Canada, I didn’t even realize it was a chain until I saw one in Maryland a few weeks ago.
Unlike most places in the PATH, this isn’t a takeout only place, you can sit down, eat from actual bowls/​plates, with actual silverware, and it’s pretty cheap!
They literally mean noodles. All the dishes are based on them, but it runs a gamut from spaghetti & meatballs (and the meatballs are excellent!) to mac and cheese to thai hot pot to Indonesia influenced noodle flavours. Lots of choose from and lots of protein options to go with them.
They seem to have dealing with volume down, they clear lines pretty quickly.
The server the first time stressed to us that the «regular» size is a much better deal, and that they’ll happily provide a «to go» container for leftovers. Seemed to make sense looking at the size of the two bowls, though I haven’t compared the portions themselves yet.

I’ve passed this place every morning for the last few weeks and have been meaning totry it. I was very disappointed with the portion size. I bought the small stroganoff for $ 8.99. And trust me they mean small. The noodles, beef and mushrooms were nicely seasoned and perfectly cooked. I would have liked a bit more sauce though. By the time I got back to my office I found it to be a bit dry. Will need to go back and try something else.

They are aptly named Noodles & co. because all you get are noodles. Did they really need to get so stingy with the vegetables in order to keep their prices in line with the nearby competition?
I ordered the pesto pasta. It tasted good. The cheese was clearly high quality and everything was cooked well. Price was reasonable at just less than $ 8, probably thanks to the 4 pieces of tomato and maybe 5 – 6 small slices of mushroom that I got with it. Seriously? Come on. Feel free to charge me another $ 1 – 2 and give me some portions that are actually satisfying.
I don’t know if it will be any better if you pay the premium to add meat.
On a brighter note, the pasta is cooked fresh so it takes a bit longer to get your food here than most other places, but still fairly quick. It all comes very nicely packaged as well with a high quality plastic container and paper bag. There is also a generous seating area around the corner.

New place, definitely has some kinks with ordering and service, but its bound to improve. I had the Japanese noodle and was underwhelmed. The noodles and sauce weren’t bad, but nothing special. The vegetables were sparse and though the quality of the meat (chicken for me) was pretty good, there wasn’t much of it. For a big American chain, I was disappointed with the portion size, and the taste didn’t compensate at all.
The lines seem big, so maybe I’m missing something. I may go back in a month or two to see if they’ve figured it out.

Stopped in for a quick weekday lunch. It was pretty busy around noon so expect a line up and a bit of a wait for the food. We chose to sit in the self seating dining area and found a seat fairly quickly. We were in and out in under 45min so it wasn’t too bad.
I had the Bangkok noodles with the gluten free noodle option. Husband had the peanut noodles. Both were delish. I would definitely go back to try more. The serving size is more than adequate.
They also have some interesting breakfast options which I will also be trying soon as they are on my way to work.