Noodles & Company

Delicious, foods always hot and consistant. Can get ridiculously busy and there’s not enough seating. Great meal for the price, definitely a favorite!

Always have great food every time we go in. Started going the first week they opened. Didn’t know they had just opened. The crew was so professional I thought they had been open for years.

Been to this particular Noodles 3 times since it opened. 1^st off, great service! Employees are very friendly and look to make sure your visit is pleasant. 2^nd, food is delicious. I tried something different each time and have no complaints. Looking forward to all the other items. 3^rd, prompt service. Got out food within 5 to 8 minutes, even when busy. Now, those were the good things. On to the negative… Noodles is a pretty popular place and the fact this place (built new) is as small as it is makes me not want to eat here. Why not make it bigger? Makes no sense. Sure, there’s outdoor seating but, we all know Wisconsin weather. 2^nd, the limited seating isn’t very well laid out. If it’s busy (which seems to be always), you feel like you are sitting right on top of on another. 3^rd, the ordering process is very crowded. Again, the small place is just too small! After you order, if you are taking it to go, which many people do, you are all crammed together waiting to get your food in a tiny little corner and right next to people who are trying to eat right next to you. Why Noodles did you not make this place bigger?!
To sum up. Great food and great service! They are successful for a reason. The bad is, this and the Appleton store are too damn small! Knowing how popular they are, why wouldn’t they make this place bigger, especially when they built from scratch?
I recommend ordering ahead and picking it up to go. Or just show up with your fingers crossed that it’s not too busy and that you can enjoy a good meal without having to bump elbows with everyone in there.

I’ve never been to a Noodles, and since I usually stick to a low carb diet, I wasn’t terribly excited when I saw this place getting built. However, the boyfriend looked online and saw that they can substitute spinach for pasta (what they call a BUFF bowl), so we gave it a shot for lunch, on just the third day they’ve been open.
We were greeted at the door and offered help choosing menu items, and though the cashier didn’t know absolutely everything (like what kind of dressing is on the cucumber and tomato salad), she quickly found out for us. Issued our number and plastic cups (looks like you can get disposables to go), we ran the gauntlet of screaming kids in the dining room and headed to the patio.
Our food came out promptly and was nice and hot. While everything was good — the tomato basil soup definitely lived up to its recommendation — the pesto bowl with shrimp could have used a little more flavor. But it was tasty, and a nice change from the other lunch options around here. Someone stopped by to see how everything was, and again to clear the dishes. And they use actual china dishes and real silverware!
Overall, it was a good lunch and I think we’ll be back. I am curious to see how things go once the corporate opening team leaves. Right now they’re doing a great job, so hopefully they keep it up!