Noodle & Rice

I feel bad writing this review, because the people were so sweet and accommodating! The cashier helped me choose an entrée and was so very nice. I waited outside for my food, to enjoy the nice weather. She stepped outside to give me my order status.
But the food is pretty bad. I ordered the lunch special, teriyaki chicken with rice and veggies. Pretty difficult to mess up in my opinion. I opened the tray and it reeked! Thought it might have been the cabbage so I proceeded to try the chicken and it was nearly unpalatable. It tasted… Old, I guess? Not fresh?
The cuts were dark meat but really they appeared more greyish in color, not very appealing (I asked for light sauce, so it was easy to see the meat). I smelled the chicken and determined that it was the culprit of the horrrid smell. For a restaurant called ‘Noodle & Rice’, the rice left much to be desired. It tasted like they used water from Flint, MI to steam it, but it more or less stuck together. Meh.
My Arnold Palmer was okay though. Ended up throwing the rest out. I’m still hungry.

My favorite Thai restaurant in the entire valley. If you like spicy the Thai Basil Fried Rice is my go to. Pad Thai is awesome as well, as I use that as a measuring stick on wether or not I go back to any Thai restaurant. The curries are pretty good as well. Again as some have reviewed the inside is kind of cramped but it’s a great hole in the wall that I have been going to for the last 3 years, but when I want Thai I’ll drive the 35 minutes from the West Valley to get my fix.

To judge this establishment is difficult. The dining area is cramped and one quarter was taken up by one of the sleeping owners. The overall identity of this restaurant is confusing as they sell selfie sticks, as well as wall chargers and goggles. The mixture of different Asian dishes from chinese, japanese and thai cuisine was worrisome. I got the pangnang curry with beef. The dish was lacking in vegetables, had a medium-​sized portion of beef but was mainly comprised of curry. All that said, as a take out restaurant, i loved it. The curry was phenomenal, not cluttered up with ingredients i would normally bypass like potatoes, and the curry was $ 2 cheaper than any of their competitors. I would definitely go back here as well as recommend this restaurant as a take out restaurant. This place knows what ingredients are supposed to star in a meal and completely delivered. 2 thumbs up

My friend and I meet here about once every other month and always enjoy the fresh, hot, tasty entries and a price nobody can complain about!

Lunch prices are great! A lot of food for a low price. I’ve ordered out a few times as the place is small and always packed at lunch time. The red curry with chicken is pretty tasty. The pieces of lime leaves give a strange sour, grassy taste every now and then. I avoided the rest of them. My friends enjoyed their meals, however too sweet for me. One friend really likes his food spicy. However his meal has never been spicy enough. I would much prefer this place for lunch over McDonald’s or other fast food places. The taste and price is much better.

I recently discovered Noodle & Rice in my never ending quest to find good Asian cuisine in Phoenix. I have tried several items on the menu, but my absolute favorite is the Thai boat noodle soup, which is a bit like a Thai version of phở. The Noodle & Rice version of this soup is the best I have ever had. I have also tried some of the Japanese and Chinese dishes, and they are very good too. The curry is OK, but you can find better choices on the menu. Noodle & Rice is a small restaurant and dishes are made to order, so if you have a large party or are in a rush, you may want to do take out instead.

We have been going to Noodle & Rice for the past 3 years and every time we come in, it just keeps going downhill.
The location is a little bit hard to find because it is towards the end of a shopping center. Parking is not that hard. The restaurant itself was small, it can probably fit about 30 – 45 max people. Clean but nothing fancy.
Our favorite is the Katsudon, Yakisoba and Crab Puffs. The food is always served hot and fresh out of the kitchen AND really cheap. What frustrates me is the wait time. The past few visits we came here, we didn’t get our appetizer until 40 minutes after we sat down. And had to wait another 30 minutes for our food. The server (the one who always wear an apron and eye glasses) was not so polite and seemed like she just wanted us out of there.
I am not sure if I will comeback since we have experienced better service from other local Asian restaurants.

Don’t believe the ratings. No matter how long it takes, they will tell you forty minutes. Maybe you’ll arrive to cold food or no food and 30 minute wait.
This place is bad and they should feel bad. I’ve been to many a pan-​asian joint, from american fusion to «what in the hell language is that?». I’ve never been to one where their english is perfect and yet they will clearly pretend to not understand you.
The food is sub par, but it is cheap, which immediately appeals to me. However it comes with a cost. Sure you’ll have 7 days of diarrhea in 30 minutes, but I am okay with that.
The service. Oh, the service. Cacti have more hospitality. The manager, typically the one taking the orders, seems nice but is the very rude if you ask for anything not expressly on the menu.
Save yourself the hospital trip and go anywhere else. Chino’s, Super Dragon, Good Taste House.
Only good part is it’s close. After having been, I wouldn’t eat there if I lived upstairs.
Please other asian restaurants, move closer! We need you!

I absolutely love this place. Been coming here for years and I honestly can’t think of anything negative to say. Always staffed by the same friendly and familiar faces and the place is typically filled with regulars. The most negative things I can think of are that the dining room only has a few tables so getting a seat during peak hours could be tricky and when they are busy the order wait time can get a little long (but that just speaks to the demand) And they’re closed on Sunday The Food Quality: Price ratio is quite good. An easy one to recommend.
I’m no foodie but in my view the quality of the food and the quality of the preparation is at least a full step higher than what I would typically expect from typical Asian casual/​takeouts. They punch well above their strip mall weight.

Picked this place due to ratings on here… sadly was disappointed!
Ragoons were horrible, couldn’t even finish the first one, not sure if freeze burn or they were expired, definitely not fresh. I was afraid if I finished one I’d get food poisoning. Ordered Kung Pao chicken and just tasted like chicken with some weird white sauce… no flavor, not spicy… the wontons were a hit, I’d order those again… but sadly I won’t be going back.
I could have written Martha P’s review from 4 months ago… we ate the same damn thing!

I can’t be moved to write many reviews – seriously, incredibly lazy – but in this case I will absolutely make an exception.
Noodles & Rice is a regular stop for me, which is saying something because I love going to new places all the time. I order something different just about every visit (though I have been known to re-​order the pad ka prao – so perfect with white rice to tame the spice). I have yet to taste anything I didn’t absolutely love. No exaggeration. I even eat off my boyfriend’s plate when he orders his usuals, orange chicken or sesame chicken (amazing!).
Some other favorites: veggie spring rolls, panang noodles, drunken noodles, pad ki-​mao, & green curry. Looking forward to trying some of the soup noodle dishes while it’s still cold outside. By the way, the portions are pretty hefty and the prices are not.
To top it all off, the owners and staff are very friendly and welcoming, and I look forward to seeing them each week. I highly recommend trying this little restaurant!

This food spot is nothing out of the ordinary, when I think Thai food I think flavorful, seasoning, food cooked with love lol In this case the food I had lacked all of these things.
I ordered shrimp fried rice, miso soup, chicken teriyaki with chow mein to go, it took me about 30 minutes to get there and guess what my food wasn’t cooked, they cook once you show up! so I suggest if you order online to call and let them know when you would like to expect the food to be ready. There were 2 other gentleman waiting on their take out orders as well and one guy got pretty antsy and started complaining because it took about 10 minutes or more for his soup.
They took so long making the food that I decided to eat some of it inside the place but the lady told me I can’t eat the food without them putting it on a plate, never have I been somewhere and it wasn’t ok to eat my food out the take out box.
I just told her I’m trying it out so she would gtfo my face.
The fried rice was ok the shrimp had no flavor and was cold, it seemed like it would have went better with cocktail sauce. The chicken teriyaki the sauce was pretty good the chicken itself was plain the only thing saving it is the sauce and the chow mein was very pale and way more veggie to noodle ratio plus I can taste the oil they toss it in it leaves a bad after taste.
I wouldn’t come back even if it was across the street, it’s not bad but it’s not worth it, the search for a better Asian food spot continues!

This place is really quaint and cute. They don’t have a lot of seating but they deliver.
The wontons you get about 6 – 8 they are a lot smaller than expected but delicious! We also tried the cream cheese ragoons. They were smaller than usual, they didn’t have a strong crab flavor but they did have table pepper in them which kind of set the flavor apart from any other one I’ve had.
I ordered the pad Thai with tofu And I wasn’t disappointed, the quantity was huge, the flavor was good and they gave us chili on the side to make it spicy.
My husband got there basil Fried rice. It had a good flavor and was really spicy. The only bad thing is it was really dry.
overall I would definitely try this place again

First time ordering from here! Arrived within half an hour for delivery, had too wait to eat because it was still hot! Very big servings for the price! Delicious too! I had the baby egg rolls and the thai boat noodle soup! I will definitely be ordering from here again!

Excellent food for the price!
We tried Noodles and Rice because a friend recommended it and I’m glad we did. Everything we are was amazing (except for the fried tofu– it was too gooey) and the portions are huge!
My family of 4 was able to order drinks, appetizers, main course, and dessert, for less than $ 40.

Found this place on Unilocal and due to the reviews decided to order take out. Big mistake! Food was less than tasty and unappealing to the eye.
We ordered orange chicken for the kids, which was just battered (in a not so good batter) and had the «sauce» on the side-​a but weird. My kids love orange chicken! But not this one they barely had a bite or two and we ended up throwing it all away.
I ordered the kungpao chicken and «fried rice» it was edible but I can’t say I enjoyed it. The chicken was okay but not your traditional kungpao and the «fried rice» was merely steamed rice with soy sauce and a little fried egg, — no flavor, no veggies, no bueno!
My husband ordered the drunken noodles, they were DRY, definitely missing sauce and flavor.
In a nutshell we won’t be coming back. Not sure where people get all these positive reviews??? Panda Express is 10 times better. Sorry guys we like to support local and small business but I like to enjoy my dinner as well!

Tasty food and great prices!
I won’t say the food was quick, because we waited about 20 mins after ordering, BUT it was definitely some of the best chinese/​thai I’ve had in the valley AND its cheap!
As a first timer, first impressions are a must and I will definitely be back. We were greeted right away and the lady at the counter was prompt to take our orders.
I got the Panang curry with rice, small wonton soup, and gyoza, while my husband ordered the fried rice & mongolian beef. All of our food was great tasting and the portions were not skimpy.
If you’re looking for asian food (because they have chinese, thai, & japanese dishes) this is a great place to go! Just make sure to call in your order first! :)

Noodle & Rice is a cool local ‘hole in the wall’ place — the kids and I were looking for something quick and tasty tonight — I suggested N&R and we headed over. It’s a modest, but cozy place. They were about half full when we got there — got seated right away.
We started off with the pot stickers — they were very good!
I ordered the Panang Beef (almost always do here) — tasty as always — a little sweeter than the Panang at some other places, but the sauce/​soup is creamy (coconut milk) and a good reason to eat all the rice (to soak up the sauce)!
The kids got Tempura Udon (soup style — with Naruto, and with shrimp tempura on the side) and Yaki Udon (plate full of noodles with meat and all the goodies.
Quick, cheap, tasty — what’s not to love?

Will not be going back. The food itself wasn’t bad, I liked the drunken noodles but my boyfriend had a curry dish with fried noodles that were clumped together, greasy and uncooked in the middle. What was bad was the actual running of the place.
After ordering our food we heard loud throat clearing and hacking coughing coming from the kitchen. I’m convinced the person cooking our food was back their spitting out phlegm, my boyfriend thinks it was the delivery guy in the restroom. Regardless, we were the only guests in the restaurant so it was definitely one of the employees which is disgusting– if you need to make those noises go out back where no one can hear you or better yet stay home, rest and come back well– you are working with food.
The other disappointing thing is that we were the only ones in the restaurant and it took almost a full hour to get two noodle dishes.
So although the drunken noodles was good, we both agreed it was the better of the two; I felt uneasy eating it due to the phlegm noises coming from somewhere. We won’t be coming back.

Love this little spot. Love the prices. Love the food.
I am guilty on occasion of being a bit of a cheapskate, so I’m tempted to just emphasize the low cost of dining at Noodle and Rice. That would be an injustice, however, since the food is great and equivalent to a much more expensive restaurant. I guess there’s a lot to be said for low overhead, the benefit of an odd location facing a Quik Trip convenience store.
N & R is cozy. Not small. That would imply it’s a problem. Cozy. There are just eight tables, each seating four, and a couple of stools. That’s it. The décor is fun. And the restaurant seems to do a thriving carryout and delivery business. Our recent visit was kind of late, just an hour before their 9:00 p.m. closing time. No problem getting a table, but it can be an issue at other times.
We love the Thai Iced Tea. The 99 cent chicken eggs rolls with sweet and sour sauce are tasty. We ordered and shared both Thai and Chinese offerings. I’m sure this is a violation of foodie purist code, but it works well for our taste buds. The Panang Curry is especially delicious. Despite the low prices, N & R is generous with the chicken in the dishes we ordered. And the menu is surprisingly diverse for such a tiny establishment.
The kids meals are amazingly affordable, just $ 2.95 including drink.
Yes, I know I ended up emphasizing the restaurant’s low prices, which I promised I wouldn’t do. Oh well.
If you are across the street at Carolina’s and the crowd there is a hassle, try wandering over to Noodle & Rice. Whether you are a fan of Thai or Chinese food, you won’t be disappointed.