Noodles & Company is one of the few chain restaurants we frequent. Unlike a lot of chains, I dont really notice much difference between the different locations. The company seems to do well re: consistency.
My biggest complaint is that they stopped the old rewards program which I used religiously (and got free Noodles on my birthday) and replaced it with an App, which doesnt always work, and seems to offer far fewer perks.
You can get a filling, relatively healthy (especially given that they now have a wider selection of salads and you can replace pasta with zucchini noodles!) meal for around $10. My kid likes it, and she's picky. My wife likes it, and she's picky. I like it. If you dont like it, they will make you something else, every time.
Pesto Cavatappi seems to be the universal favorite. My wife also likes the Japanese Pan Noodles and the Southwest Salad. I like . . . just about everything I've tried. Some of the dishes are more bland, but you should be able to identify which those are from the descriptions.
One of our more frequent takeout options, despite them not being locally owned.