Let me tell you how hard it was for me to visit this place. It's not to complain, just to show how forgetful I am. I love the stretch of Highland that Noodlehead sits on. There is so much life on this small strip that the sidewalks become congested rather easily and parking is horrendous, but that doesn't stop people from lining up to get in here.
Another reason I had been avoiding coming here was my new found allergy to peanuts. Not knowing how this allergy could be set off I decided to steer clear of here until I had properly addressed this. Once I had my ducks in a row all I needed to do was remember to bring CASH. I rarely carry cash on myself, becoming a follower of the technology movement. This time I had made plans ahead of time to visit here and stopped to get myself some cash. Cash in hand I headed to Noodlehead.
The inside is very welcoming. It feels very open and almost natural inside. You are greeted promptly, when I was here we were told to take a seat wherever we please, we had picked a time before the line starts to form outside, so lucky for us the place wasn't crowded.
My companion I was with had raved about how good the food was so I leaned on him for suggestions. He had been here multiple times and knew his way around the menu. We had started our meal with Pork Belly Steam Buns. For something so little it was packed with a lot of flavor. So savory that I wished I had just ordered a multitude of those as my main meal. It was one of those food that you just wanted to suck all the flavor out of until your tongue wrapped around that pork belly and you made sure every single taste bud got a sample of that flavor. My mouth is watering thinking about it right now.
I was happy to see that water was brought fresh to every table upon being seated. But I was also happy to see that they had sodas on the menu that I could actually drink. Whenever a restaurant has Sprite from Mexico on the menu they always get bonus points in my book.
For my main course I had decided I would give the Beef Soup a try. I was a little puzzled when I was asked what level of spice I wanted. Not knowing for sure I deferred to my companion and thought that the suggestion to get it at a low level but have more brought out with my meal in case I wanted to up the heat was a brilliant idea. The mixture of the fresh vegetables and perfectly cooked beef was the best. The thin rice noodles were to die for. But I loved the bean sprouts and bok choy the most. They added a crunch to this dish that made it feel a little more like a meal rather than a soup. Unfortunately for me, I could not devour this big bowl of soup. I was so full after about half that I had to stop eating.
The staff in here were great. They were so friendly and knowledgeable about the menu/establishment. Might I also say that they were fast as hell? My god, maybe it was the time we were there, but they were lightning fast. Everything we ordered showed up in no time flat.
This place is definitely a reason for me to carry cash around.
**ATM on site (found this out afterwards), BYOB**