Wow I'm surprised at all the terrible reviews of this place. Sounds like they got off to a pretty rocky start. This place is definitely not the same noodle cat that was downtown but that doesn't mean it can't be good. As far as being cramped, honestly it's not that much smaller than downtown location. The high ceilings and bright lights are actually pretty nice. Some reviews said they were still hungry after their meal but my bowl came with a lot of noodles and everyone else around me appeared to also have overflowing bowls. Some reviews complained about it being dirty, but I didn't see anything terrible. Most tables were cleaned up in a reasonable time, didn't see any trash lying around for too long. Paper bowls and Chipotle style, yeah so what? Don't come here expecting fine dining.
As for the food itself, I got the spicy vegan Dan Dan noodles, with extra vegan broth. Also got extra extra broth bc the Dan Dan sauce was too spicy for me! I'm pretty wimpy with spicy though. Was not charged for any of the extra broth. It was very flavorful, full of tofu and noodles. A little bit of the oily side but definitely delicious.
They didn't have vegan broth written on their menu though but did tell me about it when I asked. Would definitely be helpful if it was actually on the menu for vegans and vegetarians looking at their menu online who are deciding if they want to come here or not
So hopefully they are working out the rough start but would definitely recommend trying this place!