We wanted to try something new so we decided to visit Noodles & Co. Um, so glad we did because this place made all of our tummies happy. We all were hangry for something different and I couldn't hack Chilies another night...first world problems. Noodles was great and it felt a lot like Pee Wei inside but not. Maybe it was the cool background music they played, but the atmosphere was definitely reminiscent of some place familiar (which was very pleasant).
We ordered the BBQ pork mac and cheese, the butter noodles and the garlic cheese bread shareable. It was delicious and even though all the meals were super different they were all just exactly what we were looking for. The BBQ mac and cheese was creamy (that's a fun word) and tangy and mouth pleasing. Beware of the hot ass jalapeƱo chips that are broken and sprinkled on top for surprise. The spicy sprinkle was not listed in that dish or we would have asked for them to hold the heartburn.
The butter noodles were fabulously buttered, and oh so good and made with love. Our son loved it, and the reason we knew he was enjoying the meal so much was because we had to remind him to chew.
The garlic cheesy bread was even great. The marinara dipping sauce was tasty and made us excited to go back and try the spaghetti and meatballs.
Overall Noodles & Co. was a big hit and it wasn't too much of a dent in the ol' pocketbook. Do people even say pocketbook anymore? Meh, just try it, thank me later.