Based on the bleeeh reviews of Noodlecat I have to say I was a bit intimidated to try it, but I was in the area for a show on East 4th and had a noodle craving so the stars aligned.
Luckily, we were also there during happy hour and $1 beers cannot be beat! The happy hour listings seem to vary between online and in restaurant (mainly half bowls- are these a thing??). Picklebacks are on the happy hour menu and I probably would never do that again. Luckily I had that $1 beer to chase my chaser with.
The menu was actually a lot smaller than I thought it would be and a lot of the items seemed more fusion based than "authentic" which might be a pro or a con depending on your preferences. We ordered the Pork Miso and the Hangover Ramen and were both very happy with them. Nothing makes me happier than soft eggs and noodles.
We were one of the only tables there which felt odd since it was basically prime dinner time but I guess on weeknights downtown probably isn't too crowded. We had two servers due to shift change and the first girl was remarkably better than the guy that replaced her. I feel bad because we were about 5-10 minutes before getting our checks when she left and then the new guy let us sit for a half hour before showing back up.
All in all I would definitely come back to try some of their other options!