Noodle
Category: Asian Fusion [Edit]
Neighborhood: Midtown903 Peachtree Street
Suite A
Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 685-3010
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
Sun 12:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. - Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Street, Private Lot
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: No
- Takes Reservations: Yes
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: Yes
- Good for: Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol: Full Bar
28 Reviews for Noodle
An ad for Noodle in David magazine features an Asian guy with a martini and reads "ROCK OUT WITH YOUR WOK OUT" Authentic cuisine it ain't. If you want pho, you'd be better served on Buford Highway or Forest Park than Noodle. On the same token, the food is good. They've got great drinks. The interior decor is modern and cool, and they've got great outdoor seating. My favorite dish is the crunch grouper, and I like having the option of brown rice with my meal. Good food, great prices (esp for Midtown), and good drinks + a great location on Peachtree equals the success they've had there for 7 years.
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Don't tink soooooo! As they say in Jamaica..."tink so"...
Sorry folks...thanks for the recommendation emails to this "NOODLES"
However! Furthermore! I must concur! This noodles is NO where near as healthy as my love for the famous, oooh so gooood, "Noodles & Company" http://www.noodles.com/
Ok, now let's compare the menus here:
Your Noodles- rice bowl - pan Asian style
My Noodles- Asian - Mediterranean- American- Customize ur own- Sides (the famous great mac & cheese..which is a must try!)
I don't want just rice & bowls ...(sorry) I want some Penne Rosa, Bangokok Curry or better yet there whole GRAIN Tuscan Linguine from Noodles & Company...
Don't be mislead the names are similar but different in style, and taste!
Sorry ATL...I have to stick to my Noodles & Company on this one...but nice try...Ha!
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Noodle actually looks more like a bar than a restaurant. I went there for lunch on a late Sunday afternoon with very little knowledge of the midtown area and very tired and hungry from walking around too much. I order the curry rolls for an appetizer upon the waiter's recommendations with Chicken Thai Noodle as a main course. The chicken Thai noodle was appealing because it had peanut sauce. I am a big fan of peanut sauce and therefore could not resist. The curry rolls were very good and served with a spicy sweet and sour sauce. The noodles were kind of bland and the chicken was kind of rubbery. I always feel like the rubbery chicken equals bad quality. Forgive me if I am wrong. I went in extremely tired and hungry and still not didn't think it was the best meal ever.
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The ultimate "hangover helper". A big, and I mean BIG bowl of Miso soup and delicious Spicy Basil Noodles makes me want to crawl back in bed and spend the day watching TV with my new noodle love. Only disappointment, THEY DON'T DELIVER??! Look, when I am just a couple of blocks away, hungover, why can't you deliver?!? Crazy, considering all the high rise condos within a two block radius - they are missing out on the delivery biz for sure!
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noodle was really easy to find and there was no wait both times i went during my business trip to atlanta. both times i had the pork wonton soup (DELICIOUS!!) and for my entree i tried the kung pao stir fry and the curry noodle soup. both dishes were amazing, the chicken in my stir fry was tender and moist, but it wasn't as spicy as i'd like it to have been. the curry noodle soup is a must have for anybody that likes curry. the service was good and the ambience was pretty neat, i'd definitely recommend it to anybody.
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Not exactly the Mcdonald's of Thai food....but close. It's more like the Olive Garden of Thai food. The chopstix on the table are a dead give-away (Thai mostly eat with a fork and large spoon....not chopstix). The midtown location is good for midtowners and surprisingly they have decent parking. Service has been pretty good the 4 or 5 times I have been there. Also, I was able to pick up on a free wifi signal while I was waiting for my lunch meeting to arrive. The decor is what you would expect of a Midtown eatery....urban....chic....modern....etc (pick one).
Oh yeah, I almost forgot about the food. Well, it is easy to forget. It won't make you gag and it won't make you jump for joy. But considering Thai is one of the most flavorful and remarkable foods you can eat, Noodle's food is not so good. However, they do have tofu options and a good location. So, if you find yourself on p'tree and 9th and need a place with decent parking, bland Thai, tofu options, close to a free wifi signal, and decorated like every other place in midtown, then go here.
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I am wishing I could re-eat last night's meal. Well, not that exact meal, per se, as that would be rather revolting. Let's rephrase, shall we? I wish I could suddenly have placed in front of me a large plate of crunchy sweet and sour beef. (I believe the dish was named something like that.) Oh, so affordable and DELICIOUS! Crunchy with a hint of spice like General Tso's at a really, truly good Chinese place. I tried some sort of beef egg roll type thing, too (my friend ordered us an appetizer--I forget the name of it). It was a rather beefy night.
The service was excellent, the prices were really good (especially for the neighborhood), and the layout was pretty and clean--good use of a rather long, somewhat small space.
Bland? Nah. I would say no.
Fair to give a place five stars after one visit? Probably not. But craving it this much after one visit has got to say something, and having it recommended by a pretty picky eater who has eaten at many a nice restaurant means it's got to be good.
I clicked "moderate" for the pricing, but I spent on the low end of that--just about $12 or so (if memory serves me well). Lunch prices are clearly marked on the menu; you could probably get by with a lunch for around $10 including tip.
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Noodle is good- it's casual, cozy, good food, and friendly service.
The food is consistently good, but not great. The flavor is not particularly memorable, but can be doctored with the hot sauce, and it satisfies. I've had many things on the menu, though most recently was the Thai peanut noodle bowl with tofu - it was a lot like pad thai, but the sauce was creamier, and not that peanuty. Also, the "vegetable" steamed dumplings were good (we were actually given ones with pork), but again, nothing memorable. Still, satisfied my craving for Chinese food since it was Chinese New Year. Also, it's very reasonably priced.
The service is decent, friendly, but sometimes inattentive. On my most recent visit, we were promptly served our drinks, and the waiter was very attentive until we actually wanted to pay, when it was hard to get his attention.
The restaurant itself is very comfortable - hip decor without the pretension of most trendy spots and small enough to feel cozy but not cramped.
The biggest con is the parking situation. You have to valet at night due to the very small lot and the lack of street parking nearby, particularly later at night when everyone who lives in Midtown is at home.
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Great food for a the price at a location close to the Georgia Tech campus. The quantity of the food is large, and it is much better than Tin Drum at Tech Square (whose food is generally too sweet!).
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This place is so great. My favorite meal is actually a combo of 2 smaller plates - the Curry Rolls and a big, steaming bowl of the Hot and Spicy soup. It's soooo good and really filling. My friends joke that it looks like they just took anything left over (shirmp, tofu, soy beans, mushrooms) and threw it in the pot and called it soup. It's got LOTS of stuff it in, but it's so delish and it really is pretty spicy. I have to add some of those crunchy noodles to cool it down.
The crunch grouper is also awesome (both in the bowl and on a salad). This place will be forever on my list of quick, cheap eats with a sophisticated city feel.
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I will agree that the food here is pretty bland but I usually ask for it spicy and always add a bunch of hot sauce so I get around the blandness. For me, it's totally acceptable lunch food and a much better option than many other places out there. You can choose something here that at least has some positive nutritional value. I usually order the Thai peanut noodle bowl with tofu because I like the lightly fried tofu - healthy, I know. This dish also has a lot of vegetables on it and one portion can feed me for three separate lunches. I sometimes get soup here, too, but I think the soup is just so-so. I recently tried the curry noodle bowl with tofu which was surprisingly similar to the Thai peanut noodle bowl but with thicker noodles and no peanuts - it was not bad at all.
The staff here is pretty friendly and the food is served very quickly. The decor is nice and it's an easy place to dine with friends but I must admit that I usually get my food here made for take-out (it's a very good place for take-out).
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I've always had great food here and quick service. It's a nice neighborhood restaurant. It's pretty good for take-out, too. I don't agree with the flavorless comments. The curry noodle and curry noodle soup with tofu and vegetables have always been fantastic and very flavorful. The spices in the curry always make my mouth water and sometimes my forehead. I have also had the pad Thai peanut with tofu, which is just ok. The lettuce wrap appetizer is one of my favorites as are the basil spring rolls.
The ambiance is modern and easy for big parties or just a few people.
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Doc Chey's with a better interior designer...
I had the curry and brown rice for lunch, and it was pretty flavorless. There was no spice to the curry and I tasted the rice more than anything. Probably a mistake on my part to order something without noodles at a place called Noodle now that I think about it.
The interior is cool, and definitely aiming for a trendy, nightclubby vibe (which seemed a little strange at noon on a Tuesday when it's filled with other cubicle monkeys). I'd probably have more fun there with time for a cocktail and a good group of friends. I'll give Noodle another try (more out of boredom with the lunch options within walking distance of work) and hope for something that isn't quite so bland next time.
EDIT: Are there enough parenthetical asides in this review (or not?)?
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The spicy beef was really good! The spicy citrus sauce was awesome-but the beef was battered and fried so be warned if you're trying to eat semi-healthy. Kung Pao chicken was very bland and lacked flavor. I asked if I could sub out normal white rice and they said no-just brown as an option. I didn't think the menu offered much and it was pretty pricey considering we didn't drink ($30+). The booths made for 2 are terribly uncomfortable and really too small for anyone to sit in. I can walk there from my house but I probably won't go back.
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I ended up visiting this particular Noodle one fateful evening with a friend who was in town for a conference. Because it was relatively late, most of the places that I tried to bring her were already closed. So, we tried Noodle.
I finished about 1/3rd of my bowl -- left with a vague sense of gustatory disquiet, and apologized deeply to my guest. Much like my review of its sister on Ponce, I cannot recommend this place. I'm a great skeptic towards the "Fusion" genre of food -- and avoid typically -- but will give it a chance particularly when there are glowing reviews.
The chain has an interesting concept, but the recipes are cooked without a clear intent... and the flavours are left muddled and inchoate.
I pass.
2/5
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I like this restaurant's concept but the execution could use more fine tuning. My bf and I stumbled across this place on a cold day and ordered up some hot noodle soups. The noodles were decent but I've had better at mom-and-pop places. If they could tweak their recipes and ante-up their ingredient quality, I think they could do a bang-up job.
Notes: I love the hip decor, it definitely looks like a trendy hangout, and I loved their budget-friendly prices. It seems there are not that many other asian eateries in the midtown area .
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This is another one of my weekly musts. I go here so often, everything on the menu is just that good. I know all of my friend's orders and can expect just about anything to be well balanced between spicy and sweet.
The tofu Chinese Lo-Mein Noodle dish is my recent crave. The tofu is marinated is some sweetened sauce and grilled to a consistent but firm state that goes perfect with the cooked noodles and fresh mushrooms and carrots.
The pad Thai with chicken is another favorite with crushed peanuts drizzled on top.
The dumplings make great appetizers and are not the sticky, rubbery ones you get at most neighborhood Chinese joints (blah).
The lettuce wraps are okay, I've had better elsewhere.
I once ordered wonton soup, hold the wonton, and even that was tasty. Seriously!
The atmosphere is great as well. The best part is that it's in the heart of midtown Atlanta off Peachtree Street and you can sit outside on the long picnic tables or at the high standing bar tables and watch the cars drive buy or dream about owning one of the high rise condos across the street. Occasionally I sit inside when it's cold and play with the fiber optic cable lights dangling in my face.
They also have daily drink specials and desserts, however, I would rather spend my money on the appetizer and entre. Although, nothing is too pricey and I'm sure if I had a big enough belly to hold it all in, I would splurge on the whole package, but unfortunately I'm only so big. It only means that I have to come here often to try it all eventually, which I do, so there. Perfect!
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The spicy basil with beef is where it's at! The blend of flavors and the size of the portions are ample. I can always be sure that there will be a party in my mouth when I eat at the Noodle. Be sure to have a little extra cash on hand as it's a little pricey ($10-12) but, you do get a lot of food. A great place to check out if you're really hungry.
The atmosphere here is cool although the seating is a little cramped. Be ready to make friends with your neighbor!
UPDATE: 3/15/08
So, as I grow as a yelper and foodie, I sometimes have to go back and reevaluate my reviews. I've since had amazing Thai food. This is more like the kiddie version of Thai. It's good if you want quick somewhat tasty food but, it's nowhere near real, or authentic.
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Noodle is impressive. The extensive menu is loaded with tasty noodle and soup dishes. Generous portions will leave you happily satisfied for an inexpensive price. The modern interior of the restaurant is chic - black and red with comfy booths - in addition to plentiful outdoor seating. I've never had to wait for a table. Definitely a great lunch place, inside and out.
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Noode, the Midtown location, has one item that I cannot get enough of. Yeah, lomeins and basil rice are all good, but their Kimchi fried rice is out of this world. Take it from me -- the Korean who has eaten kimchi for the past 34 years and therefore smells like fermented cabbage. Noodle's kimchi fried rice is a big serving -- ask for beef instead of chicken or shrimp. Their beef is also marinated to accentuate the flavor of kimchi. Yes, it's time to preach the exotic taste -- and the unfortunate odor -- of Kimchi to the unconverted. Amen.
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This Midtown Noodle location is pretty much what you'd expect from a decor standpoint. It's typically Midtown. It combines what it's website calls "hip factor" with 'funky style", "trendy elegance" and "artsy Asian decor."
Seriously, they refer to their decor as "artsy Asian."
That means black leather chairs and light fixtures that look like fiber optics.
Fortunately, the food is much less pretentious than either the website or the light fixtures. The noodle and rice bowls are hearty and well seasoned. I like the Thai peanut noodle (rice noodles with veggies in a peanut sauce), but also recommend Lenny's soft noodle (even though it sounds a little perverted).
Like most of Midtown, this place has almost no parking, especially during lunch. So suck it up and take MARTA. Or ride your bike, like I do!
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It's a great place to go for cheap thai food. They serve big portions and leaves plenty to take home for your next days lunch. They have great thai iced tea. They have a nice outdoor patio area, and inside is funky and trendy decorations. I love this place.
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When I think about types of food that I like, I never think of "asian fusion". I'm an evangelist for asian food, but in the past when I have tried foods blatantly defined as asian fusion, I have always taken a couple bites (with a fork of course), slowly chewed, and decided that it tasted too much like marketing. My meal at Noodle was asian fusion, and it was in-cred-i-ble. From the moment I saw the menu was very impressed with nearly every dish I saw. So creative! So mouthwatering! And I don't want to paint this place as a strictly "fusion" restaurant. There are a variety of different straightforward asian dishes, it's not all on the Dr. Frankenstein tip. I had the sichuan tofu salad and the chicken lo mein. The salad exploded my everything. Lettuce and marinated tofu and edamame and all this stuff that just worked perfectly in every bite. I don't usually go for salad dressing, but I trusted them and it was the perfect flavor at the perfect intensity. The lo mein was equally on par. I craned my head to try and see the chef, the mysterious prodigy who made it all happen. Whatever. Maybe I was just really hungry or something.
The service was pleasant but rather unprofessional. I was bewildered and disappointed to find that my grapefruit juice was 4 parts ice cubes to one part grapefruit juice. Who even ices grapefruit juice anyway? These would drop the rating but screw it, the food was so good and the price was right.
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Great lunch spot. Terrific edamame and rice/noodle bowls. I go for the 8 Veggie Stir-Fry -- steamed, with brown rice. Delish!
Every time I have eaten here, I have had a great meal. If you like places like Doc Chey's, which is basically good Asian Fusion that is always done right, then this is a place you should check out.
Oh yeah, it's pretty cheap too. And, they even made something special for my picky ass friend; and he was happy!
Noodle is Ideal for Canoodling Your Taste Buds! As an Asian woman, I certainly had my doubts about a southern restaurant making Asian noodles for me, but I needn't worry. These noodles were great, and the restaurant decor is super cool too. They had ceiling lights that make you wanna touch the tips of them. Red walls, and black chairs, very chic, very cool. I've never seen a menu filled with this many assortment of noodles: soup base, non-soup base, chinese flavor, thai flavor, vietnamese flavor, served with salad, served with meat...it goes on, seriously.
Great for a lunch place, or so I heard.
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Noodle is great! Cute, tasty, and cheap. I think everyone can find something here that they'd love.
It's aiiight, fun decor on the inside, but bland food.
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