At my previous job, it wasn’t unusual to end up at Noodles now and again, just because it was so close. The food was always so-so. It seems that others in the area might have felt the same. I can’t say I’m too broken up.
Also, I’m amused that “not far” to them means Washington Square. By my reckoning, they are very far away.
I’ve given Noodles & Company a fair shake. I ate a few times at the one posted here and didn’t like it. Then I didn’t live near one for 8 years until we moved here. I tried it here 3 times. Still didn’t like it. I wouldn’t be sad if they all disappeared, except I’d feel bad about all the people who lost jobs.
I like them in theory, what with the using fresh vegetables and their mix-and-match menu. But in practice, the food just didn’t carry on my theoretically like to an actual like.
I always just eat mac and cheese there and that’s less hard to screw up. Yes it can be iffy, but let’s be honest, I still like Craft M&C so perhaps we should not judge by my palette!
I like that the near by address is not even Portland! 🙂
Their Mac & Cheese was one of the first things I stopped ordering. Kraft M&C is better. I did like the Japanese Noodle one. It came with a lot of vegetables. So that was fairly reliable.