Noodles and Company — Restaurant in Carlsbad

Noodles & Coompany is one of those casual chain restaurants that consistently delivers good food and cheerful service. They have a wide variety of tasty pasta dishes that should suit all tastes. They have typically American pasta favorites like mac'n'cheese, Italian variations like pesto cavatapi, and Asian entrées with udon noodles and ramen noodles.

They accomadate special diets with gluten-free pasta. They have dishes with meat and without. Each dish comes in two sizes for really hungry and not so hungry customers

I've been going to Noodles for many years and to different locations, and they have always served delicious food. My only complaint is that they no longer offer a free noddle dish on your birthday.

I have been all over the country on various birthdays and could always count on Noodles for a good dinner. This year, I was offered a large rice krispies bar. Yuck! I didn't even ask the server for it.

I think chocolate cupcakes or something similar might be a more appropriate birthday dessert. But I do miss those birthday bowls. I can no longer justify making a party out of my birthday at Noodles, inviting a bunch...

I really wanted to like this place, but I found the food pretty subpar. I added chicken to my pasta dish, and it was so incredibly salty that I had to exchange it. Any extras are charged. One of our party said that they like a lot of feta and spinach (it came with the dish they ordered), and were charged $3 for what seemed like nothing extra. The guy who brought over our food was awesome and helpful - I wish I could remember his name (Trevor?). I had the pasta Rosa, and it was a nice sauce with some spice, but the rest of the bowl was truly inspiring. I ordered the Japanese Udon noodles to go as they were recommended on a few sites. I didn't get to eat them until the next day, so my assessment might not be the same as if they were fresh, but it was gluey and chewy and didn't have any flavor. There isn't much atmosphere and the booths are very short. Not a bad experience per se, but I won't be returning. Definitely not...

I ordered the pesto pasta dish with parmesan chicken and shrimp with no tomatoes and I asked that the pasta is not dry. Well I received dry pasta with no tomatoes no mushrooms and a side of pesto sauce. The parmesan chicken was over cooked chewy and dry and four shrimp. REALLY! This is the last straw for me with this location. They always mess up orders. The chicken is always overcooked and chewy and the customer service not the best. When I checked my receipt I noticed I was charged for extra sauce when asked the cashier just said sorry there's a button. Excuse me what does that mean. The individuals working the front always seem to be new and doesn't know what ingredients come in the different dishes. Save your money and go somewhere else where you can actually get what you ask and paid for. I most definitely will not be back at...