Noodle St — Restaurant in Fullerton

I came to this place during the soft opening. A friend of mine told me about it and she said they had a vegetarian option for noodles. I looked at the menu before I went here and I noticed that they had a "Veggie Ramen" but it was cooked with chicken broth. I called the restaurant and asked them if they had any vegetarian options and the nice man on the phone told me that they just got a veggie broth for their Veggie Ramen a few days ago. So my friend and I decided to go.

The inside was very well furnished and they had a nice theme going on. The gimmick here is that you can watch them make the noodles from scratch right in front of your eyes. The kitchen looked very clean and well-organized. I looked at the menu and noticed that the Veggie Ramen came with beef broth, and not chicken broth like stated on the website. In fact, the only broth they had was beef. There are a lot of things on the menu that were not the same as the menu online. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that these things were because I came during the soft opening.

I ordered the Veggie Ramen with the veggie broth and and triangle noodles, my friend ordered the Spicy Beef Ramen with the flat noodles. The waiters were very kind. When our food came, I was shocked to see that the broth for my ramen was completely clear. It was literally a bowl of hot water with a bit of sesame oil on top. I wouldn't have called it a broth at all. I'm not sure if they ran out of the real veggie broth and had to improvise last second, but it was not what I was expecting for 9 dollars a bowl. Luckily there was a small arrangement of sauces on every table, so I tweeked the "broth" with some soy sauce, salt, pepper, and chili oil. This made it somewhat edible but still not good.

The second thing I noticed was the very large wood ear mushrooms that were floating on the surface of my ramen. Wood ear mushrooms are very rubbery and are usually prepared thinly sliced when added to ramen noodles. I like wood ear mushrooms and I have them quite often. However, the presentation was quite bad. If I were a Westerner that decided to come into this restaurant and try the Veggie Ramen, I'd immediately be turned off by the giant black globs floating in my soup. If you're from Noodle Street and you happen to be reading this, please slice the wood ear mushrooms.

The rest of the vegetables included bok choy, two shiitake mushrooms, green onions, cilantro, and an overwhelming amount of tomatoes. Keyword "overwhelming." The noodles themselves were actually really good. They weren't very ramen-like though. The triangle noodles reminded me of the homemade noodles that my grandmother would make back in the Sanuki area of Japan. I actually liked them a lot. If I could buy just the noodles from here and prepare the broth at home, I totally would.

A major complaint that my friend had about her ramen is that the beef came in cubes. She said that it was very difficult for her to eat and not very tasty. There is a reason why meat in noodles are typically in slices.

All in all it was pretty disappointing. I would have liked to give this place 2 stars, if it weren't for the fact that is was just the...

I was so relieved to know that there was a Noodle St out in Fullerton. I had just taken a day trip from Fullerton down to San Clemente and I was craving some good beef noodle soup. I only knew of the Monrovia location and was prepared to head to the SGV location untill my Google maps showed one nearby. It was my first time eating at this establishment and I fairly enjoyed it. On a Saturday evening, the wait was about 10 minutes; not as crowded as I imagined. My dad and I both ordered the spicy beef noodle soup with knife cut noodles while my mom ordered their dan-dan noodles with knife cut noodles. Together we also ordered their spicy beef rolls to share.

As we sat and waited for our food to arrive, I observed how the chef prepared the noodles by tossing and stretching it. It reminded me of how the chefs make the noodles at Marugame Udon in Little Tokyo. When it was time for the knife cut noodles to be "cut", it was interesting to see that it really isn't how you'd imagined. It's not a piece of dough that's literally being cut on a cutting board but instead, the chef holds a block of dough and grabs something that resembles a cookie cutter and slices chunks of the dough into the boiling water.

Now the noodles were delightful and tasted extent fresh. In my opinion, they were a bit thick since I've had some where it was cut a bit thinner. My parents believed the inside of the noodles were still raw and wasn't cooked thoroughly enough. The flavor of the spicy noodle soup was fantastic. It has a great kick and tons of flavor to enjoy. It's by far my favorite beef noodle soup spot, at least for now.

While waiting for our beef rolls, one of the server assumed we were close to being finished and handed our check. I find it rude when servers do that when you haven't even asked for it. I understand they want a fast turnaround for their next customers but he should have at least checked if all of our food was delivered to our table. Immediately, I told him we're still waiting on one more dish, which he failed to check before giving it check. He quickly apologized and said it was coming right up. The least they can do is check our order and see if everything was brought to us before handing our check.

Overall I've enjoyed the food of Noodle St and would definitely come back again to try the rest of...

I typically order this to go and it's a shame I need to go back there and take some video and photos because this is a great date spot. The kitchen is partitioned with glass so you can watch them prepare the noodles. I think this is great for a date because when we're getting to know somebody and we have a little bit of social anxiety, it's great to have something visually stimulating to talk about. The staff is always super friendly and the aesthetic is really clean. There are some outdoor tables and plenty of indoor seating as well and it usually has a lot of visitors. It's close to the college and across the street from a couple of other shopping areas that have good places for desserts or coffees and again, this is what makes it a great choice for a first or maybe even second date. We're not sure how long you want the date to be when it starts. Start it here. Have the time to acclimate and have some conversation with a few conversation starters in a nice environment with some really great food and a few built-in conversation starters. And if it's going well, you can transition to another venue close by, gives you time to walk and talk with each other, and I find that going to more than one location makes it not basic and more likely to stick out in your memory as having been a good date. A huge part of human bonding is shared experiences. This one counts as an experience in and of itself, but also is located in a great spot for you to parlay it into several side quests. But as I mentioned, I typically order this as takeout because the food is at least as good as the atmosphere. Also, I'm a vegetarian and there are things that I can have here that are really good. So if you're not sure about your groups dietary restrictions, this might be a really good option. I've actually gone here with a group of people from work and everyone at the table of I think 10 people enjoyed the food that they ordered and had really positive...