Groovy Noodle — Restaurant in Plymouth

I don’t like to leave reviews often, but in this case it deserves one. I ate here tonight less than 20 minutes ago, and I can’t even express how disappointed I am. I placed an online order, and was forced to leave a tip before I even experienced how the service was which was already annoying…When I got home I was underwhelmed by the fact that they gave me a large container with all the toppings crammed in including the noodles at the very bottom. When I dumped it into a larger bowl there was very little broth not even enough to coat the noodles, therefore leaving the noodles with zero flavor and honestly tasted of plastic or something. The noodles were borderline inedible and honestly the broth was cold and did nothing for the toppings and had no flavor at all, I’ve had better instant ramen. I am ordering food elsewhere because it just isn’t appetizing at all. I am including a picture of the tiny bit of broth with the noodles removed to show how little broth there was as well as the plain noodles that had zero flavor. Don’t recommend

*edited to reflect the owners response, imaging announcing a persons tip amount publicly and attempting to Shame a customers tip for a TO GO order for not wanting to tip before a service is received. Or instead of addressing a possible concern or mistake you attempt to blame the taste and lack of broth on customers knowledge of Ramen and their lack of looking at pictures, which I did. Explaining away every issue instead of attempting to rectify a situation and see if something could have been wrong is another major reason why I do not recommend this establishment. Service less than a cup of broth to cover that amount of noodles with no flavor isn’t reasonable, and the way this review was handled isn’t either. I highly recommend peek a bowl located directly across the street from this place is...

This is a great small restaurant that does both mac and cheese and ramen with some apps occasional desserts to go with them. I myself have been twice now having tried two different mac and cheeses one version of the ramen and the mac and cheese is what has elevated my opinion of groovy noodle. They make a great mac and cheese with a lot of different options that you can tweak it to be your own or go with one of their pre-made options So far my favorite is their taco Mac. When it comes to ramen I believe they'll get a lot better of time Right now they're practically brand new longstanding ramen establishments have perfected the broth over years and have pots and pans that have been seasoned in some cases for decades which both end up adding a lot of flavor and originality to your dishes. Right now them being new does hurt them in this aspect It would have been one thing if they took over someone else's business or managed to track down old equipment but they're pretty much starting from scratch and just like a pizza place with our new oven you're going to have a long time before it's well seasoned in it's the same with ramen. I don't mean to harp on this because a new place is going to improve over time that being said they are the best in the area quite possibly all of the white mountains even but I do believe they have a lot of room for improvement and when that comes as long as they persevere it will be great. Overwhelmed I would say if you're in the area try it out if you love mac and cheese definitely go that route or if you've been hankering ramen for a very long time give it a try either way they're definitely a good place...

The Groovy Noodle... what can I say, except it appeals to both my Asian and Southern heritages! Any place that will let me order (Day 1) pork belly Ramen and deep fried Mac and cheese balls is gonna be one of my favorites. And it is! The Ramen was SOLID, and I must admit... I didn't expect it to be. Broth was very tasty, with the pork belly knocking it out of the park. I think that if the broth was hotter, the ingredients were placed in the bowl first, then the piping hot broth on poured on top, it would've been even better... but really, that would ruin the presentation of things. Just my opinion here!

I have eaten at restaurants from Maine to San Diego, Seattle to Miami, and Wilmington, NC to San Francisco... and this is the only place I've went back to for lunch two days in a row. As such, (Day 2) the sharp, creaminess of the mac and cheese, mixed with other complex flavors in my Korean Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese was just the best. Sarah, one of the owners I assume, brought out a complimentary container of BBQ sauce, saying that's how they ate it... and it was a great addition! Granted, I only used it sparingly but what a great call! The fried shitake mushrooms were also perfection; I have eaten shitakes all my life but deep dried, dipped in a horseradish (?) dip was new and genius!

The food says it all, but they also have several selections of beer on tap as well, so that takes them over the top. Sarah and friends do a fantastic job, period and you would do yourself an injustice by skipping out on this wonderful establishment. I'd give six...