Rhett’s Noodles House — Restaurant in Searcy

I was super excited to try Noodle House, but was pretty disappointed with the food. Ordering and restaurant presentation is nice, I had a to-go order and ordered calamari, beef payung ramen, a spider roll, and tuna poke bowl to try a variety. Sadly, I can’t recommend any of these items.

The calamari only had 6 pieces that were not seasoned at all that came with a very good Thai chili style sauce, but not nearly enough of it. The ramen was okay, but with thick brisket for the meat, over cooked noodles, and what tasted exactly like chicken noodle soup for the broth. The poke bowl was just sushi rice with grilled (not raw, like I expected) tuna and the Walmart vegetable medley mixed in - again with not enough sauce. Last was the sushi, which was the best of the bunch, but only had 6 pieces and was about half the size of a typical sushi roll.

I wish I loved this place, but I would much rather go to Sushi Cafe or Dora’s for a better version of anything I had here. If the portions were more of a typical size, food was properly cooked, and traditional Asian ingredients were used, I would gladly go back - but there’s no way I will...

If you pick the right dishes, this place is great but there are definite hits and misses. You'll sort of just have to work it out for your personal tastes. I will say the sushi rolls are good but maybe ask for "easy on the sauces" if it comes with some. Mine was drenched in them. The place could use some attention. When I ate there yesterday, there was no soap and paper towels in the restroom, and one of the electrical outlet cover plates was missing right above a dining table. The service staff was congregating together and not very aware of customers. I'm being a bit too focused on that as it was overall a good experience. It could just be better with only a little...

It’s not all bad but don’t get the ramen. Me and my wife shared a sushi roll and it was delicious. My wife ordered hibachi and it was delicious. But I and two other people at our table ordered ramen, and it was awful. It had no flavor at all. It tasted like the noodles had just been boiled in water and served to me that way. Also, the menu said it came with bean sprouts and bamboo shoots. It indeed did not. It came with spinach and kale. My brother ordered the same bowl I did and got the same thing. I’m not sure why everything else is so good but the ramen is so terrible, but I was really...