Ordered some egg rolls and pad see ew. Â Price was good and portions were as well (not too huge, not too small). Â I would HIGHLY recommend asking for light oil though. Â I forgot to and my pad see ew was swimming in it (aside from that the flavor was okay). Â Egg rolls were okay...not the best I've ever had, but far from the worst. Â Sometimes they can have way too much wrapping compared to filling, but this was a good ratio and the texture of the filling was good as well. Â Woman who helped me was super nice, which in my book makes a huge difference. Â I'd go back but be more mindful of my order.
Review Source:i think when you review a place, you have to put a context in place first. this is not a high-end sushi joint. it's not a full-fledged thai restaurant. i love the very friendly people who work here as well as the people who (seem to) own it. the food is good and i LOVE coming here for 1/2 price sushi....alll weekend til 6pm and weekdays 4-6pm. this place is super kid friendly. we live walking distance to this place and appreciate that we have access to "cheap eats" sorta sushi as well as have cooked food variety for our 2.y year old. can't say enough about how nice they always are to my family, especially my kid.
Review Source:Noodle Zone may not be the most authentic Asian cuisine in Edgewater, but it does have significant advantages. Â The menu includes a nice sampling of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese dishes. Â If you're feeling indecisive about what specific type of Asian food you (or your group) are looking for, this is a great compromise.
I ordered Chap Chae with Tofu, which was really very good for a restaurant that did not specialize in Korean. Â The Boba Tea Latte was also pretty good. Â Overall, I would recommend all of the food that I have tried here.
First, be suspicious of any Thai place that also serves sushi. Or vice versa. On the plus side, the lady in charge was friendly and my food came out fast. Portions were good, and it was about as expensive as eating at Subway.
The food just left something to be desired. It was a little on the greasy side, and it was kind of floating in brown sauce. Also, no chile condiments on the table to give it some kick, and the menu is sort of limited for lunch.
I think the "meh" in the two star rating says it all.
I just move to the area couple months. So I am hunting for a good place to dine, and this is my favorite place to dine. Is decent price and the food is great.
I am Asian so when I dine in Asian restaurant I dine their country dish. Meaning : Noodle zone is Thai and Japanese. So I won't bother ordering orange chicken or potsticker that is Chinese. I have went there couple times, I order Pad See Iuw and Pineapple fried rice (Thai famous for their pineapple fried rice). and I love them both.
I guess, I have to tried their sushi to comment on their sushi. I am hesitant to order sushi because Thai are not famous for their sushi ....
Half price sushi every day? Â Count me in. Â While I can't make the weekday half price sushi happy hour (Mon - Thurs from 4-6PM), the Friday and weekend opening til 6PM is definitely doable. Â Oddly, it's their smoothies and crab rangoon that really keep me coming back.
Service started a little slow, but warmed up when we began ordering off the regular price menu. Â Almost everything we ordered was a winner - the crab rangoon, the malibu freeze smoothie, the sushi. Â Well...the sushi is more ok+ than a winner. Â I'd say what do you expect for the price, but then again I've been to Lawrence Fish Market more than once. Â The worst? Â The beef fried rice was super bland. Â Luckily, the boyfriend is knowledgeable on the cooking front, added some soy sauce, and made it doable. Â Thank god one of us knows how to cook.
Ordered the Pho from a restaurant NOT on Argyle was probably a bad idea. Â I was proven right - they seemed to use a generic beef stock that tasted nothing like typical pho. Â The small bits of steak they included were way thin and overcooked - I'm fairly certain that it wasn't even the correct cut (flank).
Appetizer platter was basically just a generic mix of "fried stuff". Â All frozen and deep fried, nothing from scratch. Â Pretty sure it's the same stuff you can buy at costco or jewel.
Giving this place a second pity star because it wasn't awful, just bad. Â And delivery was quick. Â As another reviewer mentioned, stick to the generic asian food and you should be "alright". Â Pad thai, etc.
Noddle Zone only gets 2 stars from me yes it is reasonably priced and right on clark street so it is Anderosnville friendly and everyone is very nice in there! But when I got there food I was very very very unhappy! I felt there soup was water down like the last yeler said which i 100 percent agree with! There noodles where dry and had nothing on them! I asked for veggie noodles and I got white noodles plain...
I really wanted to like this place because it is so close to my house and the kind of food i love...but I really have had better experiences at other places.
Ther service was very slow and I only ordered noodles with soup and i waited about 40 minutes around 12:00 pm I was the only person in this place.
I know some yelpers love noodle zone and some yelpers hate it !
back home we would call it a HIT OR MISS resturant....some days good some days bad. I might have went on that bad day.
But I'm always up for 2nd chances so I would go back to give them one more chance just because I'm a fair person.
But I would not order the same thing........
OH and I would wait a few months as well....
Sorry Yelpers I have had a better experience MEH....
Reasonably priced and a variety of options...except that they weren't serving sushi at all when I was there (which turned away only one customer).
My advice - stick with the typical Asian-American options ie pad thai. I ordered Singaporean style roast duck w jasmin rice. The best part of my plate was the rice. Second best was ginger, which you'll inevitably need to help cleanse your palate from the rubbery, flavorless duck. Luckily, Clark is lined with Swedish bakeries - my next stop.
I see the poor reviews for Noodle Zone and I'm wondering if these people are going to the same place that I am. Â I moved to Andersonville recently and this was the first place I've tried. Â In the next 30-40 days I've gone back 4 times!
Every dish I've ordered has been delicious, especially any of their basil flavored chicken dishes. Â Service has been prompt and food came out very quickly. Â Absolutely no complaints here.
Their sushi is always 1/2 off and is just average but what do you expect for that price?
Maybe I'll have a bad dish if I venture away from their basil chicken dishes or their 'Five Star' (which are both fantastic btw) but as of right now, this is my fav Thai place in Chicago: Â cheap, local, delicious and BYOB.
This place is dying a slow death. Â I used to eat here about once a week but it has gradually fallen off in both quality and service. Â The last straw was when I came in for dinner last week. Â We were the only table in the entire place, yet the staff was painfully slow in greeting us. Â Once we finally had menu's, we started giving staff "the look" as in, hey we're ready to order. Â Ignored. Â They were too concerned with eating their food at a table near the kitchen. Â We got up and walked out, and headed down the street to a restaurant that actually deserves our business.
Also, their pad thai is garbage.
I'm looking through these past reviews because I wondered why their overall rating wasn't at least a 4. Â
I think I've realized a few things about this place. Â It's called the Noodle Zone for a reason. Â That's what they do well there. Â It's in the name. Â I don't think I would go there for sushi in the first place. Â Not that I would ever go to a placed called the Sushi Zone. Â Sounds like some sort of sex fetish. Â
Anyways. Â The service here is great. Â The appetizers namely the Chicken Satay, the Spring Rolls, and the Crab Rangoon are all well portioned and spot on. Â
The Pad Thai and Pad Siew are awesome, large sizes, etc. Â I've learned that at most places in this city, you need to ask for spice. Â "A little spicy." Â If you are eating in the midwest, you need to realize that. Â You live in a place where spices came to die. Â
The prices are low, the food is hearty, the people are nice. Â
I came here for a great evening with two bottles of wine, some friends, and then headed over to the Neo Futurists to see Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. Â Dinner and theatre for under $30. Â That's a pretty great night.
Noodle Zone is my go to place when I am craving Chicken Soup and Chinese Greens and Oyster Sauce. Best night to order them both is on Fridays since sometimes consistency of the dishes varies.
Most all other dishes I've had, Crab Rangoon, Cucumber Salad, Drunken Noodles, Pad Thai, Tom Yum Soup, Five Star Chicken, Basil Chicken, to name a few are also delicious.
What the! Â I've never tried this place because I was so impressed with Indie Cafe on Broadway. Â HOWEVER, I just tried this recently and realized that The Noodle Zone is on par and better at some things. Â I've been back twice and have many plans to return. Â (Sorry Indie, we'll still visit, but the Noodle Zone is a lot more convenient for us)
Highlights:
Pad siew- some of the best I've had
tempura sweet potato roll - much better than Indie Cafes
Panang Curry w/Chicken
Gomae
Egg Rolls are notable
Super White Tuna Nigiri
Friendly service
The prices are just right
BYOB
Pad Thai is the saving grace for this place, and other than that, I frequently am disappointed with whatever I try to order. Food is blander, than at other Thai restaurants.
If you have Thai cravings, go to *En-Thai-Ce, it seriously is 1000 times better, with the bonus of Village Creamery ice cream! Plus you can actually taste real spice, there.
*- will become a reality in January, when they come back from their annual winter vacation.
For some reason my memory escapes me if I had been to this place before. Â My partner told me we have however I don't remember. Â Trust me, the last thing I would forget is going to a restaurant....
Overall, it was good. Â I started off with a mango smoothie. Â For my main dish, I ordered the duck curry. Quite tasty. Â I would definitely go back for both choices. Â Also, I didn't realize sushi was served at the restaurant as well. Â Next time visited, I will try it. Â For the price, you cannot beat it. Â All things I ordered came to $23 (which includes tip).
The Noodle Zone used to be a staple for me. Â My co-worker and I would always order a tofu pad thai for lunch and inhale them in record time. Â There was always a good helping of veggies (shaved cabbage and carrots with a slice of lime) included.
Well fast forward 5 years to the Zone which now offers Sushi. Â I have to say that it is always suspect when a place starts to carry Sushi. Â It's like the beginning of the end. Because most places can handle the cuisine of one continent or country. Â But when you add in another - disaster usually follows. Â
So I was in town and was craving my old favorite.  The carmel coloured pad thai noodles and the perfectly fried tofu mildly tossed with a sweet pad thai gravy. Unfortunately It happened.  Nope, not the brown noodles I once loved.  I'm talking the heinous Pink Noodle. .  The pink noodles have taken over this place.  You know the ones I'm talking  about.  Not as sweet as the brown noodles, but not spicy enough to rival basil chicken.  Just a lump of soft pink noodles.  Even the pad se Ew was pink. Â
I would blame the sushi but what good what it do to my heart? Â Nothing I tell you. Â Nothing.
Goddamm you sushi. Â Damn you straight to hell.
Really, for me, the only reason to go to Noodle Zone is for the bubble tea. Mmmmm, green tea bubble tea. Their tapioca is super soft and yummy. Â
Otherwise, I find the food to be really greasy and the chicken to be of really poor quality. It's too bad. I really wanted to love this place. Turns out I only love their bubble tea.
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The Thai curry with shrimp, squid, mussels, and imitated crab in coconut milk with pineapple and other veggies was very tasty. The
red curry had similar ingredients with a different curry.
The boba drinks were gigantic and sweet. All these for less than 30 dollars which was a very good deal!
I have been here twice for the all you can eat sushi buffet and I have been pretty disappointed. Â Their appetizers are standard, but the sushi was bleh. Â If you get the all you can eat sushi and you order more than you can eat, they will charge you. Â My advice, stick it in your purse or bag if you can, don't force it down.
I came here the other day for lunch and I had the Basil Chicken and I'm happy to say that added 1 more star for my review of Noodle Zone. Â It was great! Â I will definitely come back again, but I will steer clear of the sushi.
Ugh, I haven't been to Noodle Zone in years and I don't think I'll be coming back anytime soon.
The Mee Krob was deep fried and tasted (I shit you not) like kettle corn with a hint of chili sauce...this was good to a point (dude, kettle corn noodles, really? Don't front like you wouldn't have eaten them) but kinda made me feel sick afterward.
The Sweet Potato maki was mushy! They quartered the sweet potato tempura so that you didn't get any crunch from it...isn't that the best part of a tempura roll? The crunchy/crispy part...so blah!
AND, even my bubble tea was funky-licious. The tapioca balls were all goopy and stuck together so that suck and suck and suck as I might, I ended up with a bunch of ice and a big blob of tapioca ball-brain at the bottom of my cup v_v
Noodle Zone was my first meal in Chicago and I must say that I was expecting better.
We ordered:
- dumpling soup
- chicken pad thai noodles (?)
- Ocean sushi roll
The soup was really great but the portion was pretty small for a Large.
The noodle dish was also pretty small and half the plate was sprouts. The fish on the sushi wasnt cold and the flavor was mild. It was probly the worst sushi Ive had in a long time.
I will be scouting out a new place for sushi in Chicago for my next visit. Not all thai/sushi joints can be like Aki in Long Beach. Sigh....
My boyfriend and I played the "first place we see with parking is the first place we eat" game. Noodle Zone was the winner, and hell, I'm a noodle fanatic so win win. Â I ordered the vegetable soup, which was just that. I also got a side of egg noodles, which I proceeded to improve my soup with. My boyfriend had the Zone Tangy noodles, and almost spewed. Â He's Thai, and down with peanuts, but the broccoli combo did not sit well with him. The Thai iced coffee was strong... which rules in my book.
The service was good, everyone was really friendly. Not sure I'd go back by choice, though there is quite an expansive menu if I did want to try something different.
I love Noodle Zone. While it's no Cozy Noodles and Rice, every time I've been to the Zone, it's been great.
Pad Woo Sen is freakin' amazing. The secret? Add some of the spicy pepper sauce. Not too much, as it is really spicy, but a little bit will perk the dish to perfection! The pot stickers are yummy. The crab rangoon is great. Skip the spring rolls however. They're nothing to write home about. Can't comment on the sushi, as I haven't tried it there.
Service, both for dine in and carry out as well has always been great, and the interior is adorable! I'm sorry to hear people have had anything less than awesomeness here, because I really enjoy Noodle Zone.
The prices are very reasonable here, and although some of the other food is only GOOD, the sushi is GREAT! The service here is prompt -ALWAYS a plus- and genuinely friendly! Also, this is not one of those blingy, pretentious looking sushi places, so the atmosphere is very relaxing and tremendously pleasant.
Although I'm not a maki person, they've got some super makis that I REALLY enjoyed! The Full Moon, and the Crunchy Spicy Tuna rolls were two really great ones. The nigiri is excellent.
I'm only taking one star off because I came here with young children (most american children are not really into raw fish, I know) and the other stuff I ordered for them: satay chicken and tofu and a few other things I can't remember, save the tempura, were kinda greasy and not that great looking, although the kids liked it. I must say, the tempura here is VERY good.
Since I live on the south side, this place is far for me, but ya gotta love this neighborhood. My young niece and nephew got to see gays and lesbians walking hand in hand on the street and groups of queer friends walking around, or dining next to us. They don't often get to see that in Humboldt Park.
I really like this neighborhood, and all it has to offer, but I really like Noodle Zone for sushi that's GREAT, an atmosphere that's most pleasant, and service that is pretty close to EXCELLENT.
If you're super hungry, need to be cured from a rough night, or want to be cheap on a date, Â Noodle Zone gets the job done. Unlike other dives, the food doesn't taste like it was fried in old garage grease. The crab rangoons and spring rolls are above average....all the other Thai stuff is about a 6.5 outta 10.
Sushi is hit or miss. I had a really nasty experience with the salmon nigiri yesterday....it was maggot ready. Play it safe and skip the soosh. Tanoshi is a block north, has better quality, and it's also BYO.
I'm amazed to read all the reviews for this place. I absolutely adore Noodle Zone. I think their Thai food and bubble tea is super yummy. Their pot stickers are the only ones I will eat. That may mean that it isn't authentic Thai, but I love it nonetheless. I always get fast service when I go there and also fast delivery when I lived in the neighborhood. Noodle Zone is the one thing I miss about living all the way up north.
Finding Noodle Zone was the one great part of one of the worst dates I've ever been on.
It's like walking into the coffee table in the middle of the night. You know it's there. You know to avoid it. On occasion, you'll walk right into it.
I've tried for years, and each year NZ is reliably disappointing.
In their defense, it might be something about this block. Each restaurant seems to hold some significant rank in stank.
Noodle Zone is like the McDonald's of Asian food. Their menu keeps getting bigger, but not any better. And while they will fill you up, you won't remember anything you ate.
Calling the food "Asian" is not an oversimplification. When they opened, they were a Thai restaurant. Then they added sushi. Next week, egg foo young!
I've never dined in at Noodle Zone, I've only had their food delivered. From what I hear, you get your food in about the same amount of time. Â I suppose if I was walking north on Clark Street and had an overwhelming desire for Thaishi, I might stop in. But while their food is okay, there are so many other Thai places that deliver in my neighborhood that they are off the list.
BTW, they now have a lunch sushi buffet. That scares me. It seems like it would lead to a John Stroger visit.
Noodle Zone. Â You are so close to me house. Â And I love that I can order extra peanut sauce with my Pad Siew.
I have been going here for years. Â Before they blew out a wall, and added the sushi half. Â Now, when you go in, they won't even seat you in the old half, you are catered straight into the 'new half"...which is fine. Â Its brighter, and a tad more modern.
So my highliged points:
*Bathrooms are clean, even though they use refillable handsoap pumps, which kinda grosses me out.
*They always serve water, even if you don't ask for it. Â which I kinda like.
*The wait staff are all very attentive. Â Somtimes too attentive.
So, heres another amusing story about Noodle Zone.
I was eating there about a month ago, with a guy that I'm no longer seeing (thats another story in and of itself), and we ordered thai iced tea. Â We unwrapped the straws and put the straw wrappers on the table.
A few minutes later, I said 'woah, they are burning something in the kitchen'...and then realized that the wrappers had totally caught on fire from the voltive candle on the table. Â There was now a small bonfire blazing on my table (and yes, we burnt the table). Â I proceeded to pour my water glass on it, making a huge, sooty mess.
The wait staff just walked over with a towel, wiped it up, and walked away...leaving both of us staring in disbelief that we had almost torched Noodle Zone, and no one cared.
And worst, people were starting to look around to identify the source of the potent smell of burning paper/varnished ikea table.
The food that night was OK, but I was ready to go right after the fire was put out.
Overall, I'd say check it out. Â If you want authentic Thai food, go to Thailand. Â If you want Andersonville style Thai, check it out. Â The chicken satee is good too, as well as the extra salty edimame.
I've had a nice experience every time that I have visited Noodle Zone. The Chop Chae is excellent, and the Crab Rangoons are as well. The sushi is ok, but nothing special.
The desserts aren't the tastiest, however. Â The service has been great except for one time when the server and I had a language barrier. But everything was fixed promptly. And I keep coming back... mmm.
I don't even live on the North side anymore, but if I wasn't a work-all-the-time professional AND a mom, I'd go here.
Is it the best in the city? Â Maybe not.
Is it my favorite? Â Yes.
It is a good intepretation of what I want in Thai food, there are no water chestnuts in the crab rangoon (hate those), and the food is ready when I arrive for pick up. Â Try it, although since they brought in the Japanese, the menu is more diverse, with more potential for problems.
If, after reading my review and most of the others below, you STILL decide to go here, then you are a pretty stubborn SOB.
I used to live down the street from Noodle Zone and the only good thing about it is that you can order the food, walk down the street and have it ready by the time you get there. Â The food iteself is edible as people have said but totally forgettable.
Just skip it and go to Sticky Rice at Western and Irving. Â SO MUCH better if not a bit slower.
Another update: Â Oct '07 - Bad delivery experience
We tried this place again because my wife has some irrational attachment to it. Â But this time I think they knocked themselves off our take-out place roster for good. Â The bottom line is they either lied to me or just didn't know what they were talking about. Â
At 7pm they quoted us 45 minutes for a delivery order. Â 55 minutes later I called to check in and was told the food wasn't there so it must be on its way. Â At the 70 minute mark I called back to see what was going on and was told that my food was ready now and they'd make me the driver's first stop. Â I told them to save the trip and canceled the order (if it was in fact ready and they weren't just feeding me another line). Â
For what it's worth, they did try to offer me a discount, but at an hour and ten minutes after being jerked around a little bit I wasn't interested. Â Wish they just quoted me 70 minutes in the first place. Â I might have not ordered, but I would have just chalked it up to them being busy and tried them again another night. Â Now, with the 45 minute wait quote, they got me to order, but by blowing it so badly they are dead to me. Â Short-sighted misquote on their part. Â
Updated review: Feb '07
Disappointing return after a few months away. Â Maybe just an off night.
Noodle Zone dropped a few balls on our take out order last night.
(1) Wrong item included, followed by less than helpful attitude.
Had ordered a tofu satay, got there and saw chicken satay on my receipt. Â The girl told me I said chicken. Â Thing is, I don't eat chicken, so there's no chance I said chicken. Â Then she asked if I would wait 5 - 10 minutes for them to swap it out. Â Sure, why not? Â I've just got my hazards on in a no parking zone and we'll let the rest of the order cool off a bit while you fix that mistake. Â They did take it off the bill at my request, but appeared a bit put off by my asking for that. Â And it's not like I took the chicken with me. Â
(2) Requested preparation not done right.
I had asked if it was possible to hold the mushrooms on the Thai pepper steak dish. Â Was told that wouldn't be a problem. Â Got home with a dish that had about 12 big honkin' mushrooms in it. Â Nuisance more than anything else, but it's the principle of the thing. Â
(3) Bland food.
The pepper steak was really flavorless. Â Just didn't stand out in any kind of way. Â
Hopefully it was just one  bad night, but nonetheless, now that we're much closer to Ben's, I don't really see why I'd go back to Noodle Zone for Thai take out again after this disappointment.
Originally written in Nov. '06
Great for takeout, average for dining in.
Two stars mainly because the service is TERRIBLE. Â They don't know a thing about customer service. Â
Crab rangoons are kick a$$. Zone wing, nothing special at all. Appetizer platter is pretty good, they give you alot of Crab Rangoon.
What's up with the wobbly tables?! And the choice in funky music, you just have to laugh.
Bubble tea is good, usually I'll stop in for that, extra bubbles for fifty cents.
Three times I've dined inside, three times the waitress recorded the wrong order and forgot to split the bill, even when we ordered seperately.
Sushi is good and reasonable. Â Thai custard is yum.
Let's see...what do I recall about dining in 'the zone'?
The menu and the decor are sort of ambiguously Asian. Â At our table, my mates had Thai dishes (typically priced $7-9) and I went for sushi. Â I loved my choice and was once again surprised how filling it was. Â Nice presentation and worth the higher price.
But what do I recall most vividly? Â Our table was ridiculously wobbly, so we moved to another table...which was also wobbly. Â Also, they closed down the kitchen at around 9:30, which I thought was early, even for a weeknight.
The food was good, but there similar 'fusion'-type places that offer a nicer atmosphere and a bit more self-confidence. Â Try this place and compare to the "Indie Cafe" on Broadway.
BO-RING.
The food wasn't horrible but it wasn't anything exceptional either. The decor and atmosphere were decent. If you're itching for Thai food and you don't want to go out of the neighborhood, go here but realize it's not going to be anything outstanding.
There is another Thai restaurant in Edgewater called Indie Cafe that definitely has better tasting Thai food.
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