Noodles n Company

Pretty solid food. Inexpensive if you are okay with the standard (mostly vegetarian) options. The cost for meat is too much in my opinion.

The people are really nice. One time we even got free drinks because we had a party of eight. The soda machine is really nice.

You can ask for rice noodles for almost anything & you can tell them u have an allergy to gluten. They'll cook it separate in a clean pan!!! I'm a fan of the pesto cavatappi with rice noodles and shrimp.

Dropping my review from 4 to 2 stars. The lines are not as long because the initial buzz has died down, but waiting for your order has become painful. I've been back in a few times and witnessed several mix-ups each time. People getting the wrong thing or waiting forever to have to ask where their food is. They really don't seem to know what they're doing. For a busy lunch place in the loop this just doesn't cut it.