Noodle Cat

 

 

     This weekend I found myself in the Tower city area and was starving. A couple of my friends suggested we eat at noodle cat which was relatively close by. The over all experience I had there was over priced and bland. One word to describe it all would be overpribland. This is why:

 

    Walking in, the lighting was very dim. I couldn't help but feel this eatery should be featured in the TV show Portlandia. I expected an Asian atmosphere but not a single staff member was oriental. My waiter had a very strange beard and a pony tail, he could easily be described as a " hipster". Though the service was very friendly!

  

     I didn't know what to order so I asked the waiter and he suggested the college ramen. I love ramen noodles so this seemed to be a good fit.  My friend and I both initially ordered it along with buns. When they brought our noodles to us I became very excited to see the large bowl of food. The portion sizes were very big! But the the buns were small. Which is unfortunate because the buns were the best part about the meal. I was extremely unsatisfied with my noodles. How can you mess up ramen noodles you ask? Well, the broth was very watery, it had little to no flavor which didn't help the noodles at all because that's where the noodles get all its flavor. I felt like I was eating nothing and I wasn't even full after I finished. But, the buns were really very good!

 

 

     Annoyed about my meal, I asked for the check. When it came I grew even more angry. It was so overpriced, for a bowl of noodles and a side of buns my total was around 20 dollars. I wouldn't recommend eating at noodle cat. Maybe if I knew what I was ordering my experience would have been different but from my personal opinion I wont be going back.

- Meredith Klopp