happy_stomach wrote:stevez wrote:Cathy2 wrote:Hi,
This concept sounds reminiscent of 'Hello Ricky,' which faded away last year.
The only difference is that Hi Ricky served very good food with lots of different flavor notes. N&co. serves school style paste.
Whenever my dad and I would get together for a movie at the Music Box, we'd eat at Hi Ricky's across the street without fail. Oh how I miss the Southport Corridor of those days!
A restaurant very similar to Hi Ricky's in quality of food, range of offerings and price point is the noodle place next door to Quimby's Bookstore in Wicker Park. Actually, the two places are so similar, I wonder if there's an actual relationship. I never remember the name, but the Wicker Park place has never disappointed me on those afternoons when I've completely lost track of time browsing zines at Quimby's and have realized I needed to eat something ASAP.
Christopher Gordon wrote:happy_stomach wrote:stevez wrote:Cathy2 wrote:Hi,
This concept sounds reminiscent of 'Hello Ricky,' which faded away last year.
The only difference is that Hi Ricky served very good food with lots of different flavor notes. N&co. serves school style paste.
Whenever my dad and I would get together for a movie at the Music Box, we'd eat at Hi Ricky's across the street without fail. Oh how I miss the Southport Corridor of those days!
A restaurant very similar to Hi Ricky's in quality of food, range of offerings and price point is the noodle place next door to Quimby's Bookstore in Wicker Park. Actually, the two places are so similar, I wonder if there's an actual relationship. I never remember the name, but the Wicker Park place has never disappointed me on those afternoons when I've completely lost track of time browsing zines at Quimby's and have realized I needed to eat something ASAP.
That was a Hi Ricky's in a previous incarnation.
b6b6 wrote:As much as I hate to admit it, Noodles and Co. has lately become my steady lunch break staple (it's located conveniently from where I work). Although I don't have a taste most of the menu, I have a taste for the Penne Rosa with the feta.
bjackson wrote:I think I might be the lone dissenter here, but I like the Noodles and Co. I travel heavily for work, and most places I go I can count on the Noodles and Co. It's not the best food in the world, but in my opinion is some of the best 'fast-food' take out, out there. You can find it almost anywhere, and it's very consistent.
I avoid all of the Asian dishes. The Penne Rosa with Feta and the Truffle Mac are both pretty good for a quick bite out. I like the tomato soup. The beef stroganoff is good. It's not as good as at Russian Tea Time (my favorite), but good. This place isn't trying to be the best in the world, it's trying to be user friendly, quick, quality food. I think it succeeds on that front.
Johnsoncon wrote:I like Panda Express better than some places in Chinatown where the bill comes to 2-3 times the price. Panda Express' chili sauce in the red packets is better than the Chinatown versions which are flakes in oil (yuck). Panda Express was started by a real bona fide Chinese person in Pasadena, CA where his main restaurant is. He still owns the business and the entire chain, so people can't bash it with the corporate stereotype they love to mock. Also, Sbarro is actually pretty good (not the pizza, everything else) and they use a great brand of canned tomatoes, whatever it is, they are vibrant and good.
toria wrote:Oddly two of the most cloned or "hacked" recipes in the blogosphere and on the web are Noodles and Company Wisconsin Mac and Cheese and the Panera Mac and Cheese. Both of these have a real fan following and people love them. I have not been to Noodles for some years actually but I do recall my son loving their Mac and cheese...it was not plastic but had real cheddar and jack cheese and was very creamy and delicious. These are not kraft type products but way better.
KajmacJohnson wrote:Johnsoncon wrote:I like Panda Express better than some places in Chinatown where the bill comes to 2-3 times the price. Panda Express' chili sauce in the red packets is better than the Chinatown versions which are flakes in oil (yuck). Panda Express was started by a real bona fide Chinese person in Pasadena, CA where his main restaurant is. He still owns the business and the entire chain, so people can't bash it with the corporate stereotype they love to mock. Also, Sbarro is actually pretty good (not the pizza, everything else) and they use a great brand of canned tomatoes, whatever it is, they are vibrant and good.
I am no moderator but I couldn't help but notice that this post has nothing to do with the topic at hand.
The struggling Noodles & Company chain Wednesday closed 16 restaurants, including six in Illinois. Local stores that were closed were in Park Ridge, Lake Bluff, Northbrook, Evergreen Park and two in Chicago at Roscoe Square and Touhy and McCormick.