From time to time, my mom always brings food from here for takeout and my favorite thing has to be the chow mein: crispy noodle! I love how once you pour the soupy base into the noodles, it adds a different dimension and purpose to the noodle. Additionally, the portions here are a win-win & and can be shared amongst others. Furthermore, the pad thai here is yummy as well! For the price it is, it isn't so bad. I wish I can talk about the service, but there isn't much to talk about since I wasn't the one that ordered. Most of the time, I always hear that this place gets really busy, so just fyi!
Kathleen W.
I've been coming to Noodle World for years. I love their mint chicken but the last time I ordered the flavor was way off. Hardly any basil and the portion size/price has changed. I also love the shaking beef and that was definitely off as well. I'll probably still come here from time to time but it wouldn't be my go to spot for authentic, classic Asian cuisine.
Michael S.
It was ok. Nothing really stood out that was great or bomb. Service was ok also not bad. Overall ok experience
Sean G. Rosenstock
Noodle World's name says it all...you come here for the noodle and rice dishes. A wide variety of Asian themed dishes featuring..rice and noodles, along with meats like pork, chicken and beef. They have soups to traditional rice dishes. Boba drinks are a given among other beverages like soda. The menu is divided by regional dishes : Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese etc. The service can be iffy. Some of the staff are super friendly and efficient, and others are...less so. But, the food is delicious, the portions are generous, and prices are reasonable. A long time fixture in the area and a great place to dine with family and friends.Vegetarian options: Like most Asian cuisine, it is easy to kick out the meat if you are vegetarian. Additionally, there are veggie dishes available.
We had over 10 different dishes for a party of 15. Everything was deliciously.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Pork Chops, Noodle World, Pad Thai Noodles, BBQ Pork Wonton Soup, House Noodles, Chicken Teriyaki Lo-Mein
Tiffany L.
The food does not taste as good as before. I'm not sure if they change ownership or not but my favorite durian sticky rice taste awful. The durian bowl doesn't even too good to eat neither. I thought they would separate the sticky rice and durian with syrup. My coffee was super sweet and I don't know what are those chunky piece still stick to it (powder?)
Jonathan Lim
Still one of my go to places for some grub. The food is always bomb! The only thing I think that lacks in this place is the service. Always waiting for a long time for any services. I waited about 5 minutes for a pick up order that was already done. While I was waiting today, someone said that we've been waiting more than 30 mins for a table, walked up to the register, and they finally got seat. Besides that, now the good part.... the foodies!!!My always go to plates are the Spicy Spaghetti with Beef, Hainan Fried Chicken, Pad See Ew with Chicken, Beef Steak with Fried Rice, and Mango Sticky Rice. To be honest tho, I don't think there has been a dish that I tried here and disliked. It's always good for whatever I order. Yakisoba dishes are great. Pad Thai is delish! Mint leaf Chicken spicy and yummy! Spicy Druken Noodles!!! I think I can go on and on!All in all, good part of this place is the food!!!! Bad part is the service! I guess we can't have it all..... or can we? Then again, it's been like this for a long time. Food has been good since I started in 2000. 24 years and still going.... not sure how long they've been open before I started, but thats that. Services is usually about the same tho. They really need more staffs.Kid-friendliness: They bring bowls and cups for kids. Just have to ask.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Hainam Fried Chicken, Tom Yum Noodle Soup with Seafood, Pad Thai Noodles, Thai Spicy Beef Salad, Noodle World Pho
Jonathan L.
Still one of my go to places for some grub. The food is always bomb! The only thing I think that lacks in this place is the service. Always waiting for a long time for any services. I waited about 5 minutes for a pick up order that was already done. While I was waiting today, someone said that we've been waiting more than 30 mins for a table, walked up to the register, and they finally got seat. Besides that, now the good part.... the foodies!!! My always go to plates are the Spicy Spaghetti with Beef, Hainan Fried Chicken, Pad See Ew with Chicken, Beef Steak with Fried Rice, and Mango Sticky Rice. To be honest tho, I don't think there has been a dish that I tried here and disliked. It's always good for whatever I order. Yakisoba dishes are great. Pad Thai is delish! Mint leaf Chicken spicy and yummy! Spicy Druken Noodles!!! I think I can go on and on! All in all, good part of this place is the food!!!! Bad part is the service! I guess we can't have it all..... or can we? Then again, it's been like this for a long time. Food has been good since I started in 2000. 24 years and still going.... not sure how long they've been open before I started, but thats that. Services is usually about the same tho. They really need more staffs. P.S. im still upset with placing a pickup order a while back. Beef Steak with Fried Rice.... I don't know how I got beef steak with white rice and a $2 charge for salad. LOL
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It's ok, quality has droppedParking: Large lotWheelchair accessibility: Yes accessible
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Noodle World, Pad Thai Noodles, Noodle World Pho, Shrimp Fried Rice, House Noodles, Noodle World Salad, Thai Boat Noodles
I stopped going to Noodle World in Alhambra on Atlantic because if they cannot even clean or remodel their restroom, they must be unsanitary. They make so much money that they cannot even spare some of their profits for a clean restroom? They must have fecal matter in their food.
Alvaro M.
Food is mid and overpriced for its poor quality. I ordered a dish that supposedly had veggies, but it was mostly just noodles with a little bit of meat and one vegetable.
Ron R.
Returning to NW after having not visited for a long time, it is still a great place to eat in the SGV. The lot is still big, but in need of repair. Most of the servers are pretty nice, a few were not on our last visit. Many of their boba shop type drinks are good to very good. They typically have at least one large group or are crowded when we visit and so are pretty loud. Our favorite dish is still the garlic noodle with chicken. Second best is the spicy fried rice. The chow fun noodle with chicken is good with Chinese hot chili oil/sauce added. The fried chicken wings are Uber fried and somewhat dried out on this visit. The spicy sauce helped the spicy wings and the sweet sauce helped the regular wings. The seaweed salad appetizer has a ton of sauce on it and so is a very wet salad. It was also quite salty and might go better to complement another dish than on its own. Overall still a five star experience. The menu is big with lots of choices so give them a try. Just not any veggie dishes or vegetarian dishes, only some veggies in noodle dishes--that's why we got the seaweed salad--only veggie type dish.
AJ A.
Quality has gone down the drain. Recently got takeout and the crispy noodles were bland. Pad Thai was mushy and bland. I had to add soy and msg at home just to make it good. Wonton soup was too salty. Lame. It used to be my go to but it's just not that good anymore.
Julio H.
Place is good ,food is always on point my only complaint is that if you're not Asian they don't give you that good good service.Ive seen so many Asian families get checked up on more than anyone else.
Food and service were really good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
From time to time, my mom always brings food from here for takeout and my favorite thing has to be the chow mein: crispy noodle! I love how once you pour the soupy base into the noodles, it adds a different dimension and purpose to the noodle. Additionally, the portions here are a win-win & and can be shared amongst others. Furthermore, the pad thai here is yummy as well! For the price it is, it isn't so bad. I wish I can talk about the service, but there isn't much to talk about since I wasn't the one that ordered. Most of the time, I always hear that this place gets really busy, so just fyi!
I've been coming to Noodle World for years. I love their mint chicken but the last time I ordered the flavor was way off. Hardly any basil and the portion size/price has changed. I also love the shaking beef and that was definitely off as well. I'll probably still come here from time to time but it wouldn't be my go to spot for authentic, classic Asian cuisine.
It was ok. Nothing really stood out that was great or bomb. Service was ok also not bad. Overall ok experience
Noodle World's name says it all...you come here for the noodle and rice dishes. A wide variety of Asian themed dishes featuring..rice and noodles, along with meats like pork, chicken and beef. They have soups to traditional rice dishes. Boba drinks are a given among other beverages like soda. The menu is divided by regional dishes : Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese etc. The service can be iffy. Some of the staff are super friendly and efficient, and others are...less so. But, the food is delicious, the portions are generous, and prices are reasonable. A long time fixture in the area and a great place to dine with family and friends.Vegetarian options: Like most Asian cuisine, it is easy to kick out the meat if you are vegetarian. Additionally, there are veggie dishes available.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pineapple Fried Rice, Hainam Fried Chicken, Thai Spicy Beef Salad, BBQ Pork Wonton Soup
We had over 10 different dishes for a party of 15. Everything was deliciously.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Pork Chops, Noodle World, Pad Thai Noodles, BBQ Pork Wonton Soup, House Noodles, Chicken Teriyaki Lo-Mein
The food does not taste as good as before. I'm not sure if they change ownership or not but my favorite durian sticky rice taste awful. The durian bowl doesn't even too good to eat neither. I thought they would separate the sticky rice and durian with syrup. My coffee was super sweet and I don't know what are those chunky piece still stick to it (powder?)
Still one of my go to places for some grub. The food is always bomb! The only thing I think that lacks in this place is the service. Always waiting for a long time for any services. I waited about 5 minutes for a pick up order that was already done. While I was waiting today, someone said that we've been waiting more than 30 mins for a table, walked up to the register, and they finally got seat. Besides that, now the good part.... the foodies!!!My always go to plates are the Spicy Spaghetti with Beef, Hainan Fried Chicken, Pad See Ew with Chicken, Beef Steak with Fried Rice, and Mango Sticky Rice. To be honest tho, I don't think there has been a dish that I tried here and disliked. It's always good for whatever I order. Yakisoba dishes are great. Pad Thai is delish! Mint leaf Chicken spicy and yummy! Spicy Druken Noodles!!! I think I can go on and on!All in all, good part of this place is the food!!!! Bad part is the service! I guess we can't have it all..... or can we? Then again, it's been like this for a long time. Food has been good since I started in 2000. 24 years and still going.... not sure how long they've been open before I started, but thats that. Services is usually about the same tho. They really need more staffs.Kid-friendliness: They bring bowls and cups for kids. Just have to ask.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Hainam Fried Chicken, Tom Yum Noodle Soup with Seafood, Pad Thai Noodles, Thai Spicy Beef Salad, Noodle World Pho
Still one of my go to places for some grub. The food is always bomb! The only thing I think that lacks in this place is the service. Always waiting for a long time for any services. I waited about 5 minutes for a pick up order that was already done. While I was waiting today, someone said that we've been waiting more than 30 mins for a table, walked up to the register, and they finally got seat. Besides that, now the good part.... the foodies!!! My always go to plates are the Spicy Spaghetti with Beef, Hainan Fried Chicken, Pad See Ew with Chicken, Beef Steak with Fried Rice, and Mango Sticky Rice. To be honest tho, I don't think there has been a dish that I tried here and disliked. It's always good for whatever I order. Yakisoba dishes are great. Pad Thai is delish! Mint leaf Chicken spicy and yummy! Spicy Druken Noodles!!! I think I can go on and on! All in all, good part of this place is the food!!!! Bad part is the service! I guess we can't have it all..... or can we? Then again, it's been like this for a long time. Food has been good since I started in 2000. 24 years and still going.... not sure how long they've been open before I started, but thats that. Services is usually about the same tho. They really need more staffs. P.S. im still upset with placing a pickup order a while back. Beef Steak with Fried Rice.... I don't know how I got beef steak with white rice and a $2 charge for salad. LOL
It's ok, quality has droppedParking: Large lotWheelchair accessibility: Yes accessible
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Noodle World, Pad Thai Noodles, Noodle World Pho, Shrimp Fried Rice, House Noodles, Noodle World Salad, Thai Boat Noodles
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I stopped going to Noodle World in Alhambra on Atlantic because if they cannot even clean or remodel their restroom, they must be unsanitary. They make so much money that they cannot even spare some of their profits for a clean restroom? They must have fecal matter in their food.
Food is mid and overpriced for its poor quality. I ordered a dish that supposedly had veggies, but it was mostly just noodles with a little bit of meat and one vegetable.
Returning to NW after having not visited for a long time, it is still a great place to eat in the SGV. The lot is still big, but in need of repair. Most of the servers are pretty nice, a few were not on our last visit. Many of their boba shop type drinks are good to very good. They typically have at least one large group or are crowded when we visit and so are pretty loud. Our favorite dish is still the garlic noodle with chicken. Second best is the spicy fried rice. The chow fun noodle with chicken is good with Chinese hot chili oil/sauce added. The fried chicken wings are Uber fried and somewhat dried out on this visit. The spicy sauce helped the spicy wings and the sweet sauce helped the regular wings. The seaweed salad appetizer has a ton of sauce on it and so is a very wet salad. It was also quite salty and might go better to complement another dish than on its own. Overall still a five star experience. The menu is big with lots of choices so give them a try. Just not any veggie dishes or vegetarian dishes, only some veggies in noodle dishes--that's why we got the seaweed salad--only veggie type dish.
Quality has gone down the drain. Recently got takeout and the crispy noodles were bland. Pad Thai was mushy and bland. I had to add soy and msg at home just to make it good. Wonton soup was too salty. Lame. It used to be my go to but it's just not that good anymore.
Place is good ,food is always on point my only complaint is that if you're not Asian they don't give you that good good service.Ive seen so many Asian families get checked up on more than anyone else.