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Noodle Zoo
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Caters:
- Yes
5 reviews for Noodle Zoo
5 reviews in English
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Review from Justin B.
Des Moines, IA
7/24/2008
I appreciate this little restaurant. It is a great atmosphere and the food is quite delicious. They have unique dishes featuring pasta, salads, and sandwiches.
When you arrive you form a line at the register, menus are provided near the inside entry door. You take your number and find a table and await your food.
The food is cooked fresh so your wait will be around 30 min. It is a good place for the family or a lunch appointment, be warned that seating is set up quite odd, so despite the restaurants size, it fills up quite quickly.
My only real complaint is that Noodle Zoo is not open for dinner, this is partially due to Des Moines lacking night life downtown, I think in the future they will be open for dinner, when they realize all the money they could make.
You won't be disappointed going here. Enjoy! -
Review from Diane A.
Tustin, CA
1/27/2010
Noodle Zoo's menu is very reminiscent of Corner Bakery's Menu (in the west coast)...
I made it a point to come in after the lunch hour...to avoid the crowds, but the interior is nicely and artfully decorated...its actually a really great place to hang out in, if you want to read a book or get some work done. Annnd their bathroom is clean! haha!
Okay, now onto the food...my boyfriend and I both ordered pasta dishes. I had the Thai Pasta and he ordered the Pasta Primavera. The owner was at the counter and was very helpful in answering our questions, and she seemed very personable and friendly...and not showy. I like that.
When the food came out, it was served on a huge platter with cesar salad, 2 slices of their Foccacia bread, and a bowl of pasta. The boyfriend whispered over to me, "so where are we eating next"...but the serving is actually very adequate. We both left full and our hunger sufficed.
The Cesar salad was delicious...a little warm, but good nonetheless, and a little surprise I enjoyed, little bits of pasta in the salad.
The foccacia bread, the boyfriend wolfed down...and when I finally had a bite myself, I could see why. It was delicious.
Now onto the pastas, the pasta primavera was delicious and came with huge shrimps! The Thai pasta was okay...I got full quick, and passed it onto my boyfriend for him to finished, and he commented that the cook had a heavy hand on the soy sauce...too salty.
I enjoyed dining @ Noodle Zoo and will probably continue to visit whenever I'm in the East Village area. -
Review from Lesley M.
Odenville, AL
7/1/2011
Went during lunch, and it was packed! The food was excellent, so well worth the short wait. I had the Athenian salad, which was very similar to a Greek salad but with a few extras like grilled chicken and mushrooms. The others in my group were very impressed with their food as well, and were glad that it was recommended by a local that we stop in for lunch.
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Review from Mike G.
Los Angeles, CA
3/25/2008
Nice little sandwich shop. Prices were not too expensive, but were definitely "Trendy Deli"expensive. They have this odd Caesar Salad with spiral pasta in it. At first I was offset by this "extra" ingredient, but have grown to love it. Recommended lunch spot.
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Review from Hillary B.
Des Moines, IA
7/23/2008
The food was great... but was it worth the wait? I had the sun-dried tomato chicken grill sandwich with a salad. The food was tasty, but considering I was on my lunch break, the carry-out wait (almost 40 minutes) was very inconvenient. I particularly enjoyed the pasta in my salad. It was quite the tantalizing treat. I would recommend this spot for sit-down only.
