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    Noodle Bar

    4.2 (526 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    7. Chicken Pho
    Devin M.

    8.4/10 -- Great Pho and Quick Service! Tried this spot and was honestly impressed. I got the large chicken pho super light with an amazingly flavorful broth that really intensified the overall taste. Everything tasted fresh and clean. Service was fast and friendly, and the restaurant itself was well-kept and tidy. The only downside was that there's no dine-in option, so I had to eat in my car but definitely worth it.

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    Tony B.

    Stopped by while working in the area. Restaurant seemed very busy with takeout orders. Good idea to call before going. I ordered BBQ chicken wings with rice. Dish was delicious and very reasonable price. Chicken had the taste of bbq along with maybe soy sauce and sautéed onions on top. Service is great and small restaurant kept clean.

    Tiffany M.

    Soooo I do recommended the lemongrass tofu but everyone else loved their food. The dry noodles bowl is basically a vermicelli plate complete with salad. I got the lemon grass tofu version but all the sauce leaked out and I was truly left with a dry dish...booo. I would try them again because of the fresh veggies and variety.

    Guy A.

    Great spot and the food did not disappoint. Broth was amazing and the whole thing was delivered incredibly fast. The garlic edamame was amazing. Would definitely recommend.

    beef with onion and peppers

    i always order this on marina every week, they always satisfy me. But i tried ordering on seaside because i was there. Look at the photo, you can't barely even see the beef. And the girl didn't even ask rice or noodles, i'm so disappointed.

    Menu #1 12-2023
    Ron R.

    Noodle Bar is a physically small location and has take out only. We asked the owner and they used to have stools to sit on to eat at the store, but COVID regulations ended that. The people who run the place were very nice. They are in a long but narrow and somewhat busy strip mall with adequate parking. We got the curry chicken fried rice and chicken spring rolls. The curry chicken is made with thin sliced white/breast meat and marinated in brown style curry that is probably Vietnamese, but is similar to the Chinese kind. It is NOT the wet kind of curry and is NOT the yellow curry or the peanut/coconut curry. It comes with fried rice, but you can substitute a noodle at an additional charge. The fried rice had a good flavor, but was not fried through completely and there were chunks of white unfried rice in it. Despite the improper frying of the rice, we thought the flavor of the chicken and portion size were very good and we enjoyed the dish. The chicken spring rolls come in the Vietnamese style rice paper steamed wrapper NOT the fried Chinese flour wrapper. There is a light thin peanut sauce that comes with it, NOT the thick Thai style kind, and it is a little not overly sweet. Both dishes seemed more Americanized, but we enjoyed them as prepared. We ate in our car, but there were some sketchy homeless looking people milling around the lot and so we would recommend taking your food back to your house or hotel room. One man seemed like he was going to come up to our car window and tap on it to pan handle us, but fortunately he did not. Overall, we enjoyed the food and would recommend giving them a try.

    Lemongrass chow fun overflowing and underneath veggie chow mein, also overflowing. With fried shrimp and egg roll in the bowl.
    Keary M.

    Just got off the phone with Noodle Bar after getting our take out. Just want to say how incredible this place is top to bottom. Service is always great, the food is made with love and hot hot for pickup. So appreciate the staff there. I will add photos later, but the dishes cannot be beat, especially today when everything is so expensive! We just got food from here on Friday and we're back again today. We will both take servings from both main dishes (lemongrass beef chow fun and vegetable chow mein) and it won't look like it's even touched. Still overflowing. And we can eat. Their fried shrimp is always on our order, and their egg rolls are fantastic. So appreciate noodle bar! Thank you, Keary & Jon

    No spice wings
    Justin S.

    I ordered the 5 spice wings based on reviews and I got no spice wings. They were just plain fried wings. So disappointing

    Lemongrass Beef with Vermicelli
    Nicole P.

    Good atmosphere, fast-paced but comfortable. The Seafood Soup was good, not a lot of vegetables in there but the large is a good portion to keep you full for a while. The Lemongrass Beef is okay, the beef barely tastes like lemongrass and the noodles were a little overcooked, barely any bean sprouts, but the lettuce was good and fresh, good sauce and they use cilantro to garnish. The service was good, friendly, polite and efficient. Would come here again to try something different.

    Guemmer M.

    The pho here is so comforting and flavorful. The broth is rich but not too heavy, and the noodles have a great texture. The fresh herbs add the perfect touch, making it one of my favorite meals.

    Local W.

    I love Noodle Bar and their delicious dishes. Unfortunately, today I found a long, dark hair nestled within my wonton soup. While I applaud them for their quick service and wonderful meals, this grossed me out. Just sharing what I came across, and hopefully they take this into consideration when practicing better health code enforcement.

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    6 months ago

    Great food and service. A very diverse menu to choose from. Highly recommended! Parking can be difficult at lunchtime!

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    Food and service are 10/10! Plenty of flavor. Place was busy when we went but the wait made my pho worth it. Will be returning

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    11 months ago

    Lady at the counter literally so so so rude definitely will not be back, place is grimy looking too

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    4.0(481 reviews)
    3.3 mi
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    Perfect for those chilly coastal nights! We gave this spot a chance again and definitely a better…read moreexperience than my last! Great vegetarian options. Creamy ramen was recommended and it was good! 4.5/5. I ordered the spice on the side and that complimented the ramen very well. I also love that chili oil they have on the table. It's really good! The jammy egg is perfect. Honey got tonkatsu spicy ramen: 4/5. Solid ramen. Would return when around the area to warm up our bones!

    The food was amazing, but what truly made our experience unforgettable was the kindness and…read morecompassion of one of the waitresses. Right before we arrived at the restaurant, my 3-year-old daughter had fallen and hit her head on the cement. Unfortunately, I didn't get the name of the wonderful older Asian woman who helped us, but I hope she somehow sees this review. She was incredibly attentive and kind. She had us sit down while we waited, brought my daughter ice and bandaids for her head, and continued to check on her throughout our time there. Before we left, she even came back to check on my daughter one more time. It may have seemed like a small gesture to her, but in that moment, it meant so much to us. It's the kind of kindness you don't forget. The food was delicious and the service was wonderful. If she happens to read this, thank you so much for taking care of my daughter and for being so incredibly kind to us. We truly appreciate you.

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    4.3(745 reviews)
    0.9 mi
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    Fabulous food. Fabulous service. And just overall SO good. My friend and I decided that we wanted…read moreto get authentic Chinese food in the area, so we decided to check this place out. We got the tofu & vegetables with rice... we also got the tempura broccoli and everything was so flavorful and SO good! I am definitely gonna come back to try the other dishes. So far, my fave Chinese joint in Seaside.

    This place is the definition of a hidden gem…read more Tucked away in a random corner, it's easy to drive right past it and never think twice. From the outside, it doesn't look like much, and inside it's tiny tiny. maybe 6 to 8 tables total. Honestly, it could use some updates or a bigger location, but don't let any of that fool you. The second you walk in, you get that old-school family restaurant feeling. The kind of place that's been around forever, where the same family is working every shift and knows half their customers by name. No room for a Togo box hidden storage, no trendy décor, just people focused on making great food and taking care of their customers. The owner was incredibly kind and even brought us a complimentary order of their veggie rolls to try. They were absolutely delicious and such a thoughtful touch that made us feel genuinely welcomed. And the food? Absolutely incredible. Every single thing we ordered was packed with flavor, fresh, and cooked perfectly. Not one dish disappointed. It's the kind of restaurant that reminds you why local family-owned spots are worth supporting. If you're looking for fancy, this isn't it. If you're looking for some of the best food around in the Monterey area, this place is a 10/10 and well worth the visit. Don't judge this place by its location or appearance, the food speaks for itself.

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    I was looking for a fast, cheap, healthy, portable lunch to take on a picnic to a nearby beach or…read morescenic viewpoint in Monterey and Kim's Oriental Market delivered on all counts! Thanks to my YouTube habit, I found this quaint, tiny, family-run Korean grocery in a travel video on inexpensive meals in Monterey. The travelers praised the freshness of the ready-to-eat refrigerated banchan dishes and the just made kimbap rolls availabe for purchase on the checkout counter. Perfect for my use case. I parked on the street around the corner which was easy to find & free for 2 hours. The store is small and packed with anything you can imagine from an Asian grocery. The upright cold cases are toward the back left, and the frozen proteins are in a deep freezer near the checkout counter. When I arrived around 1pm on a summer Tuesday, no one was in the store, but I could hear Korean voices in conversation from the back room. I did my shopping in the banchan case (pickled cucumber & kelp salad - yum!) then poked my head through that open doorway to ask, "May I purchase kimbap?" The grandmother / proprietor jumped up to say, "Sure! Are you ready to check out?" The plastic-wrapped roll was about 7-8 inches long and stuffed with typical kimbap ingredients: nori, rice, krab, carrot, daikon, tofu). A filling meal for me at $2. With my $4 salad, the whole cost was $6 and I had leftover salad for picnicking the next day. Sorry, I failed to take any pictures (bad Yelper!), but if you've ever had ready-to-eat foods from a Korean grocer, you know what to expect.

    One unfortunate part of living in Monterey is the lack of Korean restaurants and food in the area…read more However, this market absolutely helps with fulfilling any Korean food craving you may have. They have everything you would need to make any Korean dish, even have freshly made banchan's if you want to buy them premade. Plenty of snack, drink and premade options. The owner and workers are so kind and sweet. If you are looking for a good Korean market, I highly recommend.

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