Nudi Noodle Place

Sunday March 15

Nudi Noodle Place

It was an interesting drive thru the neighborhood surrounding Reed College and beautiful old homes to the Woodstock neighborhood.

The Google directions instructed us to park behind the restaurant - so, into the lot, full, out and around to the other side - a small group of shops including a liquor store with boarded up window and door. A car was preparing to leave the only available spot - but taking its time. A car came up behind us - we had nowhere else to go - and began to honk. Then yell, then a big angry man got out of the car and approached, yelling obscenities. The car we were waiting on was occupied by a student driver who was unable or unwilling to move - the angry man made four visits to our car to inform us he had no fucking time to wait - until we were able to move. After parking and letting him move as well - I saw him skulking out of the liquor store carrying a bottle of something clear. Apparently, he needed that bottle before closing time.  Not the best way to start a date in these scary times.

And we were hungry. Briefly, and that is the issue I have with our experience at Nudi, the food was delicious, and the service was fine, but too fast. I ordered a glass of bubbly wine, then took the time to look at a very interesting menu. 

We ordered the signature salad, Angry Birds, Angry Birds- tempura prawns, crispy rice noodles, organic spring mix, grape tomato, cilantro, red onion, sesame citrus dressing. Fantastic!, and Indian crepe and Pad See Yu. All delicious, but served too fast, one after the other without time to finish one before the next was served.

This is a small, apparently owner run restaurant, the owner visited out table, and also managed to get us to pay while still finishing our meal.  We ate every drop. 

One more thing - after spicy food, dessert would have been a treat, but only one item on the menu, pumpkin flan - I would have loved some coconut ice cream.

So - 8 out of 10. excellent food, nice atmosphere, too fast service - we were done in 40 minutes.

$78