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iLoveRobot
Vapiano
kltewson5
Good ol' spaghetti factory...
nycanuck
It exists.
hymenochirus
There is one near me. It’s called Lilo, and it’s located in Pencoed. Good luck getting here.
Cruzio
Vapiano does exactly that.
drgnmn
It's called Fazoli's, and it is awful; next!
N01batman
Julia's in dutch train stations. It lets you do exactly that
DiMaRi
Pastamania was supposed to be something like that.
DiMaRi
In Italy we had pastarito pizzarito.
kaellebee
We have Amore Pasta in yeg
Apapaia
-Cringes in Italian-
theinfamousnolan
We'll call it... Think of the Pastabilities!
CyclopticColleague
Already got one! http://pastabilitys.net/
RamonaQ
Brilliant.
AmityvilleHodor
With a drive-thru... I been saying this for years
jordangreen92
We have Pasta Cup in Australia
Mkonemo
That is not how real - and for real I mean good - pasta is meant to be
mattsolid
http://sansottasitalian.com
LostAdonis
Santa Barbara, Ventura, Camarillo has "Presto Pasta" https://prestopasta.com/
ruferto
i know several of these types of chains
tankboy
Be the change you want to see.
boopysnoot
We used to have a Fazoli’s but unfortunately fast food pasta isn’t very good.
Woody2shoez
Which is weird because a good Italian gravy is pretty easy to make but so many companies fuck it up.
anitaClickBeast
But the slice of pizza as a side...
CarlottaVonSprockett
Shut your mouth, it was awesome.
735824
Fast & good only happens in races.
yaddiex3
I always liked their baked spaghetti. Been ages since I've been there though
beccerz777
The last time I went to one the cheese shakers had mold oof
SeriousLackofSkiComedies
Love Fazoli’s
AlwaysUpvotesCatgirls
But their endless breadsticks.......
salladiswhatmygfeats
Try getting endless breadsticks at the drive through. And film it. I want to see. Not kidding.
salladiswhatmygfeats
Like a whole bunch of breadsticks but they have to chop the ends off first.
Haysst
Pastacup in Perth Australia
Abmb
Look for Piada. Think Qudoba but Italian food.
Woody2shoez
Who says qudoba over chipotle? The only thing they had going for them was the queso and now chipotle has it
dooremouse
Anyone with taste buds. Hate Chipotle. Qdoba is way better imo. Everyone is different though. You like what you like.
Brycicus
In Ohio at least there is Piata, Italian food, same company that owns chipotle I believe, very good.
coughcoughmeow
That’s what I was thinking too
sambaah05
Not related to chipotle. The guy who started it was also a founder of Brio, and used proceeds from selling that to start Piada.
dooremouse
I'm in Indiana and we have a Piada, Italian Street Food. Is yours similar?
Brycicus
Yes
TheDudeAbides55
It's like italian chipotle
YummyDigital
Vapiano is really popular in europe
seaparks
Nothing but Noodles is also a great restaurant.
TiannaTV
That place shut down near me years ago I forgot the name until I saw it but I had no idea it was franchised. I loved that place so much
ShooterMcdabbin
Piada is basically Italian chipotle.
mausylaura
We have Vapiano in Europe
ordeith
Yeah but the prices don
ordeith
Notebook keyboard x-x anyhow. Too pricey, quality is okay, but amount and service is terrible.
n0th1n
In the U.S. too. It's _almost_ fast food.
RadicalRaizex
It's in Chicago, too!
Ironblitz
It's pretty good too. I go double shrimp and it's amazing!
mormacil
Julia's on any major train station in my country.
CaptainThePirate
I hear Sicily used to have one of those....
ImHereForDogGifs
One in Charlotte, NC too.
secretlyarabbit
Yeah, Vapiano is ... just okay. Too greasy for me though, and the quality isn't that great, unfortunately.
mausylaura
Idk, I don't eat very often there, but I like it
ozjuggler
We have that in Australia and it is a terrible idea, because you stand around in line until someone cooks your pasta. Never went back.
IamfunatpartiesIknow
You're allowed to go back to your table and come back for it
TheSwedishCryptid
In Sweden, we get a little pager thing that will beep once its ready to be picked up.
AnthropomorphicMilkshake
Well, you don’t HAVE to stand there. I usually ask them how long it will be and then just go to the bathroom or get drinks in the meantime.
ifuckinglovebirds
I've been to it, isn't it cool seeing the cook make your food in front of you though?
BobLoblawLawBomb
First and only time I've been the line was like 30 minute wait , and was hot as fuck ahaha would still go back it tasted great
ozjuggler
No, that's why I never went back, because it's only interesting the first time for the novelty of it. This is subjective, obviously.
Tyrannotron
Noodles and Co has over 400 locations.
Lestrouxe
Went there once cause a friend recommended it, was thoroughly disappointed. Sauce was tasteless, and meatball tasted like any frozen generic
Lestrouxe
and the portion was smaller than expected. turns out my friend made 20 dollar orders with X4 meat and cheese
EngineeringComedy
/a/5erR0TE
Mityguy
We’ve got a ghengis grill. Pretty cool Mongolian food but make your own style. Can choose three types of noodle or rice.
KRS101
LOVE me some Noodles & Co
Atomic2
Its damn good, but its hard to justify going there to spend $10 on 50c worth of pasta.
Atomic2
Though full disclosure, my opinion is super biased since my favorite thing on the menu was simple buttered noodles. I should go back.
CreepyPhlox
I went there once and never went back. Most bland food I'd ever tasted.
iamthemadz
I liked it better when they still had a bunch of soups, now it is just pasta and like 3 shitty soups.
redthewitch
They closed all of them in my tristate area, damn what I would do for some pesto cavatappi with parm chicken
Ryanator50
yeah but the one closest to me smells like an outhouse and doesn't have any flavor.
wats0
Love going to them
rovertbiggs
And some damn good gluten free mac and cheese. I lived on it during a recent work trip to Denver.
Damiv
And they are delicious.
boogablend
I ran a call where a guy but his arm up to his elbow thru the noodle machine at a noodle co
Degia
They have zucchini noodles for a lower carb option too!
acme64
the zoodles and asparagus w/ chicken and shrimp :D
MoldyKumquat
Used to work there. Fucking loved the food.
DarthDrizzt42
The Mac and cheese with the chicken would put me in a food coma
GreedyJungle
Saaame
frankledankles
Pulled pork Mac is amazing
sora3087
They removed the only one available in NJ ?
redthewitch
There were like 4 or 5 at one point. I helped open a few of them but they closed all of them suddenly, within 6 months of each other.
Hummingbirdbandit
Same with Austin. I moved there, got excited to be in a big city where one should exist, looked them up and found a news article about 1/3
Hummingbirdbandit
them being removed three years back or so. Was devastated. 2/2
PorneliusHubertII
They suck ass. I walked in expecting a ramen shop and got pasta mcdonalds.
Tyrannotron
You went to a chain fast food spot expecting something that's not on the menu or implied in marketing, and were disappointed? That's on you.
PorneliusHubertII
I didn't know they were a chain. The building they were in was a nice building in my town's centre. I thought it was a noodles place.
Tyrannotron
So a place you knew literally nothing about wasnt what you made wildly assumed it would be. That's still on you.
PorneliusHubertII
I was shocked that the food they did serve was ass quality period.
Glenalth
I don't understand why people like it so much, but then I remember that lots of people enjoy bland food and McDonalds as well.
CreepyPhlox
Thank you! I went to Noodle & Co once and never went back. So bland!
drowninginthesouth
Same
PorneliusHubertII
Jmankjp
also a place called Huhots too that does noodle bowls, and you can pick your meat, sauce, veg, etc
threedollarpants
Isn’t that more Mongolian bbq than a pasta place though? Like you can get pasta in your bowl, but it’s not really a pasta place...
UserNamePass
You are correct. It's certainly not pasta, but I upvoted the guy anyway because I fucking love huhot.
UserNamePass
Be sure to tip well though! My buddy worked there. Servers get $2 an hour and cooks get maybe 4. Unfortunately people tip poorly at buffets.
threedollarpants
It’s great! Except afterwards. Then you visit the PuPot.
UserNamePass
Oh yeah. Especially because no one is there to stop you from loading up on chili oil!
Lulabel73
I find it confusing how Americans call pasta noodles. “Noodles and co” would be Asian food where I live.
Onlyhereforthelaughs
Have you heard of restuarant "Shomi Noods"? The name would imply I'm pulling your leg, but I swear it's a real ramen place.
Lulabel73
Lol
aeyou
I'm American and I thought it was Asian food...so this is news to me...
n0th1n
Used to have 3 sections of menu: Western, Mediterranean and Asian. Same food now, they just don't divide it like that.
Lulabel73
Ok. In the supermarket and they have all the little signs does it say noodles above the pasta products?
salladiswhatmygfeats
Either just pasta or pasta/noodle rarely
Lulabel73
Thanks.
pokepika01
Pasta is a dish. A noodle is a component of the dish.
Lulabel73
Pasta and noodles are made from different ingredients though?!
waterdemigod
In Florida at least, an individual pasta is often referred to as a noodle, but I don't know of many people who call a whole pasta "Noodles"
Lulabel73
We would say it’s all pasta and the individual ones would be pene, fusilli, spaghetti etc.
Ryanator50
I didn't think we did. No one calls Lasagna "Noodles"
Lulabel73
I’ve seen it on here.
Woody2shoez
The romans got pasta from Asia soooo it’s all Greek to me
Woody2shoez
I should say the idea of noodles.
boogablend
They are pretty much synonymous in the states
Lulabel73
Yes but Americans can’t seem to accept it’s a colloquialism
boogablend
This is all quite silly
Lulabel73
I know. So are getting really aggressive about it.
gotigs
They have both
KRS101
And they're GREAT!
Lulabel73
Well that’s even weirder.
Meep5000
No, it's "& co"
Lulabel73
So the “co” is pasta?
acme64
a noodle is a noodle, italian or asian
Lulabel73
I’m married to an Italian, never heard him or anyone in the family call them noodles.