Noodles & Company

Noodles & Company
2274 N. Eagle Rd., Suite 100
Meridian, ID 83646

+1-208-884-3379

 

Chain of >100 "fast casual" restaurants specializing in noodle dishes with international influences ("American", "Asian", "Mediterranean").  For a rapidly-growing chain, the food is relatively decent.  The Indonesian Peanut Saute is spicy (more than one would expect from a chain) but without being over the top.  The roast pork (a recent addition to the meat selections on the menu) was tasty and tender, but the flavor didn't really mesh with the Indonesian dish.  It would likely be better with the American-themed dishes.  The noodles were somewhat gluey on our to-go order, but that might be a result of the 20 minutes or so between picking up the order and actually eating it.  Eating in is likely to be a better option.

 

The soup choices (chicken noodle, Thai curry, tomato basil) seem rather limited and uncreative for a noodle house.  Would be nice to see an Asian-inspired noodle soup on the menu.

Blue Moose Pizza

Danielle's Blue Moose Pizza Drive thru Diner
907 Lake St
McCall, ID
83638

A smallish diner and drive-through on the west end of downtown McCall.  Decor is log cabin diner with lots of moose photos and crafts.


The menu includes pizzas (obviously), hamburgers, sandwiches, etc.  They also have a breakfast menu.  Beer and wine are available.

The sausage sandwich had a nicely split and grilled Italian sausage, with generous amount of grilled onions and peppers, on a lightly-toasted soft sesame roll.  Tasty, and large enough to split for two light eaters.

The Hungarian Mushroom Soup was very flavorful with good earthy herbs.  While it had some cream in it, it wasn't a truly cream-based soup.  However, it probably would have been better without the cream at all.

Will have to go back and try out the pizza.

Definitely worth a visit for a casual lunch in McCall.