Republic Noodle THE MISSING

We would like to dedicate this post to all the uneaten food that we ordered only to find out it was unavailable to us for one reason or other. Let us take a moment to list the reasons why. First, there was the Wild Caught Tuna Tartar Duo, a lofty title for a dish that, according to our waitress should not even be on the menu because the fish comes directly from Japanese seas fresh each day, but they are no longer taking shipments as they cannot be sure that it is not radioactive... oh dear. Second, there were the Southern Thai style wings we ordered that never came out, and which we didn't even bother to remind them about, as the chili dusted side of fries were sold out. Lastly, there was the Mango Creme Brulee, which eluded us as the last one was sold to the table across from us. On our way out the door we shared our sadness about the Creme Brulee with a young mother whose child impressed us with his well behaved presence throughout our meal (unlike the child who tried to kill Melissa with the screen).

Republic Noodle Soba & Seared Salmon Photo

Republic Noodle Soba & Seared Salmon

This dish was fresh and light. The yams added sweetness to the flavor. Although the salmon was not seasoned well it was charred to perfection. We did enjoy the aromatic addition of the Thai Basil.

Republic Noodle Udon with Wild Mushrooms Photo

Republic Noodle Udon with Wild Mushrooms

This dish was bland, boring and unimaginative and came out cold. Udon noodles should be flavorful, colorful and have a variety of vegetables; all of which this dish was lacking.

Melissa's Review of Republic Noodle

One of the most disappointing things for me is to be excited about eating somewhere only to have my hopes dashed.  I had been eyeballing the menu at Republic Noodle for many months.  I was so excited when I found a Groupon for it.  Alas, Republic Noodle not only dashed my hopes but dropped kicked them under a rock too heavy for me or anyone else in the world to move.  The service was by far the worst part of the experience.  We waited 15 minutes to be seated despite having a reservation.  After being seated we waited another 15 minutes for menus.  The waitress was very nice just completely over worked and unorganized.  She was the only waitress and the place was packed.  Being an extreme multi-tasker myself, I have to admit that even though she was the only waitress she could have done her job much more efficiently.   The food itself was also disappointing.  Noodles do not take long to cook; ours took 45 minutes and when they arrived my noodles were cold.  They had to be sent back and when they were re-served to me they were still cold.  Most of the dishes we tried lacked creativity and originality.  Usually fusion restaurants have bold and exciting flavors.  Republic Noodle fell way short.  My other major concern is that half the items we wanted to order were not available.  They had run out of the food necessary to make it.  How do you not have enough food???  The combination of terrible service and disappointing food cause me to rate Republic Noodle ♪. 

Angela's Review of Republic Noodle

Ok whoever is running the Republic of Noodle needs to get the troops in line. The service at this spot is HORRIBLE. We waited 15 minutes to be acknowledged and another 15 minutes to be seated (keep in mind we had reservations) and 15 more minutes for our orders to be taken and a half hour to get the tea we ordered…. see the pattern? I do believe this may have been the longest meal of my life. Incidentally, other than the wasabi eggs we ordered as appetizers, which by the way, came before the tea, which we had to request a second time before it was delivered to our table, the tea was the best thing on the menu. Then for some unfathomable reason, at least one dish, per course, was mysteriously either, in such short supply it disappeared from the premises before the last patron left, or even more bizarre, never made it to the premises that day at all, or even more bizarre than THAT, should never have been on the menu to give us the impression that it would ever SEE the premise. The only thing I can give them, and I HAVE to give them this, or else I’d just feel plain mean, is that they were quite apologetic about every dining setback we experienced, no matter how ridiculously frequent they occurred. I do not believe I have been apologized to so much in one sitting in my life…<sigh>. Unfortunately I am giving them ♪ and THAT is because, well, that is the lowest I can give them.

Republic Noodle Overall Rating

Republic Noodle….ughhhh…Just don’t do it!  Save your money and especially your time.  Just do not even go.  If you want noodles you are better off going to your corner Asian carryout spot.  That way you are guaranteed to have your food in 10 minutes or less and it will not be disappointing.  The atmosphere at the restaurant made you feel like you were in a great big aquarium smushed in with a bunch of other fish.  The plain blue walls, with a big mirror in the middle of one wall and random brown seaweed pictures was not at all inspiring and added to the aquarium atmosphere.  The one nice thing we will say about the layout of the restaurant is that it was neat to have the kitchen out in the open.  However, it made the space super smoky.  This is a family restaurant.  There were small children running around while parents schmoozed with little regard to the havoc their children were causing in the restaurant.  At one point we were impaled by a Japanese screen that had been dislodged from the floor by the body of a flying 2 year old.  The food is not worth commenting on further because we were only able to taste half the items we wished.   Parking was also a major issue, which is to be expected because of its neighborhood location.  Thank God we only had to pay $12 for this meal because we used our Groupon.  We give Republic Noodle an overall rating of ♪.