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Nooch

143 Eighth Ave., New York, NY 10011
at 17th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-691-8600 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    5.7 out of 10

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    6 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Japanese/Sushi, Thai
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Photo by Yun Cee Ng

Official Website

noochny.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, noon-10:30pm; Fri-Sat, noon-11:30pm

Nearby Subway Stops

A, C, E at 14th St.; L at Eighth Ave.

Prices

$9-$21

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Delivery
  • Singles Scene
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

4th St. to 28th St., Sixth Ave. to Twelth Ave.

Profile

This Japanese-Thai noodle bar's menu covers wide swaths of bicultural ground from soba and ramen to the inevitable pad Thai. It's also the first New York restaurant designed by Karim Rashid, whose touch is visible in the silk-screened glass facade, curvaceous furniture, and a bar dispensing thematic cocktails like the tom yumtini. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

5.7 "Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
50% Would you go back?
33% Would you take a date?
16% Would you take kids?
33% Would you go on business?
33% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 6.3
Service: 5.2
Décor: 8.8
Value: 6.8

I'm suprised by the bad reviews of Nooch

CarlAyers from 11225 | Posted on 11/13/06

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 8
Décor: 10
Value: 9

I LOVE Nooch. I've been there more times than I can count. I've always had a great time. I've gone with friends; I've gone with a date, and each time I go, it's a great experience. The martinis are incredible. The food is better than I first expected. The menu is reasonably priced, so if you don't like the restaurant, you won't feel like you spent a large amount of money on a lack-luster experience. My recommendations: Noochi Martini, Bangkok Drumsticks (chicken wrapped over a sugarcane skewer), and Pad See Oui Gai (fried chicken noodles)

Lackluster Food for to go with the Plastic decor.

chosungman from | Posted on 6/22/05

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Food: 2
Service: 2
Décor: 10
Value: 2

I found the first thing to turn me off was the hot green tea I ordered. It was served in a paper cup with a tea bag. For $4 dollars, I think that I could have done as good a job with tea. Ah well, I thought. It's just tea. I ordered a nice bowl of noodles, with great anticipation only to be deflated. Out of the box limp, flavorless noodles, whose blandness was only matched by the the broth. Honestly, if a place that calls itself a noodle bar has to resort to using pre-fab noodles out of a plastic bag from the freezer, then what good is it, I ask you. The decor was about the only saving grace. As for the service. I went with 3 friends on a non-busy day. I felt like the waiter was doing us a favor just for strolling by at some point with the menus. Overall, a very lackluster experience. If hip pan asian food is what you are after, Republic not only has the decor, but also delivers on the food as well. Nooch. No thanks. And thanks for the cheap green tea in a paper cup.

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