NASDAQ-traded Noodles & Company (NDLS), founded in 1995, operates this Point Loma, San Diego fast-casual counter at 3650 Rosecrans Street in the Midway District with a cooked-to-order global noodle menu. The kitchen covers Japanese Pan Noodles, Pad Thai, Penne Rosa, and Wisconsin Mac & Cheese under one roof, a multi-cuisine noodle range wider than the single-origin Thai focus at Aroyd Thai Kitchen 2 nearby. Every dish is built to order from a prep station stocked for custom protein swaps—chicken, shrimp, tofu, or steak across any base—with catering trays available for group orders. That build-your-own customization parallels the counter-service model at Tender Greens further along the Rosecrans corridor, though Noodles & Company’s menu skews toward starch-forward plates rather than protein-and-grain bowls. The most complex build is the Chicken Parmesan—a breaded cutlet layered over spaghetti with house marinara and melted cheese, assembled to order from the same made-in-kitchen prep line handling the full Midway District San Diego noodle roster.