Noodles and Company

On Friday Erin and I were VIPs at the new Noodles and Company in Des Moines. I had signed up on their email list earlier in the year to find out details about the store opening and when it would happen. Then early last week I got an invite for a meal there before the opening. I could bring 1 guest and Erin was in the room so I invited her. We got to each have a meal and drink for free, which was very nice.
I went with a nice bowl of their pesto pasta (I can't remember the actual name):

Erin had some mac and cheese with chicken.

We also each got a piece of flatbread.

They also have very nice signs for your number and cute little take-out boxes.

I'd never been to noodles before and I can say that I really liked it. The service was really good and the food was also really good. The restaurant also seems really nice since it's new.

After noodles we went to Menchies to get some froyo. We each bought 2 groupons for it so we used one of them. Menchies is not as good as Orange Leaf in Erin and my opinion, but this is not everyone in the house's opinion. We've had some heated arguments with Jenn and Laura about this fact. But we can all agree to disagree on the best froyo in Des Moines ;)