Noodlecat at the West Side Market will close on Saturday, January 10. The carry-out only offshoot of the popular downtown restaurant (234 Euclid Ave., 216-589-0007, noodlecat.com) of the same name opened in spring of 2012, in a stall managed by Ohio City Pasta. That lease was not renewed, according to Ohio City Pasta’s Gary Thomas.

It was a mutual parting of ways, he says. “The time just came to part.”

Added chef-owner Jonathon Sawyer, “It’s a new year, and unfortunately we could not extend our lease with Ohio City Pasta,” he stated. “On the bright side, we have a lot in store for Noodlecat and are really excited about the direction we’re headed in.”

Sawyer says that other expansion plans already are in the works for his Japanese-American noodle concept, including a “special outpost housed in a cultural institution” a new brick and mortar location, and even another stand at the West Side Market.

“We love serving ramen to the city and have been proud to serve over 100,000 bowls of ramen in the Westside Market alone,” Sawyer said. “Thanks for the support and the slurps!”

As for what’s to come of the now-vacant space, Thomas says that he and his company will take it over.

“We are considering some options,” he says. “It may just be an extension of what we’re doing here, but with more prepared foods, but we’re not quite sure yet.”

Either way, plans are to have it up and running before the end of January.

This article appears in Jan 7-13, 2015.

For 25 years, Douglas Trattner has worked as a full-time freelance writer, editor and author. His work as co-author on Michael Symon's cookbooks have earned him four New York Times Best-Selling Author honors, while his longstanding role as Scene dining editor has garnered awards of its own.

3 replies on “Noodlecat to Close West Side Market Stand; Ohio City Pasta to Reclaim Spot”

  1. I’m a soup man through and through. I love ramen and have tried probably more than 50-100 different brands of it. When I found out noodlecat was opening in the market I was really excited to give it a try. I tried about 4 or 5 of their soups and was sad to say that I was extremely underwhelmed by them. The first time I tried one it was not good. I still went back to try others and wanted to like them but couldn’t. Not sure if it was the way they were making them at the market, but I found them to have more or less flavorless broth and on several occasions, the fresh noodles were undercooked and doughy. Just my opinion, but i’m not sure why this place is so popular.

  3. Bummed! Maybe Sawyer can move into the Pasta and Pastries building in ohio city. ( PLEASE, ANYBODY )

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