Starting out as a food cart in Victoria BC’s Chinatown neighbourhood in 2001, Noodlebox has grown exponentially, opening up in Barrie and the northern Ontario region. The Sault Ste. Marie location of Noodlebox opened in July 2023, which is when manager Ronica Sequeira moved up to the Soo from the Barrie location.
She says that word of the new business spread quickly, and the town welcomed them with open arms. The restaurant has been busy with both new visitors and a core group of regulars. “I think that Noodlebox is something different.
When we opened there were a lot of local Chinese food restaurants, but there’s a difference. Our food is made fresh, nothing is stored beforehand,” says Ronica. Noodlebox staff prep food on a daily basis.
They receive fresh produce every 2-3 days and chop everything up in-house. The restaurant also embraces the 2000-year-old tradition of cooking with woks— all of their dishes are cooked in that fashion. Everything on Noodlebox’s menu comes as a “box,” ranging from a teriyaki box, a ginger beef box, a butter chicken box, to even a Bombay mac & cheese box.
Everything in these boxes is customizable to fit customers’ dietary needs and preferences. The restaurant offers options like light carbs, doubling up on the vegetables or protein, and using zucchini noodles instead of regular noodles. “We have a lot of different options that you might not find as easily elsewhere,” says Ronica.
Ronica’s favourite boxes are the butter c.
