Chubby Hug Happy Fun Noodle Time

Tasty and inexpensive, the Malay dish is my favorite and the owner is friendly.
There were a couple days where they weren’t open during posted hours, but how do you protest a one-​gal show? I’m just happy to have another option in the neighborhood. The savory value will keep me coming back.

Should preface this by saying that this is also sold at Rio Rita and that’s where I got mine. Three days old. The curry kind. Tasteless mushy and contains MSG, according to the label. Barf.

Hug me, Chubby Hug, I love your food. This run-​of-​the-​mill Austin trailer serves up some of the best tasting, cheapest food around. And the food isn’t everyday food. It’s not exactly Asian, but it’s pretty dang flavorful. The theme is Asian-​flavored noodles, and for not a lot of money.
At $ 3 for a PACKED 8 oz. container, the #1 and #2 give you some bang for your buck. The #1 was a creamy concoction of sweet potato curry with a hint of spice, beansprouts, and carrots. Also, your protein choice is either egg or tofu. I’m glad I opted for the small because there’s no way I could finish a full order of this hearty conglomerate of noodles… it’s way too rowdy for me.
The #2 was a cold-​style spicy noodle mix with a spicy peanut sauce with large hunks of peanut sprinkled on top. It’s a bit lighter, and you can break the heartiness with the lime they put in your container.
Convenience and pricing are key here. The ingenuity factor and flavors aren’t anything too fancy, but where else other than Austin can you get spicy peanut noodles straight out of a cart… called Chubby Hug?

I tried this place out on a trailer food run, and it failed to impress. When we got there we ordered the #1 — Malay style sweet and spicy noodle, #2 — cold sesame peanut noodle, and #3 — noodles in dashi style broth. The first thing that caught us was that the portions were really small even for how relatively cheap the prices initially seemed. And then we realized there were only four chairs and no tables to eat on, so this is more of a take out place. As for the food itself, we felt like it was poorly made Americanized Asian food. The #1 noodles were drenched in the curry and tasted like spaghetti sauce. The #2 noodles were a little too vinegar-​y for my palate and had more sauce than noodles. #3 which I thought was the best of the three had way too much MSG and again, light on the noodles. For 7 bucks, I expected to have some meat or a huge amount of noodles, but had neither in the #3. Overall, I don’t think I’d come back to this place again.

My girlfriend and I stopped here on a whim when we were headed to get some other food. I thought, man I love noodles, let’s give it a try.
First off, we saw someone outside enjoying a bowl of noodles and we asked about it. She told us they were fantastic, so we went ahead and ordered some.
The staff there couldn’t be described as rude, or nice, only that they didn’t even speak to us when we ordered. They maintained an eerie silence during the order, save for when we asked if they only took cash (ONLY CASH HERE), and gave us our food without saying anything either. Maybe that’s considered rude, you be the judge.
Keeping in mind that I’d never been to the place and we told them that, they never told us anything about the menu, what to order, or whatever about themselves. You’d think they would if they were new.
Second, they only have three things on the menu:
1. Chubby Hug Special, which is sweet potato «spicy» curry noodles that makes no mention of it being cold (small $ 3, large $ 5) with bean sprouts, and your choice of tofu or eggs
2. Cold Szechuan Noodles — can’t say anything about this (can’t remember the prices)
3. Hot Dashi? Noodle Soup (only 1 size) $ 7
Let me just say, if you’re going to have only three things on the menu and you’re going to call the first one your special, they better be good. We both had the special, she had the small, and I had the large special with extra mushrooms (.50 cents more).
I was surprised they were cold (once again, new to this cold noodles thing) but that didn’t set me back, I just thought, okay this must be the way they are, the girl eating one said they were delicious!
It turned out to be subpar and overpriced. I’ve had better experiences and flavors and I just don’t think I’d ever go back again if that was supposed to be the best thing on the menu. It almost lacked flavor and didn’t feel like they were trying. Given that a small is about the size of an 8 oz plastic sour cream container from the grocery store for $ 3 and that a «large» is merely twice that size for $ 5, it was needless to say that my girlfriend and I were still hungry (and she doesn’t eat a lot), it was sub-​par and overpriced!!!
If you’re only going to have three dishes you better make them well, and these people don’t. There weren’t any utensils (none of those reported chopsticks) nor were we offered any. We aren’t going back there again! Love the name though, it’s hilarious.

Yum. Spicy cold sesame noodles with your choice of add ins. Quick service. Seating on the bench or random chairs next to the Peddler store. Yum.

I am fairly new to cold noodles but my eyes are open now!
I have tried every dish on the menu and have no complaints.
The price is great and the cold mexican cokes compliment every noodle bowl.
Good show Avi and Kate!

I’ve had both the cold noodle bowl and the warm, spicy bowl; both are great. The truck is decked out in bright colors with an otter (best animal ever) as a logo. The people who work there are really nice and for just $ 5, the price is great. A really fun place to stop for lunch.

Chubby Hug Happy Fun Noodle Time?!? who the hell names a place that? Apparently a trailer at 51 ST and Duval next to the Peddler Bike Shop does:) Cute trailer serving Asian inspired Vegetarian and Vegan Noodle dishes!
It was a rainy day and the sweet and spicy noodle bowl for 5 bucks was the perfect comfort food!
I was sure that I would be the first to review this obscure place but Evan R. «beet» me to it:)

Magically delicious noodle dishes for five bucks!
I popped in for their grand opening today and had the #1 «CHUBBY HUG SPECIAL NOODLE». It was yummy, served in under a minute, was the perfect amount of food, and felt like a big happy fun hug in my tummy. (maybe that’s where they got the name) Dang!
After my experience there today, I feel like they single-​handedly defined a «pop noodles» food category. Service was pleasant, perky, and fun. The food came in a recyclable plastic tupperware type thing, with a set of chopsticks. Seating was in lawn chairs in the shade of the north side of The Peddler bike shop, in proper «goofy Austin» style. It was totally charming, totally worth five bucks, and I can’t wait to go back and try their other two dishes. Check ‘em out!