Noodles & Company, the restaurant brand that features a collection of dishes from around the world, opened yesterday in Waterloo on Crossroads Blvd. This is Noodles' 300th restaurant. 

To commemorate the landmark event, Noodles & Company invited hundreds of loyal fans to form a huge "300" on the ground and an aerial photo was taken from a helicopter. The photo was staged at Valley Lutheran High School.

Noodles' 300th opening marks the 7th restaurant to open in Iowa overall and the 15th restaurant to open in 2012. Noodles employs nearly 150 people in Iowa. 

A big thank you to all those who came out and helped Noodles celebrate in Cedar Falls!