331 Noodles

331 Noodles occupies a storefront on the US-331 corridor in Freeport, a stretch of highway that connects the inland part of Walton County to the beaches of South Walton. The restaurant specializes in Chinese noodle dishes made from scratch, and its menu repeats one point throughout: every dish is prepared without added MSG.

Noodles arrive hand-pulled and cut fresh for dishes like beef noodle soup, chicken noodle, shrimp noodle, and tomato egg noodle, each built around a broth simmered separately for hours. Dumplings come steamed or pan-fried and stuffed with seasoned pork or vegetables, and the kitchen also turns out mapo tofu, Sichuan chicken, sweet and sour ribs, and a well-reviewed brisket fried rice. Cashew chicken lettuce wraps and a Kung Pao chicken bento box round out the lunch-friendly options, and pan-fried pork buns show up as a starter worth ordering alongside the noodles rather than instead of them.

Diners describe a small, relaxed dining room where servers greet tables quickly and keep the pace easygoing rather than rushed. Screens in the dining area run footage of tofu-making and harvest scenes tied to the ingredients on the menu, a detail regulars mention alongside the food itself. The kitchen makes its own chili paste for dipping, and reviewers single out the beef brisket noodles for how tender the meat turns out and how well balanced the broth tastes, calling it some of the best Asian food available in the area.

331 Noodles sits at 16735 Highway 331 South, Unit 1, in Freeport, and takes phone orders at (850) 880-2047. The restaurant is closed on Tuesdays and otherwise opens at 11:00 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, running until 9:00 p.m.; Sunday hours start at noon and also run to 9:00 p.m. Prices stay on the budget-friendly side, and the restaurant also pours pearl and taro milk tea for anyone who wants a drink alongside the food.

Freeport sits along US-331, the inland route many beach-bound travelers take between I-10 and the Choctawhatchee Bay bridge into South Walton, which makes 331 Noodles a practical stop for anyone driving through rather than staying directly on the coast. The restaurant leans on that highway traffic along with a loyal local following, and its own site emphasizes traditional recipes and fresh ingredients over shortcuts, a claim that lines up with the made-from-scratch dumplings and noodles reviewers describe. Online ordering runs through the restaurant’s own website for takeout, and the restaurant also appears on third-party delivery platforms, a useful option for visitors staying nearby on the 331 corridor who would rather skip the wait for a table.

The dining room stays fairly compact, so groups larger than a handful may want to call ahead, especially around the dinner rush. Beyond the noodle and dumpling program, the menu extends into steamed buns and other traditional items that do not always make it onto third-party delivery listings, so asking the counter staff about anything not printed on the online menu can turn up a dish worth trying. For a corridor better known for pizza counters and seafood shacks, 331 Noodles gives Freeport a genuinely different option, one built by a kitchen that treats hand-pulled noodles as the point of the visit rather than a side note.