Tag: Mac & Cheese

Social Kitchen & Brewery (San Francisco, CA)

  ~ Original Truffle Mac & Cheese ~ Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Presentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mouthwatering. There’s an artful pop of color in this dish that’s always a bonus, as is the classic cast-iron skillet. Flavor: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ With a mouth still full of my first bite of piping hot mac & cheese, I exclaimed, “Oh my God, this is so good.”…

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Lansing Brewing Company (Lansing, MI)

  ~ S’MAC DADDY ~ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Presentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 Very interesting! I can safely say that I have never encountered a pesto mac and cheese, or any mac that looked less like a mac – in the best way, of course.  Flavor: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Let me reiterate: interesting. I definitely did not anticipate the pesto and cheese flavors blending…

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Casey’s Tavern (Ann Arbor, MI)

  ~ Mac-N-Cheese ~ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Presentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 Cute, but not sexy. On the other hand, the melty cheese and bacon are quite visually appealing.  Flavor: ⭐️ Very “meh.” There was little to no variety in flavor, aside from a slight aftertaste of Kraft Singles.  Creaminess: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Something interesting about this mac is that was sufficiently creamy – but…

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Melt Bar & Grilled (Columbus, OH)

~ Mighty Macaroni ~ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Presentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If there is someone out there who can look at sandwich without their mouth watering, please contact me so we can have a little chat – you might be a robot. Just look at the dusting of parm across the top! I must say, I am also a big…

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Tavern & Tap (Lansing, MI)

~ White Cheddar & Bacon Mac N Cheese ~ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Presentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Let’s not kid ourselves, this mac looks like it was taken straight out of Bon Appétit Magazine – just look at the artful sprinkling of chives across the top. This may just be the most aesthetic mac & cheese dish I have ever encountered;…

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Saddleback BBQ (Okemos, MI)

~ Saddleback Mac + Cheese ~ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Presentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I find it important to note that this mac is a side dish. For most BBQ joint mac & cheeses, a styrofoam container is usually the best you can expect in terms of presentation. Pretty blah. As you can see from the photo, Saddleback shakes that expectation and…

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