Comments on: S’Mac: Cheeseburger & Alpine Macaroni & Cheese

By: Franny

Franny — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:39:33 +0000

I have been jonsing for the four cheese mac and cheese since I tried it uptown a few months back. I loved it- perfectly browned on top, great cheesy quotient and thick not runny inside, probably due to an egg. Also tried the accompanying corn salad which was a good balance of flavors and corn to carbs. My other fave mac and cheese is at “the Smith” on 3rd Ave in the East Village which is also served in a cast iron pan. Love the comfort food man.

By: Foodguyisgettinglazy

Foodguyisgettinglazy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:13:38 +0000

Foodguy, its been months since a new post. Have you stopped reviewing or just getting lazy?

By: VacuumCleaner

VacuumCleaner — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:05:39 +0000

S’Mac definitely gave me a large case of blue balls. It was talked up by friends and I was throughly excited to go. However, when I got there I found that it was not cheesy enough for me and I would have preferred to be home eating Kraft Mac and Cheese instead!

By: Master

Master — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:34:49 +0000

Foodguy, I routinely go with my fiance to S’Mac whenever I’m on the lower east side (she loves mac & cheese). I tried out the “build your own” with munster and cheddar, chicken, broccoli, and mushrooms. It was pretty decent.

RoaryCat1, thank you for mentioning SuperMac’s. I definitely gotta check it out, it’s pretty close to where I live (I have to go out of my way to visit S’Mac )

By: RoaryCat1

RoaryCat1 — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:24:29 +0000

S’Mac’s is good but I find SuperMac’s near Madison Square Garden to be better with a wider selection. The Lobster Thermador was incredible with big chunks of Maine Lobster in it. Prices more reasonable than S’Mac’s too (and I rather enjoy S’Macs).

By: Isabel Rodriguez

Isabel Rodriguez — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:50:37 +0000

I come from puerto rico and my family and i love macaroni and cheese — my 4 brothers and sister are coming next month to visit and i can’t wait to take them here! Thank you food guy!

By: The Marchesa of Mustard

The Marchesa of Mustard — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:31:32 +0000

FoodGuy: Recently made a trip to S’Mac with an out-of-town mac & cheese lover. The Four Cheese with breadcrumbs is absolutely the right (and probably the only) way to go. After careful analysis, we all concluded that all the other add-ins are basically just costly distractions.

I tried the Parisienne (brie, wild mushrooms, figs and rosemary) which, in theory, should have been a slam dunk. Unfortunately, the main ingredient was rosemary, which left an unwelcome taste in my mouth all day. Literally. All day. It totally overpowered the dish, rendering the brie–and even the dried figs, with all their concentrated sweetness–totally flavorless. We also tried the Garden Lite, because we’re healthy like that. Not bad, but not terribly well-seasoned either. As a result, the Marquis of Masala proceeded to drown it in Tabasco (not real hot sauce, mind you) which has its own distinct and, in my opinion, vile, flavor. On your recommendation, we ordered breadcrumbs on each dish, which made the less flavorful Noshes slightly more interesting. While the Four Cheese was a winner, and we appreciated the sale of Lactaid at the register, we probably won’t be returning to Sarita’s anytime soon. I’ll take the mac & cheese at Artisanal or Etats-Unis (or better yet, its less-expensive Bar or sister restaurant, Niche) over S’Mac any day.

On another note, we followed up our mac & cheese experience with a trip to Bespoke chocolates. Which are excellent but, pound for pound, may be the most expensive foodstuffs you’ve ever brought to your readers’ attention. I don’t know what food blogging is paying these days, but Bespoke chocolates are even a bit rich for my royal britches.

In any event, thanks for the recommendations and insights, FoodGuy…they made for a fun afternoon.

By: bernie

bernie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:12:55 +0000

i’m so baked right now and this looks absolutely f-in INCREDIBLE. thanks for torturing me food guy

By: not julia child

not julia child — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:10:19 +0000

You know what would be great? If you could eat about a quarter of the mac n cheese, and then have them put it back in the oven for a couple minutes to brown it up a little and add a little more crispiness and “deliciousness” as you like to say food guy. obviously this would be a huge hassle for them (or would it??), but it would be pretty good – what do you think?

By: reallllyyyyyyyyy???

reallllyyyyyyyyy??? — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:04:58 +0000

hahaha that is great anonymous, i’d do the exact same thing, but this stuff looks DAMNNN tastyyyyyy. how long were you waiting there for these idiots to try to figure this out?