I have been meaning to try the Mac Shack because there was so much hype about it leading up to its opening.
Whoever does the social media for this restaurant pretty much kicks butt because there was certainly a TON of buzz about this place before it opened up. Their website looks amazing, they were creating buzz and hype on their twitter feed, and they even have a newsletter (who would have thought that restaurants need newsletters?).
Creating the “brand” is very important I’m sure to ensure returning customers, but just one look at their mac and cheese dishes and seeing that delicious gooey cheese is enough to make me to buy some mac and cheese.
(one thing you might not have known about me is that I am addicted to eating cheese. Especially anything four cheese!)
The Mac Shack got my attention when they were giving away FREE mac and cheese for their grand opening. The only way you could get a free mac and cheese (worth about $7-8) is if you follow them on twitter. They then sent you a coupon to use. I of course did not take advantage of this because it was too late for me (as per usual). I instead paid like any other patron without twitter and enjoyed my meal nonetheless.
I picked the four cheese mac and cheese (very very good I might add) and picked up some Veggie mac and cheese when I visited my little sis for lunch (which is what you see in this picture). The picture I took doesn’t do it justice and you’d best go over to look at their website for their food porn (which is shot much better than my blah picture, I might add).
The cool thing about the mac and cheese is that it comes in a skillet and it feels very “homey” to have mac and cheese served to you on a skillet. They also have three sizes, and the 2nd size has plenty to share with just one other person, if you don’t want to do invidividual mac and cheeses.
This ain’t your Kraft dinner mac and cheese, that’s for sure.
Happy Friday! Have I made you hungry yet?
Readers, are you a fan of mac and cheese? Do you have any good (and easy) recipes you’d like to share?
Oh god, I love Mac and Cheese. Heck, I just love cheese! I don’t have any really easy go to recipes right now; I’m still working on coming up with one that doesn’t require flour.
@Cassie- I LOVE CHEESE TOO!! I would marry it if I can’t. Ooh gluten free mac and cheese would be the bomb- and a great invention!
I’m somewhat equivocal on Mac and Cheese. It’s not that I don’t like it, but to prepare it the way I like it is not particularly healthy, so I don’t eat it very much
Great pic, and yes you did make me hungry!!!
Mrs. RB40 loves Mac and cheese. I’m ok with it.
I don’t know if I’d pay 8 bucks for it.
@retirebyforty- Even if it was served to you in a fancy cast iron pan?
I, too, am twitterless! Well, I tried it for a minute. And I know I should make it be, but it’s just not the social network for me.
I’m with RBF—I guess I’d have to try it once to see if I’d pay $8 for it…though you compel me to try!
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I actually really don’t like it. I tried a slow cooker recipe once, but it was a lot of work,and my hubby prefer KD to it, so I might as well stick with the easy (and cheaper!) route.
I love Mac and Cheese… though I am embarrassed to admit my favorite is the cheap stuff in the box from Aldi. Yum!