Mac and Cheese in SF
Any mac and cheese that is noteworthy in the city?
cem3340 13 REPLIES SO FAR
Depends on what you are looking for, traditional or more upscale? If you like goat cheese in your mac, then Blue Plate has a nice rendition. Memphis Minnie's and Roadside BBQ's are more traditional. They aren't bad, but I wouldn't call them noteworthy.
Civil Bear Blue on Market has great, straight forward Mac N Cheese that comes in a deep, bubbling ramekin that you have to wait to cool down before you can eat it. They have add ins and different versions but my favorite is the straight up traditional one they serve.
I am also partial to the mac n cheese at Boulevard Cafe in South San Francisco. . .super old school. . no crispy crust just elbow macaroni and lots of cheese. You can get a child's serving which is plenty. . the regular serving is giant and so rich!
Both these restaurants are simple - nothing of note other than their version of macaroni and cheese. But please take note, I am a purist in that I like elbow macaroni and regular cheese. . .bacon, smoked cheeses, non-elbow macaroni are abominations to me.
The only exception is the mac n cheese at BarBersQ in Napa. . they have the slightest hint of sage steeped into the bechamel. .. but it's so delicious!
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