Best mac and cheese ever. Very crowded on a Saturday morn with the brunch crowd. Hipster central. But hipsters gotta eat too. Stopped in because I was hangry and allergic to my husbands parents cats and needed to kill time while he said goodbye to them (his parents not the cats) before we hit the road. Yelped this place up and per usual you didnt steer me wrong. Ordered the mac & cheese everyone raves about and its def a 5 out of 5.
I had leftovers that my husband devoured. He said it was the best macaroni he's ever tasted. After I got out of my feelings, I had to agree. He could have at least said mine was the best (mac and cheese is very labor intensive but I have made it for him many times) and Luckys is a close second but whatevs. It truly is good good stuff. Very rich and decadent. They serve it with cold applesauce and fresh grapes. Normally I'm not a fan of mixing sweet and savory; I like my foods seperate but equal when I consume them but the waitress was so thorough and personable in her explanation of how to use the applesauce to cool down the pasta (it comes out piping hot) that I tried it. And tried it again. And again. And I couldnt stop dipping.
What to know. Quarters are TIGHT there is not a lot of waitspace. I felt like I was in the way no matter how much I tried to twist and turn to not be in the way. They only take reservations for parties of 6 or more. They quoted me an hour wait time but I was probably seated in about a half hour. All the tables turned over pretty quickly.
If I lived in Cleveland I'd be back for sure.
Oh, so I also had the dark chocolate cake with salted something or another with buttercream frosting. No bueno. The cake itself was dense and dry and the icing tasted like straight butter and salt with not enough sugar... def not the special sweet treat I had hoped for. My hopes were high because the description sorta kinda if you're reaching reminded me of the old school late nineties/ early two thousands Olive Garden dessert, Chocolate Lasagna that was discontinued. Nope not even close. Wouldn't get it again.