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| - Mix N Mac has taken over the spot of my dearly departed Atomic #7 ice creamery off to the side of the Galleria Mall. (Note: if using Apple Maps, it may give you some weird directions, but I find it's easiest to get there via the Sunset Rd exit off of the 515). Anyway! This is place is your typical (how odd that this is becoming a viable trend) Mac n Cheese place - pick your cheese, toppings, size or go for a pre-designed menu item. My BF, who is not vegan, got a spicy, which he said was good ("but it's no Homeroom" - for those of you from the Bay Area). I got the Vegan (of course!).
Now, let me say thank you to Mix n Mac for even having a vegan option. That is great. BUT (you knew it was coming, right?) it's pretty weak. It's not BAD, it's just not mac n cheezy. No tang! No cheezy flavor. I took mine home and added cheezed it up (seriously, 1 TBS of Nooch (aka nutritional yeast aka vegan gold) made a WORLD of difference), and it was quite good. The Vegan includes whole wheat noodles, and a few types of veg in a creamy sauce. You can also get the "Vegan" with regular cheese if you want, which people at the counter kept telling me. They seemed to know that the vegan was not so tasty as-is. That's sad, because it's actually really easy (and cheap) to make a GOOD vegan mac. (I will happily provide a recipe to prove it!)
The service was fine, prices were OK, but I wouldn't return based on my entree. It's great to have options, but it's better when they're treated like a real OPTION and not just an afterthought.
They have Groupons for this place all the time, so it's definitely worth a try. Vegans, just BYONooch and mix it in and you'll be fine.
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