5 to Try: Mac 'n' Cheese
By Chelsea Sime, Assistant Editor
Don’t pretend you don’t still find just a little bit of consolation in that blue box. Creamy or crispy, gourmet or ghetto, macaroni and cheese is one comfort food that nearly everyone can agree on. It’s been a staple on local Southern-style and nouveau American menus for years, but these five spots are the absolute tops when it comes to the decadent side dish.
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Blue Plate
3218 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
The killer mac at this trendy Mission spot is drowned in their signature “drunken Spanish goat cheese," which sounds a whole lot crazier than it actually is. -
Home
2100 Market St, San Francisco, CA
The Sunday bloody Marys and not-quite-big-enough side of macaroni and cheese gratin might be the only reasons this Castro comfort cuisine staple is still in business--but they're awfully good ones. -
Q
225 Clement St, San Francisco, CA
As if the down-home king of comfort foods couldn't get any more sinful (read: coronary-inducing), this Inner Richmond brunch and lunch hangout tops their big bowls of relatively mild mac and cheese with a handful of toasty tater tots. -
Blue
2337 Market St, San Francisco, CA
Indulge your inner glutton at dinner with a $10 macaroni entree at this Castro bistro--the signature gourmet version features four kinds of cheese and panko bread crumbs, while the "flaming" option adds chili flakes and tomato sauce. -
farmerbrown
25 Mason St, San Francisco, CA
It's worth the fight past the sidewalk sideshow at this hip Tenderloin Southern-style restaurant if you can sit down to a piled plate of their crispy fried chicken and creamy, cheesy macaroni. It makes a perfect side dish, or ask for a larger portion for a veg-friendly meal.
