

Little Bird, Portland, Oregon - This beloved bistro serves macaroni that the General Manager describes as a “snowballer.” “Once you see it come out of the kitchen, you have to order it,” he says. They add some texture with a crispy truffle tossed bread crumbs. He also uses a special Gruyere and cheddar blend, describing it as an “umami bomb.” This ooey gooey cheese masterpiece has totaled to at least 40,000 pounds sold per year.Ĭheesetique, Arlington & Alexandria, Virginia - This cheeserie uses its own cheeses to create a lovely savory and slightly sweet combination that wows the diner while creating a down home feeling with the classic elbow pastas. He replaced the classic elbows with penne pasta so the sauce especially clings to it. Oh, they don’t stop there though, they add in spiced ham and top the whole dish off with even more shredded cheese and crispy fried onions.īeecher’s Handmade Cheese, Seattle & New York - Kurt Dammeier is the Pike Place bad boy when it comes to mac-and-cheese. They serve a killer dish with three premiere cheeses to create the best experience. Murray’s Cheese Bar, New York - Naturally, New York’s most famous mac-and-cheese shop is on the list. He compares it to good pizza where the “hardest part is not taking a bite right when it comes out because it will burn the top of your mouth.” Parkside, Austin - Shawn Cirkiel finishes his made-to-order mac-and-cheese with a super thin crispy layer of breadcrumbs. Rather than the classic elbow pasta, Chef McInnis has decided that the cheese sauce vessel would be a spiral-like torch shaped pasta that the Chef says is “perfect for catching the cheesy sauce.” The bread crumb top was inspired by his own grandmother’s crispy macaroni casserole. Yardbird, Miami - Opened by Top Chef alum Jeff McInnis, this comfort food palace serves a high praised mac-and-cheese with a five cheese sauce that includes: medium-sharp cheddar, Swiss, Grayson, Red Leicester and Parmesan.
