MAC'd OUT

I came out to the Plant Street Market recently, to see what all the hype was all about. Some places are so over-hyped, but this place was not one of those place. The Market was absolutely appropriately hyped. The quantity and quality of the food stalls within were banging. One of those stalls I stopped at was this place, MAC'd OUT. Build your own mac 'n' cheese? These opportunities don't come around very often. I had to take advantage. There are a few curated macs that sounded pretty good, but I like personally being able to customize, so I dove in to the surprisingly affordable ala carte options. I don't remember exactly what I got, but I do know that chicken breast and caramelized onions were involved. Either way, they loaded up the tray, passed it through the rolling oven thing, and served it to me. The portion size of this thing was shocking. I'm not complaining. Just be forewarned. You should share this thing with one or two other people. So much tender chicken, so many perfectly cooked noodles, all smothered with that classic colored cheese you've been eating since you were a kid, and topped with slightly charred bread crumbs that added the perfect texture to this dish. This place, and the associated Chicago Stop, seemed to have employed young folk that couldn't get off their phones for longer than 15 seconds at a time. Must have been a good TikTok they were watching. Again, not a detractor for me. Just don't expect pleasant customer service. If you like mac 'n' cheese, and the people out there who are mac fans are True mac fans, you will love this place. Come here. I'll be back.

The first time I tried Mac’d Out I was not a fan. However, I gave it another shot and am glad I did and have eaten there multiple times since! Good service and great Mac! Chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, red peppers

They take a simple dish like Mac and Cheese and elevate it to the next level. Located in the Plant St. Market, their mac and cheese was rich and creamy and flavorful and the portion size was gigantic all with reasonable prices. I'll be going back.

Really delicious! I ordered the Southwest and asked for bacon. I didn't know they would replace the chorizo with bacon. My mistake. It was still really good. I went back and ordered a chorizo with gorgonzola. Great value!

Great place! Noodles a tad bit dense and very little chicken in the 2 we got but would definitely go back to try some other ones.

I was so excited to try this place. I mean Mac and cheese is one of the best comfort foods you can have. I ordered the Buffalo mac and cheese. I was told it would be 8 minutes or so and I could pick up my food at the counter. The guy who took my order and prepared my food wasn’t interested in being at work that day. He looked miserable from the get go. I should of taken that into consideration and gotten lunch elsewhere. I received my food in the time it was promised but wow what can I say…it was horrible in every way. The noodles were mushy, the sauce was so watery and the chicken was chewy and flavorless. I figured for $15 it would be great..I was wrong. Chick fil a makes a far superior mac and cheese and that isn’t an exaggeration.

Unfortunately we did not have a good experience. Our food came out cold, the cheese was definitely not real cheese and the noodles were undercooked. Very disappointing.