We were one of the many bloggers invited to The Mac Shack‘s media event to have a taste of their menu and drinks. It was a fun night and before I know it, I already had 8 different kinds of mac and cheeses, 1 mac and cheese sandwich and 2 desserts, a carbs loading night for sure.
My favorite mac and cheese dishes of the night were: classic and lobster.
The Classic was the first one I tried. It was just simply creamy, cheesy and comforting; what a mac and cheese is supposed to be.
The lobster mac was the one I looked forward to all night, it consisted of oyster mushrooms, truffle oil, dill, and of course, lobster. It was nice eating the pasta alone with the sauce, there was a distinct seafood taste. It got a lot better once I had a piece of the perfectly cooked lobster. A tad more truffle oil and lobster would be extra nice.
Other crowd favorite mac and cheeses were the meaty ones such as Bacon cheeseburger, Ultimate, and the Brooklyn.
Most of the mac and cheeses are cooked in cream sauce, and some were in red such as their Veggie mac. I love vegetables, but this was my least favorite. It lacked the creamy, cheesy characteristics of a mac and cheese because it was in a red sauce and there was hardly any cheese. It reminded me more of a baked pasta rather than a mac and cheese.
One dish I wasn’t expecting was the Mac and Grilled Cheese. Take a regular fixing of a turkey sandwich but add a layer of classic mac and cheese it in. It was a hit among many, including myself. There’s a crispy texture of buttery toast with some saltiness from the turkey and pesto, and then add on the creamy mac and cheese, all in one bite. Such a guilty pleasure.
The Squished was one of the desserts we got to try, and it was awesome. It was a ice cream sandwich with vanilla bean gelato and raspberry sauce squished between 2 double chocolate cookies. It was a delicious dessert with a fun name, I enjoyed this very very much.
Back to the mac and cheese, I really like the choice of cavatappi as their only pasta for all their mac and cheeses. It’s a fun pasta to eat, and it holds the sauces well. All of the noodles I tried were cooked perfectly al dente.
I have read other food blogger’s previous experience at the Mac Shack and most of them were negative. I think at this media event, they really showed that they listened to all their customers feedback and improved on a lot of the dishes. Although I have no previous experience to reference to, based on my first visit this night, I’d visit them again.
The Mac Shack
5395 West Boulevard
Vancouver, BC V6M
(604) 267-4225
3 Comments on "The Mac Shack"
Couldn’t agree with you more. It’s nice to read a review that doesn’t forget we’re talking about Mac and Cheese, not fine dining!
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