Mac & Cheeza, DTLA (Closed)
I’ve been dying to try Mac & Cheeza ever since they had their soft opening during Downtown LA’s Artwalk in February. Stalkingly, I have passed by their little shop about 3 times in the last 30 days or so, just to see if they had opened their doors. And finally, with an email notification, I found out that they opened their doors this past weekend for the March Artwalk.
So, we all piled in my car and hastily made our way there. After looking at their menu on the wall, I realized that each order was made-to-order, as it should be. We all had different combination’s in the small portion – of the baby mac size, starting at 5 bucks. We shared a ham & black olives mix, a sausage & mushroom combo, a hot links one and my chorizo mac & cheese. Each of the orders had regular Cheese base, rather than the Soy base and regular mac noodles. I thought the Soy base and rice noodles offering would be too weird, but I guess it’ll work in LA. I am more of a traditionalist.
The different additives of meats and vegetables went well with the melted cheese and mac. I liked how they ingredients that looked fresh rather than frozen. The spicy chorizo and hot links gave a nice mild kick. I also liked the savory black olives. I think Mac & Cheeza is a fun concept where you can make your own meal. But I know they haven’t officially opened. Mr. S’s combo was a bit cold in the bottom center. And personally, I would have liked more different selections in cheese. With different cheese you can get different flavors and wider range of combination’s. My first experience with an All Mac and Cheese concept was in New York at S’Mac. Joshua, one of the owners, and their staff did indicate they planned to roll out other cheeses. Anyways… I know Mac & Cheeza will improve and I am looking forward to it.
Mac & Cheeza 223 W 8th St Los Angeles, CA 90014 Downtown (213) 622-3782