S'Mac

06/30/09

accessorize your mac and cheese

by mabstb at Citysearch

we figured this was a safe bet for dining with kids - it's mac and cheese after all! they split a medium sized "all-american" while the adults each managed an medium sized dish. mine with figs, brie and rosemary was a great twist an otherwise quite banal dish. the cajun was ok. you can also aparently build-your-own , adding toppings ala pizza until your palate is content. dinner for 4 (2 kids) was <$40. we'd go back.

• Pros: good for kids, reasonable prices, options!
• Cons: crowded, a/c was very windy, loud

04/02/09

Rude Service and Overpriced

by keithgauger at Citysearch

On my way to enter one of the employees lingered in the doorway yelling to his friend down the street before letting me in. No apology or even recognition that a restaurant should welcome a customer.

The cashier seemed barely interested in taking my order and was more concerned with solidifying her evening plans with her friend (who was talking loudly on her walkie-talkie, bee-beep! kind of cell phone).

While I ate, the kitchen and counter staff were yelling loudly to each other and to friends, frequently cursing. There was also a delivery problem because the cashier had written down an incomplete address and no phone number - how do I know this? Because the staff argued and joked about it for nearly the whole time I was there. It was clear that the kids running the place thought it was OK to treat the customers as secondary to their primary goal of having a good time.

I ordered the medium sized the four cheese with broccoli and got literally four small pieces of broccoli. The multigrain noodles were rubbery. If I paid five bucks for my meal it would still bother me to eat in such an atmosphere, but since I paid fifteen (including $1.75 for a can of soda) AND the food was mediocre, it was totally frustrating.

I won't be returning to this place and I recommend skipping it if you are tempted to give it a shot. There's plenty of better options in the neighborhood.

04/02/09

Rude Service and Overpriced

by keithgauger at Citysearch

On my way to enter one of the employees lingered in the doorway yelling to his friend down the street before letting me in. No apology or even recognition that a restaurant should welcome a customer.

The cashier seemed barely interested in taking my order and was more concerned with solidifying her evening plans with her friend (who was talking loudly on her walkie-talkie, bee-beep! kind of cell phone).

While I ate, the kitchen and counter staff were yelling loudly to each other and to friends, frequently cursing. There was also a delivery problem because the cashier had written down an incomplete address and no phone number - how do I know this? Because the staff argued and joked about it for nearly the whole time I was there. It was clear that the kids running the place thought it was OK to treat the customers as secondary to their primary goal of having a good time.

I ordered the medium sized the four cheese with broccoli and got literally four small pieces of broccoli. The multigrain noodles were rubbery. If I paid five bucks for my meal it would still bother me to eat in such an atmosphere, but since I paid fifteen (including $1.75 for a can of soda) AND the food was mediocre, it was totally frustrating.

I won't be returning to this place and I recommend skipping it if you are tempted to give it a shot. There's plenty of better options in the neighborhood.

• Pros: um, the bathroom was relatively clean
• Cons: rude employees and unimpressive, expensive food