Get Your Melt On at MMMac & Cheese

When the craving hits, there’s no avoiding it, and any good mac n’ cheese lover knows where to get their fix.  Lately I’ve been getting mine at MMMac & Cheese, located in Faneuil Hall’s Quincy Market.

There’s no shortage of new takes on mac n’ cheese, so MMMac stays true to the classic dish’s humble nature, offering a few simple additions to jazz things up.  Every order of mac n’ cheese – with or without toppings – is cooked to order and ready to eat in about ten minutes.  This may irk some mac purists who balk at anything outside of grandma’s roux-based, slow baked, crunchy-topped casserole.  But before anyone starts getting that awful PROCESSED CHEESE dread, let me just say this: MMMac’s cheese blend is fresh, tasty, and contains no hint of plastic.

Basic items – like ground beef or grilled chicken – are added to MMMac’s solid foundation of cavatappi and an American-cheddar cheese blend for a surprisingly delicious experience.  Things get slightly more complicated but no less tasty with dishes like the Italian, a mix of standard mac and parmesan cheese, topped off with grape tomatoes and pesto (it’s green!).  Other inventive renditions include the BBQ Chicken and Boston Seafood.   Diners can choose to load up on custom toppings, including an array of fresh veggies.

MMMac & Cheese offers both small and large sizes.  I overwhelmingly recommend getting the small – as is the case with all things sinfully cheesy, a little goes a long way.  Prices were reasonable, with a small order of plain mac going for around five bucks (prices increase with additional toppings, maxing out at eleven dollars).  Diners who opt out of the bread bowl may be put off by the wimpy, plastic takeaway containers, but when realizing that there is absolutely no place to sit and eat in the oft bustling Quincy Market, it’s convenient to fasten the lid and head for a bench or cozy apartment.

MMMac & Cheese also offers a variety of salads, all of which contain certified USDA Organic ingredients but really, with melty, cheesy, ooey-gooey goodness sitting three feet away, who wants a salad?