S'MAC

Ever stay up really late and become starved at, say, 2:00 a.m.?  S’MAC is the perfect destination.  This east village restaurant specializes in the ultimate kiddie comfort food:  mac and cheese, of course.  I ordered the “garden lite” ($7.25 for the “Nosh” portion), which tasted anything but light. (Not that I’m complaining!)  The macaroni, served steaming hot on its own pan, came with parmesan, lite cheddar roasted cauliflower and portobello mushrooms, roasted garlic, broccoli and scallions.  The top bubbled with gooey, melted, slightly toasted cheese that stretched like Spiderman’s cobwebs when I lifted my fork out of the dish, making politely eating it unfeasible - and childhood regression obligatory. (Oh how horrible, I know.)  My only complaint was a slightly overpowering taste of rosemary.

S’MAC is located at 345 East 12th Street, between 1st and 2nd avenues.