Sunday, May 4, 2014

Kissaten Truffle Mac & Cheese

A small gang of us got together with a $50 Living Social Deal in hand and empty bellies ready to be filled with ooey gooey mac and cheese.  Since the truffle mac and cheese was only $10.75 and none of us had been there before, we decided to explore the menu a bit as well.  We ordered a couple orders of the mac and cheese, some tomato bisque (of course with a grilled cheese to dip in it), a beet salad, and cheesecake.  Here's what we thought:

Autumn:  This is my first time visiting Kissaten.  Seems like a nice spot, well lit with not too loud music playing.  I was the last to get there, so the food came quickly.  Which was awesome as I was starving!  The mac and cheese was white cheddar, roast chicken, and bacon.  Amazing!  I really enjoyed it.  Almost seemed more like a pasta dish rather than mac and cheese.  We also had grilled cheese with tomato bisque soup.  Bacon in the sandwich was great too.  I like bacon.  And ooey gooey cheese!  I like that too.

James:  Pretty cheesy and gooey with good truffle flavor, strong but not too much.  Crispy bacon offsets the gooeyness.  Super huge, extra cheesy deliciousness, good quality for the price and size.  Good chicken and pasta ratio of stuff.  It was a little oily though.  Really (surprisingly) good salad.  Excellent tomato bisque but not enough sandwich.  Cheesecake looks pretty picturesque and is tasty too.

Shananigans:  You could really smell the truffle oil on the mac and cheese when it was brought to the table.  Nom nom nom nom nom.  And there was bacon crumbled on top!  Woo Woo!  It consisted of aged white cheddar, penne pasta, and smothered in sauce.  And large portions at that!  The grilled cheese was a little dry to me, but that was fixed by dipping it in the most delicious tomato bisque.  The beet salad was tasty with lots of beets.