S’MAC

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345 E. 12th St., New York, NY 10003 40.730599 -73.984823
nr. Second Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-358-7912 Send to Phone

Cuisine: American Nouveau
Price Range:
$$
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Photo by Carmen Lopez and AJ Wilhelm

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Official Website

smacnyc.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, 11am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-1am

Nearby Subway Stops

L at First Ave.

Prices

$4.25-$11.50

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Delivery
Take-Out

Alcohol

No Alcohol

Delivery Area

Houston St. to 23rd St., Ave. D to Broadway

Profile

Erstwhile engineers Sarita Ekya and her husband, Caesar, learned a few revealing things while doing intensive citywide reconnaissance for S'MAC, their new macaroni-and-cheese emporium (short for "Sarita's mac"). "I'm a cheese snob," says Sarita, who gravitates to higher-end fromage. "He’s all about the all-American." Also, presentation counts. They serve all eleven varieties in a skillet, from the ground-beef-enhanced Cheeseburger to the Brie with roasted figs and shiitakes. Orders can be customized with various meat and vegetable add-ons, a choice of traditional elbow or whole-wheat pasta, and optional bread crumbs, to gild the lily. The salad, we imagine, is there for token greenery—and guilt appeasement. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld