S’MAC

Critics' Pick

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

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
5.0 out of 10

2 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: American Nouveau

Photo by Carmen Lopez and AJ Wilhelm

Map

Official Website

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Hours

Sun-Mon, 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

Reader Ratings

5.0

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

If you love Mac & Cheese, look no further!

Sabre61 from 07920 | Posted on 1/2/08

Overall Reader Rating: 7 (Recommended)


Food:	8
Service:	5

Décor:	7

Value:	9

Went to 'SMAC with the family over the Christmas Holidays. We arrived at noon and managed to snag the only open table at this tiny place. We were lucky: within 15 minutes there was a line out the door. My wife...Read More

Great possibilities, terrible service!

evkitty from 10003 | Posted on 11/11/07

Overall Reader Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)


Food:	6
Service:	1

Décor:	7

Value:	2

Went to try S'Mac and nearly walked out. 40 minutes after we ordered, well after several other groups who had arrived after us had been served, we finally got our mac and cheese. Staff was surly and incompetent, downright rude...Read More