Address: Multiple Locations
Website: http://www.aubonpain.com/
Name on the Menu: Stews-Macaroni and Cheese
Price: $3.79
Au Bon Pain is like my second home. However, previously I had only bought their pastries, breads, and sandwiches. Today, I finally tried their Mac n Cheese. When I opened the lid of my container of mac, I was met with the smell of cheese and nutmeg. The aroma was wonderful. I immediately noticed that there was a lot of sauce. The elbow mac was hidden under all the sauce. I chose to stir my mac up a bit in an attempt to thicken it. The pasta was soft and the sauce was extremely creamy. The sauce's color was on the light orange side. You could taste the cheddar, though it was mild. You could also taste the nutmeg, which in combination with the pepper gave the mac a nice kick. There was no aftertaste, which was nice. The container did its job and kept the pasta hot. It was very filling. So I ate half for lunch and half for dinner. I ate a little bit of the mac cold for dinner and it tasted awful. I reheated it and it lost all of its flavor. So make sure to eat this mac right away.
I give this mac 3 wedges. The sauce was a little bit too liquidy for my taste and did not stick to the pasta at all. There was really no bite to the pasta, so I could have slurped it all down. I like to actually feel like I am eating something. The redeeming quality was the flavor of the sauce. If you do not mind adding calories to your meal, buy some bread and mop up all the leftover sauce.
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