I threw a baby shower for a friend a few months ago and had lunch takeout from Elements Kitchen in Pasadena. It’s a cute hole-in-the-wall cafe-like restaurant that is only open from 11am-4pm. If you love mac ‘n cheese, you need to try it here. If you could care less (like me), this place may just convert you. It had inspired me to write another Yelp review:
“I had 3 items here: tuna tarragon panini, chicken curry panini, and mac ‘n cheese. Panini satisfied my palate but it’s the mac ‘n cheese that really hit the spot. I don’t even like mac ‘n cheese all that much, but I find myself craving it from Elements Kitchen every so often. My fav is mac ‘n cheese with bacon – mmmmmmmm… the wild mushroom and truffle oil option is pretty good but not +$6 good. $12 for a mac ‘n cheese with a topping is pretty pricey but apparently the demand is there.
It seems like all their food is made to order, which guarantees freshness. At the same time, I feel like the wait for takeout is longer than necessary. If the food is still not ready after I checked Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, news headlines, FML, and stock charts on my iphone, it’s taking too long. I’ve never eaten in so I don’t know if it’s any different. Still, it seems more like a weekend brunch date with the girls kind of spot than a quick “I’ve to catch my 1:30 meeting” lunch break spot.”
Mac 'n Cheese with wild mushroom and truffle oil
Yelp review -> posts to Twitter, Facebook, and my blog. Whao I sure whore my reviews out. Ok there, I admit it, maybe the foodie in me does kinda sorta maybe want to be an Elite Yelper.
