Mac-Ur-Roni

I really liked the idea of this food truck. I ordered my mac with broccoli and mushrooms, and the veggies were really overcooked, and the cheese sauce was watery.

The macaroni is really not that good. Slightly above Kraft. You have to have a great base if you only focus on one food. All the meats were low quality. I will say they are really fast and it didn’t taste bad enough to not finish. Definitely not getting again.

I absolutely love all takes on macaroni and cheese. It’s been a favorite of mine since childhood. I tried this food truck at the Durham World Beer Festival last year. The cheese sauce was pretty gritty and not very flavorful. I was extremely surprised since macaroni and cheese is their specialty. I hate to say it, but my own homemade mac and cheese beats out what is served here. Hopefully the owners will use the feedback from all of these reviews and mix up their recipe.

I will preface this review with saying I love mac and cheese. All kinds of mac and cheese (except the boxed kind). It’s kind of hard to screw up mac and cheese, but somehow Mac-​Ur-​Roni did. For one, they have 2 sizes. One listed as a bowl, the other as a tub. Not really accurate descriptions as they are both served in a rectangular paper container that is very flexible, and hard to hold with one hand and not spill it all over the place. Don’t they realize they are a food truck, and people have to eat this stuff standing up? So anyway, this stuff comes out and it’s not appealing looking at all, looks like they dumped canned cheese over macaroni noodles. Actually I think canned cheese might have been better though, because when I bit into it I realized the cheese is a gritty, greasy mess. They are obviously using a cheese that isn’t meant to be melted, it’s downright disgusting. And to top it off, the coke I ordered was handed to me covered in grease! Not sure if they are actively trying to be a bad food truck or what, but take my word for it, if you like mac and cheese of any kind, stay far away from this truck!

I wanted to really love this truck. I mean mac’n cheese is one of my favs but it sadly fell short. I got the The Philly without mushrooms and while it was good — it wasn’t spectacular. I felt like the cheese could have tasted way better or had more of an impact. Overall just meh.
My husband got The Southwest and that was a better dish. The Pork was delicious and moist and mixed really well with the mac’n cheese.
It was good, but not the best food truck around. Will give it a try again next time but maybe build my own.

Save your money! I’ve made Velveeta shells and cheese that had more flavor than anything at this food truck. The Southwestern was more like a chili mac gone horribly wrong. We also tried the Smoker. For pulled pork it was ok but the mac and cheese was the same quality as a K&W Cafeteria. I mean honestly… probably the easiest food to make other than pancakes! I’d be surprised if this truck lasts the year. Shame for such a great concept.

A mac’n’cheese food truck?! This has gotta be great, right? Sadly Mac-​Ur-​Roni fell short.
It was our first night in Durham, and we were enjoying a night out at Fullsteam Brewery. As a night of drinking unfolded before us, Jamie suggested we get a quick bite to eat. There were lots of other choices in the area, but he settled on Mac-​Ur-​Roni, as it was literally 5 steps away.
He came back with a little dish of mac’n’cheese, ham for him and pulled pork for me. The meat on mine was pretty ok, a little too smoky, and it wasn’t my first choice. They are really missing an opportunity by not offering short rib meat. Short ribs and mac are made for each other! He was disappointed with his «ham» which looked a lot like crumbled bacon.
The base mac’n’cheese was pretty blasé, for being their entire business. Especially since the cheese sauce that’s added to the base isn’t really fooling anyone. $ 6 each for our dinner of a cup of mac’n’cheese and a scoop of meat.
It was ok and did it’s job of providing pre-​booze sustenance, but had I known ahead of time, I would have opted to hit up a different food truck. Too bad, because everyone loves mac’n’cheese!

IMHO when you specialize in something you should be an expert in it. Sadly, my mac experience was a greasy one and resulted in me doing something I almost never do… I threw most of it away. (sorry Grandma in heaven, I know I promised to not waste food!)
When a co-​worker told me this truck was nearby, we checked out the menu online and with anticipation headed over for lunch. She had decided what she wanted before going, but was told they didn’t have sundried tomatoes, so she went with plan B, which was the Homewrecker with Buffalo Chicken, Onions and Blue Cheese. She liked it.
I tried the Southwest which was supposed to be topped with chorizo, red peppers and pepperjack. That combination sounded like it should be full of flavor with maybe a bit of a kick. Sadly it lacked seasoning. The «pepperjack» didn’t have any trace of pepper to it (either by taste or visually-​see pic), and was just plopped on top and not integrated into the dish. The chorizo was bland, but even worse wasn’t drained, so a whole bunch of grease was spooned on top of the mac n cheese, which meant whatever cheese was on the mac ran off. I couldn’t detect ANY seasoning at all in the mac n cheese itself. I realize the mac n cheese is premade, then topped with the other things, but why not season it to order with perhaps some garlic? chipotle? cumin? pepper? Surprisingly, the most flavorful part was the roasted red pepper slices but yet to me what they used would work better in an Italian-​type dish.
Sadly only a few bites made me decide those calories were better in the trash than in my belly. Bye-​bye seven bucks. I honestly questioned whether whoever created the concoction had actually ever tasted it.
The good: sanitation was 97. Maybe I ordered wrong. Co-​worker liked her Homewrecker.

Mac-​Ur-​Roni came by for one of the Food Truck Fridays at The Crescent. I love Mac n Cheese… so of couse I was there. I must admit, I wasn’t sure what to expect as I usually don’t mix too many things into my mac n cheese, but I took the chance anyway.
I ended up ordering The Big Dave, which comes with chili, sharp cheddar cheese, and jalapenos on top of the classic mac n cheese. It’s $ 7 for a cup, and $ 10 for a bowl (2-​cup size), so being the nerd I am, it was obvious I had to go for the bowl as it was the best bang for my buck.
The wait was super long and felt even longer in the cold wind. But I was told that it wasn’t normal and that an assistant wasn’t able to make it due to a car problem. It was a one-​man show the day I visited. Ordering was a breeze and they do take credit cards by the way.
I had to drive back across the street to my workplace before I could take a bite, which might not have helped the food as it became lukewarm. I took a few bites anyway and I can say that it was good, but nothing spectacular either. The flavors were a bit odd to me. At first I thought it was because the food temp wasn’t hot enough, so I microwaved it for about 40 seconds. Still… ok. It’s almost like the cheeses weren’t as smooth and creamy as I like. I’m not sure.
TL;DR: Good mac n cheese. I’ll most likely come back to try other combinations to see if I’m missing the hype… AND I’ll remember to take a bite right away before taking it back to work.

Came across this truck at the Durham Food Truck Rodeo in Durham Central Park. It had one of the longest lines! The Homewrecker — this is one of the Specials: Macaroni with Buffalo Chicken, Onion, and Gorgonzola Cheese, $ 7 for a Bowl, $ 10 for a Tub. It’s mildly spicy due to the buffalo chicken, but the Gorgonzola chunks of cheese help to cool your palate, so it’s a good combo. The onions are sweetly caramelized, and the macaroni are not the typical smooth, C-​shaped macaroni. They’re cavatappi, ridged and shaped like a corkscrew to make your dining experience more fun! Keep in mind, it’s not enough to be a complete meal, and as with most food trucks, it’s a bit pricey for the amount you receive. However, it’s great to snack on, and the perfect size to sample yet still have enough room for sampling from other food trucks.

For making only Mac n cheese it was not good. I got the cheesy pig. I can’t explain what it’s missing but I wouldn’t order from here again.

Going to give em a couple stars since the service was good and the guy serving up the food was friendly. Prices were ok I guess… I love mac and cheese and I love variations on mac and cheese. Unfortunately, this truck seemed to be missing some element that made the mac and cheese even decent. The mac and cheese is served up in a paper bowl and you can try specialty combos which is just a basic mac and cheese with whatever thrown on top. We had the cheesy pig and the Philly. Both were sub par with the Philly being just a tad bit better, probably because of the meat. Also, the food was cold and I“m not sure how that came about other than I noticed they had just pulled a «fresh» pan of mac and cheese from the warmer. The food would probably have tasted better if I was 3 sheets to the wind but I was far from there so I’ll probably skip this particular truck next time I see it around.

Decent, but not great. I got the classic which is just a basic Mac n cheese with no toppings. I would have added toppings if they were reasonably priced ($ 2 a topping is just too high). While the cheese sauce was excellent (creamy sharp cheddar) the noodles were undercooked. Most of the noodles were tough and some were even crunchy! I am willing to give them another chance if they fully cook the noodles because the sauce was so good.

I checked out Mac-​ur-​roni at the Durham Food Truck Rodeo. The concept of this food truck has so much potential!!! I just wished they had put a little more love into making the food. The cheese wasn’t creamy (it was a little congealed) and it was really oily. The topping options are interesting, but I wish they had some toppings that you could blend in with the mac and cheese because overall it just felt like the mac n cheese and the toppings were separate. They could totally have artisan mac and cheeses with cool sauces or even chili! I also thought $ 2 per extra topping is a little high – that means if you want three toppings you are paying $ 9 for your custom mac and cheese. Not worth it to me, but glad I tried this food truck.

We did our weekly walk to Fortnight Brewery this evening and tried Mac-​Ur-​Roni. While I enjoy most food trucks, I have to say that this one did not make the grade. My wife had the classic 3-​cheese blend mac and cheese with broccoli and I had two pulled pork sliders. We shared bites of each other’s orders.
The food was, at best, average. For a place that purports to be a macaroni and cheese the cheese sauce was, at best, underwhelming. Perhaps my expectations were too high but this sauce made me think of canned cheese sauce from one of the big box stores. The broccoli had a texture suggestive of having been held in a steam table all day.
The pulled pork sliders were made with what appeared to be canned «barbecue», the kind that might be found in the canned meat section of any supermarket. It was extremely salty to my taste. The caramelized onions were limp and insipid, at best.
I thought the prices were reasonable for the amount of food received although I think the cost of mac and cheese additions was a bit much ($ 2.00 for a few overcooked florets). The sliders were $ 3.00 each but did contain a good amount of meat.
I don’t like to give not-​great reviews but tonight was not the night for Mac-​Ur-​Roni. I will give the truck another try and, if things are better, will write another review.
Based on one visit, I’ll have to put Mac-​Ur-​Roni on my «C» list; I’ll eat there again if I am really hungry but won’t go out of my way to get there.

Food: 3
Food/​Price: 1
So the classic Mac-​3 Cheese Blend looked promising, but I figured I’d kick it up to SSJ1 status with some chorizo and carmelized onions which up until now I’d never thought was a bad choice…
My order was followed by a long wait time, which I assumed betokened a authentic hands on level of quality. But instead my «carmelized» onions looked like they had been stewing all day in the bottom of someone’s bedraggled Krocs. And the $ 4 worth of chorizo could best be described as a dainty peppering. Really bro? It looked like someone had inadvertently spilled some meat on the dish and then did their best to brush off the excess. But I mean its just some cheap food truck mac and cheese with a little meat so I can’t really complain since it was only 4 dollars right… except that it was actually 10 dollars.
Honestly, I would spring for Mom’s hamburger helper in a heartbeat over the overpriced abomination proffered by these charlatans.
Overall, I was dairy disappointed.

I LOVE mac n’ cheese. Hell, I love all things cheese. And I wanted to love this.
But I didn’t.
I decided to order the Classic Mac, which is advertised as a blend of three cheeses, featuring a sharp cheddar locally made in Durham. The one-​cup bowl is reasonably priced at $ 3. You can jazz things up with additional veggie or meat toppings, tacking on a cost of $ 2-​$ 3 respectively. I chose to up the ante with bacon.
My dish had a quick turnaround. But I was underwhelmed to see a paltry sprinkling of what amounts to bacon bits over top. Odder still was the layer of cheese underneath the bacon, blanketing the top of the macaroni noodles (think: the squirt cheese you get on your order of nachos at the bowling alley… although a slightly better texture). It was unexpected, and seems contrary to a 3-​cheese «blend.» Beneath that layer, the macaroni noodles were thickly coated in creamy cheesiness.
Had I ordered just the $ 3 cup, I probably would have been satisfied. But doubling that price for the sad (barely there) bacon add-​on, and my disappointment in the quality of the cheese blend, chalks up to a rare two-​star review from me.

Ok, so after re-​reading my earlier review, I realized that I may have done this place a disservice by making up my own order. I wanted to give them a second chance, since as I said before, their basic mac and cheese IS really really good.
I have to say, *if you order right*: THIS PLACE IS DELICIOUS.
Caveats:
* Do NOT try to order vegetables or fancy combinations
* Do NOT try to walk your mac and cheese half a mile back to your office in wintertime.
This is important: Get the Cheesy Pig, and sub caramelized onions for sundried tomatoes!
It was ooey-​gooey creamy cheesy goodness, covered in bacon, ham, sweet onions, and more cheese. It was a heart-​attack in a tray. It was — delicious.
I still stand by what I said before: the broccoli came from a steamers bag and is yucky, roasted red peppers have no place on mac and cheese, and nor do fresh jalapeños or semi-​sautéed mushrooms. Just don’t do it. They need to take these items off their menu and focus on what they’re good at: comfort food.

Salt overload. I got the home wrecker, which is mac topped with buffalo chicken, carmelized onions, cheddar, and bleu cheese. I prefer baked mac ‘n cheese but I understand why that’s not possible from a food truck. I was willing to look past the aesthetically unpleasing dish of toppings slopped onto other toppings, but the buffalo chicken tasted so salty I almost took it back. It was Dead Sea salty. I like to keep my electrolytes properly balanced, and I also like to taste what it’s in my dish other than salt, so I think I’ll pass on this truck if I see it again.

I tried this place because they came near our work & it was something different. I thought that the concept is genius. But.
For $ 7 you get a small bowl of mac-​n-​cheese with 3 different choices. I find that to be a little bit outrageous. You get no side & no drink with that $ 7, just the small plate. Then for $ 9 you get a ‘tub’. Yes, my plate felt full, but it wasn’t $ 7 bucks worth.
I asked how many sliders you get for $ 3, she stated one. So, if I am not mistaken, a slider is a very small hamburger & they want $ 3 for that? Too much. I can get 3 burgers from McDonalds for $ 3.
I got the buffalo chicken mac-​n-​cheese (I think named the Homewrecker) & it was okay. The buffalo needed more of a buffalo flavor. The mac-​n-​cheese was soggy. And they added wayyy too much blue cheese. I tasted that over everything else.
All in all, it was okay.
I might try it again.