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    Keystone's Mac Shack - Cincinnati

    3.1 (63 reviews)
    InexpensiveNew American
    Open 11:30 am - 3:00 AM (Next day)

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    macaroni and cheese
    Michael B.

    This is the Keystone stand alone Mac Shack, the Mac and cheese plain is good you can get many proteins added to your Mac to kick it up a notch. The postive and negative to this is each order is made to order. So the service can be slow. Be patient it is worth the wait. Mac and Cheese Made your way per request..

    Teeny tiny cookie for almost $2 I miss the giant skillet cookies :(

    Back when Keystone was a full restaurant it was awesome. Delicious homemade ranch, half baked cookies in a cast iron skillet, yum. Visiting Cincinnati I wanted to taste that deliciousness I always raved about and have a bit of nostalgia from college. Unfortunately the restaurants have closed and now it's only the Mac shack. Decided to give it a try thinking it would be just as good, but I was disappointed. Definitely didn't taste the same, bottled ranch and a tiny cookie. For the price too it just wasn't worth it for me. $50 after all is said and done to have it delivered.

    Mac and cheese
    Paul W.

    This is definitely a college food spot. The concept sounds great but the food was very average. Not much flavor to the Mac and cheese. I added chicken, crispy onion and jalapeño. The best part was the crispy onion. There jalapeño lacked any intensity and the chicken was plain pulled chicken. I ordered a large but a small would have been plenty.

    Monday's offer 1/2 priced Mac with a beverage purchase.
    Yani H.

    MAC WONDERLAND PRICE 5/5 On Mondays, mac is half off *with a beverage*. Beverages are about half the price of the mac, so you only save some change. However, regular price is only around 8 or 9 dollars and feeds at least two. LOCATION 5/5 Located near UC's campus and surrounded by other restaurants, shops, and Gettler Stadium. There's an open court where you can take in views of the city-goers as you eat. QUALITY 5/5 Loved the service. The staff was helpful in helping build a perfect mac. So cheesy, so hot, so yummy.

    Beer can for size. This is the large I paid $3.25 extra for.
    Jen A.

    I had no idea the serving size would be so tiny. I ever paid $3.25 for the larger size. Think of the portion size of Keystone's Mac n cheese and divide it in half. That's the large. It the owners comments are true I was charged for the large but not given that. That might make it worse.

    Black Sabbath Mac + cheese with stout-braised brisket and mushrooms.
    Cody B.

    Disgusting. I've been to keystone numerous times with a good-decent experience but this dish is absolutely appalling. The cheese sauce used in the macaroni is watery and tastes bad. The stout-braised brisket is cut in squares, (unlike the typical shredded brisket I've had before/displayed in their photos) chewy, disgusting and frankly 90% fat. This mac and cheese is inedible, the only positive being the undercooked mushrooms.

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    So good and so affordable!! Definitely a great place to go eat!!! It is a must whenever you go into cincy.

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    1 year ago

    It's good after the bar or a Friday night. I have been going here for a long time and it never disappoints.

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    These people are perfect the service is A1 and the mac is prolly fire idk i haven't gotten it yet

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    Thank you so much for your kind words! We appreciate your support!

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    Glad to hear everything was hot and delicious, Le'veon!

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    Josh gave the best customer service at a late time. He was understanding and mature. Food was amazing!

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    Food was amazing and I love the rock and roll atmosphere!! Staff was very helpful in choosing the right mac for me!

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    Love the varieties available. During a recent visit we ordered the traditional Mac recipe & loved it!

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    Drove all the way up down here with these gas prices to get some Mac and cheese and it said Open online but it was closed

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