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Bobbie Sue's is Toronto's first all-mac and cheese eatery tucked away on Foxley just off Ossington in the compact space that was formerly Philip Sparks' shop. It's the latest venture from brothers Nicholas and Frederic (the duo behind Poutini's), managed by Fred's wife, Katie Laliberté (of the neighbouring Hawker Bar).
Housed in a colourful panelled shack, the quick service concept operates solely as a walk-up window. 
Each order is prepared in just minutes by tossing together precooked noodles, sauce and add-ins that are then piled into a pie tin and flash cooked in a turbo oven until the top bubbles and browns. 
The Classic Mac ($5.30/$8.40) is the foundation for eight other variations (a vegan version makes use of locally-made Nona's sauce instead). This is the one that will satisfy nostalgic cravings with a blend of five cheeses incorporated into bechamel sauce and curly cavatappi noodles. 
The menu also boasts playful riffs on childhood faves including Green Trees ($6.50/$11) with broccoli and chili paste; Hamburger Who Lends a Hand ($7/$12) featuring ground beef, mushrooms, and gruyere; and perhaps kitschiest of them all, the Camp Mac ($7/$12) laced with a squirt of yellow mustard and studded with coins of all-beef hot dog.
Get a protein fix with options loaded with pulled pork, curried tuna and peas, or a Buffalo wings-inspired mac loaded with pulled smoked chicken, blue cheese and spiked with Frank's Red Hot Sauce.
In a nation that considers Kraft Dinner to be, well, "dinner" - I think what's most surprising about this place is that a mac n cheese-centric spot didn't exist before this. Cheesy carb-laden comfort foods only look more and more appealing as the cold weather sets in, and post-bar alternatives to poutine are always welcome.
Photos by Jesse Milns