SE Wisconsin's 'First Modern Mac and Cheese' Restaurant to Open in Area

MENOMONEE FALLS, WI — Grate Mac & Cheese, a new, fast-casual restaurant, is slated to open in the new Whitestone Station development in Menomonee Falls late this summer. This marks the first modern mac and cheese restaurant in southeastern Wisconsin. Construction will begin in June at the Menomonee Falls location, N92W16125 Falls Parkway.

Grate will feature a Woodstone oven on display for guests so they can watch the creation of their mac and cheese entrée from its fresh, grated cheese start to its melted finish in a cast-iron dish.

The 2,500-square-foot restaurant will feature 10 to 12 gourmet mac and cheese entrees, such as “Buffalo Chicken,” ”Chicken Bacon Jalapeno Ranch” and “Green Chile Pepperjack.” All entrees are crafted from recipes that were developed in-house using only Wisconsin milk, butter and cheese, a detail very important to the Grate creators.

The restaurant group is currently partnered with the award-winning, third-generation Master Cheesemakers at Renard’s Cheese in Door County for all its cheese needs.

“The cheese is really the hero in our concept,” said Abby Hansen, director of marketing at Roaring Fork. “We’ve been captivated by the emerging segment of mac and cheese restaurant concepts. We love the product, and we’re all connected to the nostalgia of mac and cheese as comfort food. When we decided to diversify our restaurant offerings, we knew mac and cheese was something we could own. We’re rooted right here in Wisconsin, so what better place to do this?”

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