Mac and Cheeza (macandcheeza.com)

But how about an underground speakeasy? A vegan bakery? Or, my latest find, a customizable mac and cheese bar that delivers via electric scooter?

Mac and Cheeza, owned by Joshua McBride and Larkin Mackey, specializes in good comfort food with no frills.

Although McBride couldn’t reveal the details of the recipe, their mac consists of a three-cheese blend, and a “whole lot of butter.”

It’s not the healthiest, but that didn’t stop me from cleaning my plate. Their dish is creamy on the inside, brown on top and satiating.

With fillers such as ground beef, barbeque chicken, collard greens and mushrooms, the popular side dish becomes a tasty main course.

Vegans can also swap in a soy base in lieu of the traditional cheese. Add a pure cane sugar soda from their selection of old-fashioned, glass bottled colas and voila: an updated version of a classic afterschool snack. And that’s exactly what the owners strive for.

“We wanted to take people back to their childhood,” says McBride.

That vision also extends beyond the food. The space itself is bright, yellow and cheery. Shelves are stocked with retro candies, and homemade desserts baked by Mackey’s mother.

McBride hopes that the homemade macaroni collages that adorn the walls will one day be replaced with work from local artists.

I tried a traditional version with crispy bacon and spicy toasted walnuts, followed by McBride’s favorite: a zesty combination of hot link sausage, black olives with extra cheese on top, and a small patch of crumbled Funyuns, at my request.

Classic slightly trumps creative, so order the traditional and revel in a meal that tastes almost like home.

Mac & Cheeza 223 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles CA 90014