Mac n Cheese Pizza: Noon or night, the pizzas are creative and consistent. And whether you walk up or eat in the adjoining bar, you should definitely swing by on a Monday. That's when Macaroni Monday happens, with cheesy pizzas cooked with cheesy mac n cheese plopped on top. The concoction is always available to order whole, by the way.

Farmer’s Cheese Appetizer: The entire menu at Munir is lovely, but whenever they feature their crumbly, salty farmer's cheese, it’s a must get. You’ll often find it served with an intensely concentrated tomato sauce and roasted eggplant, or presented with wine-marinated cippolini onions. The preparation varies with the season and the chef’s whim, but its “must” status stays the same.

Hood Famous Bakeshop's Ube Cheesecake: Never has there been a more delicious purple food. The creamy small serving dessert features ube, a purple yam that keeps its bright hue vivid and its sweet, earthy flavor in the final product. You can find it at Uwajimaya, on the menu at Kraken Congee, or delivered on Lish.

Halloumi: The beautiful Greek restaurant on Capitol Hill grills up this lovely little Cypriot cheese to give it a warm softness with a sharp stone fruit pesto and a drizzle of petimezi. The combination of the grape molasses, seasonal fruit, and grillable cheese is almost as delightful as a vacation to Greece. Well, almost.

Burrata Sandwich : Sometimes served with kale, sometimes with seasonal heirloom tomatoes (like right now), the brunch sandwich is a gooey, rich delight served on chickpea cakes. It’s vegetarian, too, which is kind of beside the point of something this craveable.

Fried Jalapeño & Bacon Mac n Cheese Balls: If your cheese craving strikes late night, hop the nearest ride to 5 Point and order up a plate of these puppies. Jalapeños and bacon and cheese... And they're fried? Uh, order your own cuz we're not sharing.

Fried Mac and Cheese Balls:Macaroni and cheese is usually a pretty great idea, whether it comes from a box or the highest end restaurant. Resting somewhere in the middle of those two extremes lies the Ballard BBQ joint’s most appealing appetizer. Handfuls of mac n cheese are deep fried for a crunchy exterior and a molten interior of creamy macaroni goodness. Yes to this.

Fried Cheese Curds with Sauce Duo: If we could pick one addictive snack to eat forever, it might just be fried cheese curds. All the appeal of a dive bar fried mozzarella stick, but more easily and flavorfully executable, these stretchy, crunchy, chewy morsels are especially nice at the Ballard bar. There, they serve them with a duo of sauces: Sriracha-infused ketchup and whole grain mustard aioli. And if you really want to get your cheese on, order the poutine (made with fresh cheese curds), and toss these babies on there. We’re as serious as a heart attack. (Psst, both are on the happy hour menu.)