Monday, January 07, 2008

Maxie's Southern Comfort

With my wife a die hard Southerner, finding a authentic Southern Restaurant is very hard to do around Milwaukee. After hearing a lot about Maxie's, I took my wife there for dinner. She was real excited and expected the authentic cooking.

Maxie's is in a nice area right off the freeway with parking on the street and across the street. Nice decor, with a clean look. It was a Tuesday night and not too crowded so we were seated right away.

Ok, let's start with the good. The Crab Corn Chowder was very good as were the Fried Green Tomatoes. Sweet Potato Fries were also good. The Crabcake was ok, a little small for the price. I had the Chicken Fried Chicken and that was excellent with Mac and Cheese.

Now for my wife, she couldn't decide on what she wanted, so she picked a few things, for an entree, she choose a southern staple, Shrimp and Grits. She was not impressed though it might be due to the Tasso gravy. She also chose Red Beans and Rice and her all time favorite Hoppin' John. She was raised where Hoppin' John was originated. She was really disappointed. Hoppin' John and the Red Beans and rice were basically the same. Hoppin' John is made with black eyed peas over rice. What came out was basically tomato sauce, tomatoes, red beans and Rice, which is a huge no no. The Red Beans and Rice was the same with some veggies in it. To top things off, a true Southern Restaurant serves Sweet Tea. Here they do not.

So unfortunately this place was a disappointment. We will give it another try. But for now, I will have to give it a two out of five. Until next time...

2 out of 5

Maxies Southern Comfort
6732 W Fairview Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53214
414-292-3969
www.maxies.com