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by Steven Doyle | October 15, 2013 · 10:47 am

Max’s Goes Mad For Fall

by Andrew Chalk

Max’s Wine Dive in Uptown has firmly established itself for both lunch and dinner. Chef Patrick Russell confirmed what my eyes had led me to suspect – the fried chicken is the single most popular menu item. However, maybe to prove that there is a lot more to Max’s than chicken, they hosted a media dinner last week and Crave was there.

First, some background. ‘Dive’ is too denigratory a word. Max’s is very comfortable. The ‘dive’ term just refers to its casual, come-as-you-are atmosphere. One exception: two of the women at the communal (to the extent that members of the media can commune with each other) table said that they want the U.S. Navy approved grey ship paint to end at the door of the women’s room. Upscale the interior a bit. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | September 4, 2013 · 11:20 am

Look For Two Freshly Opened Restaurants In Fort Worth: Little Red Wasp And MAX’s Wine Dive

by Steven Doyle

One of our very favorite restaurants in downtown Fort Worth has always been Grace. The restaurant cheffed by Blaine Staniford. The restaurant enjoys a unique blend of refined steakhouse with a marvelous wine program (once curated by Ryan Tedder), and a more relaxed lounge with kicked up bar fare. Now owner Adam Jones has another feather in his restaurateur cap called Little Red Wasp.

Little Red Wasp is definitely more casual serving a burger, a hot dog and a massive Rueben. There are plenty of meatier items such as a potato crusted fish, short ribs and a New York strip. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | July 10, 2013 · 9:58 am

Max’s Wine Wars Enrich Uptown

by Andrew Chalk

At the busy corner of Lemmon and McKinney Avenue, right next to the northbound trolley stop and just a couple of blocks from my dog’s favorite park (Mutts) is Max’s Wine Dive. I was initially off put by its slogan “Fried Chicken and Champagne?…Why The Hell Not?!” It seemed that chicken could go with so much more types of wine. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | March 1, 2013 · 4:46 pm

Max’s Wine Dive Has Killer Cinnamon Rolls

by Steven Doyle

A sweet note to end this long work week. If you have not tried the brunch at Max’s Wine Dive, it is worth an investigation. There are plenty of things to choose from that are uniquely Max’s such as the Chicken Fried Steak and Waffles or the Waygu Steak and Eggs, but one thing you must order are their cinnamon rolls.

The cinnamon rolls at Max’s come three to an order and are laced with a royal icing and are as flaky and tender as a roll could be.

The fresh juice mimosas are pretty special as well.

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by Steven Doyle | December 10, 2012 · 12:37 pm

Max’s Wine Dive Brunch For A Quick Hangover Cure

by Steven Doyle

A visit to Max’s Wine Dive will often net you a chance to embrace the inner oenophile, but they also have their bad boy side which serves up some interesting, if not bawdy, menu items. There is certainly that late night rendezvous with fried chicken and Dom Perignon by the glass that gives Max’s a bit of the bad boy impression. But this makes perfect sense; bubbles are meant to make you smile.

Max’s has no pretention of staying classy as evidenced by their over-the-top brunch menu, and we set out to tackle a few of the more interesting items. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | September 12, 2012 · 10:36 am

First Look: MAX’s Wine Dive

by Steven Doyle

MAX’s Wine Dive makes its debut today with doors opening promptly at 4pm. This is the legendary restaurant that is known for their Kobe beef hot dog, fried chicken and Dom Perignon by the glass. It’s the bad boy of the neighborhood, inspired by the best dive bars in Texas, but with a wicked twist. We checked out the restaurant last night during one of the preview events, and certainly were not disappointed.

The atmosphere is fairly typical with few exceptions. The restaurant features a large kitchen that is as wide as the bar and very open so you can view the action as your Veal Sweet Bread Pot Pie or Chicken Fried Brussel Sprouts are being concocted by chef Patrick Russell, formerly of Craft Dallas. Both of those dishes are crazy good. What is unexpected are the walls stuffed high and wide with glassware and bottles upon bottles of wine. It is interesting to note that chef Russell served us our last meal at Craft and our first at MAX’s. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | August 24, 2012 · 11:08 am

MAX’s Wine Dive Announces Dallas Team

MAX’s Wine Dive is opening in September and today has announced their staff both front of the house and in the kitchen the line-up is impressive and no doubt the Dallas outpost which will be located in uptown on McKinney across from the West Village.

MAX’s is known for their irreverent look at a wine bar, serving up Southern fried chicken and a special hot dog that should rival all the new dogs barking on the Dallas scene. Continue reading →