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Southern Comfort Cooking of All Kinds
We source ingredients for quality first, and we source from local farmers and producers whenever possible.
Maxie’s Southern inspiration includes the “Low Country” cooking of the Carolinas, Creole and Cajun cooking of Louisiana, and traditional slow-smoked Southern barbecue. We cook local food with a Southern twist, and Southern-inspired dishes with our own Maxie's twist.
We cook authentic Southern cuisine of all kinds, local food with a Southern twist, and Southern-inspired dishes with our own Maxie's twist. Get in here!
Specials Are Truly Special
Specials are where we can do what we do best — create soulful Southern dishes with high-quality and seasonal ingredients. You're going to want to check out the specials!
Menu subject to change. To-go pricing included packaging.
Soup & Salad
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Crab & Corn Chowder
Cup $5.50
Bowl $7.50
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Maxie’s Mighty-Mighty Gumbo
Of chicken, andouille & crawfish, rice
Cup $5.95
Bowl $8.95
Jumbo W/ Slaw $13.95
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Caesar Salad
Romaine hearts, traditional dressing, 2-year Wisconsin parmesan cheese, croutons
$8.95
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Add to Your Salad:
Chicken Breast $5.95
Shrimp $8.95
Appetizers
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Fresh-Shucked Raw Oysters*
Market
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NOLA Grilled Oysters
Rich parmesan butter, french bread
3pcs $12
or
6pcs $20
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Peel-n-Eat Shrimp
Served chilled
1/4 lb $9.50
1/2 lb $14.50
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New Orleans BBQ Shrimp*
Grilled french bread
$12.95
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Fried Green Tomatoes
Remoulade
$10.50
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Nashville Hot Nuggets
Crispy fried chicken thigh nuggets, tossed in Nashville hot sauce, comeback sauce
$9.50
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Tofu ‘Wings’
Zesty sauce, bleu cheese buttermilk dip, celery
$10.95
vegetarian
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Pork Confit Flatbread
Grit dough crust, creamy cheese sauce, bacon, sweet bbq sauce, baby arugula
$12.50
Maxie’s Soul-Stirrin’ Classics
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Jambalaya “Me-Oh-My-A”
Shrimp, andouille & chicken, zesty creole rice
$19.95
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Vegetarian Jambalaya
Smoked tofu, pecans, spinach, and red beans in zesty creole rice
$17.95
vegan
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Shrimp & Grits
Gulf shrimp, rich & spicy tasso sauce, over yellow grits
$19.95
Add grilled andouille sausage $4.95
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Farmed Catfish
Creole: zesty tomato sauce
Fried: tartar sauce red beans & rice, daily vegetable
$19.95
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Pecan-Crusted Rushing Waters Trout Filets
Sweet potato fennel hash, arugula salad, roasted apple, citrus sauce
$22.95
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Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Bell & Evans chicken, mashed potatoes with chicken gravy, maple-braised collard greens, orange-honey butter biscuit. Available Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday.
4pc $18
8pc $32
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Beer-Battered Fresh Haddock Fish Fry
FRIDAYS ONLY — tartar sauce, fries, slaw, cornbread
$16.95
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BBQ Organic Tofu Plate
Mashed potatoes, daily vegetable, creole sauce
$14.95
vegetarian
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NC Pulled Pork
Eastern north Carolina-style, creamy slaw, bbq beans
Sandwich $12.95
Plate $15.95
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BBQ St Louis Spare Ribs
Hickory smoked, tangy KC-style sauce, Cajun fries, bbq beans, fresh corn & arugula salad
Half Rack $21.95
Full Rack $29.95
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Slow-Smoked Angus Beef Brisket
Hickory-smoked, tangy KC-style sauce, Cajun fries, bbq beans, fresh corn & arugula salad
$25.95
Sandwiches
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Niman Ranch Cheeseburger*
8 oz. prime Angus cheeseburger, choice of cheese, caramelized onion, mayo, cajun fries
$13.95
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Chicken Po’boy
Grilled, BBQ, fried or blackened, mayo, cajun fries
$12.95
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Catfish Po’boy
Blackened or fried, tartar sauce, Cajun fries
$14.95
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BBQ Organic Tofu Sandwich
creamy slaw, house pickles, BBQ sauce, Cajun fries
$11.95
vegetarian
Sides
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Sweet Potato Fries
Chive crème fraîche
Half $5.95
Full $7.95
vegetarian
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White Cheddar Mac ‘n’ Cheese
$8.95
vegetarian
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BBQ Beans
$3.95
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Vegetarian Red Beans and Rice
$3.95
vegan
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Yellow Grits
Tasso sauce
$5.50
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Maple-Braised Collard Greens
$5.95
vegan
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Vegetable of the Day
$4.95
vegan
*The consumption of raw or undercooked meat, eggs, and shellfish may be hazardous to your health
Stir 'em up, shake 'em up, drink 'em up! From Maxie's signatures like the Jalapeño Margarita and Kentucky Sidecar, to Southern classics like the Sazerac and Mint Julep — and mocktails!
Maxies Classic Cocktails
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Jalapeño Margarita
House-infused jalapeño tequila, triple sec, lime sour
$8
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Rye Sour
Rye whiskey, house sour, bittercube orange bitters, malbec float
$9
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Hurricane
Dark & light rum, passionfruit, grenadine
$8.50
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Mojito!
Light rum, muddled limes, fresh mint, sugar, soda
$7.50
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Maxie’s Mint Julep
Four roses bourbon, fresh mint, syrup, crushed ice
$9
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N’awlins Sazerac
Herbsaint-coated glass, rye whiskey, sugar, peychaud bitters
$9
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Pimm’s Cup
Pimm’s no. 1, lemon, sugar, ginger ale, cucumber
$8.50
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Kentucky Sidecar
Four roses bourbon, cointreau, lemon, sugar
$9
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Oyster Shooter
Vodka, house bloody mary mix, turbodog
$5
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Seelbach
Jim Beam Black Bourbon, Cointreau, bitters, prosecco
$10
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High Noon Hard Seltzer
Vodka and soda with real fruit juice
Black Cherry • Peach • Grapefruit
$6.50
Specialty Mocktails and N/A
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Tropical Storm
Passionfruit, pineapple, orange, grenadine
$5
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NOjito!
Muddled limes, fresh mint, sugar, soda
$5
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Lagunitas Hop Refresher
N/A hoppy sparkling water
$5
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Abita Craft Sodas
Root Beer or Vanilla Cream
$3
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Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Club Soda, Ginger Ale, Tonic
$3
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Valentine Coffee or Rishi Tea
$3
Barrel-Aged Cocktails
How do you make a great cocktail even better? Barrel it, of course! All aged in-house here at Maxie’s-
Vespalec
Old overholt rye whiskey, luxardo liqueur, cointreau, peychaud’s and cherry bark bitters
$10
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Vieux Carre
Old overholt rye whiskey, cognac, vermouth, b&b, bitters
$10
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Tequila Old Fashioned
Altos reposado tequila, agave, corazon bitters, smoked orange peel
$11
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Black Shoe Bourbon Flight
1oz pours of our hand-selected single barrel bourbon picks: Buffalo Trace, Wathen's, Elijah Craig
$15
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Maxie’s Manhattan
Jim beam black bourbon, carpano antica, bittercube orange bitters, angostura
$10
Our in-house beer list includes some iconic Wisconsin craft brewers, along some Southern stalwarts and an evolving selection of approachable, food-friendly beers.
Draft Beer
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Abita Mardi Gras Bock
16oz
ABV 6.5%
$6
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Abita Turbodog Brown Ale
16oz
ABV 5.6%
$6
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Abita Amber
16oz
ABV 4.5%
$6
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Third Space Happy Place Pale Ale
16oz
ABV 5.3%
$6
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Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale
13oz
ABV 8.2%
$7
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3 Sheeps Pilsner
16oz
ABV 5.3%
$6
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New Glarus Spotted Cow
16oz
ABV 5.1%
$6
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Lakefront Eastside Dark Lager
16oz
ABV 5.8%
$6
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Lakefront Hazy Rabbit IPA
16oz
ABV 6.7%
$6
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Bell's Bright White Belgian Wheat Ale
16oz
ABV 5.0%
$6
Bottled Beer
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Miller Lite or Miller High Life
$4
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PBR
16oz can
(16oz) $4
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Abita Jockamo Juicy IPA
$5
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Abita Purple Haze
Raspberry Wheat Ale
$5
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Montucky Cold Snack
16oz can
$4
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Bell’s Hopsolution 2xIPA
$6
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Center Waters Fat Elvis
10.2% Imperial Stout
$7
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Krombacher
(non-alcoholic)
$5
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Ciderboys First Press Hard Cider
$5
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Deschutes Chainbreaker White IPA
$5
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Dogfish Head Sea Quench Ale
lime and sea salt gose
$5
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Modelo Especial
$5
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3 Sheeps x Third Space x Young Blood SOS
Hazy IPA Save Our Spots!
$6
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Lakefront New Grist
(gluten free)
$5
Our in-house wine list features some Sparkling (the best match for all Maxie's food, esp. oysters), a featured House Red and House White by the glass, and a mix of select wines ranging from light and fruit-forward to deep and full-bodied.
Sparkling
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Prosecco, Val D' Oca, Valdobbiadene, Italy
Glass $8
Bottle $32
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Brut Rosé, Chateau Ste. Michelle, WA
Bottle $36
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Brut, Scharfenberger, Mendocino, CA
Bottle $48
White
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House Featured White Wine
(ask for current selection)
Glass $6.50
Bottle $26
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Rosé
Le Charmel, Loire, France 2018
Glass $7.50
Bottle $30
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Riesling
Kung Fu Girl, Columbia Valley, WA 2018
Glass $7.50
Bottle $30
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Sauv Blanc/Semillon
Château Promis, Bordeaux 2018
Bottle $28
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Pinot Gris/Chardonnay
Cline, Cashmere, CA 2018
Bottle $28
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Pinot Grigio
Benvolio, Friuli, Italy 2018
Glass $7.50
Bottle $30
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Sauvignon Blanc
Wither Hills, Marlborough, NZ 2018
Glass $8.50
Bottle $32
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Pinot Gris
Firesteed, Willamette Valley, OR 2015
Bottle $40
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Sauvignon Blanc
Whitehaven, Marlborough, NZ 2017
Bottle $42
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Fumé Blanc
Robert Mondavi, Napa Valley, CA 2015
Bottle $44
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Sauvignon Blanc
Reuilly, Loire, France 2015
Bottle $52
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Chardonnay
Sebastiani, North Coast, CA 2017
Glass $8
Bottle $32
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Chenin Blanc/Viognier
Pine Ridge, Clarksburg, CA 2017
Bottle $34
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Chardonnay
Beringer Estates, Napa Valley, CA 2017
Bottle $45
Red
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House Featured Red
(ask for current selection)
Glass $6.50
Bottle $26
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Pinot Noir
Firesteed, Willamette Valley, OR 2018
Glass $9
Bottle $36
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Pinot Noir
Lincourt, Santa Barbara, CA 2016
Bottle $38
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Grenache
Domaine André Brunel, France 2014
Bottle $42
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Pinot Noir
J Vineyards, Sonoma/Monterey, CA 2017
Bottle $44
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Zinfandel
BBQ Zin by Renwood, California, 2016
Glass $8
Bottle $32
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Barbera
Renato Ratti, d’Asti, Italy 2017
Bottle $47
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Duas Quintas
Ramos Pinto, Douro, Portugal 2014
Bottle $30
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Malbec
Nieto Senetiner, Mendoza, Argentina 2018
Glass $8
Bottle $32
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Red Blend
Federalist, Sonoma/Mendocino County, CA 2016
Bottle $43
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Malbec Blend
Tikal, Patriota, Mendoza, Argentina 2015
Bottle $48
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Merlot
Velvet Devil, Columbia Valley, WA 2017
Glass $8
Bottle $32
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Tribute, Paso Robles, CA 2018
Glass $9
Bottle $36
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Cabernet Sauvignon
First Drop, Mother’s Ruin, McLaren Vale, AU 2016
Bottle $45
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Syrah Blend
Fess Parker, Big Easy, Santa Barbara, CA 2017
Bottle $60
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Merlot
Duckhorn, Napa Valley, CA 2016
Bottle $65
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Louis Martini, Napa Valley, CA 2016
Bottle $75