Friday, December 21, 2007

Maxie's Bar & Grill: Sports Bar, anyone?

What we love: The original Angelo and Maxie's. The TVs.

What we could live without: Garlic. The TVs.

Burger scale: B+

Price range: $$ out of $$$$

Payment method: all major credit cards, cash

When Angelo and Maxie announced the launch of a relaxed American style eatery for a younger, more casual crowd, we were intrigued. When they said the menu would be split between "Burgers" or "Not Burgers," we went to check it out.

The burgers at Maxie's Bar and Grill are...fine. They're safe, inoffensive, middle of the road high-er end burgers that could do with a little less garlic, but not so much so that we think it's necessary to make issue of it. (We were able to put the garlic to good use and repel an army of vampires with our morning breath the next day, so all's well that ends well.) However, the burgers definitely aren't worth writing home about. Yet, here we are, writing about them because we said we would.

Burgers at Maxie's Bar Grill

While the burgers left no real impression on us, what was remarkable and memorable about Maxie's Bar and Grill was the sheer number of televisions that the proprietors managed to cram into a single restaurant. The place was chock full of large screen flat-paneled televisions, each one broadcasting a different station, a different sport, a different game. For ADD visual junkies such as ourselves, it was like a slice of attention deficit heaven on Park Ave. Ahh, hockey...CNN...baseball...baskeball...soccer...

Maxie's Bar and Grill isn't as much an American style eatery as it is a place to watch sports. And, if you can pull yourself away from the mesmerizing call of so many flat paneled televisions in a single space, feel free to help yourself to something to eat on the "Burgers"..."Not Burgers"...TV....menu.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Burger Series 6: Maxie's Bar and Grill

Happy ThanksgivingHannukahChristmasKwanzaaNewYear!

Only two more weeks until the end of the year, and the last burger shindig of 2007 will be at Maxie's Bar and Grill on Thursday, December 20th at 8:30pm.

We hope you'll be able to make it! Otherwise, have a great winter holiday season, and we'll see you in 2008.

Maxie's Bar & Grill is a spinoff from Angelo & Maxie's and features a more relaxed atmosphere and casual menu. The restaurant is located at 233 Park Ave South at 19th St.

To get to the restaurant, take the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W at 14th St.-Union Sq.

If you won't be able to make it but have RSVPed, please let us know so we don't end up waiting for you.