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 About Max’s Wine Dive Austin, TX
A
newcomer to the downtown Austin scene in May 09, Max’s Wine Dive offers
a new, high vibrant option to the burgeoning Convention Center District.
With the only other location in Houston, Max’s isn’t just another
corporate extension of a well oiled machine.
In fact, its about as far away from corporate in its mantra as you can
get with the slogan “Fried Chicken and Champagne, why the hell not”
branded on its homepage.
The
Ambiance at Max’s Wine Dive
Austin
The Convention Center District is home to successful and sophisticated restaurants in
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar,
Fogo de Chao,
Roy’s Hawaiin Fusion, and PF Changs. Newcomer Max’s Wine
Dive is sassy blend of
casual and upscale. With an extensive wine menu they definitely cater to
an urban crowd. However, the menu screams of good old fashioned home
cooking and the staff comes dressed in jeans
and tight tee shirts. Throw in a very polished effort from the kitchen
and you’ve got a combination that is definitely unique to the area. By
that we mean the convention center district and Austin in general!
 Max’s
Wine Dive Austin, TX Menu
Here’s where it gets colorful. Someone ordered for us and we started out with wild-harvested gator bites…because who wants to eat farm raised gator? That was coupled with Nacho
Mama’s Oysters where the “nacho mama” means fried and on won tons with
aioli and habanero. Those were followed with an order Chicken Fried Chicken that some say is their
signature dish and Shrimp n Grits. Max’s
definitely caters to the culinary cavalier! And if you’re date isn’t
overly adventurous…well, that’s nothing a few glasses of great wine
can’t remedy. We definitely suggest you put Max’s Wine Dive on your
downtown Austin radar.
A sample of the Max's Wine Dive Menu Austin, TX
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Gator Bites -
$12 - Crispy fried wild-harvested alligator tail meat from Janik
Alligator Company of El Campo, Texas, tossed in sweet and spicy
Thai glaze |
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Southern Fried Chicken - $15 -
Three pieces of all natural, steroid-free
chicken with Max’s own jalapeno and buttermilk marinade, deep
fried slow and low and served with chipotle honey, mashed
potatoes and collard greens. |
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Freekin’ Chicken Fricasse -
$17 -
Pan seared and roasted semi-boneless half chicken in lemon thyme
butter with baby artichoke spring bean and sweet corn
succotash. |
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Damn. . . Yankee Pot Roast - $24 -Texas-raised Kobe
beef cheeks slowly braised and served with roasted root
vegetables, mushrooms and Yorkshire pudding – all swimming in a
sumptuous red wine braising jus |
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Yama Kobe Beef Burger - $18 - 8oz. Yama Farms Texas
Kobe beef burger with Belletoielle triple cream brie, in-house
pickled jalapenos, Texas tomato and organic bib lettuce on
Waldon’s Bakery brioche bun, served with Max’s famous frites |
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The Texas “Haute” Dog - $14 - Kosher all-beef hot dog on
Waldon’s Bakery artisan bun, with house made St. Arnold beer
Sauerkraut, Texas Prairie Fire Chili, or Neon Relish, dill
pickle spear, peppers, tomato and celery salt – served with
jalapenos, fried onion strings and Max’s famous frites |
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Shrimp & Grits - $15 - Grilled jumbo Gulf shrimp
with a spicy grit tasso raft floating in a puddle of Bayou
Juice, with collared greens and house-made pickled okra |
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Pan Roasted Salmon - $21 - Roasted Scottish salmon,
with fennel and micro green salad, white bean, sweet potato, and
golden raisin cassoulet, wilted organic spinach, and vanilla
cream soda emulsion |
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