"We 'd been wanting to get in to Maxie 's, so in order to get a reservation with only a day 's notice, we decided to take an early dinner (4:15pm). Upon arriving we were seated immediately. The restaurant had just opened, but the dinner traffic had alreadystarted, and by the time we left shortly after 5 the joint was already packed. We ordered two drinks, a Hurricane and a Maxie 'sFrench Kiss. Both were perfect. Quickly following the drinks was some complimentary cornbread for the table. Sweeter than mostcornbread I 've had, and very crumbly, but delicious. Next up were the entrees (we skipped appetizers KNOWING we were havingdessert (s). Andrea Dexter ordered the 4 piece fried chicken dinner with mashed potatoes, maple braised collard greens andhomemade flakey biscuit. In her words every portion of this meal was perfect. They have a hot vinegar at the table...make sureyou use it on the chicken. I had the Frogmore Stew, a mix of shrimp, ocean fish, mussels, and chicken chorizo with corn andonion in a light broth with toasted bread. If ANYTHING needed changing, it might be the chicken chorizo, but with that said...Ididn 't leave any on my plate. Dessert posed a challenge: what to choose? We opted not to choose, and instead to order onedessert for the table, and one to go. First up was the Bananas Foster Bread Pudding. ANOTHER flawless victory for Maxie 's.Perfect texture, great taste, not too sweet, and with some salted nuts to balance it all out. Second Dessert was had hourslater, and was the original reason we had chosen Maxie 's as a destination. The Peanut Butter Pie comes highly recommended, andwe can see why. Most peanut butter dessert, in general, are far too peanut butter forward. This dessert, however, perfectlybalances chocolate, a delicate peanut butter cream, salted candied nuts, and a crisp crust to deliver an incrediblebite. Service throughout the evening was flawless, and we could have thrown a dart at the menu and gotten something el"
