I swear everytime I've gone into a fish place recently they've all been out of catfish, but luckily…read morenot today! This black owned business has above average standing room in the waiting area, two TVs and an ATM with a good amount of seats/benches. Seems like it might've been an old chinese food joint with a few tables, but they opted for a pure takeout experience (which is unfortunately the trend nowadays.) Since it was my first time I thought I'd try both the fish and chicken combo along with the dirty rice. The total came out to be $24 with the wait being about 15 minutes. The staff overall were nice.      After leaving the place and checking the food. I realized that the combo dinner didn't contain a roll and coleslaw like advertised which was kind of disappointing. It did have the fries though. The requested lemon pepper was there, but they also seasoned the chicken/catfish with garlic powder, salt and parsley which is fine. Everything was fried hard, but not dry which creates the perfect pleasurable crunch. The chicken and fish tasted better than a lot of the restaurants in the area with the fish having a lightness to the breading that's sorely missed. Some of the chicken was weirdly tough though as if it was slightly undercooked.      Speaking of misses we have to talk about the dirty rice. Dirty rice is one of those dishes that seems like it either is absolute perfection or an abomination with no in-between. This unfortunately falls into the latter with it not only looking boring with all brown notes, but the initial taste as well as texture being an off putting creamy rancid trip to flavor hell. After a just a few bites my stomach turned which does not bode well for this dish. I have no idea what went wrong here, but it seems like it may have been sitting out too long. Even the smell was a bit rancid. At least it has a good ratio of ground beef to rice which a lot of places skimp on. They also attempted to add in some vegetables like peppers although they are barely noticeable.       Overall Surf's up is a good spot with friendly staff, decent prices, but some issues with quality. My advice is to make sure the cooking temps are correct and consistent. Definitely make sure if food is sitting idle, that it is kept at the mandatory minimum of 140 degrees farenheit to avoid it going rancid so quickly. Also, double check the orders before sending them out or edit the menu if it is outdated.

The staff was wonderful, friendly and helpful, and the food was good hot and fresh and packaged up…read morewith care not just thrown in a container and bagged. Will definitely go back!

What's Good In The Hood…read more If you are looking for great service, excellent food and a beautiful place for your family meal or a sexy date night, Maxine's Restaurant Chicago is the perfect spot! Simone Green's Live All Jazz set was absolutely outstanding! Her vocals range is incredibly powerful whether it was classic, sultry or sexy old school and modern jazz favorites ! Check her out!! Maxine's has intimate and exclusive dining with a live jazz club experience. It's located at 33 E. 83rd on the southside of our great city. Reservations required, complimentary valet and cork fees apply . For reservations and info, call 773-964-8652. The owners encourage BYOB so I bought a bottle of de la costa Sangria. My meal started with a fresh Caesar Salad and then a very taste King Crab Alfredo Pasta with Garden Vegetables tossed in Rosemary. I ended with a delicious finale of the Camel Cake Dessert with fresh fruit berries and crème For private events and media affairs contact Shawn Clark, Director of Media and Special Events. Enjoy

I went early on a weekday evening and it was almost empty. We were seated immediately but after…read morethat the waitress was not very attentive. We didn't have to wait long for our food. The waitress served our food smelling like she had just returned from a smoke break. That was not pleasant. The food was good.

Terrible customer service I called the lady like I ordered extra garlic butter but they gave me…read moreextra butter. I was trying to explain to her as I did when I went. It was my first I'm trying to figure out what I want. She got the hollering on the phone telling me that I ordered this and this and that I don't mind paying for what I want all you're doing is collected the money. You're not listening a little girl I would never go there you lost a customer that breeze I tried talking to her several times she like she racist. I'm good on that never again I wasn't eveny complaining. I was trying to figure out how to get the stuff that I ordered. She said I asked for extra garlic butter, but they gave me extra butter because garlic butter was extra. You didn't tell me that I could've paid

Thursday, I ordered my usual half lb of salmon and shrimp pan covered in both lemon and Cajun…read moreseasoning. Other times, I order the shrimp & crab leg pan. The food is always fresh and cooked to order, and they have plenty of options. The service is usually good and staff are polite and friendly. I often joke with the cashiers about smiling if they're not. The best part of this restaurant is that they accept Link (EBT). They'll sell you the food uncooked, which allows you to use your benefits, but you have to pay a $1.00 cook fee if you want them to steam it for you. This isn't a dine in and eat restaurant. You place an order, pick up, and go. However, I could probably eat this every other day.

This place fell off a f*uck*n cliff. Avoid at all costs. Not worth the time or money. Last three…read moreorder flat out bad.

I'm not sure if this is the same place as Seafood Originals or affiliated with the location on 87th…read moreStreet in Chicago, but the food was good, the service was polite and the establishment was clean.

T Bone Steak was over cooked tough and looked flat grilled. Waste of money and food.read more

Good seafood, what little selection they have.long ago it seemed like you could get anything in the…read moresea there. I must say what they have is very very good. Two thumbs up.

Back in the day I used to love this place , love to eat here but the last…read morefew times I have visited here the food is not the same anymore although the service is good but the food is not anymore

All of the above food, services, and ambiance were all 5 star I would recommend going for lunchread more

The ambiance is chill but upscale and classy. Black and gold everything and local art work invite…read moreyou into the space. The hostess was insightful and inviting, like eating at someone's house who loves you. Outside of all of that the Mediterranean lamb was phenomenal. As someone who has eaten lamb in the Middle East this was delightful, with the rice and flavorful kale it's a wonderful bite full. Large serving sizes...and that grilled pound cake lawd

The service, the man acted as if we were bothering him because we came in to order. Very…read moreunfriendly! My daughter purchased wings, she stated they were really good! However, I purchased Perch fish, which I know can have a fishy smell. We're driving home, I had the bag on the floor in the bs k of the car, we could smell the fish. I get all the way home and open the food, my fish was spoiled. What's even worse, it left an awful smell on my car. No lies, I literally, had to sprinkle carpet fresh where the bag sat. It took a few days for the entire smell to leave. I WILL NEVER, EVER GO THERE AGAIN!

this place back in the day was the place to go , but now ,not so much ,i would never eat here again…read more, never order catfish fillets because they are substituting it for tilapia instead , and think that you are crazy and don't know the difference, i order 20 pieces of catfish fillet pay $50.70 and when I got home, everyone was saying it was tilapia. I ate a piece and they were right I called them and they did not want to honor or give me the difference in price refunded , instead they wanted to give us a different smaller order to me that is saying you're guilty. Save your money. Do not waste your money here. They are going the cheaper route to get a profit now.

Absolutely CRAVING King Crab and they're baaaackkkkk!!!! I absolutely love the outstanding tender…read moreking card, the great service from the red head behind the glass, and the neat store front

My ocean perch was steamed to perfection but the potatoes weren't scrubbed to remove dirt and…read morerotten spots. As others mentioned the broccoli was a but overdone. As of today (5/24/25) the menu items are $5 more per item. There is no new menu you have to ask the cashier.

My favorite seafood spot. Seasoning is on point. Food comes out hot. Customer service is good. My…read morefavorite location.

It was my 1st and not the last time the food was amazing as well as the customer service..the…read moreflavors were all up to part the seasoning butters was amazing as well and the platter in a whole was fulfilling and definitely will be returning