It's right in the midst of the glitz on the Linq walk and right next to the High Roller, the sky wheeling Eye of Las Vegas. And yet it's a cozy little gem of an entertainment value. One pix, because that's all I stopped for: The $3 Frozen Margarita. $4 if you top it off with a tequila float. And it happens all day long, from open to close, each and every day according to my lovely, friendly bar meisterin... and not a poker machine in sight. Who says value is dead in our glimmering oasis among the mountain tops? I'll be back for my $4 cup of VIVA again. Perhaps, next time, I'll even order some of the well presented breakfast, lunch, and dinner morsels on the nicely focused bistro favorites menu. And perhaps I'll see you there, too, my friends. I'll probably be wearing the blue headdress and decidedly more than the man-kinis you might see at the other end of the Linq walk. Cheers!
So... I'm back for brunch, because... job interview .
And while I bided my time, I thought I'd extend my review to cover some food. That's when the Benedict Box jumped off the posters, and onto my plate.
It's a $19 brunch experience, but so are most family restaurant items these days. There are also a plethora of other reasonably priced offerings here.
As for the box, I say, "once again into the breach me hearties!" I'd do this box again. All of the elements of spinach, tomatoes, poached eggs, Hollandaise sauce, BACON, and a quarter loaf of hollowed out (and somehow toasted inside & out) bread were all well represented. And each brought favor to the party... even the bread. They must be making the sauce by the vat back there, because I think I got a whole cup. Nom, nom! The egg whites were 100% firm, and the yolks 100% runny (not an easy poaching feat), so they added lots more to the richness of the lightly, yet well seasoned spinach than the half-done whites, and half-hard yolks you sometimes get elsewhere. While the nicely cured, thickly sliced, and expertly cooked bacon, and tomatoes added the smokehouse depth that Canadian bacon often brings, but in much more profound quantities. The bread even had a flavor, it wasn't just a large, white chunk of stagecraft; it was sweet, savory, and perhaps house made, all on its own.
Had I not been on my way to interview for a job where I strap people into harnesses, and fly them high above the LINQ Walk to the High Roller, I would've tried the $5 Bloody Mary... oh well, life is long (I hope), so maybe I'll report on that one next time... after work of course.
Until then... stay on the sunny side my friends, and if you're feeling a bit more on the poached than usual, stop in at Maxie's for a Benedict Box. I might be at the corner seat, outside, at the bar to say, "Hello!"
Cheers!
Interview over (I think I got the job ). So, I'm back for the $5 Tito's Bloody Mary which is well balanced, lightly spicy, rimmed with salt, and celery seeds, and garnished simply with an olive, and a wedge of lime. Not fancy, but effective with a generous pour of Tito's. As with everything else I've had, and seen here at Maxie's, it's the maximum fun with the minimum fuss possible. And that's both the essence of both show biz, and Kaizen (the art of doing what needs not be done).
That's the trifecta, and with that... I rest. From here, it's up to you, my friends, to stop in at Maxie's, and tell us all how the rest of the menu stacks up.
Let's all get out, and get eating & drinking with verve to help end this slump they say we're in... and let's do it together. read more