My wife and I decided to try Maxie's as it is a long time restaurant in the Des Moines area. This was a Thursday evening and it was not especially busy. The wait staff was attentive and personable. We had a bottle of wine and split a steak. I would say if you live in the neighborhood it would be fine to go to. The food was passing, but not exceptional and it felt a little run down. read more

Maxie's Supper Club - American Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

The best onion rings ever. My grandma took me here when I was little and would buy me Shirley temples while she sat at the bar and drank! Lmao. Don't worry I'm still alive. read more

Had not been to Maxie's since ownership changed. Dined with a total party of six on a Saturday night the place was full. We had made reservations a week out and were seated promptly upon arriving. Started with onion rings which were ok but felt like missing salt. Main entrees ordered included - spaghetti, salmon, fettuccine Alfredo, and filet deburgo (pictured) and very fairly priced. All entrees were fantastic! Our waitress was extremely nice with great attitude and prompt. only bad thing about the experience was trying to find parking. Ate at Tom Arthur's a few weeks back and the food here is much better. Will definitely put this in rotation of places on the westside. read more

Maxie's Supper Club - Steak de burgo - American Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

I hadn't dined at Maxie's in the last 25 years until yesterday, and it is still great! Supper club atmosphere. Julie was our server- helpful, efficient, funny, even laughed at my husband's dad jokes. Food was great. Love the onion rings!! read more

Maxie's has been around forever. It has changed hands a few times. We went for lunch today and the Maxie burger was tasty but the size is significantly smaller than I remember and the price is significantly higher. I totally understand the price hike as food costs have skyrocketed. The atmosphere is like a supper club vibe as nothing has really changed in years.. somewhat of a time warp! Staff were nice and the food came out hot as fast. They have the very best shoestring onion rings around too. If you are looking for a blast from the past this is your place! read more

We had the Maxi steak special. Our steaks were delicious and cooked the way we ordered them. The shrimp that was served with the steak was very good. We were disappointed in the cake we got as a takeout for dessert. Everything else including the service and wait time for our food was great. We will be back! read more

Food was very good, came out fast. Server was very nice. Definitely a local place to go to the decor here gives an old vibe.

Maxie's has become a staple in my family for any get together or celebrations. It has a supper club feeling to it and the service has always been quick yet not rushed. I haven't found the steak to be that special but I enjoy the prime rib and hamburger. We love to get their onion rings for the table - huge servings! read more

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Maxie's was a staple in my family growing up. So excited they were able to find new owners. Maxie's brings back many memories of Jimmy and my father. My sister and her family and my boyfriend and I went went for dinner on a Friday night. We made a reservation. The place was mostly full when we got there. The menu contains a few classic "maxie" dishes. We all ended up ordering the prime rib. Everything was great. The meat was cooked to each of our requests. The asparagus was cooked perfectly. I'm so happy to know this "Des Moines" classic is still around. read more

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We've always wanted to try this place & with family in town, it was the best time! We called ahead of time, got a reservation & looked at the options. The menu is different than whats listed online, but we were all still able to find something. Arriving, parking was limited, but a nice quaint building. Inside was a little darker than excepted but very clean & nice. Many reviews of onion rings being the best, so we had to try them. I love shoestring onions & these were good! Not greasy or salty! Side mushrooms are always a must & these did not disappoint. The flavor was amazing & for only getting 3, they were a good size. Everyone in the group got something different & we all enjoyed the meal. Drinks were also good & pricing was reasonable. Our waitress was fun & I only take away a star as separate tickets was a complete mess. I wouldn't mind going back & trying more. read more

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Went here with my mom and sister. We all got the baked cavatelli. I ordered sausage link with mine. It did say that it was in a meat sauce...and they weren't kidding. Had I known how much meat was involved, I would've skipped the additional sausage. It was also on the spicy side. I grew up on Helen and Pat's cavatelli, which was not spicy, nor was the sauce overly meaty. Our server was fantastic and took great care of us. Probably won't get the cavatelli again, but I always love the Maxie burger and rings!! read more

Picking someplace "between home and the airport" is always a challenge for us. We had a little extra time so Maxie's it was, and we love "supper clubs". Although now, after our great experience, I want to try about 8 more items so we'll be returning soon! On the way there, and looking at the menu online, I was saying that I wished more places had a steak salad, rounding out my red meat and vegetable cravings. Unfortunately, we ordered before I saw the specials menu on the table that had a delicious sounding steak salad. Server said it's been so popular they may put it on their regular menu. So I'll have to go back for this and other items. Ribeye w/ baked potato, salad (with the GOOD ranch) and a side of onion rings (all included with the ribeye). Can't comment on the potato, I didn't eat it. Onion rings are popular here but I like thicker ones, so I didn't really eat most of mine; tried one and liked the batter though. Steak was grilled perfectly med-rare, seasoning delicious. French Dip was also delicious, loved the salty au jus and, of course, we had more onion rings. Plentiful on the meat, roll was perfect for dipping, loved this French Dip! Boursin Mushrooms were added to our meal last minute because we saw them on the specialty menu after placing our order. They were delicious. Different than other places, this had a layer of melted cheese but it was still good. I like Club Car's better but I'm still glad we got these. ‍Server Jeanie was prompt and helpful. Knowing we were in a little bit of a hurry, she brought out our food altogether w/ our check, which was greatly appreciated. About the only complaint we had was that our iced tea was watered down. Nothing major and not really important, and was forgotten about because everything else was so outstanding. Pricing is very reasonable (receipt and menu pics for those that like to see prices). Can't wait to go back with a larger group, soon!! read more

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If you haven't been to Maxie's in a while, or ever, it's worth a visit! Delicious, traditional Italian/American food with an array of choices, making it all so hard to choose from. All entrees were served fast and fresh. Attentive wait staff but but not overbearing. Great soundtrack of music playing in the background. Throw back atmosphere reminiscent of dinner clubs of the 80's. You won't regret this little trip back In time.! read more

Service 4 and Food 2 = Rating of 3 I had not been here in many years. I suspect the loyal crowd is great with some things that don't work well for me and if I ran it, I'd probably do the same. Our server, Hannah was great...checked in frequently and brought refills as soon as we needed them without prompting. The food was just OK. My dining companion got a burger and subbed out veggies for the fries/rings as he is on a diet. He said the burger had a good taste, and the veggies were OK, but nothing special - simply steamed. I got the grilled chicken salad. All iceberg lettuce and somewhat dry chicken with egg, tomato, and raw baby carrots. I would have preferred a more interesting mix of greens, but I get that I may be in the minority of the regular guests of this establishment. The dressing was good, and baby carrots were an interesting choice vs. shredded or diced. It is an iconic restaurant that has weathered the years...probably just not my kind of grub, but I'm sure it works well for many! read more

Maxie's Supper Club - Grilled Chicken Salad - American Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

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mos def will go back!!! joey515 was a great server and we had a GREAT time!! food was amazing! ambience amazing!! service even better!!! only bad part was joey515 got phased and the server asst had to take over she was great but not joey515 10 read more

I've been going here since I was young, and I've seen the stages Maxies has had. When they closed I felt sad because of all the memories and many family dinners I've had here. My boyfriend and I went back to try the famous Maxie burgers again, and they did not disappoint!! Delicious as I remember and service was great!! Will be returning. read more

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I hate to admit it, as long as I've lived in the metro, this was my first visit to Maxie's. My first impression was old school... Like Chuck's or Iowa Beef Steakhouse. And I'm okay with that... In a lot of ways I prefer it. I guess I grew up a little old school... We've been looking for a new (reasonably priced) burger joint on the West side since BW's closed. While Maxie's isn't burger focused we decided to give it a shot. Arrived at about 1120 am on a Saturday... We were greeted right away and taken to a booth. Seating is a combo of booths and low tables and chairs (from two tops to six tops that could be combined for larger parties). I noticed a private room off to the side. I ordered the Maxie Burger (medium rare), up charge for mushrooms and Swiss, sides of rings and French fries, and an ice tea. Heather ordered the Maxie BBQ burger (medium well), sides of rings and seasoned fries (with ranch), and a water. The total for lunch ran $25 and change before tip. Service was very good. Orders and checks are taken at the table. There was only one server working the floor along with a host but they were attentive and quick with refills. The 8 oz. burgers were perfect to temp, had good flavor, and the meals were filling. We both liked the fries, but her seasoned fries took the cake. Thick, but cooked completely through and held their crunch to the end of the meal. The onion rings...meh. I'm a thick ring guy so they were decent...just not my thing. A very good first visit here. We'll be back. I saw a couple of other customers get the hot roast beef sandwiches... They looked SO good. read more

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My husband and I ate at Maxie's on 7/7 and everything was wonderful. We got the two specials that night - prime rib for my husband and the rigatoni pasta with graziano sausage for me. It was one of the best pasta dishes I've ever had. My only regret is not taking a picture :) We can't wait to return. read more

35+ years of eating here and it does not disappoint!!!!!The Maxie burger has never changed!!!! Still a dtawn and must if u have never been there The onion rings are the best in the city!!!!!!!!! Go try it if u have never been. If you are a regular take someone new and introduce them!!!!!!! read more

We had an amazing experience at Maxie's; unfortunately I forgot to snap photos of the food. I highly recommend the onion rings; they were cooked to perfection and had the perfect amount of crunch! I tried the Spaghetti Pomodoro which had great flavor. My husband had the Maxie's Special, and the shrimp were phenomenal! Their strawberry shortcake was the best my husband and I have ever had. You have to go for the dessert (and the regular food); we highly recommend a visit here! read more

This is your place if you want quality comfort food. Today we had the Hot Roast Beef sandwich and the Chicken Parmesan sandwich. The Chicken Parmesan came with fries and onion rings. The onion rings are crispy thin cut. The atmosphere is a nice casual. A good place to either dress up or come casual. Service was excellent. The staff worked well to cover for each other as needed, read more

We went there last Friday because they were closing down on February this year. They had very good fried onions and their burgers were fantastic. I'm really going to miss that place read more

Tried this place out because the radio said they were closing and I can say the food was prepared QUICKLY like most food in Iowa (Iowa food is always fast but rarely good) but I was not in a rush and would rather the food be good. Tried to give them another chance and tried to call several times from 6pm to 8pm and never got anybody and called the next day and was told that they only take orders to go till 730pm. One of the biggest problems in Iowa is restaurants keeping Iowa hours (Iowa hours are short/lazy hours) that WORKING people cannot make and this is why franchise restaurants are doing so well as they have regular/working people hours. This place like all Iowa restaurants will soon be a Mexican restaurant serving meat,cheese and flour (All Mexican food is the same stuff) and the owner will blame the customers. read more

For many years Younkers served THE BEST Rarebit burgers in town! With their restaurant closure so went the best Rarebit until I experienced Maxie's! Awesome Rarebits and the accompanying French fries and Onion Rings were the best. Our service was rather slow despite dining during a "slow time," but the server was courteous and certainly friendly. We're looking forward to a return visit! read more

Such a great addition to Des Moines! Excellent food and service - can't wait to go back.

Great prices, great food, great service ! What more could you want on a Saturday night ? My fiancée and I came here for dinner. I had the pork chops and she had the teriyaki grilled chicken. My meal came with 2 boneless pork chops, salad, choice of potato, cinnamon apples, onion straws/rings, and rolls. I chose the baked potato but it was small. My fiancées meal came with 1 good size grilled chicken breast, rice/mixed veggies, egg roll, salad, and rolls. Everything we had was good. The salad is just standard iceberg lettuce, cucumber, croutons, and we asked cheese with no Tomato. We shared a homemade strawberry shortcake for dessert! It was amazing! The prices are very reasonable here. I would definitely recommend coming here for a relaxed classic meal. read more

Maxie's Supper Club - Homemade strawberry shortcake ! - American Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

Food was frozen and fried, dirty interior, was charged $14 for some old freezer meat and stale bread on my french dip sandwich. Menu out of date, one menu had different prices. Turned out they were out of date because we were charged more than what was printed. read more

Tonight was a disappointment as to compared to the Maxies of yester years. Starting with an appetizer of onion rings.....they were thin and crispy but soaked in grease. The tenderloin sandwich contained a very thin piece of tenderloin....basically a crispy crust with no meat in the middle. Lastly, someone needs to teach the chef how to cook Chicken Marsala. The chicken was good but it along with the pasta and mushrooms was all swimming in beef broth rather than a rich creamy wine sauce. It also include bacon bits which was a little strange. In our opinion, this will be the last time we eat here. read more

Went here recently. Saturday with a group of friends. There were 5 of us. We each ordered food. Everyone seemed very happy with their food or appetizer. I know I loved my steak. It was cooked perfect. The Onion rings were also really good. I got 2 mixed drinks too. They were although a bit stronger, very good. The staff was very friendly & attentive. Not too attentive but just the right amount. The food was cooked great & brought in a timely manner. The cost is a little more than I generally spend but I don't normally have a steak. Bathrooms were also clean & appear taken care of. Definitely recommend if you've never been. Or if you're looking for a cozy friendly place to dine at. read more

A friend and I chose to dine at Maxie's tonight. We both ordered Steak deBurgo. This is a locally created favorite for several decades. I've ordered the dish at a few other restaurants with good results. What we had tonight might have been a garlic lover's dream. The chef used about 4 Tablespoons of jarred minced garlic on each beef filet with a nice amount of cracked pepper and I'd like to call it butter but truly believe it was olive oil for the sauce. My steak was to be cooked medium but was well done. The fresh asparagus is past its delicate prime so please quit serving it, as it's stringy, tough, woody and had no flavor. The mushrooms were okay but again both vegetables were swimming in the garlic sauce. I scraped the garlic from the steak into a huge pile. When the waitress asked how our food was we told her how we felt. Your chef needs to rework the house recipe for deBurgo. If you can't use fresh garlic and hand mince a small clove per each entree you should quit serving the dish. We ordered desserts at $10.95 each, yowser that's pretty steep! Mine was a tart shell filled with blueberry pie filling and fresh blueberries, served with a melting dish of lemon sherbet. The tart shell was tough and not made in-house. Please open a cookbook and bake something more intriguing. You had stars removed for too much jarred garlic, horrid asparagus, bad imagination in dessert creation and overpriced dessert. Let's hope anyone reads these reviews and tries to correct problems please. I'll be back to check up on how you have handled this honest review. read more

It's too bad the kitchen help without a lot of experience is running the place. They are not expanding the menu. Everything that comes out of the kitchen is very simple and not very well done with the owner having the background that she does I just can't believe she's letting the kitchen help run the place and dictating to her. She wanted to try to make it like the original Maxis, but has failed from the hamburgers, onion rings, spaghetti sauce, and Italian dressing. read more

Today we ordered a large onion ring for carry out we live not even a minute away from the restaurant when we got home the Styrofoam container was soaked in grease the onion rings were soggy not crispy at all and took a bite and tasted like they had been cooked in old grease so disappointing we have gone to Maxies for years and love it we will return again but definitely a waste of $13 read more

I hadn't been to Maxie's in several years, I saw it in the news and it brought up some nostalgia. I should have left those memories in the past. First of all, the building is falling apart, water was dripping from the ceiling and landing on people. The service was awful but friendly. It took our waitress 15 minutes to come to our table and take our food and drink order. We ordered onion rings along two side salads and two entrees. The onion rings came out quickly, they were cold and soggy and tasted like they had been cooked 30 minutes earlier. Our entrees came out about 30 minutes later. Both of our entrees were poor tasting and my entree (roast beef and gravy sandwich) made me very sick to my stomach. Our salads never came out and we eventually cancelled our salad orders. Overall the experience was awful. I won't be going back. I hope the new owners are able to save the place, but they have their work cut out for them. read more

The 4 of us had the Maxie Special. The sirloin was cooked as ordered & great flavor. The shrimp was good & the sauce was ok. The onion rings were tasty, but a little over done. The salad was fresh & very good. Wait staff was very polite, efficient, but over worked. She did a great job waiting on so many people on a busy night. Overall, great dinner. read more

I'll admit I was a bit apprehensive upon seeing some of the negative reviews listed on here, but I thought I'd give it a shot since I'm a big fan of skinny onion rings. I was greeted warmly when I walked in the door and seated soon. My waitress' name was Amanda. She did what I consider to be excellent service--Take drink order, give time to scan the menu, take the order, keep the drink glass refilled, and check back in on the meal before bringing the check. I'm amazed at how few servers can do this--many seem to be rushing you out the door. On the food side, I ordered the tenderloin. I got a nice sized tenderloin that was cooked perfectly (not brunt, not undercooked). If I had to guess, I'd say the breading is of the cracker-crumb type as opposed to being battered. Maxie's uses the nice thick cut pickles that don't get soggy, similar to what you see at Jason's Deli or Hickory Park, for comparisons sake. As an added bonus, Maxie's uses white onions on their tenderloin, and in large rings, which I feel compliment a tenderloin better than red onions. While the french fries weren't anything special, the onion rings were indeed a delight. You also get plenty of them on your plate--no need to order them as an appetizer. The ranch dressing is kind of thick in my opinion and didn't strike me as particularly impressive, though I wouldn't go so far as to say it was "bad". Bun was the only thing I didn't care for overall--it was rather large and dry. While the sesame seeds don't bother me, the bun would have been better if they put a smattering of butter on it before toasting the bun or throwing it on the griddle. I also ordered an iced tea--fortunately it is fresh-brewed here. I was amused by the framed pictures of classic cars that went all the around the seating area. As a bonus for candy lovers, there's large jars of Tootsie Roll Pops and Andes Mints by the cash register that are complimentary. Overall, I was plenty impressed by Maxie's and look forward to a return visit soon. As a note, they have a punch card that entitles you to a free lunch entree after purchasing nine. read more

Maxie's Supper Club - Pork tenderloin, fries, and onion rings. - American Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

This place was very quaint and cozy. Very casual and family-friendly. There looked to be a regular dining area and a bar dining area in the other side. Very clean but you could tell this place is one of the older Des Moines restaurants. The Service: Robin was a fantastic server! She was so sweet and accommodating. We told her that it was our first time there and she gave us some great recommendations. The Food: Breaded Combo Appetizer - 3/5 for $8.99 you get a good portion of onion rings with your choice of three other breaded items. We chose breaded mushrooms, fried string beans, and mozzarella cheese. The mozzarella cheese was not great but the string beans were delicious and the mushrooms were good. Steak De Burgo - 4/5 this was their Thursday special and the steak was delicious! The baked potato with onion strings on top was surprisingly good. It also came with a side salad and rolls. All in all, this place was not bad at all. The steak and the fried string beans are a must if you come here. read more

We have enjoyed Maxie's for years! The food and service are always excellent. BUT we were very disappointed tonight. We went for my father's birthday looking forward to their fried chicken, onion rings, ribs and lasagna. Unfortunately they have taken the fried chicken off the menu! They were out of ribs! We ordered the appetizer combo and there were not very many onion rings included. My dad's meat was a bit over cooked. As always the food we did have was fresh, hot and tasty, just a few hiccups tonight. It won't stop us from returning unless we are craving fried chicken! read more

Was treated to a cozy Valentine dinner here this week. We both ordered Maxie's Special which comes with: salad, rolls, steak, two shrimp, baked potato, and onion rings all for the reasonable price of $21.99. It's the kind of stomach fullness Thanksgiving dinners are made of. The rolls were AWESOME. They came out hot so I was able to cut it open and put a whole butter cube in there, creating a butter swamp right there in my roll. I was equally as pleased with the salad. When dinner came it looked amazing. I ordered my steak medium rare, it was still mooing when I got it. So word to the wise, either send it back (I didn't want to wait) or order it medium. Flemings is really the only place I trust to execute on medium-rare, this experience reiterated that for me. Everything else was legit. I thought it was certainly worth every penny! The bar here is a dark, cozy little place to be. If and when I come back, that is where I want to sit. read more

Maxie's Supper Club - Maxie's special - American Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

Is there an option for half a star? I don't know why this place has so many good reviews. Probably because it's in the middle of bum fuck Iowa I miss Minnesota and I've been here one day. Microwaved veggies. The "onion rings" are just onion strings. Server was super nice and cute but the food took 45 minutes and we were literally the only table in the restaurant. It was just us. Margaritas weak. I'm mad that I spent $20. I will never remember this day I have to reiterate that the onion rings are only strings. That's not a side dude that's a food topper. Yuck I would've gotten a salad. you want good onion rings go to Burger King. And bk has zesty sauce read more

Wow, what a great place! Alex, our server was fantastic. I ordered the Cavatelli. My portion was huge. The sauce was so fresh tasting. The pasta shells were perfect. Add bubbling cheese to it all. Perfection. I got a slice of coconut cake to go. Highly recommended. read more