If you’ve never been to Maxie’s, or if it’s been a while, now is the moment.
After nearly two decades at 6732 W. Fairview Ave., the long-running Southern restaurant is stepping into 2026 with renewed energy: an amped-up dining room, a thoughtful menu refresh and a clear-eyed recommitment to the hospitality that made it a community favorite in the first place.
This isn’t a reinvention. It’s a revival.
A West Side original
When Maxie’s opened in 2007, it quickly earned a reputation as a Cajun and Creole spot. But from the beginning, the vision was more broad. It was a restaurant that celebrated the South in all its complexity, from Lowcountry seafood to comfort-driven classics, filtered through a Wisconsin lens…