Maxx - Warrendale

1st time visit food, beer service was very good! Friday night was very busy but seated within 15 minutes. Decor is clean, industrial modern but creates loud env... read more 1st time visit food, beer service was very good! Friday night was very busy but seated within 15 minutes. Decor is clean, industrial modern but creates loud environment when super busy. By 8:30 the restaurant was at about half the capacity, bar was hopping. There are many things we look forward to trying on future visits.

This restaurant is closed. It seems that a Mediterranean restaurant will be opening here. I’ve never dined at MAXX, but I hope the new place performs better tha... read more This restaurant is closed. It seems that a Mediterranean restaurant will be opening here. I’ve never dined at MAXX, but I hope the new place performs better than the taco shop and this one did.

I was introduced to Maxx Restaurant by my coworkers, and since then, I’ve enjoyed both lunch and dinner there several times while in town. I believe the restaur... read more I was introduced to Maxx Restaurant by my coworkers, and since then, I’ve enjoyed both lunch and dinner there several times while in town. I believe the restaurant has recently been renamed Elia? Regardless, the food here is fantastic! From the soups and salads to the French fries and gyros, everything is absolutely delicious! I must say, their French fries paired with garlic aioli are the best I've ever had! If you're a garlic enthusiast like me, you'll adore their fries. They mix in basil, rosemary, and whole garlic cloves, frying them together with the potatoes... OMG, it’s so tasty! I can’t wait to come back again and again!

We stopped here around 2:30-3pm on a Saturday afternoon. While the wait staff was pleasant and personable, the actual promptness of service was not good. We ord... read more We stopped here around 2:30-3pm on a Saturday afternoon. While the wait staff was pleasant and personable, the actual promptness of service was not good. We ordered an appetizer (pictured that was a flatbread with tomatoes, cheese, and gyro meat. That took at least 20 minutes to arrive and lo and behold, less than 5 minutes after that, our entrees were served. (Which is why you see our flatbread in the same picture as my wife 's pasta dish The flatbread itself was delicious- plenty of flavor, and could hold-up as a meal on its own. While my sandwich and my wife 's pasta (both pictured were good both in portion and flavor, neither were amazing and both were unnecessarily/oddly spicy. (My wife and I both said, my food is oddly spicy for some reason. Not that our mouth was on fire or anything, but when eating what is basically a chicken parm sandwich and a shrimp pasta one does not expect the lingering sensation of pepper. Lastly, and perhaps as notable as the poor service, was the price of everything. A mixed drink cost $12 and up. Sorry, but that makes me laugh. That appetizer we had served with our entree, $19. Couple the high prices with bad service, and you have a recipe for I 'll dine elsewhere. While everyone looks for a reasonably priced dining option, I think many people, including myself, would look past a higher than avg price for well made food and good service. This place has decent food at high prices and bad service.

Very poor website and inaccurate information. Said they were open. We drove a distance to get there. Not open. Called. No answer. No cars in parking lot. Very d... read more Very poor website and inaccurate information. Said they were open. We drove a distance to get there. Not open. Called. No answer. No cars in parking lot. Very disappointed.