Max & Erma's Restaurants

Typical of this kind of place -- basic "bar type" menu of burgers, sandwiches, a few steaks, a smattering of seafood.  Honestly, these places all run together for me, and I find it hard to distinguish between the menu and food at Chili's, Max & Erma's, Applebee's, O'Charley's, TGIFriday's, Ruby Tuesday, Bennigan's . . .  Max & Erma's does have a "sundae bar" placed on what is supposed to be a bathtub, and the toppings provided were both skimpy and sad.  The burger and fries were fine, the prices were typical.

If you haven't tried it, the tortilla soup is divine ... as are their cheese skewers. The freshly baked chocolate chip cookies are a perfect way to end your meal. Savor one or two and take a few home for later.

I don't come here often (unfortunately, because my husband doesn't think it is anything great), but I actually really like this place.  I'm a fan of comfort food, and I think that overall, this place does a good job of offering a variety of good-tasting choices that are unique but not too "out there."  My favorite things to eat here are tortilla soup (not authentic to real Mexican food but I like it just as much for different reasons!!!), hamburgers, the grilled chicken sandwich (consistently a moist, juicy, substantial piece of chicken), the fried shrimp (I think it is only offered on Fridays), the banana cream pie (I don't care for banana cream anything UNLESS it is Max & Erma's--then I love it!!!), and the chocolate chip cookies.  I have never ordered the all-you-can-eat sundae bar in the bathtub, but it always looks good.  My fear for this location is that it will go out of business, because I never see a lot of customers here and because Famous Dave's across the street gets lots and lots of diners.  If they ever close down, I at least want them to put out a cookbook with their recipes!!!