Max's Classic American Grill & Sports Bar

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  Slow to notice us, no greeting as we walked in. We had to ask for a table. Hard to find waitress. Slooooow to take order. Brought us the wrong order. Ran out of decaf pitchers even though there were only a few tables seated. Food was serviceable but the servers seemeddepressed and were depressing.

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  Posted on 11.25.12 Lauren R.

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  Basic food at a reasonable price. The service was fine. They are open even on most holidays

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  Posted on 10.11.12 evelynn e.

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  Our visit started off well with some cool cars for the kids but it quickly went downhill.  We went for a quick breakfast, but there was nothing quick about it thanks to the one waitress serving ALL the tables.  From the overcooked eggs benedict to the undercooked omelette it was two thumbs down all around.  Luckily, kids eat free, hence the one star.

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  Posted on 08.05.11 Stephen G.

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  When traveling there's not much more you need than sports, beer, and simple food.  At Max's you can get all those things and they do it fairly well.  We chose to eat here since it was nestled in our hotel.
  
  There's a pretty good selection of beers and the local Ithaca brews are either on tap or in bottles.  I can recommend the burgers here, particularly the cajun one.  We also had brunch here the next day and my omelette was good too.  Everything is affordable but not dirt cheap.
  
  As a sports bar though its a little lacking.  If you're sitting at the bar itself you can chose from multiple games to watch.  However if you're seated at a table of booth you might not be able to see a TV at all.  I had to run over to the bar after finishing my burger to catch the end of a game.
  
  The service was also sub-par.  Our waitress was very nice but she kept forgetting about us, and it wasn't busy.  It took us quite a while to get our food and we never got an appetizer.  Luckily the food was worth the wait.  The next day at brunch though everything went smoothly.
  
  If you're in downtown Ithaca, particularly at the Holiday Inn, Max's is a safe choice. You're not going to be impressed but you will leave satisfied.

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  Posted on 03.27.11 George B.

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  This is pretty nice, as sports bars go. It's clean, there are TVs for every angle, and they have a pretty extensive menu featuring your normal pub grub. My only complaint is that the TVs were so loud I couldn't even have a conversation, which is not so cool with me. If you want to catch a specific game, however, it would probably be a good place to go.

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  Posted on 03.03.07 Kat H.

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