Max's Delicatessen & Restaurant

Well, another bad encounter with management...this guy Greg does not care about customers or former customers.    No problem - I will continue to go to Max & Benny's (no relation) or Butterfield's.  Both of those places appreciate my business unlike Greg at Max's Deli in Highland Park.  Today he told me he is glad I do not go to his restaurant, and couldn't care when I told him I let my friends and colleagues know what he is like.

It's always a good standby 'go to' kinda place.
I consistently like their Reuben sandwiches open faced with great sauerkraut and thousand island dressing.
I tried their nova lox onion omelette and I think the Bagel in Old Orchard does a better job but I do like they serve good fried sliced potatoes with it and Bagel does not.
The soups are good but their salads are only so so.
They have a large bakery selection and my favorite is their black and white cookies. I've gone during brunch, lunch and dinner and they have a consistent business and good service.
They serve Intelligentsia coffee, too!

My wife and I like to eat out on Friday night - we call it Date Night and this is one of the places we've been too multiple times.  My wife likes soup and usually the restaurants we go to near us only offer clam chowder on Friday nights - my wife is lactose intolerant so "no soup for you!"  That's why we like going to Max's - many different soups, even ones she can have :-).  She loves the matzoh ball soup.  It is made with home made stock and you can taste the difference.  I use Minor's at home when I'm cooking and there is no comparison, that and the fact that this soup will cure anything that ails you.   They also put fresh pickles and a fresh bread basket (with rolls and Matzo) on the table - no need for any appetizers.  I've had the corned beef and pastrami and both were excellent.  My wife has had the salad sampler and all the salads (egg, chicken and salmon) were terrific.  I highly recommend the cottage fries as the choice of potato.  All meals are huge portions and good for one or two additional meals.  We even got a loaf of marble rye to go - yummy!