635 W State St, Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 272-4136
635 W State St, Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 272-4136
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    • Soup

    • Maxie’s Mighty-Mighty Gumbo

      with andouille sausage & chicken, over rice

      $6.50

      $9.50

      $13

    Appetizers

    • Fried Green Tomatoes

      with remoulade

      $9

    • Gumbo Fries

      loaded with cheddar cheese, gumbo gravy, and green onions

      $9.50

    • Maxie's Deluxe Crabcake

      cajun mayo and 'rwb' slaw

      $12.50

    • Rock Shrimp Popcorn

      with remoulade and pickled jalapenos

      $14

    • Cracker-Crusted Oysters

      with remoulade

      $13.50

    Po’Boys

    w/ lettuce, tomato & maxie pickles. add any side for $3

    • Bleu Cheese Burger

      caramelized onions, mayo

      $12.50

    • Andouille Sausage

      with remoulade and ‘rwb’ slaw

      $12

    • Chicken

      grilled, bbq, fried or blackened, with mayo

      $11.50

    • Blackened Catfish

      with tartar sauce

      $13.50

    • Fried Fresh Florida Rock Shrimp

      with remoulade

      $15

    • Fried Oysters

      with remoulade

      $13.50

    • Portobello

      with chipotle honey & bayou onions

      $11.50

    • BBQ Organic Tofu

      topped with creamy slaw

      $11

    Kid's Menu

    • Grilled Cheese

      with fries

      $5.50

    • Chicken Fingers

      with french fries

      $7.50

    • Fried Shrimp

      with french fries

      $7.95

    • BBQ Organic Tofu

      with french fries

      $6.50

    • Fish Fry

      with french fries

      $7.50

    We will gladly substitute mashed potatoes, creamy cole slaw or fresh apple slices for fries at no charge for items on the kid's menu.

    Maxie’s Soul-Stirrin’ Classics

    • Cajun-Seared Swordfish

      brown butter aioli, pepita pesto, artichoke and mushroom gratin, local asparagus

      $23

    • Shrimp and Grits

      shrimp, rich tasso ham gravy, over grits

      half $14.50

      full $19.50

      add andouille sausage $5.50

    • Jambalaya “Me-Oh-My-A”

      shrimp, local andouille, & chicken in zesty creole rice

      half $14

      full $19

    • Vegan Jambalaya

      smoked tofu, pecans, spinach, & black beans in creole rice

      half $12.50

      full $17

    • Grilled Portobello

      with creole sauce, mashed potatoes, baby spinach

      $16.50

    • Fish Fry- or- Shrimp Fry

      with tartar or cocktail sauce, rough-cut fries, creamy slaw

      $17.50

    • Chicken-Fried Chicken

      with mashed potatoes, tasso gravy and vegetable harmony

      $17

    Maxie Favorites

    add an additional side for $3

    • Maxie’s Deluxe Crabcakes

      with cajun mayo, 'rwb'slaw

      $20

    • Blackened Catfish

      with creole sauce, vegan black beans and rice

      $17

    • BBQ Organic Tofu

      Kansas City Style, with mashed potaoes

      $13.50

    • Pulled Pork Plate

      eastern NC style, BBQ beans

      $16

    • Pulled Pork Sandwich

      sesame seed bun, topped with slaw

      $15

    • BBQ Pork Spare Ribs

      KC BBQ sauce, BBQ beans

      1/3 $12.50

      1/2 $16.50

      full rack $26

    • Big Pig Gig

      pulled pork, ribs, andouille sausage, BBQ beans

      $23

    Sides-n-Fries

    • Grits and Gravy

      $5.50

    • Vegan Black Beans & Rice

      $4.50

    • Slaw: ‘RWB’ -Or- Creamy

      $4

    • Sautéed Spinach

      $5

    • Mashed Potatoes

      $5

    • Spicy Cajun Fries

      with cajun mayo • side or basket

      $4.50

      $7

    • Rough-Cut Fries

      with malt vinegar • side or basket

      $4

      $6.50

    • Field Greens

      Choice of dressing

      $5

    • The freshest sustainably raised and wild caught oysters, fish and seafood from North America's east coast are ice-packed and trucked directly to Maxie's twice weekly. Maxie's locally sources many natural products including Ithaca Soy organic tofu, Red Gate Grocers andouille sausage, locally-grown and milled grits, and seasonal produce from local farms practicing organic and biodynamic methods.

    Go Cup Cocktails

    The go cup has been an essential factor of New Orleans culture, so we thought, why not bring it up north! must purchase food to carry out cocktails

    • Pimm's Cup

      Pimm's No. 1, housemade sour mix, cucumber ice, splash of ginger beer

      $8

    • Supper Club Sidecar

      maker's mark bourbon, cointreau, fresh squeezed lemon

      $10

    • State Street Hurricane

      dark & light rum, passionfruit, lime juice

      $8.50

    • Maxie-rita

      arette blanc tequila, cointreau, triple sec, sour, lime juice

      $9

    • Sazerac Sazerac

      pernod coated cup, sazerac rye, peychaud's bitters, simple syrup served 'up'

      $10

    • Cajun Bloody Mary

      vodka, tomato juice, horseradish & cajun seasoning

      $8.50

    Sparkling Bottles

    must purchase food to carry out wine

    • Blanc de Blancs, Veuve Ambal

      Jura, FR NV

      $14.50

    • Bollicine, Damiani Wine Cellar

      Finger Lakes NV

      $20.50

    • Brut Nature, Chateau de Lavernette

      Beaujolais Villages, FR NV

      $29

    White Bottles

    must purchase food to carry out wine

    • Vinho Verde, Faisão

      Portugal 2018

      $12.50

    • Sauvignon Blanc, Thresher

      Chile 2019

      $12.50

    • Chardonnay, Comtesse de Marion, Domaine Robert Vic

      Languedoc, FR 2019

      $15

    • Pinot Grigio, Vigneti del Sole

      Abruzzo, Italy 2018

      $15

    • Riesling Semi-Dry, Lamoreaux Landing

      Seneca Lake 2017

      $16.50

    • Chenin Blanc, M*A*N* Family Vineyards

      Paarl, South Africa 2018

      $16.50

    • Muscadet, Cotes de Grandlieu Sur Lie,

      Haute Nolles Les Parcelles Loire, France 2017

      $19

    • Riesling Dry, Hosmer Winery

      Cayuga Lake 2017

      $19

    • Sauvignon Blanc, Cairnbrae

      New Zealand 2019

      $19

    • Gewűrztraminer, Sheldrake Point

      Cayuga Lake 2016

      $20

    • Pinot Gris, Sheldrake Point

      Cayuga Lake 2016

      $21

    • Sauvignon Blanc, Damiani Wine Cellars Davis Vineyard

      Seneca Lake 2018 $50

      $25

    • Chardonnay, Landmark Vineyards

      Sonoma, California 2017

      $27

    • Vouvray Demi Sec, Florent Cosme Champs Rougets

      Loire Valley, FR 2017

      $27

    • Sancerre, Jean-Max Roger

      Bué, France 2017

      $29

    Rose Bottles

    must purchase food to carry out wine

    • Cinsault-Grenache-Syrah, La Vieille Ferme

      Ventoux, FR 2018

      $14

    Red Bottles

    must purchase food to carry out wine

    • Malbec, Tinto Negro

      Mendoza, Argentina 2018

      $14

    • Merlot, Maison Nicolas

      Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2015

      $14

    • Cabernet Sauvignon, Crosby

      Sonoma, California 2017

      $15

    • Cotes du Rhone, Les Garrigues

      Rhone Valley, France 2017

      $16

    • Shiraz, The Stump Jump

      Australia 2017

      $16.50

    • Montepulciano, Visconti della Rocca

      Abruzzi, Italy 2016

      $16.50

    • Zinfandel, Graziano

      Mendocino, California 2013

      $21

    • Merlot, Ryan William Vineyard

      Seneca Lake 2013

      $23.50

    • Pinot Noir, Montinore Estate

      Williamette Valley, OR 2017

      $25

    • Barbaresco DOCG, Riva Leone

      Piedmont, Italy 2015

      $26

    • Beaujolais, 'Les Marrans' Domaine des Marrans

      Fleurie, FR 2018

      $27

    • Lemberger, Damiani Wine Cellars (Sunrise Hill Vineyard)

      Cayuga Lake 2018

      $29

    • Pinot Noir, Domaine Drouhin

      Williamette Valley, OR 2015

      $40

    Draft Beer

    must purchase food to carry out beer

    • Bell’s Amber Ale

      5.8% ABV

      BRING YOUR OWN GROWLER $13

    • NY Lucky Hare Milk Milk Stout

      5.5% ABV

      BRING YOUR OWN GROWLER $13

    • NY Brewery Ommegang Idyll Days Pilsner

      5% ABV

      BRING YOUR OWN GROWLER $14

    • NY Lucky Hare Ned Ryerson Rye IPA

      6.3% ABV

      BRING YOUR OWN GROWLER $14

    Bottles & Cans

    must purchase food to carry out beer

    • NY Utica Club

      (can) 5.2% ABV

      $1.75

    • Pabst Blue Ribbon

      (16oz can) 4.6% ABV

      $1.75

    • Labatt Blue

      5% ABV

      $2

    • Bud Light/Miller Lite

      4.2% ABV

      $2

    • Michelob Ultra

      4.2% ABV

      $2.50

    • Sol

      4.6% ABV

      $2.75

    • Becks

      5% ABV

      $3

    • Abita Turbodog

      5.6% ABV

      $3

    • Hoegaarden

      4.9% ABV

      $3

    • NY Ithaca Flower Power

      (can) 7.2% ABV

      $3.25

    • Omission Pale Ale

      (Gluten Free) 4.2% ABV

      $3.25

    • Guinness Draught

      (can) 4.2% ABV

      $3.25

    • Dogfish Head SeaQuench Sour

      (can) 4.9% ABV

      $3.25

    • NY Rootstock Original Hard Cider

      (can) 5% ABV

      $3.50

    • NY Ommegang Rare Vos

      6.5% ABV

      $3.50

    Non-Alcoholic Beverages

    • Ithaca Soda Co. Root Beer

      $2

    • Ithaca Soda Co. Ginger Beer

      $2

    Desserts

    • Key Lime Pie

      graham cracker crust, raspberry sauce, whipped cream

      $6

    • Maxie’s Chocolate Marquise Cake

      chocolate devil’s food cake, chocolate marquise, chocolate glaze, raspberry sauce, freshly whipped cream.

      $8

    • Banana Chocolate Coconut Cream Pie

      fresh bananas, vanilla pastry cream, chocolate, whipped cream, toasted coconut

      $8

    • Fresh Ginger Cake

      with whipped cream

      $7

    • New York Style Cheesecake

      fresh berries, whipped cream

      $7

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