Herring in Sour Cream •A favorite of the German north coast
Max's Wings •10 Jumbo split wings, deep-fried and tossed in either our special Buffalo sauce, honey, BBQ or dry rub
Sausage and Cheese •Grilled knackwurst, bratwurst, and kielbasa with wedges of Jarlsburgh Swiss and smoked Gouda cheeses. Served with crackers & honey mustard sauce
Bavarian Soft Pretzels •Three sourdough pretzels deep-fried golden and served homemade honey mustard sauce
Bavarian Stuffed Pretzels •Two jumbo pretzels stuffed with creamy cheddar cheese and deep-fried. Served with honey mustard sauce
Potato Pockets •Potato and cheese pierogies, deep-fried and topped with sauteed onions. Served with French onion sour cream
Soups and Salads
Einlauf Soup • Cup or BowlA light, rich chicken broth, generously sprinkled with homemade Einlauf noodles and seasoned with a delicate blend of spices. Our Einlauf noodles are made by pouring a seasoned mixture of flour and eggs into briskly boiling chicken broth
Chicken or Steak Salad •A favorite at Max’s. Marinated grilled chicken breast or tenderloin served on crisp greens with French fries, Gouda cheese, mushrooms, beets, hard-cooked egg, and tomatoes. Your choice of dressing
Garden Salad •
Country-Style Cole Slaw •Cabbage and carrots blended with a creamy mayonnaise dressing
Sandwiches
Knackwurst with Kraut •One hundred percent pure beef is blended with a special mixture of spices to produce this popular sausage. Served on a hoagie bun and topped with our homemade sauerkraut
Bratwurst •A veal and pork sausage made from a century-old Usinger family recipe. Slowly pan-fried to a golden brown and served
Weisswurst •A mild veal sausage delicately flavored with egg, herbs and finely chopped parsley. Pan-fried to a golden brown and served on a hoagie bun
Corned Beef and Cabbage Sandwhich •Leaned corned beef, sweet and sour cabbage and swiss cheese on a brioche bun
Max’s Famous Reuben •Often imitated, but never duplicated. Grilled pumpernickel with lean, aged corned beef, Swiss cheese, and homemade sauerkraut topped with our special dressing
Hot Pastrami and Swiss •Slices of lean, peppered pastrami stacked high on fresh rye bread and topped with melted Swiss cheese
North Side Ham and Swiss •Thinly sliced smoked ham and Swiss cheese stacked on fresh rye bread
Potato Pancake Reuben •Our famous reuben, grilled between two potato pancakes
Milwaukee-Style Braunsweiger •This fine sausage, made by the Usinger family of Milwaukee, is served on fresh rye bread with a generous slice of Bermuda onion
Max’s Bavarian Club •Thin slices of Milwaukee braunsweiger served open-faced on fresh rye bread stacked high with strips of grilled bacon, slices of hard-cooked egg, sweet onion, tomato and spinach and topped with our own special dressing. This is a treat that delighted Mad Ludwig himself
Fish Sandwich •A generous fresh fillet-of-cod dipped in Max’s seasoned breading and fried to a golden brown
Allegheny Club •Thin slices of turkey breast, crisp bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce and tomatoes, stacked on fresh rye toast
Turkey Reuben •Sliced turkey breast, grilled with coleslaw and Swiss cheese. Served between two potato pancakes
Beef Steak Sandwich •Thin-sliced, marinated beef served on a hoagie bun with sauteed onions, mushrooms and Swiss cheese
Maxburger • Choice of 3 or The worksA generous portion of freshly ground beef served on a Brioshe Bun. Max’s invites you to top this selection with your choice of cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, bacon, mushrooms, onions, olives or green peppers
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato •
Max’s Veggie Delight •Fresh spinach, tomato, cucumber slices, onion, mushrooms and Swiss cheese. Served on grilled wheat bread
Chicken Breast Sandwich •Broiled, marinated, boneless chicken breast. Served on a with lettuce and tomato
Max's Favorites
Broiled Breast of Chicken •Broiled in our kitchen to seal in its natural juices. Served with a tossed salad and vegetable of the day
Kase Spatzles •Spatzle noodles tossed in a creamy blend of chicken broth and melted Gouda cheese. Topped with buttered breadcrumbs and parsley. Served with a tossed garden salad
Potato Crusted Cod •Mild cod filets coated with a potato breading and sautéed
SausagesMax’s is proud to serve Usinger sausages that are fashioned precisely the same way they were 100 years ago when Fred Usinger, an apprentice to a Frankfort sausage maker emigrated from Germany to Wisconsin
Knackwurst •One hundred percent pure beef is blended with a special mixture of spices to produce this sausage
Max’s Sausage Platter •Wunderbar! A sampling of our finest wursts. . . knackwurst, bratwurst and weisswurst
The Great SchnitzelsWhat choice beef is to America, fine milk-fed veal is to Europe. Max’s proudly presents a selection of the great schnitzels of Europe
Wiener Schnitzel •Tender veal lightly dusted in a seasoned flour and fried to a golden brown. This is Vienna’s gift to the culinary world
Schnitzel ala Holstein •Vienna-style veal topped with a fried egg, anchovy and capers. Created by Count Holstein, Bismark’s famous foreign minister
Jäger Schnitzel •Vienna-style veal covered with a delicious mushroom sauce. A specialty of the Brenner Park Hotel, Baden, Baden
Schnitzel Liechtenstein •Tender veal topped with Westphalian ham, Emmenthaler cheese and green olives. Served at the Hotel Sonnenhof in Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Schnitzel Royale •Vienna-style veal topped with tomatoes and melted Gouda cheese and mushroom gravy
Old World FavoritesThe following selection of “old-world favorites” has been pleasing guests at Max’s since the early 1890’s
Sauerbraten •Top quality beef marinated in a century-old recipe from the Erhardt family of Enzweihingen in the south of Germany, then roasted to perfection and topped with a seasoned sauce
Baked Kassler Rippchen •Smoked pork loin chops slowly simmered in our homemade sauerkraut and served with mustard sauce. This is a delicacy from Kassel in the province of Hesse
Bavarian Peasant Platter •“Bauern Platte”. A heaping mound of our famous sauerkraut, surrounded by a grilled bratwurst, knackwurst and a smoked loin pork chop
Leberkase •A finely textured sausage loaf made from a blend of pork and beef seasoned with spices imported from Bavaria. We grill each slice lightly and serve it smothered with sauteed onions
Dutchtown Kielbasa •Still unmatched as an “old-world favorite, ” our Dutchtown kielbasa is a coarsely-ground sausage made of beef and pork and seasoned with a touch of garlic and other natural spices
That Extra Touch
Hot German Potato Salad •Chunky pieces of potato, green pepper and bacon are mixed with a hearty sweet and sour sauce
Homemade Sauerkraut •Fresh sauerkraut is mixed with apples, caraway seeds and pork. It is then slowly simmered to perfection
Sweet and Sour Cabbage •A blend of coarsely-sliced red cabbage and fresh apples. Slowly cooked until tender
Kase Spatzle •Spatzle noodles in a creamy Gouda cheese sauce
Potato Pancakes •Always a favorite at Max’s. Three crisp pancakes served with your choice of ONE topping: chunky applesauce, sour cream or sauerbraten gravy
Natural-Cut French FriesFried until tender and golden brown
Onion Rings •
Fried to a golden Brown
Sweet Potato French Fries •
Chunky Style Applesauce •
Vegetable of the Day •Max personally selects a vegetable to complement the menu selections