Photos: Max’s Wine Dive in Uptown Dallas is open

by Photos by Allison Slomowitz

On the first night, the place was slammed.

Max's Wine Dive in Uptown is open

Photos by Allison Slomowitz

DALLAS — The young and trendy crowd is likely to enjoy the brand-new Max's Wine Dive in Uptown, a Texas bar/restaurant that already has locations in Austin, San Antonio, and Houston.

Allison Slomowitz

Across McKinney Avenue from West Village, Max's Wine Dive is well-positioned to intrigue the young and spendy.

The 150-bottle wine list includes glasses of the lauded Dom Perignon, which the restaurant suggests is served with fried chicken. "Why the hell not?" is their slogan. Indeed.

Mr. Dallas says of the first night, "The opening went about as swimmingly as a first night could. It was jammed early on, but Max’s was staffed to the max with chirpy, briskly moving servers clad in black T-shirts bearing a pugnacious, slightly profane challenge about fried chicken and Champagne. (It does indeed serve Dom Perignon by the glass.)"

The executive chef is Patrick Russell, formerly sous chef at Craft -- the high-end restaurant in the W Hotel that recently closed to become the more casual eatery Cook Hall.