What is going in at former Maggie's?

My hubby said that there was a sign at what used to be Maggie's on Taylorsville Road that said Maxwell's.....does anybody know anything about it??

I noticed it a few days back, Karen. The store front had been removed of all thing Maggies and "Maxwells" marked in tape of plastic on the marquee road sign. I presume because of Foodie chatter and whatnot; they'd be reopen under a different name, menu, cook...etc. I'm not sure if this is entirely accurate, but it's all the information I've heard.

They are opening under completely new ownership, chef, etc...the menu has been tweaked, and most of the prices have come down....they also have some great new pastas, sands, app's etc.....I am very excited about this.....they really are going to start out on the right foot.

they are opening next Wednesday, April 7th.....this is going to be a tremendous addition to J-Town.

I noticed the new sign today and am most glad to hear they are reducing their prices. For me, it was not worth what they were asking for various dishes in the past. I am glad to see they are back on their feet.

Opened today....rather soft in that there was no real advertising of the opening....I urge you all to come out and try it out.....they won't disappoint.

Day two went awesome....food was great, crowd was awesome....I want some of you to come try it out.

Are you the chef at Maxwells, Rob?

no...

Maxwell's is owened and operated by a young man named Rahul Anand. He has hired myself as executive chef and Chris Enochs as our Sous chef. We have kept a few of Maggie's favorites but given most a personal touch and lowered prices to be competitive. Please come in and give us a try. If you have questions please leave on this page and I'll answer e-mail is down. I've introduced Rahual to the forum and am signing him up.

[Robin Garr]

I've introduced Rahual to the forum and am signing him up.

We'll roll out the red carpet for him, Charles, but do make sure he registers with his real name in real world format - Rahual Anand - with the space between names, or his registration will fail and then he'll lose time while I have to go in and fix it manually. This rule is strict both because real names promote civil discussions, and also because it's an easy way to trap the hundreds of spammers who try to get on the forum so they can post ads for Viagra and body-part enlargers.

Body part enlargers? Where have I been? I kid!!!!

We were driving by Maxwell's last night & turned in when we realized it was open. (I live and work in Jtown, so I've been stalking it.) Several of the dining room staff were the same, including our server Donna, who said the chef was formerly of Turkey Joe's. The interior is the same...large bar, pop radio, TVs everywhere, but this *is* Jtown, after all.

Surprise! The chicken kebabs with rice were *wonderful*...seemed to have a dusting of sumac, & were served with tzatziki. Red pepper hummus was fresh & intense - not spicy, but heavy on the pureed pepper - and came with feta & black olives, plus the pita & cucumber chips.

Less exotic, but still good, was the honey-chicken salad sandwich with sweet potato fries. Several Maggie's menu items are still there, like the Hot Brown, French onion soup, etc. I was happy to see a glass of Coppola Director's Cut pinot noir on the wine list...previously the wines were pretty nondescript.

Overall, the food seemed fresher and less processed and the menu was more varied than before. I liked Maggie's OK (especially when they had Ferd Grisanti's former chef), but I like Maxwell's more.