MAX's Wine Dive

Chef Beto Gutierrez is making your Thanksgiving weekend plans super easy, offering a holiday spread from November 17 through Thanksgiving Day, November 24. If you know anything about Max’s, it’s that it's known for its bird, so fried chicken is obviously front and center. The meal features a dozen pieces of the crunchy, jalapeno marinated, deep-fried deliciousness, plus gravy for dippin’ and drizzlin’ and extras including Southern Style Biscuits, and Cranberry Jalapeno Jam; two family sides of Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Classic Mashed, Braised Collard Greens, Jalapeno Cheese Grits, and Truffle MAX n Cheese; and four desserts from its regular dessert menu or choices like Sweet Potato Cheesecake with caramel and Pumpkin Spiced Pecan Bread Pudding a la Mode. It’s a wine dive, so you’ll also want to add a $20 a bottle of wine.
Cost: The Thanksgiving feast runs $155.
How to book: Call 713-880-8737 to order.

Fried chicken and the finest bottle of Champagne—it’s what’s for brunch here. Snag a bottle of bubbly or a Mimosa to pair with Jalapeño Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Waffles, thick battered Crème Brûlée Brioche French Toast, and even Chicken Fried Lobster Tail, deep-fried and served with collard greens, Texas toast, and doused in lemon butter sauce. Yes, you do deserve this.