Max's Allegheny Tavern

Soups

• Einlauf Soup

  A 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

  • CupUSD 2.95
  • BowlUSD 3.95

• Max's Soup Of The Day

  Prepared fresh daily in the painstaking Old World manner from our simmering stock pot

  • CupUSD 2.95
  • BowlUSD 3.95

Appetizers

• Herring In Sour CreamUSD 6.25

  A favorite of the German north coast

• Buffalo WingsUSD 8.95

  A full pound, deep-fried and tossed in our special Buffalo sauce

• Golden Honey WingsUSD 8.95

  An order of our buffalo wings with a touch of honey

• Dry Rub WingsUSD 8.95

  10 jumbo cut fresh wings tossed in our homemade sweet and spicy rub

• Sausage and CheeseUSD 7.25

  Grilled knackwurst, bratwurst, and kielbasa with wedges of Jarlsburgh Swiss and smoked Gouda cheeses. Served with crackers & honey mustard sauce

• Bavarian NachosUSD 9.95

  Nacho Chips, kielbasa, smothered in shredded Gouda cheese, topped with onion, tomato, pepper, and served with French onion dip

• Bavarian Stuffed PretzelsUSD 5.75

  Two jumbo pretzels stuffed with creamy cheddar cheese and deep-fried. Served with honey mustard sauce

• Potato PocketsUSD 6.95

  Potato and cheese pierogies, deep-fried and topped with sauteed onions. Served with French onion sour cream

• Fried ZucchiniUSD 6.25

  A large portion of hearty zucchini strips, breaded and deep-fried. Topped with grated Parmesan cheese and served with marinara

• Fried Provolone WheelUSD 5.95

  Hand-breaded and deep-fried. Served with marinara sauce

Salads

• Fresh Spinach Salad With Max's Hot Bacon DressingUSD 4.95

  Crisp leaves of spinach garnished with slices of mushrooms, onions and hard-cooked eggs. Topped with our own hot bacon dressing

• Small Tossed Garden SaladUSD 3.95

• Sliced Cucumbers And OnionsUSD 2.25

  Fresh garden cucumbers and onions, thinly sliced and marinated in a sour cream and vinegar dressing

• Country-Style Cole SlawUSD 2.25

  Cabbage and carrots blended with a creamy mayonnaise dressing

Sandwiches

• Knackwurst With KrautUSD 7.95

  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

• BratwurstUSD 7.95

  A veal and pork sausage made from a century-old Usinger family recipe. Slowly pan-fried to a golden brown and served

• WeisswurstUSD 7.95

  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 SandwichUSD 8.25

  Leaned corned beef, sweet and sour cabbage and swiss cheese on a brioche bun

• Max's Famous ReubenUSD 7.95

  Often imitated, but never duplicated. Grilled pumpernickel with lean, aged corned beef, Swiss cheese, and homemade sauerkraut topped with our special dressing

• Grilled Pulled Pork SandwichUSD 8.25

  Pulled pork meat grilled with carmelized onions and melted cheddar cheese - served on a hoagie bun

• Hot Pastrami and SwissUSD 7.25

  Slices of lean, peppered pastrami stacked high on fresh rye bread and topped with melted Swiss cheese

• North Side Ham and SwissUSD 6.95

  Thinly sliced smoked ham and Swiss cheese stacked on fresh rye bread

• Dutchtown-Style KielbasaUSD 7.95

  Coarsely ground sausage made of beef and pork and seasoned with a touch of garlic and other natural spices. Topped with our homemade sauerkraut

• Potato Pancake ReubenUSD 7.95

  Our famous reuben, grilled between two potato pancakes

• Milwaukee-Style BraunsweigerUSD 7.25

  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 ClubUSD 7.95

  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 SandwichUSD 8.95

  A generous fresh fillet-of-cod dipped in Max's seasoned breading and fried to a golden brown

• Allegheny ClubUSD 7.25

  Thin slices of turkey breast, crisp bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce and tomatoes, stacked on fresh rye toast

• Turkey ReubenUSD 7.95

  Sliced turkey breast, grilled with coleslaw and Swiss cheese. Served between two potato pancakes

• Beef Steak SandwichUSD 9.25

  Thin-sliced, marinated beef served on a hoagie bun with sauteed onions, mushrooms and Swiss cheese

• Maxburger

  A 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. Hamburgers are cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness

  • Choice of 3USD 8.25
  • The WorksUSD 9.95

• Bacon, Lettuce and TomatoUSD 5.95

  Served on toasted white bread

• Max's Veggie DelightUSD 7.25

  Fresh spinach, tomato, cucumber slices, onion, mushrooms and Swiss cheese. Served on grilled wheat bread

• Chicken Breast SandwichUSD 7.25

  Broiled, marinated, boneless chicken breast. Served on a with lettuce and tomato

Allegheny Favorites

• Max's Magnificent Spinach SaladUSD 8.50

  Crisp leaves of spinach garnished with slices of onion, mushrooms, tomatoes and hard-cooked egg. Topped with our own hot bacon dressing

• Kase SpatzlesUSD 10.25

  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

• Open-Faced Roast Breast of TurkeyUSD 9.95

  Thinly sliced roast turkey is served open-faced with gravy and your choice of French fried potatoes or potato pancakes

• Max's GoulashUSD 9.95

  A very popular meal served at a small hotel located in Arlsberg, Austria. The tureen of goulash is served with our homemade spatzle. Served with a garden salad with your choice of dressing and assorted fresh breads

• Broiled Breast of ChickenUSD 10.95

  Broiled in our kitchen to seal in its natural juices. Served with a tossed salad and vegetable of the day

• Chicken or Steak SaladUSD 10.95

  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

• Marinated Calves LiverUSD 10.25

  Lightly seasoned and served with sauteed onions

Sausages

Max'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

• KnackwurstUSD 9.95

  One hundred percent pure beef is blended with a special mixture of spices to produce this sausage

• BratwurstUSD 9.95

  A veal and pork sausage made from a century-old family recipe, slowly pan-fried to a golden brown

• WeisswurstUSD 9.95

  A mild veal sausage, delicately flavored with eggs, herbs and finely chopped parsley. Pan-fried to a golden brown

• Max's Sausage PlatterUSD 13.95

  Wunderbar! A sampling of our finest wursts. knackwurst, bratwurst and weisswurst

The Great Schnitzels*

What 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 SchnitzelUSD 16.95

  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 HolsteinUSD 17.95

  Vienna-style veal topped with a fried egg, anchovy and capers. Created by Count Holstein, Bismark's famous foreign minister

• Jäger SchnitzelUSD 16.95

  Vienna-style veal covered with a delicious mushroom sauce. A specialty of the Brenner Park Hotel, Baden, Baden

• Count Esterhazy SchnitzelUSD 17.95

  Vienna-style veal lovingly crowned with a sauce of fresh mushrooms, peas, sour cream, onions and carrots. A specialty of the Hotel Sacher, Vienna, Austria

• Schnitzel LiechtensteinUSD 17.95

  Tender veal topped with Westphalian ham, Emmenthaler cheese and green olives. Served at the Hotel Sonnenhof in Vaduz, Liechtenstein

• Schnitzel RoyaleUSD 17.95

  Vienna-style veal topped with tomatoes and melted Gouda cheese and mushroom gravy

Old World Favorites*

The following selection of "old-world favorites" has been pleasing guests at Max's since the early 1890's

• SauerbratenUSD 14.95

  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

• HasenpfefferUSD 16.95

  A traditional favorite of the huntsman, braised rabbit in spiced red wine sauce. Especially good with red cabbage and spatzle

• Roast Loin of Pork Stubenkuchen StyleUSD 14.95

  This all-time favorite at Max's is served over our special recipe apple raisin dressing and topped with a rich brown gravy

• Chicken VienneseUSD 14.95

  A boneless chicken breast delicately fried to a golden brown. Topped with a sauce of sour cream, finely chopped vegetables and delicately seasoned with herbs and paprika. Served over our homemade spatzles

• Baked Kassler RippchenUSD 15.95

  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 PlatterUSD 15.95

  "Bauern Platte". A heaping mound of our famous sauerkraut, surrounded by a grilled bratwurst, knackwurst and a smoked loin pork chop

• LeberkaseUSD 11.95

  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 KielbasaUSD 11.95

  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

Flavors of the Sea*

with a German Touch

• Norwegian SalmonUSD 17.95

  Broiled with garlic butter

• Potato Crusted CodUSD 14.95

  Mild cod filets coated with a potato breading and sauteed

Max's Sampler Platter*

$19.95; There may be times when it is just too difficult to choose just one of Max's fine German dishes. Then, why not choose THREE of the following popular entrees for your own true German feast!

• Knackwurst

• Bratwurst

• Wiener Schnitzel

• Kielbasa

• Sauerbraten

• Jäger Schnitzel

• Count Esterhazy Schnitzel

• Schnitzel ala Holstein

• Leberkase

• Baked Kassler Rippchen

• Roast Pork

• Schnitzel Liechtenstein

• Schnitzel Royale

• Weiss Wurst

• Chicken Viennese

That Extra Touch

• Hot German Potato SaladUSD 2.25

  Chunky pieces of potato, green pepper and bacon are mixed with a hearty sweet and sour sauce

• Homemade SauerkrautUSD 2.25

  Fresh sauerkraut is mixed with apples, caraway seeds and pork. It is then slowly simmered to perfection

• Sweet and Sour CabbageUSD 2.25

  A blend of coarsely-sliced red cabbage and fresh apples. Slowly cooked until tender

• Kase SpatzleUSD 4.95

  Spatzle noodles in a creamy Gouda cheese sauce

• Potato PancakesUSD 3.95

  Always a favorite at Max's. Three crisp pancakes served with your choice of ONE topping: chunky applesauce, sour cream or sauerbraten gravy

• SpatzleUSD 2.25

  Served with your choice of sauerbraten gravy or sauteed onions

• Natural-Cut French FriesUSD 2.25

  Fried until tender and golden brown

  • with Cheese or GravyUSD 3.25

• Onion RingsUSD 2.95

  Fried to a golden Brown

• Sweet Potato French FriesUSD 2.95

  Seasonal

• Chunky Style ApplesauceUSD 2.25

  A popular item at Max's

• Vegetable of the DayUSD 2.25

  Max personally selects a vegetable to complement the menu selections

• Mashed PotatoesUSD 2.25