Moxee Barbecue & Cajun and Mad Mouse Brewery
| Address: | 724 W Maxwell St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA |
| Phone: | +1 312-243-3660 |
| Site: | moxeerestaurant.com |
| Rating: | 4.5 |
| Working: | Closed 11:30AM–1AM 11:30AM–1AM 11:30AM–1AM 11:30AM–1AM 11:30AM–1AM 10AM–10PM |
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Kate Burns
Everyones doing craft beers these days, but this place rounds it out. If you like small batch beers, great food and deluxe cocktails, Moxee & Mad Mouse is well worth getting to know. The small plates -- like shrimp and grits, brussels sprouts and pork belly, fried green tomatoes, and steak tips marinated in chocolate bitters and stout -- are big enough to share, or sate you if you feel like eating light, or you can double up to get some of everything. On the big plates, the planked salmon is really good -- it came with sauteed spinach and creamy mashed potatoes. Their fish n chips uses house-made kolsh in the batter. The cod is super fresh and my 5yo loves it. Last time she and a friend shared it with a side of the mac and cheese (though they do have a kids menu, too). The BBQ is smoked in-house -- my dad loves the chicken and rib combo. This place is pretty easy for the gluten-free (try the salmon, pulled pork and nearly anything BBQ, red beans and rice, salads and the tasty vegetarian bean dish) and the kitchen can adapt some dishes, too, which I appreciate as a g/f diner. Just ask. My family has eaten here many times, and Ive met friends for cocktails here. (Try the house-made egg nog. Holy moly!) So glad this place is here.
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Jason Webb
Moxee has so much potential and all of us who live in the neighborhood want to see it be a huge success! They have a ways to go, though, imo. It starts behind the bar (also my opinion). Why do we need to ask to put the White Sox or Cubs game on? Shouldnt this be automatic if one (or both) teams are playing? Why should we have to ask to turn on the sound for a Hawks playoff game, when everyone in the place is watching the game? I realize that you may not want to be a sports bar, but you have a huge Hawks banner right in the window. Also, what about drink specials during the week? The place can be pretty quiet during the week, why not try and attract some customers? We hope that youll begin to do "the simple things" to remain in business for years to come! Cheers.
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Jason Nicks
Im slowly becoming a bigger fan of this place. The have a few brews the do right in house. Always rotating. I recommend trying a few. They are all great. Menu has many options from salads all the way up to some brisket platters. My experience is the food is above average for the area and decently priced. And dont forget the free cornbread. Very nice interior with a few tvs with sports one. Always great music playing at a nice level. Summertime allows you to sit on an outdoor patio. It has never really seemed to "fill" up in there, but maybe I have not been in on the right nights. Still one of the better spots on the strip of bars and restaurants in the area.
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Scott Anderson
From the easy parking in the lot across the street to the great food, we really enjoyed Moxee. The gumbo is perhaps the best Ive had. Smoked Pastrami sandwich was far better than I expected. The cole slaw has a very nice bite to it and is unusual with a bit of Indian influence. My daughter (7) had the blackened salmon sandwich, which she surprisingly loved. My wife had pulled pork tacos which were huge in portion and flavor. Beers they brew are fantastic as well.
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Steven Anderson
Great airy space with attentive staff and terrific food. The specialty cocktails are tasty especially the Moscow Mule and the Paper Plane. The gumbo had a nice little kick and the required gumbo file flavor. The stars on the menu are the pastrami sandwich, anything from the "smokehouse," and the plank salmon. Looking forward to some tasty beer coming out of the attached brewery.
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Staci Sterenberg
Spacious yet intimate, relaxed but hip. Everything on the menu Ive had has been exceptional from steak tips to shrimp and grits. The meats are house smoked, and they make the best pastrami Ive had. As for cocktails, you must try the Paloma, and the Mad Mouse beers are exceptional. Its well worth the drive to Maxwell street. And if youre in the area, what are you waiting for?
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Steve Abrams
Just ordered delivery from Moxees on a whim, suffice to say it will not be my last. CRAZY amount of great tasting food. Love the sauce, ribs and chicken combo is easily enough for 2 people ( or 2 - 3 meals ), mac and cheese is bonkers, and love the horse radish mash tatoes. Seriously good stuff. Kudos Moxee!
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Ben Adriaenssen
Lovely place! Great food, really friendly waiters! We started with fresh nachos with guacomole and then had some smokehouse dishes! Id recommend them all, they were excellent! I had a Hippie John to drink and it went along great with the food! Were definitly going back!
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KFF
I dont get downtown very often, but when I do I like to try new places. This was a Saturday afternoon and the lunch crowd was just starting to come in. Moxee has a Cajun theme with their own micro brew. Portions are good, very tasty. Ill be going back.
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Rodion Galperin
Great service, AMAZING food!!! I cannot begin to express how awesome this place is. My new favorite spot in the city. I usually get the bbq ribs or the fish tacos. The shrimp and grits is the best thing on earth. You will not be disappointed.
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Denis Adam
This place deserves more attention! Authentic southern cooking, amazing beer selection with several brewed in-house, live Ragtime Jazz and shuffleboard. Nothing more needs to be said.
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Chad D
Great beer selection (not just the in-house brewed beers)!! I like how they try not to go overboard with crazy recipes for every beer, just solid standard tastes. Food is great also!
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Kevin Stoffer
Extensive beer menu with reasonable prices. Wide variety food menu that offers every compliment to your beer selection. $2.00 nearby garage parking is an added bonus!
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Jeewant Kaushal
Great place to chill with friends after work especially during the summer. They have patio seating to enjoy the sun and drink daily cheap happy hour specials.
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Mario Delgado
Service here was good. Very much a young college area bar for craft beer. Lots of bars in the immediate area. The beers they made themselves are
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Brandon Albright
Great atmosphere. Good prices. The staff are super friendly and helpful helpful. Try the pulled brisket sandwich. Its amazing.
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Wenndi Crump
The food was great. I had the shrimp and grits plate. The drinks were made just Right And the servers were very friendly.
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Brenda Ellis
Outstanding service. The staff was warmly welcoming. I wish to put this place in my list. Really great one..
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Curtis Moyer
Great service, BBQ Chicken was great, Ribs were not exciting, BBQ beans were excellent!
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A Private User
Food was good. Atmosphere was cozy with a vintage look. Prices were reasonable.
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Antonio Gonnella
Great beer and great food for a great price. Cheap parking next door. Love it
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k kamie
This place is the worst. I dont think Ive ever had service this bad.
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Dushyant Sharma
I was there for a UIC event and the staff was very kind and helpful!
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Erin Wind
Incredibly attentive and responsive wait staff, food was amazing!!!
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Patrick Conboy
Walked in on a whim and was blown away by good beer and food.
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michael connor
Food was great. Service was ok. Food took forever to come out
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Ariel McCullough
The service is always excellent and the food is delicious.
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Omar Dominguez
Southern eats brewery serving several home made brews.
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Edgar Velasquez
Good food, live band, good service
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Dan Skarr
Food was good, nice beers.
