Everything You Need to Know About the 'Saved by the Bell' Diner in Chicago

Time out ! Youhaven’theard about the pop - up eating house in Wicker Park opening this weekend that ’s an precise replica of the The Max fromSaved by the Bell ? Now , we hump better than to peer pressure you ( especially after that last toga party ) , but you really should check it out ; it ’s pretty radical . There ’s choice dining compartment food for thought , event that are way cool than any pep rally , and it ’s a safe space to wed your theory on why Tori never made it to gradation . Here ’s more on what to wait now that Bayside has come to Chicago .

The interior is a photocopy of the show

It ’s taking over the former home of Geek Bar on North Ave , and the interior has been gutted and custom - built . The gang behind Saved by the Max study the fabricated diner ’s layout soma - by - frame to give a team of contractors a design . From the pink lumbermill railings and the electric arc of the door frame to the scribble mesa upper side , they ’ve pinpoint the detail .

There ’s a jukebox that ’ll only play A-12 ( that ’s Zack and Kelly ’s song ! ) …

… plus an advice line of merchandise ( which you should never hope ) .

Saved By The Bell The Max Pop-Up Dinner Chicago

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In the entry , you ’ll observe the locker of mega babe Kelly Kapowski .

Hey , hey , hey , hey , hey , what is going on here ? Well , one favourable group gets to take their dinner in Mr. Belding ’s office . Pretend to look up to his professional ’s grade as you rifle through the file console for your lasting record .

The lineup of events is pretty dope

The first month of The Max’slate - night programing is up , but the material question is can you RSVP from a Motorola DynaTAC 8000X ? Monday are rotate events like welfare or brew - and - view watch parties , Tues are trivia nights , and Wednesdays will be TV - oke where you may act out episode of the show using subtitles . Thursday musical theme night admit an aerobics party and a Bayside promenade ( hopefully no one ’s dad recede their job ) . Weekends will have ' LXXX versus ' 90s terpsichore - offs and an in - house Zack Attack covering band on Sundays . You ’ll find actor impersonating your favorite characters , that is , until Mario Lopez demo up one sidereal day in a full body suit – a rumor that we ’re starting right now .

The food options are no joke

With a novelty conception come the reverence that the food will be an afterthought , but you should be on the SO EXCITED end of the Spano spectrum good manners of former chef de culinary art at Michelin - starredSchwa , Brian Fisher . The dinner menu is classic diner fare have a act of collaborations with esteemed local restaurants . Early favorites include Tori ’s Fried Chicken ( a Cocos nucifera Milk River waffle and sous - vide Korean fried chicken drizzled with spiced maple syrup ) , AC Sliders topped with Goose Island braise pulled pork barrel andLillie ’s Qmustard barbeque sauce , and Mr. Dewey ’s Honey Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy with custom cooky fromBang Bang Pie Shop .

Dinner reservations are mostly already taken, but you can still eat

The bummer intelligence : it ’ll be tough to mark a qualification during the routine 5 - 11pm dinner party servicing . The awesome news : outside of those hours , the space is first - come in , first - served . So make use of goods and services of the parse - down recent - night carte du jour or even gowhen you wake up in the morningon weekend for brunch ( 11am-3pm ) and the bollock Benedict with Cajun smoked ham actor and crawfish hollandaise .

( UPDATE : Brunch service has been prorogue in favor of an 11 am paseo - in bag dejeuner while supplies last )

On top of the card of received cocktail with much - meliorate name calling ( to learning ability : Stacey Carosi ’s Sofie Mimosie ) , you ’ll also have the luck to divvy up a boozy burnt umber whiskyy handshaking with the " Lisa " or " Screech " in your life . Partnering with Goose Island , the bar will also offer rotate peculiarity like a Bourbon County Barleywine plasterer’s float .