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Though called Campbell's, the restaurant is still Maxine's. The cook is the same, the menu is exactly the same (except for the cover), and the food tastes the same. Oh, and the service (unfortunately) is the same. However, if you liked/hated/loved the food at Maxine's you'll like/hate/love the food at Campbells. The more things change...

I am personally a jerk chicken feen and everybody that knows me knows this. When I hear of a good jerk chicken place I will travel miles to see if it meets my standards. I researched Maxine's before I drove from the Westside to the Southside and heard nothing but good things about their food. To my suprise the resturant is now called Campbell's. What happened to Maxine's? I guess the quality of the food left with the name. Don't get me wrong, it was pretty tasty, i had the orginal jerk chicken, the barbeque jerk chicken, and the catfish. I have had better. The chicken didn't taste seasoned enough, the barbeque sause was too tangy, and my fish was cold. Oh and the dipping sauce, too watery and not spicey enough for my taste.... but if you are a jerk chicken virgin, its a pretty good alterative to the regular old barbeque chicken.

Seriously delicious food. The problem with Maxine's is that the service is pretty poor (as noted in other reviews), and there have been several occasions where I've gone to the restaurant to find it closed the middle of the lunch hour with absolutely no explanation. Still, the oxtail and butter bean stew is worth the inconveniences. If Maxine's could get its act together (be open when it claims to be, maybe spruce up the atmosphere of the place a bit, and improve service), it would never lack for customers.

The service is Horrible! the food is the only thing that keeps that place going. They don't keep regular business hours CALL first or you run the risk of staring at those rusted gates.The food is ALWAYS great! the wait is sometimes just not worth it.Did I already mention about the horrible service?

The food is TOO SALTY! Or is over-seasoned. They must have a new cook. Not like the original owner's (Maxine's) recipe. The service is AWFUL! GHETTOFABULOUS! You get a good sized portion of your meal. The atmosphere is drab and needs updating. No class at all. A little ghetto. They need a wake up call!

I must say that Maxine's has the Best Jerk Chicken. I frequently visit Maxines and their service sucks, needless to say I never tip. The waitresses act like they don't hear or see you. I must say though the only reason I go back is for the food. You will recieve more than a healthy serving. And if you love spice, you will die for thier jerk sauce. I have to give that sauce a 12 on the hot meter. Besides it being hot it has a lot of flavor. They should bottle it. Anyway, if you want good jerk go, dont exspect to much out of service.

The food has changed since the new owners took over. It is still good but just good. When Maxine was there it was GREAT! Please don't get me wrong it still better than the rest on the southside of chicago but needs to go back to some of the old recipes or cooks(maxine). I would also only recommend this place as a take out establishment. The dining room is outdated, the servers need a class or two on customer service, and the WATER IS HORRIBLE. They also need to put signs up at least a week or two in advance as to when they will be closed. Most recently I have driven there on three seperate occasions only to see that they are closed. And one last thing TRY THE JERKED CATFISH!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!