First time at Maxi's was a great one! Made reservations, but there is no Host/Hostess to speak of. Restaurant is small so we ran into a Server who sat us right away at a table that had just cleared. Just not sure that the reservation would have done much being such a small room.
The service was pretty much on point. We did need to request water refills a few times, and my requested crushed red pepper never made it to the table though.
The food was excellent. Portions were huge. The sauce on the pastas was a little sweet for my wife's taste, but I thought it was delicious. My chicken Marsala had enough roasted red pepper and portobello that there was some in every bite.
Music selection was strange for a spot in Little Italy and did nothing for the ambiance. We heard a bit too many 80's hits while we were there...
And although this is not Maxi's fault since it's a private service, our car smelled of smoke when Valet returned it to us.