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'Saved By The Max' Wicker Park Diner Extended To May 31

By Alisa Hauser | December 15, 2016 12:16pm
 The diner.
The diner.
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WICKER PARK — The popularity of "Saved By the Max" has prompted another extension of the pop-up diner designed to be an exact replica of the one frequented by high schoolers in the cult TV show, "Saved By The Bell," it was announced on Thursday.

But organizers caution May 31st will be The Max's final night at its pop-up Chicago location, 1941 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park.

The diner debuted on June 1, 2016 and was initially scheduled for a one-month run.

Tickets for "the final semester," from Jan. 6 - May 31, are set to go on sale at 11 a.m. on Dec. 22.

The news of the extension was announced on Thursday in a video by actor Dennis Haskins, who played Bayside High School's principal "Mr. Belding."

Diehard fans who want to weigh on on where Saved By The Max should go in 2017 are encouraged to voice their choices to @savedbythemax on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

“The success we’ve seen with Saved by The Max has far surpassed anything we could have ever imagined,” said Derek Berry, one of the partners behind the diner.

The group originally aimed to be open for only one month, so to have extended that to for one year in Chicago, and then travel to other cities, is "a dream come true," Berry added.

Set to close from Jan. 1 to Jan. 5 for a brief refresh, the diner will reopen on Jan. 6 with "a variety of new themed-cocktails and beefed-up menu options of chef driven diner fair from Executive Chef Brian Fisher," according to a news release. 

Celebrity hosts, special events, and DJs are set to pop by for various charitable fundraisers during the final Chicago run.

Along with advanced tickets, The Max will continue to accept walk-ins for dinner and late night service on a first-come, first-served basis.

The diner also says that New Year’s Eve tickets are still available, and can be bought at at www.savedbythemax.com or fans can enter for" an exclusive New Year package contest giveaway" at do312.com/p/rotw-savedbythemax.

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