As Max’s Grille marks 20th year, The Max Group opens three new restaurants

BOCA RATON — Restaurateur Dennis Max and his partners in The Max Group plan to expand the restaurant management company’s “Lifestyle Dining Concepts” over the next several years.

While iconic Max’s Grille at Boca Raton’s Mizner Park celebrates its 20th anniversary, The Max Group recently opened Max’s Harvest in Delray Beach and will be opening two additional restaurants shortly.

Max’s Harvest, a farm to fork concept in Delray Beach’s Pineapple Grove District, opened in June with great success, officials report. Frank & Dino’s, a traditional Italian-American restaurant featuring traditional, southern Italian cuisine, is scheduled to open this month on Federal Highway in Deerfield Beach. Assaggio del Forno, a contemporary Italian bistro featuring regional Italian specialties and artisan pizza, will open in Boca Raton’s Regency Court at Woodfield in January.

At his peak in the 1990’s, Dennis Max operated 17 restaurants in South Florida including Cafe Max, Maxaluna, Prezzo and Max’s Grille, through his Unique Restaurant Concepts management company. Today, Max’s newly-energized team brings a wealth of talent, led by entrepreneurs with large scale, new store development and operational experience.

Max’s partners are Fred Stampone, John Williams and Patrick Broadhead. Stampone is a CPA and former senior executive of Pep Boys, an automotive aftermarket company.

Williams is an entrepreneur focused in the automotive industry and former senior executive of Southeast Toyota/JM Family Enterprises, a diversified automotive company.

Broadhead is partner chef and current executive chef at Max’s Grille in Mizner Park.

The Max Group owns and operates its signature Max restaurant concepts in South Florida. In addition, it manages restaurant establishments and provides consultation services for independent restaurant owners, including concept/menu development; site location; store design; operational, investment and financial management; forensic accounting; as well as broad-based legal and insurance/risk management services.

“We are in a building mode,” said Dennis Max.“ We are identifying high profile locations in attractive trade areas in South Florida for new restaurant concepts. Our vision is based on creative, high quality food, excellent service and an inviting atmosphere.”