--- title: Saved by the Bell Pop Up Diner in Chicago: Saved by the Max description: It will be open only for the month of June, so superfans will want to head to Chicago soon for a chance to drink a Lisa Turtle Milkshake. canonical: https://time.com/4353974/saved-by-the-bell-diner-chicago/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-01T20:24:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:53.051Z og:title: Make Like the 'Saved by the Bell Gang' and Eat at the Max og:description: It will be open only for the month of June, so superfans will want to head to Chicago soon for a chance to drink a Lisa Turtle Milkshake. og:url: https://time.com/4353974/saved-by-the-bell-diner-chicago/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14edcf7f1bed8cf1/698895e22dce017ee09e94eb/saved-by-the-bell-diner.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Saved by the Bell og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Make Like the 'Saved by the Bell Gang' and Eat at the Max twitter:description: It will be open only for the month of June, so superfans will want to head to Chicago soon for a chance to drink a Lisa Turtle Milkshake. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14edcf7f1bed8cf1/698895e22dce017ee09e94eb/saved-by-the-bell-diner.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The _Saved by the Bell_ Diner Is Everything You Wanted and More > Sponsored content. 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Saved by the Bell "From Nurse to Worse" Episode 16, Dec. 12, 1990. Gary Null—NBC/Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jun 1, 2016 8:24 PM UTC _Saved by the Bell_ fans are going to want to book a ticket to the Windy City, because Bayside High’s favorite diner has opened in Chicago, and like Jessie Spano, [we’re so excited](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/15/watch-saved-by-the-bell-dancing-with-the-stars-so-exciting/?iid=sr-link2). Buzz has been building around the pop-up version of The Max, the [_Saved by the Bell_](http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/06/nineties-nostalgia-play-the-saved-by-the-bell-interactive-youtube-game/?iid=sr-link5)gang’s [favorite hangout,](http://savedbythebell.wikia.com/wiki/The%5FMax) for months. The [Saved By The Max](https://www.facebook.com/events/942955415760073/) is a must-see for fans of the show and for anyone suffering from acute ’90s nostalgia. At the replica diner, guests can order up a pulled pork AC Slider or a Mac & Screech, shove some quarters in the jukebox to listen to [Zack Attack](http://entertainment.time.com/2009/04/16/top-10-fake-bands/slide/the-zack-attack/?iid=sr-link1)‘s “Friends Forever,” which is in heavy rotation. Peruse the diner’s collection of actual props from the show, or spend some time grilling the waitstaff on _SBTB_ trivia, because according to [_People_](http://greatideas.people.com/2016/05/31/saved-by-the-max-chicago-diner-review/), the owner made the waiters pass an in-depth [_SBTB_ knowledge](http://time.com/3696826/jimmy-fallon-saved-by-the-bell-reunion-tonight-show/?iid=sr-link3) test before they were hired. The luckiest diners will be sent to the principal’s office to eat a [Kelly Kapowski](http://time.com/3697771/tiffani-thiessen-saved-by-the-bell-cooking-channel/?iid=sr-link5) (that’s a Monte Cristo made with prosciutto, gruyère and spicy brown mustard) in a replica of Principal Belding’s inner sanctum, complete with copies of his diplomas, the signature wood paneling and, naturally, a ‘Go Bayside’ pennant. Saved By The Max will be open only for the month of June, so superfans will want to head to Chicago soon for a chance to drink a Lisa Turtle Milkshake while watching Max himself (Ed Alonzo) perform magic tricks. Plan your visit [here](https://www.facebook.com/events/942955415760073/). \[H/T [People](http://greatideas.people.com/2016/05/31/saved-by-the-max-chicago-diner-review/)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4353974/saved-by-the-bell-diner-chicago/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4353974/saved-by-the-bell-diner-chicago/"},"headline":"The Saved by the Bell Diner Is Everything You Wanted and More","datePublished":"2016-06-01T20:24:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:53.051Z","description":"We're so excited.","url":"https://time.com/4353974/saved-by-the-bell-diner-chicago/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Food & Drink","food and drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14edcf7f1bed8cf1/698895e22dce017ee09e94eb/saved-by-the-bell-diner.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14edcf7f1bed8cf1/698895e22dce017ee09e94eb/saved-by-the-bell-diner.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Saved by the Bell","caption":"Saved by the Bell \"From Nurse to Worse\" Episode 16, Dec. 12, 1990.","creditText":"Gary Null—NBC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4353974/saved-by-the-bell-diner-chicago/","name":"The Saved by the Bell Diner Is Everything You Wanted and More"}}]}] ```