when my mother came to visit me in nyc for an epic three day walking and eating binge (well i threw a few museum and sights in the mix too), one of theplacei forced her to try out with me was max brenner: chocolates by the bald man in union square. a few different customers at work had asked if i'd "done" max brenner yet, making it sound like an important foodie adventure i needed to go on. i looked up their menus and saw that there was some good ridiculousness on them, and so i put it on the agenda. we needed to start with something savory, but their food food options are pretty boring (as in, just go to chili's and then come here for dessert, and you'll have the same experience for $2 less). waffle fries dusted with chili & cocoa powder - with dark chocolate ranch dressing - $5.95 that ranch is listed to be served with the black and tan battered vidalia onions rings, but i wanted to try it, so i ordered it for my chocolatey waffle fries. that pinkish color made the chocolate ranch