We're SO Excited About This 'Saved By The Bell' Pop-Up Restaurant

Dishes will include Macaroni & Screech, AC Sliders and Lisa Turtle Milkshake.
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It’s time to bust out your brick-sized Zack Morris cell phone and make a reservation.

Saved by the Max, a pop-up restaurant based on the iconic 1989 -1993 TV show "Saved by the Bell," will open in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood on June 1 -- and tickets go on sale Friday, April 22.

The restaurant will remain open for June, July and August.

The pop-up will be modeled after The Max, a restaurant which first appeared in season two -- when the school and a few of its major characters were magically transported from Indiana to Los Angeles — and was a popular hangout for the Bayside High gang.

Organizers hired comedian and magician, Ed Alonzo, who portrayed Max, the owner of The Max, to help with launch by having him reprise his role for a promotional video:

According to The Chicago Tribune, the restaurant will serve dinner daily and brunch and a late-night menu on the weekends. It'll also have a full bar and dishes will include Macaroni & Screech, AC Sliders and Lisa Turtle Milkshake. No word yet on whether or not it will include a dessert simply called “Hot Sundaes.”

Restaurant organizer and local events manager, Derek Berry told Chicagoist that he had the idea for a while before a perfect space "literally fell into my lap." He also loves the buzz swirling around the project. Even Mario Lopez caught wind of the project and boasted about it on Instagram:

I hear they have a burger called an 'AC Slider'

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“I've also been contacted by a few different cast members from the show and had calls with them,” Berry told Chicagoist. “And it's been unreal to hear their stories of how The Max was named and what it was used for in real life. A couple times I had to stay, ‘Don't fanboy Derek, don't fanboy!’ to myself.”

But if you want to fanboy or fangirl out, you can buy a ticket Friday, April 22 at 11 a.m. at SavedBytheMax.com. Brunch and late-night service will be walk-in only.

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include new information about how long the restaurant will remain open.

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