CHICAGO — Fans of the old TV show “Saved by the Bell” are getting a chance to step back in time and feel like part of their favorite ’90s high school sitcom gang. But chances are they are eating better than the kids at Bayside High ever did. In a plan that class schemer Zack Morris would find genius, a vacant restaurant space in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood has become Saved by the Max, a replica of The Max. The fictitious Southern California hangout was where students would hash things out over fries and milkshakes.

“It’s so cool,” said Mallory Carl, of Chicago, who was eating at a counter seat on the restaurant’s opening day Wednesday. “The whole atmosphere is just like it, especially that pink Max sign. That was the big iconic image for any time they shifted to a scene here.”

The eatery will be open nightly through Aug. 31 for ticketed dinners. Tickets for the dinners have already sold out.

A $35 ticket gets you an appetizer, entree and dessert. Local chef Brian Fisher curated a menu that pays homage to Zack, Slater, Screech and other characters from the show, but also is a step above regular diner food. Items include A.C. Sliders, Mac & Screech and a Preppy BLT. Unlike the TV diner, there is a cocktail menu.

Dinner tickets went on sale in April and sold out within minutes. That prompted an extension to the end of August. Tickets sold out in minutes again.