Max's Restaurant Milpitas, Cuisine of the Philippines

"Chicken was light and crispy. Not oily like the other popular Filipino chicken place that we all know. The halo halo had great presentation but didn't have enough of the fun yummies I expected. This is mommy's favorite childhood restaurant from the Philippines. The food was fine. I liked that it wasn't salty. I liked the lumpia presentation in an open wrapper. Garlic rice was nicely flavored, but could have used more garlic. I'll come back next time in town to try more chicken."

"I love MAX’s Fried Chicken. It is comfort food for me. Growing up in Manila in the 60’s there was one Max’s Restaurant on Roxas Blvd in Paranaque/Baclaran and one in Cubao, the Baclaran one was very popular. My dad used to take us there on special occasions and we loved it. Back then an order of chicken came with fried plantains. Delicious meal. Living in the States I’ve been to Max’s in LA in the 90’s, my favorite Max’s in Las Vegas and the old Max’s in San Jose(?). This Max’s now still has the same tasting chicken I remember from my childhood years. Delish. Simple fare but I will travel long distances to eat at Max’s, I live over an hour away. I walk in, same ambience, same decor and same delicious food as I remember. Wait staff is wholly Filipinos from the homeland. And as it is with Filipinos everywhere, warm, friendly, caring and respectful. I only wish they’d stick up on their wine inventory. I had to drink beer. I love Max’s Fried Chicken and I hope they go on to my children’s generation."

"I haven't been to this place for a while. It sort of deteriorated. Place isn't that clean, and the floor was sticky. Our table also had food remnants of the previous customers. Fried chicken was just ok. Sisig is a pass. Kare kare pass as well. The service was the best thing at this place. You can get better food in Daly City. I guess if you are in the area, try it, but don't expect too much."

"Max’s Restaurant is one of the popular Filipino restaurants, where people can get the full experience in eating different varieties of Filipino food. Its famous food, Max’s Fried Chicken, really gives a nice taste especially when it comes with fries. The Sisig and Sinigang also taste nice and fresh. I highly recommend this place for people who are new to Filipino food to get the experience of what dishes are usually served in Filipino households."

"Nice and tasty treat. We ordered quite a lot. We had 2 order of fresh lumpia, 2 of Crispy Pata, 2 fried whole chicken, plain rice, garlic fried rice, sinigang, lumpia Shanghai,lechon kawali, lechon kawali sisig, chop suey, pancit canton and finally 7 halo halo. That was amazing and a lot to go. As always, post wherever your palate takes you."