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For three star Filipino, try Max's Of Manila in Glendale.
4.0 of 5 stars.
From 4 stars, to 1 star, to back to 4 stars again. What can I say redemption is a good thing. I keep coming here and 1 bad incident hasn't kept me out, the service is faster and I'll take the bad...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Max's! First of all I like the building from outside lol (It's like cabin style) as well as the inside. The food is great and the staff are nice. I ordered my favorite dish in there...sisig!...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
fantastic filipino fried chicken, great pancit,yummy fried pork and all kinds of other filipino dishes you'll enjoy. just try it once and you'll be hooked
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I used to come here with my friends for good food and karaoke fun! But the service has become unacceptable. One time, I got yelled at by the cashier telling me that they were already closed (that was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was my first time in a Filipino restaurant and I had a great time! Luckily, I was with some of my Filipino friends who knew exactly what to order!!Ambiance: We went on a Friday night so there...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Max's a few times over the years, my must haves:Kare-Kare, Crispy Pata, Halo Halo and lost of rice. Food: Better than grandma'sAmbiance: RelaxedService: A gambleParking: Valet lost my...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
They call this place "The House Fried Chicken Built!"Well, I would love to see a chicken build a house...especially a fried one.This place looks like a log cabin Paul Bunyan created when he got hungry...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Been here a few times. Food is good. Service is a crap shoot, but the last time I went, service was great. I would have given this place 3 stars if it weren't for the tiny tables they have. Just...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ok so Max's has stepped up their game in the past couple of years. They now offer Laing (taro leaves cooked in chilli's and coconut milk), and now an ever yummier Crispy Pata (deep fried pork knuckle...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It's a poor copy of one of my favorite chain restaurants in the Philippines.The service is slow, food takes forever, the only consolation is the fried chicken. You notice a worcestershire, banana...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Been here twice. my family has a filipino connection. grandmother, a japanese , live in Manila for 20 years.. so I grew up with home made Chicken Adobo, Pancit made by grandma. I know this is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
mmmmm lard... Everything fried is good at Max's. The fried rice, the crispy pata, the fried chicken with banana sauce, the lumpia shanghai super good... just wash it down with some calamansi juice and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If for some bizarre reason you asked me to review this place using only character names from the movie Spaceballs, I would say "Lone Star... and Barf."
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, this place was absolutely disgusting! Service was just ok, but the food was disgusting. It tasted horrible. We will never go there again.
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The food here is average. Their whole chicken is a size of a pigeon. Service is lousy and everything else is pretty basic filipino food. Expect to be in there for a long time cuz it takes the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
love love love their fried chicken.kinda pricey but it's ok.not a fan of their sinigang though, i can cook better sinigang, besides they only give you a few meat. :(love their bar, karaoke time!!! ^_^...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Given that it's been a LONG time since I've been here, and based on a request from a family friend, my family and I tried this place once again, given that our friend does not have a Max's in her part...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Filipino food is an acquired taste. And from one who herself is Filipino, their food is on point and oh-so-good.Kare-Kare over steamed rice. Amen.
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's a good place to take people who have never had Filipino food before. They have a bit of everything here. The problem with having such an extensive menu is that it is rare that you get everything...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hello Halo halo!!! Get ready for the wait....if that doesn't get to tried....wait for the food coma.Calamares- NiceGarlic fried rice-nostalgic to my fiancee and fellow Filipinos Max's WHOLE Chicken -...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So...on my way back to my bubble in Santa Clarita I decided to try some Max's fried chicken. Before I start....every Filipino (including me) always goes to the Filipino restaurants and says "pfft...my...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
YUM. Big mistake to go at about 9 on a Friday night. Had to wait about half an hour for our table as they had a big influx of customers. This actual spot has valet parking that costs about ($2.50, not...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Chicken was good and the halo halo. Other then that its not really my taste.
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't care if Max's doesn't have the most authentic filipino food because I LOVE it! Every time I come home from the east coast I ask my parents to pick up some Max's for takeout because I crave it...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The only thing that i crave for that my mother cant make because she doesnt deep fry in her marbelized kitchen is the Lechon Kawali! OMG! good stuff.. But the rest, like Kare-Kare mentioned as a house...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite filipino restaurant in all of LA. Fast service and all of the food I have eaten here is quite good - pancit, chicken, fried calamari, etcParking is cramped and tight. I usually park at the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So I never realized how fortunate I was go grow up with this location of Max's until I experienced other locations that just weren't that great (and that is why the Glendale location is first on the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
well americanized fillipino food! I want to go back. we tried ... cici, big white fish (forgot its name) and halo halo. The garlic rice was delicious. I'd go there more often if I live closer..
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not the same as the original in the Philippines. I've been to two locations in Metro Manila and can definitely taste the difference. The chicken there was much fresher and tasty(that being the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Originally..2 stars.But I feel bad because my roommate was super excited to show me this place and well..their whoooo GARLIC RICE is rather amazingly delicious :)everything else was...something ill...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Been here a couple times and they are usually pretty crowded whenever i have gone.They have a few specialties, one of which happens to be the fried chicken! It is deep fried, but not too thick so that...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nothing special here. I was told that the chicken here was the bomb. Well it was good, but nothing to write home about. A tad greasy. I didn't care much for the garlic rice. It tasted like burnt...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a good restaurant for getting your fix of Philippine cuisine. The menu isn't spectacular,..they offer a fairly limited menu, but usually everyone at the table can find something they could...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
filipinos deep fry everything that no one else is willing to eat. anything from pig knuckles to just plain ol fat. get the halo halo with taro ice cream and it will make everything worth it. i...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Its good filipinos food. It is a lil gresy... but its delicious. I love the soup, kare kare and especially chicken. The karoke dont close until late and good place if you wanna have a good time with...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went here with my mom - the dinuguan and palabok were blah and the waiter was annoyingly cross-eyed, but the eggrolls and the fried chicken were yum-o-licious. If you're looking for a heart attack on...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I always have a problem paying for Filipino food. The only reason I gave this place three stars is because I actually liked their chicken. Actually their sinigang was good too because of the amount...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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although it is a bit pricey, the food is overall quite good here. it is a restaurant atmosphere with a bar and karaoke as well! a great place to either eat casually or host a birthday! i recommend their...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best filipino food ever! Talaga! I love the Nilagang baka, pancit palabok, especially the HALO HALO!!!Thanks :)
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a good place for a genuine Filipino food. NO doubt. EXCEPT the parking man, Other than that, its not bad. It's ayt.
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pinakbet, pancit palabok, fried chicken, crispy pata, and the garlic fried rice were all yummy! The halo-halo was perfect! Would come again, and again, and again!If you haven't tried Filipino food...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We decided to try Max's since we were in Glendale and Filipino food sounded good...The parking lot has a charge of like a dollar fifty or something like that, why? Other than that the place is pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Gosh, this was my spot for the longest time, but I was gaining weight from it too. I love and hate this place. Love the food, hate the service; it seems like whenever we're there they take forever to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I didn't know they had chicken chicharron here. I had fried chicken and garlic rice. I think my boyfriend had crispy pata or kare kare (my brother calls this peanut butter soup). I took him here to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'll write this review in Taglish since this is a Filipino Restaurant.Masarap dito kumain pero mahal yung price, Kare Kare, Crispy Pata and the Spring Chicken is the best choice for Ulam. Garlic rice...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
i come from san francisco, and i've experienced some filipino foods that are to-die for at the most ghetto and dirtiest places. since i go to school down here, i dearly miss my comfort food. coming to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What can I say? I'm not the crispiest of the pata...I'm not the sweetest of the mangos...You can say that I'm not the most Filipino Filipino that you'll ever run into...But I love me my Max's......
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food is better than average but it's also more pricey for the portions you get than other Pilipino restaurants. The staff is really nice and attentive. The desserts are really good.It gets crowded...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I rarely go to Filipino restaurants and when I do I'm almost always not that satisfied but this place is an exception. I guess this place is popular because of their fried chicken, it even has a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
heeey peeepz!! One advice for everyone. If you guys think ur tita or maaama has better coooking then drag your lil asses theree then, instead of MAX'S. And stop complaining bout the valet parking, you...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food is average and pricey. Decent selection though. Good chicken chicharone. Halo halo is pretty good though.Service is alright. Kind of tight though. The charge you for soda refills. What the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Fried anything... that is what you really have to order here. the fried chicken, the lechon kawali, crispy pata.... and i think they have only one vegetable dish, so you might as well order that too...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I came here years ago a couple of times and just thought it was ok.The only good thing was the fried chicken. So I haven't gone back since. But then, my friend swore up and down that the Crispy Pata...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
a little bit pricey for some classic filipino dishes but always good..i suggest the adobo, lechon, and lumpia shanghai.. and some coconut juice.
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i love everything here... but most of all the chicken and the calamari!
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A couple of weeks ago, I took an old high school friend here. He's been living in Canada for the past 11 years, and has been raving about how he wants to go to MAX's when he comes to visit LA. since...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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This place is overpriced and the Filipino food wasn't that great I had better. Although this probably the best you can find in L.A.
kudzu.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
it's not bad but im tried of the placeyou may ask if you're tried of the place, then why wont you just not go there!?well, being half filipino and being very close to my filipino side my family...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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I totally agree with the previous poster. My personal favorites are the chicken, fried rice, pancit and tofu with asparagus. The food is fresh and tasty.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to other Max's and the service has been fine, but this place was terrible. We walked in on a Saturday morning, got seated, and about 30 minutes had passed and no one acknowledged that we...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Max's Restaurant of Manila brings back memories. Not necessarily good ones, but they are always interesting to me. For starters, whenever I dine there I always think of my parents. Perhaps it's...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't like this restaurant. They make you wait for hours. I don't mind waiting if it's worth the wait. As soon as you get to your table you have all these mouth watering dishes. But the only good...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Again, it takes care of the urge.Service slow.Large groups are cramped onto tables.Parking reeks, pseudo valet. You pay you park or you pay we park. I don't like people in my car so I pay I park. In...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ok so I've read the reviews here so far and people are saying "everything at Max's is fried!" well you have to keep in mind that although it is "filipino food" it's a filipino fried chicken place......
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Soo i go to try Filipino food for the first time ever at the infamous Max's of Manila (open since 1945) and it wasn't that bad, just err different? We ordered the Lumpia Shanghai for an appetizer...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
There are times when we crave for F-R-I-E-D stuff and surely enough this place brings out the best in anything FRIED. From appetizers to desserts you'll be loaded with just the right serving of oily...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I only come here if I have to "tag-a-log" with my friends.All my friends being filipino-makes it hard to joke about their culture...NOT. Am I filipino?....NO...........................But I can talk...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here plenty of times and this is the first time I had a bad experience. I waited over 30 mins to eat. The waitress forgot my coke until the end of my meal. And the chicken was dry. I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love the fried chicken here .... it is true that it is on the pricey side but nothing beats good crispy fried chicken! I ordered the dinner combo which was around 9 dollars and it includes soup and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I agree with earlier posters. It's a bit overpriced. It's also not quite my first choice when it comes to meals. But if you are interested to see what all the fuss about Lechon is about, it is the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Okay okay, I get it. No filipino restaurant will ever beat Lola/Nanay's cooking. However, I have to give Max's the benefit of the doubt. I think this joint has been opened for quite a while.Went...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
First of all, I give the food 4 stars because I think it is great and it has that Filipino, House Party, Pot Luck taste of authenticity to it. I give the service 2.5 stars. I've been here on several...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was invited to a birthday party here, and it was my first taste of Filipino food. And wow, was it good! I came back a few times since and would highly recommend the following: appetizer sampler,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For Filipino food, it's a tad bit on the pricey side. You can go to a hole-in-the wall place where and get the same amount of food for much, much cheaper. But I got to say, that Crispy Pata...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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For Filipinios out there, this is the place to bring your friends to dine in. They've got the best chicken and kare-kare and sinigang ever. Though they are a bit stingy on the meat for the kare-kare, I still...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Forget about getting good service....but I still go there because I love their pork sinigang (but not as good as my mom's) but still pretty good. Their fried chicken is also good....the parking is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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I wrote this review on Yelp: The arrogance and rudeness of the staff is almost as well seasoned as the fatty fried chicken. I suppose I can believe that Max's exemplifies the typical loftiness and rise of a...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The arrogance and rudeness of the staff is almost as well seasoned as the fatty fried chicken. I suppose I can believe that Max's exemplifies the typical loftiness and rise of a company whose humble...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i have a soft spot in my heart for fried chicken. as a filipino-american that grew up having every special occasion dotted with either cheap chinese dim-sum or filipino comfort food, this was my...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Fried chicken beer = goodDon't try to find a veggie dish here like I did. All the dishes under vegetables had some sort of meat in it. Ah, I like Filipino food. However, the only thing worth...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I enjoy the occasional gluttony I partake in with some friends. This is a place of salty, fatty, fried dream land. lol If you're into that and are searching for a fix- Well you found your place....
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food at Max's of Manila isn't as good as Mom made at home, but close enough. The food isn't really health-conscious, but it sure is tasty.Everyone should try their deep fried chicken. Moist and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Chicken that is juicy on the inside with a thin and impossibly taut layer of crispy skin on the outside. Drool.
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
this was the first time ive ever been to a philipino restaurant. a philipino friend took me here give me a little taste of manila. ;) he had been to another place similar to this and was raving about...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If you ask any Filipino where you can get the best Filipino food, most likely they'll tell you to go to their mom's house. Max's is very inconsistent and I could kill my cousins every time they...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't been here for so long but I remember the last time I came here it was pretty good..A lot of the people I went with were non-Filipinos so the accent kind of threw them off.For example our...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am always on the hunt for a good Filipino breakfast. Specifically, I crave tapsilog, which consists of tapa (cured beef), sinangag (garlic fried rice), and eggs (itlog). I'm a fan of the tapsilog...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Gawd the food here is definitely a heart attack but it is pretty good!!! I've had their Lumpia Shanghai (little fried spring roll with ground pork and veggies inside) Lechon Kawali (Fried pork...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not sure if there is one up here in the Bay. If anyone knows, please let me know! I really like this restaurant. Yes, that's right, restaurant. It's great to have Filipino dining other than your...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Again, Filipino restaurants have spotty service...no, I am not being harder on them because I am Filipina, it's the truth. Now, I am still not sure if I get spotty service because I'm Filipina. I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love their fried chicken! Order the fried chicken and the halo-halo for dessert :)
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
if you're looking to suffer from a carotid artery, this is the place to start! if you are on ANY type of diet, this is NOT the spot for you!!i love the fried chicken...it's the only chicken that i...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It had been months since I last ate Filipino food, so I ventured into Max's. Boy...talk about flashbacks. First off, I had the fresh egg roll plate. Unlike the fried eggrolls, fresh one's have (you...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've learned my lesson never to come to any Filipino restaurant on a Sunday around noon when I'm starving because everyone is most likely coming out of church. But I came anyway because I was in the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm only giving this place three stars because of the service. The food is good, but the waiters are horrible. It's like being served by your bitter Tita. I'd rather go 3000 miles back home and get...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
come check out my favorite dinning restaurant,you'll love it,i guarantee it,would i lie to my friends?,nah i dont think so!!!
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Greasy, complicated parking, horrible location, and bad service. Never again.
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love me some Crispy Heart Attack.I've only been to Max's a couple of times, and each time I've gone with Filipino friends, so they've ordered all the food. They warned me about the "Chocolate" soup...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have a LOVE-HATE relationship with Max's Restaurant!In the few times that I came here on a whim, I always came out PEEVED beyond belief by its snail-paced service and badly cooked dish(es). But,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Greasy goodness
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Max's has the second best Pork Adobo I have ever had.(The honor of the first belongs to the Grandma of my 1/4 pinoy ex)Makes my mouth water to think about this place. The Adobo is greasy and tender...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food here is fairly good for Americanized Filipino food. If you're a Filipino, you know our food is drenched in oil and is super fatty and that's what exactly makes it good. I do like their famous...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
my first visit here was awesome...second visit was ehhh...3rd visit (FOR MY B-DAY DINNER) was horrible.the food is great and the prices are decent..but the service is HORRIBLE! we waited damn near an...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best chicken Ive ever had. This is where Manny Pacquiao eats when he's in L.A., so you know it must be good.
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I go there for my top three things, the pancit bihon, the pork adobo and the halo-halo!The Max's Teaser sampler is really good, I really enjoy the lumpia shanghai, fried shrimp and the calamari that...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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All they do here is fry everything. There is nothing tasty about eating everything fried and passing it off as Filipino food. You are better off eating at a Filipino place where you have to point at food in...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
For what you get, it's a bit overpriced and the service is lacking.One can whip up these dishes better and cheaper at home. The kare-kare seems watered down for my palette. Granted the fried chicken...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
service sucked but the fried chicken and sinigang were bomb. that made up for the fact that they forgot to bring me my darn fried rice. the servers weren't all that. but, that can always...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
go for the chicken and traditional filipino food and desserts
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good food. Bad service. Bad meaning - slow and clueless. How you gonna serve me Filipino food and not bring out rice? It's like giving me a hot dog with no bun. Having to chase down two waiters...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love all the food in the menu. I would like to give it a five-star rating except that the service is soooo slow. And there's a fee for parking, for Christ's sake!
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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Omg I love max, and i definetely understand what these people are saying, but c'mon too. I mean filipino, american, mexican. Whatever food it is, it has to be expensive. We are in the U.S. duuh!! I mean c'mon,...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place hits the spot if you're in a pinch for Filipino food. I've never had to wait too long to get a table (although I've never been there on a Sunday after all the Filipinos are done with...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was impressed when my friends took me here. We ordered Crispy pata, bistek, bangus, fried chicken, garlic rice and something else with veggies and peanut butter I think. Man it was all delicious. I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The fried chicken is good--crispy on the outside and falls right off the bone. Its great with lots of Jufran and rice, but that's it. The next time around I'll pass on the pancit, lumpiang shanghai,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i usually dislike filipino restaurants because a lot of the time, their stuff is super bland and greasy as hell. it's supposed to be flavorful AND greasy. i'm really on the fence about this restaurant...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After passing by this restaurant for years on the way to the Galleria, the bf and I had a hankering for Filipino cuisine and decided to check it out. We didn't get the fried chicken that everybody...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hoy! The food here is actually quite good! HowEBER, the prices are on the high side for Filipino food, and the service is on Filipino time. My favorite dish is the Daing na Bangus. Oh, and I love...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like the fried chicken, Halo-Halo and Buko Pandan!
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The food was good, but the service was so bad, words can't even describe. Since when is it ok for a server to talk smack about someone right at their table? If only I could remember how to respond...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I prefer turo-turo joints to sit down restaurants for Filipino food, but for larger families or group events, Max's would be a great spot. Came with with my family (10 people in all) and was amazed we...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I won't explicate how violently ill I got after eating at Max's, or how disgusting the food tasted, or why I even ate it when it looked so scary in the first place. I will just give it one star and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Last night a group of us went to Max's and the service was underwhelming. - we asked them not to place the bill on the table, and the bill was placed - they automatically charged us 15% graduity -...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2007
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Max's serves great tasting FOOD. The Crispy Pata and friend chicken are some of my most favorite plates. This place is a bit pricey, but that's the PRICE you pay for wanting authentic Filipino food....
citysearch.com - user review - 03/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm going to give Max's a little more love than most people so far for the simple fact that this is a great place for a group of people to come and eat. I've had a birthday dinner with more than 20...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'd say this is a great place to introduce yourself to Filipino food, however I say that only if you go with someone who is Filipino or is very familiar with Filipino food if you are a picky eater....
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I only eat Pilipino pood twice a year: when I'm in San Ho visiting my moms over the holidays; and some random time in Hell A. The cuisine is so damn greasy and heavy that whenever I eat it, you'd have...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's like stepping into the Philippines. The food has more hits than misses, the service can be painfully slow at times, and the parking situation can be headache inducing.
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Entree's are wholesome just like Max's in Manila(This started in Manila), and the Chicken is deep fried, so it's greasy in the outside but moist the inside. The place is a franchise, so it's similar...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My first Filipino experience in Glendale. I get better home cooking, but I must give it 4 stars because of how warm my heart was the first time I arrived. I was not sure what to expect, but was so...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2006
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Eating Filino style is about sharing food with family and enjoying the company. i should know...i'm a flip. Max's has that atmosphere but it ends there...Who pays for refills on soda? At Max's you do. i can...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/02/2006
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Wow the place was busy and with lots of customers. Our waiter was fast, courteous, and knowledgeable. The atmosphere was very nice for my entire family. We enjoyed the food specially dessert. Parking was $2.50...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/15/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the foods just okay... they serve some authentic filipino stuff... and its way way toooo overpriced for filipino food if you ask me =)
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
They're famous for their fried chicken...and it is yummy...its a franchise strictly from the Philippines...and if you want good, traditional, gourmet filipino food this is the place to go. Most of the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
if my parents are too lazy to cook filipino food, and bahay kubo is too crowded, then we all decide to head over to max's. yes, their cripsy pata is their best item on the menu and their pancit...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There is only one dish you need to know about: Crispy Pata. You will not regret it. Make sure you also get it with Garlic Rice.A little expensive but worth it.BTW, it's o.k. to eat with your hands...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2006
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If you're a filipino food kinda person and don't care much about the service, then Max's is for you. I go here whenever I have a Max's fried chicken craving..mmm they're soO good...I don't even care how sucky...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/06/2006
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Ok, first, the Chicken is Highly Recommended, always tender, tasty and juicy, but for me that is where it ends. The adobo has a thick pasty gravy, the lumpia shanghai is so-so, the halo-halo is pretty good....
citysearch.com - user review - 06/30/2005
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I love their fried chicken. Their halo-halo is excellent as well.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/10/2003
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fried skin, like that wasnt bad enough).. it is so good.... their crispy pata (deep fried (of course) pork foot).. so meety.... much sure to dip it in vinegar... filipino food is definately not something your...
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