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Max's Restaurant takes after the innate characteristics of Filipinos - hospitality, generosity and passion for good food. It elevates dining to an absolute experience for the palate. Recipes have been intricately developed for more than 60 years & given a modern twist to cater to the increasingly discriminating tastes of customers. It is almost impossible to put boundaries to the...
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The popular restaurant chain started out by serving food to American occupation troops just after World War II. Signature dish: fried chicken, not battered but well seasoned and typically more dry than it's North American counterpart. Other traditional favourites include bistek (soy-and-citrus marinated beef strips fried with onion) and fresh lumpiang ubod (julienned heart of palm, pork,... more
So when I was in the Philippines, we didn't get a chance to eat at a Max's there, so when I heard that there was on in Vancouver, i put it on my to-do list to visit so i could at least say I tried it!
Let me tell you, I felt like I was literally back in the Philippines.......because of the service.... (but at least they had a nice and clean bathroom with a flushing toilet hahah).
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My friend and I (who aren't Philippino) came here for lunch. The food was ok. We ordered milk fish in leaf and marinated sirloin strips.
The service was absolutely HORRIBLE. it took us 10 minutes just to wave someone over. Then the food took 30 minutes to come. Everyone around us who ordered after us already had their food. When the waitress came over I explained to her she doesn't seem to...
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I think it is safe to say that the Max's Restaurant in the Philippines is much better than any other location outside of the Pinas. Max's in Vancouver is the closest location I can go to considering the fact that there is no Max's in Washington State. The service, location and overall area is kept very clean.
I suggest ordering Sinigang (Baboy which means Pork), Palabok and Crispy Pata! The...
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