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| - I went here recently with my parents. We had the Lumpiang Shanghai (Spring Rolls) ($7.99), a whole fried chicken ($14.99) and a large Garlic Rice ($3.99). We wanted the Crab Fried Rice ($9.99), but they said it wasn't available that day (we went on a Tuesday. Maybe it's only available on the weekends? I don't know). We also had a Halo-Halo ($5.99) and a Buko Pandan ($4.99) for dessert. Yeah, I know, our meal was completely devoid of vegetables, but none of the veggie dishes looked that appetizing.
Anyway, so the Lumpiang Shanghai came in a basket made of fried spring roll wrappers - a neat idea. The spring rolls are tiny, but you get quite a few of them. They were delicious and flavourful. I'm not sure what spices are in them, but they taste different than Chinese spring rolls. They came with a nice sweet and sour dipping sauce.
The Garlic Rice was 5 large scoops of rice with bits of fried garlic in it. Very garlicky, but tasty. The fried chicken was good, but not spectacular. I have to admit that I was expecting more from a place that is famous for its friend chicken. It was a bit oily and there is no breading. I think they just rub it with some spices and fry the entire chicken whole. The chicken was moist, but not all that flavourful. Although it tastes really good with the "Banana Ketchup" which incidentally doesn't have any tomatoes in it, so it's really a banana sauce (although it's red and looks like ketchup).
The Buko Pandan was the most delicious part of the meal. It was chunks of pandan flavoured jello, coconut, and tapioca in a rich cream sauce, topped with a scoop of coconut ice cream and toasted rice flakes. So rich and creamy and heavenly. You have to try this if you go to Max's.
I was actually looking forward to the Halo-Halo most during this visit and while it was good, it was overshadowed by the Buko Pandan. The Halo-Halo was a typical mix of palm seeds, coco de nata, macapuno strings, red beans, a piece of flan, a scoop of taro ice cream and toasted rice flakes, all on top of shaved ice mixed with coconut milk. It is very colourful and comes in a big glass with a paper umbrella in it. It was less sweet than the Buko Pandan, but still good.
The server we had was very friendly and efficient. He even offered to take a picture of us (with our own camera of course), which I thought was nice of him. We weren't even taking pictures, he just randomly asked us if we wanted him to take a picture of us. Some might find this strange, but I thought it was nice. So I pulled out my phone and he took 2 pictures of us.
This was my second experience with Filipino food (my first being at the now defunct Manila Hut in Ottawa), and I'm looking forward to trying more of this cuisine.
I think I want to try the Crispy Pata (deep fried pork hock) next time. I've heard so much about it, and other people in the restaurant were having it, and I was going to try it but felt intimidated by the size and artery-cloggingness of it all.
Casual dining atmosphere. Lots of parking, as it is in a strip mall. If you've never had Filipino food before, I think this is a great place to start. There are lots of pictures and descriptions (something that was severely lacking at Manila Hut, which is why I did not have a positive opinion of Filipino food after my first experience. Had my first experience with Filipino food been at Max's it wouldn't have taken me 7 years to try Filipino food again!).
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