Before this place opened a few years ago, I over heard a few of my Filipino friends raving about their excitement to try the infamous "max's" straight from Manila. 2 years after, I decided to come try it after my first satisfying Filipino experience with Sampugita. Of course, we had to try their famous original fried chicken dish that prosper their brand. I was actually quite disappointed. The chicken lacked flavour, you could tell it wasn't marinated even it claimed they had their famous spice. Blah. I've been to mediocre Chinese restaurants that can make the same thing. No batter, no flavour, no taste. If their famous fried chicken is blahhhhhhh, there's no hope for any other dishes. I've never been to the chain in Manila, so I don't have anything to compare to. But my over all experience was nothing special. I found everything was quite oily. Maybe it was just the type of dishes we ordered. Overall ,not a big fan.