Ask a person who grew up in the Philippines about Max's and you'll get a mixed bag of responses. I think this place is really polarizing.
First, the good things: If you were to ask me what restaurant in the GTA puts Filipino cuisine's best foot forward and I would say this is the place. Apart from the fried chicken (which is an acquired taste), there are notable Filipino dishes: crispy pata, sinigang, sizzling tofu, and tapsilog.
But where Max's falters is value for money: I (and other people I know who ate at Max's) feel that the prices are unnecessarily expensive and my theory is that Max's really wants to extract the most value from its customers because I think (a) it's in a fairly odd location in Vaughn and (b) most customers flock only during weekends.
But I must say that the one thing most people would agree on is that Max's gets the halo-halo dessert right.
My pro tip: to enjoy Max's to the fullest, go there during weekdays and order at least the fried chicken and the halo-halo.