Max's Restaurant Jersey City, Cuisine of the Philippines

[23MAR25] a Filipino lunch today. All of our favorites are available, we were surprised of the bulalo serving as it was HUGE!! Lumpiang sariwa comes in pairs so order wisely. The sizzling tofu has a bigger piece slice than of PH's and rhe saucer is spicy already. Lumpia shanghai here is pork, i think PH's is chicken (i maybe wrong). The sides of a whole chicken is not KAMOTE, but POTATO. I checked their menu for bottomless gulaman options and i didn't see so i skipped my usual drink. Rest room is spacious here. Crew is friendly and all can speak and understand Tagalog.. KABAYAN !!!!!

Tried Max’s for a late lunch—busy, lively atmosphere and clearly a community favorite. Crispy pork belly kare kare was excellent: great crunch, strong peanut flavor, very filling. The cockscomb oil dish was interesting but a bit too greasy when paired with the pork belly. Still, food came fast and service was efficient. Worth visiting if you’re curious about Filipino classics.

The crispy pasta had a decent crunch, though it lacked a standout flavor. Unfortunately, the fresh lumpia ubos was quite mediocre, with a filling that was bland but crunchy. The peanut sauce was good UPDATE: we visited again and this time it was way better! The Crispy Pork Kare Kare was a standout! And that bagoong? AMAZING! It's not the typical bagoong that I've had before. This is somewhat creamy. Also, the chicharon bulaklak was delicious! Light and crispy! Our server Teejay, did a great job! Will visit again for sure!

Bulalo and whole fried chicken was delicious! Our server was awesome ! Kalamansi Juice perfect ! Big servings too! Good Pilipino food . We had so much left over . Masarap!!!!

We got Chicharron and lumpia shanghai for appetizer. The lumpia was delicious. And we had palabok, pinakbet, chicken adobo for main. Adobo was more vinegary which I like. I enjoyed palabok a lot. I'd like to try halo halo next time. Saturday lunch time we had to wait a bit.