Stopped by during my lunch break to check out the new Bloomfield branch of Max's Restaurant/Max's of Manila. The place was advertised on TFC a couple of weeks ago, so we gave it a shot. Note that as of April 10, they are still in their "soft opening" period so not all of Max's typical menu items are available. LOCATION: Horrible. East West Plaza is already mess because of the market and bakery, and the addition of a popular restaurant near Binh Duong only makes it worse. FOOD: We ordered the following: -1x Pancit Canton ($10.25) -1x Lechon Kawali Sisig ($12.95) -1x Half Chicken ($11.95) -1x Large Garlic Rice (5/$6.25) Without going into too much detail, the food looked good but the taste was generally underwhelming. The chicken is okay; it's crispy, somewhat juicy, but not too flavorful unless you add banana ketchup. However, we paid an extra $2 for sweet potato fries that we never asked for nor we were told about. The Pancit Canton was actually pretty good, but just a bit on the salty side. The Lechon Kawali Sisig was disappointing and overpriced for the quality (and quantity) you get. There were no chili peppers, and tasted a bit sweet; it tasted as if it was just sautéed in onions. You might as well drive to Mama Fina's in Elmwood Park. Finally, the garlic rice was pretty good and not overly garlicky. We originally wanted to order the Classic Sisig, but one of the staff members--I don't think she's a waitress--told us that it was sold out...at 3PM on a Monday. That's hard to believe, especially since they're right next to East West Market, but okay. After our lackluster lunch, we didn't even bother with the desserts. SERVICE: Slow as hell even at 3PM. The place was only 1/3 occupied, but it still took 15 minutes for us to be seated. The food came out pretty quick, though. While we were eating, I saw an elderly couple who ended up waiting awhile to be seated even when the restaurant was still 2/3 empty. The bathroom was also a mess--the sink was dirty, the rolls of toilet paper were a mess, the trash was full, and it smelled like ass in there. Their famous chicken is solid and everything else was decent, but I am not coming back. Give it a try if you love chicken or are curious about trying other Filipino dishes. Perhaps they're still working things out, but I don't see myself driving out of my way for this place again. read more

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Oh boy, where to start? How to describe my experience? Confusion? Disappointment? More confusion? It was a mix of all. I'm going to do my best to tell you the tale of Max's in Bloomfield: Once upon a time (this past weekend), in a far away land (Bloomfield), a party of five (not the same as the 90s show) came famished to the fabled Max's Restaurant. Prior to this location, only one Max's existed in the area, in the ever further away land of Jersey City. This location being closer and the food of the Jersey City Max's being loved, the opening of this restaurant was a welcome gift. Or so it seemed.... The party arrived to the location and were seated within 15 minutes, with a family of four behind them. With a wait of 15 minutes, they were shocked to see... 9 empty tables! Why did it take so long to seat them? And why were they seated at a 4 top when there was 5 of them and 9 empty tables? Also, why was another party of 5 seated at a 4 top combined with a 2 top (which seems like the appropriate configuration for a party of 5). The space was cramped for our mighty 5 protagonists but they kept a positive attitude. They kept it that was until they realized it had been sitting for 15 minutes with their menus closed and no one came to take their formal requests for food (their order). There were two men standing in the dining room, ahh, the mighty knights on guard duty of a kingdom. We beckoned to them to order and they said, "Hold on, I'll get your waiter." Our waiter wasn't there? They seemed understaffed if there was only the two knights (busboys) and one waiter? Suddenly, as if a mighty tempest of people landed, there was about 8-10 knights and ladies in waiting on the floor (waiter, waitresses and busboys). So, they weren't understaffed... where were all of them before? What were they doing? Why wasn't anyone being served? Why wasn't anything happening? They all made it look like they were busy but with all these people around, our requests for food still were not being taken. Eventually, someone came, and he looked annoyed to even be in our presence. Perhaps he felt overwhelmed. By what, I'm not sure? There were 5 tables and there was another waiter. He took our our orders and the food came out (surprisingly) quickly. The cramped table proved to be a mighty foe for our five, with one diner having to eat with a plate on his lap. The food was just okay. Nothing came as decreed on the menu. (***Okay, I'm failing hard at trying to make this sound like a tale... so back to it sounding like a real review. Apologies, to all, for my terrible story telling.***) The lechon kawali sisig tasted like lechon adobo that was put on a sisig plate. It did not come out sizzling nor did it taste like sisig. The bangus sisig tasted like the Dead Sea (but at least it sizzled). The crab fried rice tasted bitter. The fried chicken was dry and the fries with it had no salt. The crispy pata was decent. The bulalo and the halo-halo were the only truly enjoyable things and those two aren't enough to make me to ever want to go back. I'm still confused,with all the staff working, how could the service be that terrible!? I suppose it's lack of a floor manager. Everyone seemed confused and lacking direction. Maybe it's because they're still a new restaurant, I'm not sure. With all the people working, I was upset that we had so many dirty dishes on our table. No one came to clear our table as we finished and the staff just stood around staring off into space. We kept juggling dishes and moving them around, stacking them. We would try to get the staff's attention and it was hit or miss but even if we got them, they seemed to be confused: Example 1: Ask for calamansi drink and water for table (this is after waiting a long time to order then having finished ordering). Waiter asks busboy to get water and drink. Wait ensues. Busboy comes back with calamansi and one water. No one else has drinks. He does not return. Need to ask for water for whole table. Returns with water for whole table. Example 2: Order 2 halo-halos. 2 halo-halos come out from kitchen by busboy. Halo-halos proceed to pass our table and walk past us to the front door. Halo-halos pass us again and around the dining room. Halo-halos pass us again back toward front door. Wave at waiter who uncomfortably gives us halo-halos and says, "Sorry, I was looking for your waiter." WHY!??! We are right there! Why is my food dancing all around the dining room when you know the table is for us?! Is there a caste system of waitstaff at this restaurant!? I don't find you untouchable, Mr. Busboy. Give me my (@*$)#()*@ food! As a kicker, with all the staff, the bathroom was gross. If no one is serving, or clearing dishes, why is no one cleaning the bathroom? What are these people doing?! I'm still astonished and I'll never go back. I have much, much more to write but Yelp limits my characters. TLDR: Go to Jersey City. read more

Terrific food overshadowed by our terrible waiter. I watched as he used sarcasm to make customers feel dumb. Probably he's way to make himself seem superior to his Filipino audience. I kept quiet as I watched him ridicule my older relatives, when it was my turn, I turned the tables. Felt good. Never again as long as JOSEPH works there. read more

Staff and food was cool and yummy. Would go back again ambiance is fine and quiet, you can be noisy too if you want hahahaha

My family and I used to go to the Max's in Jersey City, but they opened this location in Bloomfield which is closer to us, so why not give it a try? It's located in the East West complex, and the parking lot is small. Since there is also a market, bakery, and restaurant in that complex, parking spaces are extremely limited and I can't imagine it being able to accommodate customers during peak dinner time. We went for an early dinner around 5pm, so we were promptly seated. Our waiter took orders for drinks first, which took at least 10 minutes to come. We then ordered a large garlic rice, a whole chicken, lumpia, chop suey, and lechon sisig. The lumpia came first and the first bite was fine. It was crispy and not overdone or underdone (or so I thought). The second bite was cold and hard as if it were previously frozen and it did not taste fresh. It was difficult to bring myself to finish it. The garlic rice was standard since it's hard to mess that up; it might have been the highlight of the meal. The chicken was juicy and crispy, but severely lacked flavor. The chop suey was lukewarm and tasted like it was just sitting out for a long time while everything else was cooking. Maybe it's just how Filipino-style chop suey is, but it was oddly sweet and had a strange assortment of vegetables. The pork sisig came out last, but the waiter got the order wrong and he brought us lechon kawali (crispy fried pork belly) instead. We told him that they got the order wrong, and he promptly took it back to the kitchen. When he came back, it was obvious that they just cut the lechon up into 4 pieces, put some onions and sauce on a sizzling plate, and served it to us. I understand that you don't want to waste any food, but what they served us wasn't even close to how sisig is supposed to be prepared. It was also 100% fat - like taking a bite of butter. Could not take another bite. My sister ordered buko pandan for dessert, and she wasn't a fan of it. It was too thick, and the ice cream on top made the texture even more rich. My dad ordered the halo halo, which was good. The portion wasn't too big or small, and is easily shareable. They gave a generous amount of ube ice cream which is his favorite. I give them the benefit of the doubt since they just recently opened. However, I'm not sure if I would come back after my experience at this location. read more

My wife had known about this restaurant so we decided to go here for dinner. The service was excellent and the food was delicious. I have heard some people complain about the way the hollow hollow is served but my wife informs that that is exactly the authentic way to serve it with What seems like too much food over the top of the ball. We were immediately greeted upon entering with a very happy smile very polite service . I would say her food took the proper amount of time we cannot wait a long time for food and it wasn't Brought to us like it'd been sitting for a while. The parking lot that you park in is very small however if you're going to go there I would try and plan on alternate parking case the lot is full I would say there's probably no more than 25 spaces in the whole parking lot! the parking lot is not in the best shape. But that's the fault of the company that owns the buildings. While the food here might be a tiny bit pricier than most fast food places the quality is definitely well above the fast food places. read more

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I would really only come here for the fried chicken and lumpia. The Beef Caldereta was extremely salty and the Lechon Kawali Sisig was so drenched in sauce (also so salty it was crystallizing) that it lost its crispiness and became rubbery. This would be a poor representation of authentic Filipino food. Service, however, was excellent and prompt. read more

Max's Restaurant - Bloomfield - Beef Caldereta - Filipino Near Me - Bloomfield, New Jersey

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Very busy on weekends and food service ran slow. Waited almost one hour for all our food to be received. Better to order take out

From reading the other reviews, talking to my friends, and my own personal experience, yes the service at Max's is very slow. But at least it was service with a smile and the food was good! We ordered a family meal, lumpia, and fried rice to go and had to wait almost an hour for it. We killed time by hanging out in the waiting area and going grocery shopping next door. Our food was served at a small get-together for five people and it was plenty of food. Leftovers the next day tasted even better. Our meal consisted of: 2 orders of Lumpiang Shanghai BBQ sticks Miki Bihon Max's Fried Chicken Salted Fish Fried Rice The BBQ sticks were soft and flavorful. The fried chicken was okay. I loved eating everything as they were very much party dishes and really brought back that feeling of home. Highly recommend as long as you have patience to wait for the food. Also, the parking lot is very tiny and spaces are hard to come by. Be careful driving in the area. read more

Despite, Max's being a franchise- it's the closest Filipino restaurant to where I live and it always gets the job done. Their menu has all the classics and their service is the true definition of Filipino Hospitality. read more

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Just yuck! Ordered the fried pork, fried chicken, stewed beef & garlic rice. The best thing was the rice. Chicken was dry, overcooked & had no flavor. Fried pork was literally just a pile of fat for 15.99. Stewed beef was tough & had a very strong vinegar taste. I've contacted door dash about a refund as this was literally the worst food ever. read more

Went here for a bday celebration and our whole party was beyond pleased. The food was delicious and plentiful and the wait staff were very kind. So nice having great Filipino food in the area. Definitely recommend and will definitely return! read more

Max's Restaurant - Bloomfield - Summer special - Filipino Near Me - Bloomfield, New Jersey

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We were pleased with this first visit to a Filipino restaurant in a long time. Had an egg noodle bowl with shrimp and vegetables that was good, and a kebab-like dish with pork on a stick. The service was entirely adequate. We don't require that waiters slobber on us. The restaurant is right in our back yard, and we want to explore more of what it has to offer. read more

I'd like to see this establishment get more business and all, but in my personal opinion I wasn't blown away by their fried chicken. The staff is super nice and friendly tho, and the place is really clean and pleasant. My score would be 5 on service 5 on ambient 5 on cleanliness and the 3 is for the food itself. read more

First time at Max's (the one in Jersey City was always full when we went or hard to find parking so I was glad for this other location). Food is good but we've had good Filipino food in other places as well. Bbq pork and Nilaga were tasty. The fried chicken came out pale and was just ok. Lechon sisig was kind of oily, not spicy. We appreciated new options though like tinapa fried rice (but was on the salty side), mango float. I always saw photos of their halohalo so had to get one. read more

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Delicious and affordable home cooked Filipino meal. I'm not a fan of their signature fried chicken (a bit too dry for my liking), I do like several dishes that I order often. Get the pork barbecue, the sizzling bangus (milkfish) sisig, pinakbet (veggie stew from the northern Philippines. Get the bulalo (bone marrow stew with veggies -- I know it sounds crazy, but really is deeply flavored and yummy) and the eggplant salad. Yum! I find their noodle dishes meh, which is unfortunate, since Filipino noodles can be spectacular if done right. I tried them, and found them mediocre, especially the pancit malabon, my favorite. To get my hit of malabon, I have to wait for a family party, where a family member orders a spectacular malabon takeout from a restaurant in Bergenfield. I love Max's halo-halo and mais con hielo, so order those if you want a hit of Filipino desserts at the end of your meal. My sister-in-law adores their pandan, and my brother-in-law always order the sago't gulaman (bubble pearls and agar jelly in an icy banana flavored juice type drink. Again, don't knock it till you tried it). Max could run away with 5 stars if only they did two things: One, please train your servers to check on clients more than once. I feel like I'm playing a game of hide and seek. Polite? Check. Prompt? Check. Attentive? Hey, where'd you go? You get it. Second, can we please get better white rice? Rice is literally half of an Asian meal, and the rice here is literally scraping the quality bottom. Ironic, since East West grocery next door (I'm assuming it's the same owner) sells high quality Milagrosa rice that is the only kind any self-respecting Filipino home cook will add to their pantry. So, while the dishes I order go best with white rice, I'm forced to buy fried rice. Or better yet, I order to go and eat it at home -- with my own, high quality white rice. I bet if those two things are done, the Yelp scores would go through the roof! All in all, if you are prepared for disappearing service and meh white rice, Max is a great place to eat, and worth the money. read more

While I try to swallow ratings with a grain of salt, I'm sad to say they are somewhat warranted here. Arrived for a mid-afternoon lunch and the service, while a bit lackluster and slow, was acceptable with two young Filipino waiters working the dining area. Now, those low ratings begin to incrementally creep up and nag at you when, in this order: - Glasses of water took 10 min to arrive. - I headed to the restroom to find the soap dispenser empty. As there was a bathroom cleaning sheet and signatures, I considered maybe the hourly inspection was coming up. - Food took a while to arrive (~20-25 min after ordering) - The suka (vinegar) for the DAING NA BANGUS (deep fried milkfish) was watered down literally, which is blasphemous (at least for Filipinos who love their vinegar). This is an issue because, while the fish was ok--not piping hot but was among the warmest of all the dishes and crisp--it's not marinated in vinegar, leaving the suka alone to make it shine. I'd also like to note that not much patis (fish sauce) was added or anything commonly used to elevate it with a punch like chili peppers or calamansi or at least lemon/lime. - The GARLIC RICE arrived shiny and slick with a taste and texture revealing it was reheated from the frig, only for it to arrive lukewarm. Asked to have it reheated and it still arrived back lukewarm. Also not much garlic *sigh* - The LIEMPO (pork belly) arrived luke warm and very fatty with bones (why you in pork belly?). Sauces also left you wanting more. - I returned to the restroom to find the soap dispenser still empty and a bottle of liquid soap refill left open next to the sink. Better but at least lock in a squirting pump... - There's a touchscreen order stand (not used and is off) and cashier area yet when you pay the check, they take it back into the kitchen. Hmm... Individually these things don't really matter but when you consider them all together, especially in an empty restaurant aside from a couple and a table of four, that makes you turn your head. When you know Filipino food and have grown up eating it, you know something is off here. There are two possibilities: 1) They're lazy or cutting corners in the food department along with a problem in the system, which is just not acceptable when the food is already expensive and they've been in business for over a year or 2) They adjusted things to appeal to the tastebuds of anyone new to Filipino food. Heck, it's probably both. As such, Max's would probably be a good baby-step intro for the newbies as it would help them become acquainted with the common flavors in the cuisine (as it's less potent here) and expand their taste profile. Plus, there are pictures and explanations in the bright and colorful menu. It will inevitably be disappointing for those familiar with Filipino dishes, those well-versed in the mix of sweet, salty, sour, savory and sometimes hot/spicy aspects in the cuisine and particularly those who love that punch. I've been to Max's in Jersey City. Seen it a lot in Manila. I just don't see the appeal or love for it. I personally prefer Sincerity in Manila but they're quite different. Nevertheless, just stick to the chicken here. It is what they are known for. While the meat is slightly overcooked, the skin is crispy and it arrives hot. **Be sure to mix the banana ketchup with the worcestershire sauce. You need it. All the flavor is really in that saucy combo** 2.75 stars. read more

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I've been here a few times already since it's literally right by my house. I'm super confused with the low ratings. Their service is excellent and the food is pretty great as well. I enjoy how they are never really busy so the food comes out timely. As a vegetarian I usually get the bihon with veggies only (very accommodating) and sizzling tofu. The bihon is so so good. The flavors are excellent. The sizzling tofu was such a pleasant surprise. It's so tasty. I was very shocked at how much I enjoyed it. Though every time I try to order the asparagus and tofu they are out of it. I've eaten here and ordered out, both experiences have been great. I like the portions too. Always enough to take home and eat later! Prices aren't terrible as well. read more

We went on Saturday for dinner. My husband and his family are philipino. And we been together for 10 years so I've had my many shares of delicious philipino food. This place however is nothing delicious ! We order lumpia, adobo and shrimp fried Rice . These were the only things we enjoyed. We also ordered two types of sisig, fried chicken , palabok, and halo halo and turon with ice cream. All of these were disgusting and not authentic! You can tell when you go to restaurants and they use artificial sauces . No flavor . The chicken was so dry ! The palabok had a no flavor artificial sauce . When the dessert came , we thought we had the wrong dessert however the waitress assured us that it was the turon with vanilla ice cream. The ice cream tasted like their corn ice cream. And the turon tasted like an onion and potato . Even the Inside of the turon looked Greyish cloud. My husband ordered the turon as well and he took one bite and didn't eat anymore. His brother tasted it and also agreed with us. The service was fine . Super polite however I will never come back . read more

I am fil am and newly transplanted to NJ. We dont have max's in NY so i was so surprised to find Max's here in NJ. The food was very good. The first time i had Max's was in vigan in ilocos norte on vacation. I loved how comfy and clean it was. This time my friend's dad recommended Maxs in Bloomfield. It's the day after thanksgiving and we wanted some filipino food. We ordered the salmon sinigang with vegetables, fresh lumpia with peanut sauce, daing na bangus, pancit palabok; i went with some Filipino friends and my husband, the white boy. We really enjoyed the food and restaurant was very comfortable and clean just like in vigan. Next time i gotta try the chicken adobo and the halo halo. I read the other reviews and i was pleasantly surprised that the service was prompt, warm, and friendly! I am definitely coming back with family next time. read more

Came in for late lunch with my parents and sister The food here is nothing to write home about 3/5 I would give at best. We got the daing na bangus, fried chicken, liempo, and garlic rice. Daing na bangus wasn't marinated at all. Simply fried. And the vinegar (suka) they give you tastes watered down with a lack of sourness needed. Plus they only give you one small sauce container for the whole fish? Pshhh that's literally only enough for one person to use for a part of the fish. I mean it's no trouble to ask for more but really? The fish itself is fried okay I guess. Wasn't overly overcooked out anything but without marinade or good vinegar, not great. Fried chicken. Granted I've never had the original in the Philippines so I can't compare and have no nostalgia for it. The chicken is crispy is about it's only positive point for me. Otherwise it's flavorless. I realize you're supposed to use bananas ketchup and/or Worcester sauce which does help but does not make it good enough for me. Plus the red meat was slightly dry. Liempo... Tastes like it was marinated like regular pork BBQ. Not the biggest problem I suppose but it was also like all fat with little meat. Mostly bone around meat. And for the amount given it feels wrong it's $13. Also no vinegar for this? Garlic rice... Only a tinge of garlic flavor. You don't actually see any garlic in it... And it was cold like it came a fridge... What's up with that? Disappointing experience. read more

i want to give zero star - but that's not possible in yelp i read the reviews from other customers that their main complaint is the wait for food is too long. For us, it is one hour wait for sinigang shrimp, chopsuey and fresh lumpia. Lumpia was served after 15 minutes. Sinigang shrimp and rice were served after 1 hr. So we asked the chopsuey to be cancelled. The waiter agreed. However, as we got up and were getting ready to leave, a woman brought a plate of chopsuey. (It seemed that she was the manager). She told us we had to eat the chopsuey or pack it to go. (Hence, we would pay for the dish.) I told her we had to leave and that we waited for that dish for more than one hour already. She rolled her eyes and told us she had to push our order to the front of the queue. I said no, we had to leave. She got visibly annoyed and said "there are other customers who didnt even eat yet and that they arrived before you. O M G " can you believe this clown ? she didnt even recognize the problem that the wait for food is super long. She didnt apoligize and even had the gall to compare customers' patience to tolerate such bad service. As if one's longer patience cancels out another customer's complaint about waiting too long for food. WOW !!! These people shoud not be running a restaurant business at all. So for those reading these yelp reviews, beware that, at this Max's restaurant, you will get hungry and most likely annoyed while waiting for your food. So make sure you ate already before coming to this restaurant. But then, that would be ironic and pointless to eat out right ? So, bottomline is, do not go to this restaurant at all. read more

I came here to eat with my cousin on a Friday afternoon around 3pm. The parking lot is really tight but we managed to find parking. We ordered the whole fried chicken, pork sinigang, shanghai egg rolls, and halo halo. The service was really good but the food wasn't anything amazing. There were so many people working there but only like two tables were filled. The food was good because we were hungry lol. The pork sinigang was my favorite, the sourness was perfect. We were already full but decided to get the halo halo still. We went home with fried chicken leftovers. read more

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The food is good. But service is very slow. Its clean and food are freshly made. Except for the Fresh lumpia. The sauce is too much. Over flowing. You can't even taste the veggies its all sauce. read more

Max's Restaurant - Bloomfield - Spicey Fried chicken,pakbet. - Filipino Near Me - Bloomfield, New Jersey

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I was really impressed with the food and service. The food was super delish and the service was friendly and quick. We ordered 1 whole chicken, fries, crispy chicken skin, pork bbq skewers, and garlic fried rice. For dessert we ordered halo halo, buko pandan, and turon a la mode. We enjoyed everything! The fried chicken skin appetizer was sooooooooo gooooood! Dipping it in vinegar was awesome. Totally recommend it. The whole chicken was tasty and skin had a nice crunch. The chicken was not dry at all. I enjoyed the bbq, and it was a nice combination of sweet and sour, just like a good Filipino pork bbq skewer should be lol. All the desserts we ordered were fabulous! My favorite was the buko pandan, and I believe it was topped with coconut ice cream. If you are a coconut lover like I am, then you should definitely go for this dessert! Love how it also had a good amount of coconut meat in it as well. The turon a la mode had 3 sweet plaintains wrapped in a thin flour wrapping and fried, and it was topped with mango ice cream. Our young son loved it. The halo halo was really good and had ube, flan, and just great goodies in it. Overall, we were very satisfied with our visit today, and will come back again. read more

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Would give 1.5 stars if I could. So many things wrong with this place that I'm getting a headache just thinking about outlining this review- and I couldn't wait to get home to write it so I'm writing it as we wait for service (which is the norm, here). Some things to know beforehand: I'm Filipino. I've had Max's at the mainland, I've had Max's in Jersey City, and I've been to this (Bloomfield) Max's THREE TIMES because I wanted to give them a chance. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE DAY THAT I WILL BE PROUD ENOUGH TO BRING MY NON-FILIPINO NON-JOLLIBEE FRIENDS TO A FILIPINO CHAIN THAT HAS MADE IT TO THE USA (obviously, that day has not come yet). The service is pretty bad here. An astounding contrast to the service in the Philippines- one could say they are complete opposites. No welcoming feeling. The place was empty on a Friday night and it still took a noticeably long time for a waitress to even attempt to seat us. Every server that I've had is somehow simultaneously just-polite-enough but completely incompetent. You'll never get that water refill. You will grow a mustache before you get the check. Sadly, food is pretty bad, too. How can you mess up your signiture chicken? Seriously no flavor every time. Their palabok? Flop. Sisig? Flop. Their appetizers are okay but come on, it's not that hard to deep fry something good. I'm so, so, so sad to say this, because I have this weird national pride thing which makes me root for Filipino businesses, but: don't go here. read more

Foods are super expensive! Halo-Halo is $6.95+tax!! Its super small and not much ingredients on it! It taste bland. A bowl of fried rice is $11.95 plus tax but small portion! The quality and quantity does not match with the price! Rip off! read more

Max's Restaurant - Bloomfield - Filipino Near Me - Bloomfield, New Jersey

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I was very excited to have filipino food so we ordered everything we could think of. But then we saw one of the cooks go inside the bathroom with gloves on and head cap and came out of the bathroom and went back to the kitchen with head cap and gloves still on his hands. We couldn't eat there after seeing that. We had to cancel our order and walked out. They should enforce cleanliness and food safety. I mean hand washing is the best way to prevent diseases. And its just plain disgusting. Im sorry. But i think people have the right to know. And for the company to also improve. read more

Our family ordered food for Christmas Eve that was supposed to be ready for pick-up at 3PM. It's now 6PM and we're still waiting. Their service is poor and consistently slow but we wanted to keep giving them a chance. After this though, we will no longer be ordering from them, especially during the holidays. It's honestly astonishing that such a bad restaurant could still be open. Management clearly needs to be replaced. read more

Very cute restaurant. We went on a Sunday around 2pm and there was a sizable group already seated. My parents are from the Philippines and they liked the palabok, crabmeat fried rice, pork sinigang, and the Max fried rice. A little pricey for average quality. Parking is awful since it's a small lot shared between a few businesses. There's a back area, but you'll have to walk through a different business from there. Service was nice and the food came out fairly quick. read more

Max's Restaurant - Bloomfield - Crabmeat fried rice and their fried chicken - Filipino Near Me - Bloomfield, New Jersey

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What a disappointment :( Half of our chicken is crispy & juicy and the other half is dry & blah. The pancit canton was salty & swimming in sauce. Ugh. The lechon kawali is too fatty & not crispy at all. They didn't even improve the restrooms. This place won't last if they don't improve their food & service. You're better off dining at Binh Duong Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine :). read more

So my aunts surprised me with a late lunch today and we dined here. Not sure about the negative reviews because I had the BEST lunch today. We had the chop suey (veggies with shrimp, chicken and pork in this insane gravy), the half chicken (moist as all get out!), garlic rice which was yummy and the crisp pork belly with the liver sauce (OMG! Can I just bathe in the sauce?) I wish I had pics but by the time I realized I hadn't taken any, we had inhaled half the food. We were promptly seated. They were aware of my aunt's food allergies. Took our order quickly and the food was out in about 10 minutes. All in all a great dining experience and I'll return!! read more

I'm so disappointed about this Max restaurant. The chicken was so saulty and dry . The pansit guisado does not taste like pansit guisado . The Kare-kare had to many bones than meat. I will never set a foot again in this Max restaurant, so sad . By the way this Max restaurant is located in Belleville Nj. But listen to this there's another Max restaurant in Jersey City by Newark Ave. oh man this place reminds me like that I'm in the Philippines. read more

Branching out of Jersey City, Max's is and will be Pinoy from starter to desert. Been to their JC outlet many, many times and as expected their Essex County place did not disappoint. I highly recommend to all connoisseurs of Pilipino food. My family and I were first to try and we're all very happy. read more

excellent service they know how to treat their customer unlike the max on queens would not even pick up the phone and answer with their customer , food in Bloomfield excellent read more

I've tried this place twice. I was hoping to find some good fried chicken. The chicken is crispy but has zero flavor. The crab rice was decent, however it could use a little more flavor. The garlic fried rice was basically steamed rice with some garlic flavor. For the quality of the food Max's definitely over priced. Won't be going back! read more

I heard of this restaurant from friends and was always interested in it, despite some of their negative/okay reviews. I came into the restaurant and greeted by our waiter Brian, who was very welcoming and friendly. We started our night with an appetizer, Calamaris, that came with sweet n sour and water sauce. Entrees were the spaghetti and the fried chicken were excellent, all served t fresh and hot. But the highlight was our waiter, Brian, who was consistently keeping tabs on us and giving us refills for our drinks. Even going as far as ensuring we had the best experience. I had a great experience eating out here and would definitely come back. read more

The food, mainly the chicken, was just average. I'm Hispanic and fried chicken to us is juicy, full of flavor, and has that kick. Max chicken is dry and has almost no real seasoning. The appetizer egg roles were nice though. And than the bill was 50$ for two people...Now I'm not a cheap ass but Jesus one whole chicken for 15$?! I Can get a bigger chicken, rotisserie style at shoprite lol. The staff was polite as fuck though and the place was very clean. Interesting experience, as my curiosity is now sedated. Been meaning to try this place and now I know I won't be coming back. 2/5 stars. read more

We usually order food from here until on 12/31/2019 when we ordered our new years dinner here, they gave me halohalo with something stale. Out of 4 desserts we ordered, one was bad... not bad tasting but bad meaning spoiled. The food here isnt cheap, there is no reason to be serving food like this. read more

Manager was so rude in bloomfield branch and the food was not good at all. I don't understand how come the owner didn't care if the manager has a bad attitude to the customer. I'm not surprised if this business is going to be sued one day or closed. TERRIBLE SERVICE!!!!!! read more