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    Max's Restaurant - Seattle

    3.0 (369 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 7:30 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    MAX'S RESTAURANT - SEATTLE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
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    Good for kids

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    Pansit Bihon
    Edna D.

    It's disappointing to give this restaurant a one-star review. Max's was our first choice for dinner tonight, but we waited a long time to be seated even though the restaurant was not busy at all. After finally being seated, we waited again with no one coming to take our order or even acknowledge us. In disbelief, my husband and I eventually decided to leave and go to a different restaurant. I sincerely hope the management addresses this issue so other customers don't experience the same poor service.

    Halohalo

    When I miss Filipino food, I will surely come to Max's. Seattle. I love fried chicken and my favorite Karekare! Will surely come back. And thanks to Mark for always checking on us and the good service

    Saddest plate of sisig I've ever had. Super thin layer, no chillis, no egg. But the drinks were good.
    Poges C.

    The restaurant was rented out so seats were limited to the tables along the wall. We had to wait a bit but not too bad. It was super loud because of the parties which was ok. Always nice to see happy people. The service was good because the servers were still friendly trying to speak loud enough to talk over the loud music but kind of took a while, I'm guessing because they were busy with the parties. Saddest part was the food. The sisig was a super thin layer definitely not a shareable platter at that size. The pinakbet was just ampalaya and the pansit was dry. If I brought a date here to try Filipino food I'd be embarrassed. For the price and quality you're better off at grill city. Filipino food should be served with pride. This wasn't it. One star for effort, and another one for the lumpia (not pictured) and buko juice.

    Thanksgiving spread
    Joy L.

    This was our second year spending Thanksgiving here, and we love that they offer a family holiday price--it makes lunch so convenient and saves us so much time from cooking. It's the perfect option for anyone who doesn't want to cook or deal with the cleanup. Service was quick once we were seated, and they brought out the Thanksgiving specials for all three of our families efficiently. Our server was the same person we had last year, so she was already familiar with us, which made the experience even better. My only hope is that they prepare a bit more for large parties next year. Aside from that, the food and service were amazing, and we're already looking forward to coming back next Thanksgiving!

    Margaret O.

    We went to Max's for lunch to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday. We'd heard good things about their fried chicken and Filipino dishes, so we ordered a variety of items for our group of 11. We probably ordered more than we needed, but we wanted to try several popular dishes. We got two orders each of: * Lumpia Shanghai * Pinakbet * Fried Chicken * Chicken Sisig * Kare Kare * Bicol Express * Lechon Sisig * Pork Adobo * Pancit Canton * Rice Everything tasted great. My personal favorites were the Lumpia Shanghai, Fried Chicken, and Kare Kare. We had plenty of leftovers to take home, and the total bill was around $468. I'd come back for my favorite dishes again and would like to try their Halo-Halo next time.

    Max's chicken, kaldereta, Kate kare, garlic rice, etc.
    Nin A.

    Honestly this was such a good find! We were around the southcenter parkway area to do some last min Christmas shopping and got a little hungry so decided to come check it out. The service was absolutely quick and super attentive, when I tell you they sat us down quick and got our order quick and brought it out quick like wow. The food was AMAZING like hello no wonder why their chicken was famous lol. We had also ordered some pancit and lomi which were super good, overall everything we ordered were super good even our drinks too especially their calamansi! The ambiance of the place is actually way more spacious than I thought it would be and since it's the holidays it was decorated for the Christmas season and that was super nice. Definitely come here as a group to eat or even to try out Filipino food.

    Kare kare
    Sarah H.

    This is the best Filipino food I've had in the seattle area. We ordered the Kare kare, Laing, and the whole fried chicken. The kare kare sauce was super tasty, but wish there was more oxtail and veggies for the amount of sauce there is. I have been craving Laing as well and this really hit the spot. The chicken skin was also sooo good, but the banana ketchup was really watery and was sweeter than actual banana ketchup. I also really enjoyed that they gave little cups of shrimp paste on the side and are able to get extra. We got our food quickly and had multiple people check in on how we were enjoying the food. They also have a party room in the back so we had groups singing karaoke in the background. Overall, loved the vibes and definitely need to go back and try more things on the menu.

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    Vinh M.

    Got here on a Friday night around 6pm and my party of 3 got seated very quickly since there's tons of tables and booths and it wasn't busy at all. Place is very clean and spacious, so it's surprising that the location of its front door makes it feel like a literal hole-in-the-wall joint. This is your regular dine-in restaurant with a good selection of food. My group and I ordered a whole fried chicken, a lechon kawali sisig, pork adobo and a large bowl of garlic rice. We overestimated what we could get here, but it was still worth getting. - The fried chicken was definitely the best part of the meal. The skin was flavorful and crispy, and also came with a small set of fries. There wasn't as much meat as I would have wanted in both pieces, though. - The lechon kawali sisig was a nice mix of salty and savory at the same time. Some pieces were harder to chew than others, and adding the lemon somehow added conflicting tastes to the meat that I'm just not sure how to describe. Combining it with the garlic rice is definitely a great way to enjoy it. - The garlic rice was all right, nothing special about it. It was white rice with garlic bits sprinkled and mixed. - The adobo in my friend's pork adobo dish was yummy as well. Dishes here were overall just all right, otherwise the quality could have been better for some of the stuff I got.

    Chopsuey $17
    Damon W.

    When you have a filipino wife, you have to find filipino food. We've tried several maxs. This was one of the better ones. Sisig is always one of my favorite dishes here. The pancit was very good. Pretty good sized portions.

    Chansamonh P.

    How do you promote a promotion for your $8 chicken in your 80th anniversary and not be prepared for the demands? Saw one person working in the front to care for dine in patrons, give out already ordered $8 chicken, and can't take new orders. Less than 20 people when I got there and watch the unorganized promotion run by a business that was definitely act like they are new. I understand understaff but definitely should have been more prepared.

    Lechon.
    Bella B.

    Ambiance. Very open, lots of seating especially for large parties. Eating alone would look awkward. Modern and clean lines. Service. Friendly and accommodating. Products. Always does not compare to homemade, but better than decent for restaurant quality. The Lechon (pork belly) was my favorite, but need a lot more sauce. Of note. Lot parking and loos clean and stocked. Overall. Good place to take a newbie. Would rather do takeout.

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    Food is good. We ordered Lechon kawali, fish sinigang, vegetable lumpia, and the bistek. The service was excellent!

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    Love coming here. BBQ is the best. Also customer service here is always excellent. There are a lot of parking but sometimes it is full.

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    Food here makes me go sleep right after that's how good it is and would recommend to anyone that's looking for comfort food.

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    Ask the Community - Max's Restaurant - Seattle

    Do they automatically add 15% gratuity to parties larger than 6?

    Yes

    Do they allow reservations?

    Just called in today to make one for a large group and they said they don't do reservations.

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