Max's Restaurant South San Francisco, Cuisine of the Philippines

I order there Kare Kare thru DoorDash they put to much peanut butter sauce over powering the sauce which it taste better when u eat in restaurant when u order thru DoorDash it tastes disgusting

Food: 1

Tables are dirty, many food in the menu is not available, and dirty cups. We ordered chicken with fries, and we didn’t get the fries at all. And don’t tell me why I did not say something, because nobody’s around that time to tell about it, and we already finished eating our other orders so I didn’t bother to tell anymore. Not sure what happened to this place. I thought it got better because they close the Gellert location but it looks like no. The stars given is for the gentleman who also assisted us. He was not our server but he helped a lot.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 2

This was a total disappointment tables were sticky. I ordered the half a chicken with fries. I literally got six fries, and the chicken was oily. The reason why I came here because a co-worker brought the chicken one time to work. And it was good, I guess it might be the location in Mel. Pitas, but this one here is terrible.

Waited for someone to help or acknowledge your presence at counter but no help. Just went to Karilagan. Even though it doesn’t open in30 minutes, they entertain me.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 3

Good eats. Authentic.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Consistently does not have food available. The worst time was when they did not have chicken. Really a chicken place that does not have chicken. Just don't open at that point

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

First time here, the staff was friendly. We walked in at 1130am as it just opened but they are out of fish, crispy pata and sago. Not much to pick from the menu. We had pork sinigang, pancit Bihon and fried chicken. The pork sinigang was flavorful and has a lot of sahog. Meanwhile the pancit has literally 1 piece of shrimp and some small bits and pieces of either pork or chicken but mostly vegetables and bihon. Its flavorful though but just lack of sahog. The fried chicken was dry. Nothing to brag about. Im not a fan. Lets put it that way.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Great food and service 👌

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We went there last Easter Sunday. The place was so full. It was just wonderful that the staffs were nice including the manager. They were all busy as the tables were all occupied and there were a lot of take out or to-go foods. It was also nice that inspite of being too busy the cooks were able to cook my foods (as far as I am concerned) very well. Thank you so much.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Max's Fried Chicken, Halo-Halo, Crispy Pata Crispy Pork Hock, Laing Taro Leaves in Coconut Milk

Convenient place to get some decent Filipino food!

Bad customer service.They dont give water and the lady is so freaking rude.We asked for plastic bag.She dont even bother to smile and she gave us an attitude.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

We arrived around 7:30 PM, shortly before closing. Although the restaurant was still officially open, the staff initially hesitated to let us in, and the branch manager had to signal them before we were allowed to dine. At first, I was excited because I was able to order my favorite dish, kare-kare.

However, it quickly became apparent that the staff were rushing to close and wanted us to finish as soon as possible. When the kare-kare arrived, the bowl was mostly sauce and vegetables with oxtail. There was no beef shank, no tripe, and barely any actual meat—just mostly bony oxtail pieces. I asked about this, and the staff explained that they do not serve tripe, which is why only oxtail was included. Even so, the lack of meat was disappointing and not what I expected.

While the taste itself was good and did remind me of home, it did not fully meet my expectations compared to how kare-kare is traditionally served in the Philippines. The overall experience was further affected by the service, as we were rushed to pay even while we were still eating.

The flavors were there, but the portion quality and service—especially close to closing time—need significant improvement.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1

Delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Halo-Halo

Good food 😋 👌

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food 😋 👌

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5