Max's Restaurant Queens NY, Cuisine of the Philippines

I am extremely disappointed with the service my boyfriend and I received at this restaurant. As regular customers, we expected a basic level of attentiveness, yet we were completely ignored. Our needs were disregarded, and the staff failed to perform their fundamental duties. To make matters worse, I never received the dessert I ordered, and not a single waiter took the initiative to correct this. Instead, we observed multiple staff members idly chatting while prioritizing a larger group. This level of negligence is unacceptable. Management should seriously reconsider its hiring and training practices. If this is the kind of staff you choose to employ, it’s no wonder the service is abysmal. I can’t believe how quickly my opinion of this place changed, all because of incompetent employees who clearly don’t care. I will never be coming back, and I will make sure others know to avoid this place as well.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Everything is ok except for the space as it was too cramped and takes some time to be seated.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

For Filipino food cravings, go back in time and experience Max’s Fried Chicken and relive your time in the

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Max's Fried Chicken, Pancit Palabok, Batangas Lomi, Sizzling Tofu

Definitely my favorite Filipino restaurant! Food is delicious and outstanding customer service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Met my friends from LA and we had a great time catching up .Food was delicious Amazing service and the ambiance is perfect.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Crispy lechon kawali sisig was hard as rock, not crispy at all! Crispy Pata was crispy but smells bad! Server didn’t bother to ask how was the food, I think he knows that its bad🥲. 2 times I have been to this place and 2 times I have been disappointed. Thank you for the Diarrhea!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

Craving for a Filipino dish then, this is the place to be. Accessible via 7 train at 69th and Fisk in Woodside. A 7 minute walk from Roosevelt station. If you arrive from LGA airport, you can take the Q70-SBS - a FREE bus ride to Roosevelt station. If you arrive at the restaurant, you will see the pictures of most of their food. You can view the photos via the Max's app or website.

Parking: Side street parking is limited.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Max's Fried Chicken, Crispy Sisig

Strengths: filipino hospitality and very friendly staff. The pancit we ordered was also very good.
Cons: For a chicken place, I was disappointed by the chicken. The pieces are large but almost concerningly so because I don't know where they are getting chickens that are so gargantuan and how they must be fed. The batter was so-so, but the meat was tender. If you don't eat the skin there is no flavor or seasoning.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pancit Palabok

I can make better than my own house period !! First of all the chicken it has funky smell second the bulalalo not enough meat over cooked veges the Squid grilled needed more flavor ! Thank you but never again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

The food was pretty good. Loved the Java fried rice and the halo halo. The serving sizes were good and the food good flavor.

The downside is their vegetable menu section isn’t strictly vegetarian and a bit misleading - if you have dietary restrictions it is best to tell your waiter.

Vegetarian options: Best to be aware that there is a section that is labeled vegetables and fish, but there can be fish and/or meat in them. It’s best to communicate to your waiter if you need it to be strictly vegetarian.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great Filipino food, loved the fried chicken and pork belly

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Max's Fried Chicken

To much limon in the fish impossible to eat the food sorry this time the food was horrible ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

As a Filipina who grew up in Woodside and have eaten at all the Filipino restaurants here - both past and present - SKIP this place!!

1. The food lacks so much flavor lols. We got the pancit canton and they might as well have served just the noodles. No seasoning at all ? My dad recommended we just mix the pork sisig into the pancit to add some flavor to it. I was hungry enough to finish my rice, but that was purely out of hunger post 5-hour drive, not bc the food is actually good lol
2. The service could be a lottttt better. I saw a duo get seated and minutes went by without a waiter seeing them. One of the women literally had to go up to the counter and wait for someone to so she can order. She was told to sit down and the waiter will go to them, but I get 100% why they looked frustrated. Other excluding our two tables, there were only three other tables filled. Despite that, I rarely actually saw our waiter.
3. I recently went to the Philippines and ate at a Max’s Restaurant establishment there, so I’m confident in saying that the flavors here don’t meet that standard. If this is a non-Filipino’s introduction to Filipino food, just please know our food DOES taste good. ?

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Must try if you are craving for Filipino cuisine! Excellent service from the crew. Thank you Max’s at Woodside!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Max's Fried Chicken

Very mediocre food.

Squid, tentacles and tail overcooked; main body undercooked.

Fried chicken, taste, fry, nothing special.

After taking our order which are 5 dishes, our waiter came back to our table after a while asking if this is our first time and wanna try the sigsig, I found it strange, don’t u ask and suggest during the ordering??

Can’t get water or napkins refilled
Floor super greasy and slippery

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1