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Address: 65 Belleville Ave, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Phone: (973) 791-7911
Website: https://www.maxsrestaurantna.com/
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Reviews
Food was brought out to my birthday party of ten promptly and served family-style: Deep plates of entrees are set before you and everybody serves themselves from it. We ordered the following and each is certainly recommendable:
– Max’s fried chicken, their signature dish served with fries
– Sinigang na Baboy – pork and veggies in a tamarind broth
– Tofu Sisig – a vegetarian riff on the Filipino sizzling pork dish
– Lechon Kawali – deep fried pork belly
– Pancit palabok – rice noodles in a shrimp and pork sauce
– Kare-kare – Beef and veggies in a peanut sauce
– Pancit Bihon – fried noodles with chicken, shrimp and pork
– Turon – Bananas fried in a crispy wrapper, served with caramel sauce
– Halo-halo – “A blend of refreshing tropical fruit preserves, beans, and milk in shaved ice. Topped with a delicious scoop of Ube (purple yam) ice cream, flan, and rice flakes.”
The servers are extremely friendly and polite – they seem like the type to bend over backwards to help you. We asked for a bottle of water before our food came out for one of our kids who was extremely thirsty. When it was brought to us, the server was sincerely concerned for her welfare.
When it was notified that it was the birthday for one of us, they all came out, sang and the celebrant was given a complementary slice of flan with a candle.
For dessert we ordered turon and the large-size halo-halo. This was was a crazy spectacle with all the usual ingredients but also studded with piroulines and paper parasols, all in a huge glass goblet (see my picture). They brought out cups so we could all share in it.
The space isn’t huge, but that doesn’t matter. It’s a nice place: the modern faux-brick paneling is pleasant, wooden tables and chairs are clean and sturdy – this is not a hole-in-the wall nor a greasy burger chain.
A visit to Max’s is a great option for your Filipino-food fix. It’s got more of a variety than Jollibee (and probably healthier) and it’s got a home-y flavor. The only gripe I have is the parking situation as it’s located in a popular strip mall with a dearth of spots. It’s always full with people people camping or jockeying for an opportunity. Otherwise, don’t hesitate to drop by!
Edit: we ordered food to take out at another date and I’ve added pics of those dishes.
There was a bit of a wait finding a space to park but we got seated right away as soon as we entered the restaurant. Staff was pleasant, polite and got our orders correctly. For the food, we got half of the fried chicken which had good flavor and was crispy. The fries was very enjoyable too as it was fried to perfection! We also got the lechon kawali. It had good flavor, good crunch but i think i may have had better. It was quite good with the garlic rice! Same with the Daing na bangus. Its was okay by itself but flavor got better when paired with the atchaea and the vinegar. Our favorite that day was the Shrimp Sinigang. Lots of flavor! Portion was good and it was just so hearty and delicious! Enjoyed all but my husband mentioned he wouldve wanted the orders hot instead of warm; Especially since we came in during winter season.
We really had an enjoyable meal; Remembering all these delicious Pinoy Eats. Was the food really good or was it good because its been a while we havent had it? Hmmm maybe both.
The Chef recommended fried pig elbow and chicken are good, skin crispy, meat are juicy. If it can be a little salty, that will be perfect!
We also like the fried rice.
Halo halo (desert) is very nice to try too!