Reviews for Max's Restaurant, Cuisine of the Philippines, Waipahu in Waipahu, HI

There?s a strange smell right as we entered the restaurant. It reminded me of toilet water. Not really appetizing. We finished... a hike and came specifically for halo-halo. It was really looking forward to the halo halo but the one they served was horribleespecially for the price tag! I?ve been to the one in town and it had better halo-halo but that was 4 years ago. Budget cuts?Or different franchise? I don?t know but I would never call what they served me halo halo. It was jelly with milk and cheap ubeice cream. A halo halo with no beans? No leche flan? sacrilege. I take my desserts seriously. That halo halo was a shame. Ishould?ve gone to Magnolia. The ice cream tasted horrible and the green pinipig was stale and gross. Worst halo halo I?ve everhad. Read more

There were a lot of flies flying around the restaurant that day. Normally, that would just be annoying. But on this day, it... became quite a bit more alarming. My wife ordered a porridge dish (Arroz Caldo) while I tried a fried egg noodle dish (PancitCanton). It seemed like a safe choice. But when our food was delivered, the condition of the food was somewhatunbelievable. While my wife's porridge was hot, my fried noodles were lukewarm on the inside, and actually cold on the outside. I kid you not... It was not even room temperature on the outside. It was actually COLD, as if it had been sitting under anair conditioning vent. When I complained about it, all the server offered were apologies, and perhaps another dish. Needlessto say, I wasn't about to have their cooks have another crack at a complaining customer! So imagine a cooked dish sitting on acounter long enough to get below room temperature, chilled by a possible AC draft. Now imagine a restaurant infested withflies. What are the chances that my dish was free from flies all that time? All I can say is that I was not happy with thatrestaurant experience. And my digestive system was also not great for the next day and a half. In hindsight, I should haverequested that they take the dish back, and have it knocked off of my bill. That we weren't offered a discount nor a fullrefund of that chilled dish was not cool (but not totally surprising for an Asian restaurant). Let's just chalk that up as onefor the "NOT Recommended" department! Temperature aside, the overall taste of the noodles was okay. The noodles could havebeen more firm. The two shrimp included were some of the driest and overcooked shrimp I've ever tasted in a fried noodledish. On the positive side, my wife thought that her Arroz Caldo porridge was good. Read more

7/27/2022 = 5 Star = Were From Southern California , almost same food taste, costumer service are good too ,

If you love Filipino food then this is one of the place to go to, We here for the Halo-Halo although the ingredients are most... from can goods not fresh fruits unlike in the Philippines. We like the fried chicken, spaghetti and Crispy pata. Read more

A famous Filipino chain restaurant that serves traditional Filipino dishes. If you want authentic taste and flavor then this... place to dine in. Great selection, service is a bit slow but food is tasty. Read more

Service was a definite 5. Lechon Kawali Sisig pieces was a little to big. Max fried chicken was a bit on the dry side, lucky... there was ketchup to give it some moisture. Read more

Staff are very fast, friendly and attentive. Its very neat and tidy. Food is tasty and awesome. We came here for a graduation... party this time, i did not had any food picture. We always come here for Filipino comfort food, like Sinigang, crispy pata,lechon, chicken and many more. Theres a lot of parking. Covid protocols are strictly follows, thet provided you a wristbandafter you showed your vaccination card and ID. Read more

I never thought my boyfriend gonna propose to me in front of all our parents ???? and it's inside my favorite restaurant!!! Good... Filipino food as always - Max's Restaurant, it's like we never left Philippines. Christmas-themed the inside, good qualitycustomer service, Fast they're servings. We went there right when they open cause usually there is a line already 10:30am Read more