Max's Restaurant Chula Vista, Cuisine of the Philippines Menu

3.8

(275+ Reviews)

Customer Favorites Appetizers, Salads and Sides Soups Rice and Noodles The House That Fried Chicken Built Beef, Pork and Chicken Vegetables and Seafood Sizzling and Grilled Specials Desserts Beverages

Customer Favorites
Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
- Max's Fried Chicken
  House specialty. 70 year old recipe of tender young chicken marinated in max's signature seasonings and golden fried to perfection. Max's fried chicken is best enjoyed with banana ketchup mixed with worcestershire and hot sauce.
  $15.00
- Sinigang (Tamarind Soup)
  A tangy tamarind soup, with your choice of shrimp, pork, or milkfish with assorted vegetables. A must try!
  $18.00
- Garlic Rice
  Jasmine rice deliciously stir fried in golden garlic bits.
  $8.00
- Lumpiang Shanghai (Egg Roll)
  Contains egg. A filipino favorite. A delicious mix of ground pork and vegetables rolled in pastry wrapper and deep fried. Served with sweet and sour sauce on the side.
  $14.00
- Crispy Pata (Crispy Pork Hock)
  House specialty. Premium pork hock simmered in a special marinade and deep fried to perfection. Served with soy vinegar dipping sauce. A treat!
  $32.00
- Kare-kare (Beef Peanut Stew)
  House specialty. Contains nuts, seafood and dairy. Beef shank and oxtail with vegetables simmered in thick peanut sauce, served with shrimp paste on the side. A native delicacy.
  $24.00
- Steamed Rice
  Freshly steamed jasmine rice.
  $7.00
- Nilagang Baka (Beef Soup)
  Tender beef shanks and ribs in a flavorful soup, with greens, potatoes and peppercorn. A best seller.
  $19.00
- Lechon Kawali (Pork Belly)
  Pork belly deep fried until crispy and golden brown, yet soft and tender inside. Served with liver sauce on the side.
  $19.00
- Pancit Canton (Egg Noodle)
  Contains egg, seafood. A popular dish. Sauteed with vegetables, pork, chicken and shrimp.
  $18.00
Appetizers, Salads and Sides
- Lumpiang Shanghai (Egg Roll)
  Contains egg. A filipino favorite. A delicious mix of ground pork and vegetables rolled in pastry wrapper and deep fried. Served with sweet and sour sauce on the side.
  $14.00
- Calamares (Calamari)
  Seafood, contains egg. Battered and deep fried squid rings, served with vinegar garlic dip on the side.
  $14.00
- Chicharon Bulaklak (Crispy Ruffle Fat)
  An all time favorite! Golden crisp pork ruffle fat served with vinegar garlic dip.
  $14.00
- Sweet Potato Fries
  Vegetarian.
  $6.00
- French Fries
  Vegetarian.
  $5.00
Soups
- Nilagang Baka (Beef Soup)
  Tender beef shanks and ribs in a flavorful soup, with greens, potatoes and peppercorn. A best seller.
  $19.00
- Bulalo (Beef Shank Broth)
  Tasty clear broth with tender osso bucco and generous portions of vegetables.
  $32.00
- Sinigang (Tamarind Soup)
  A tangy tamarind soup, with your choice of shrimp, pork, or milkfish with assorted vegetables. A must try!
  $18.00
Rice and Noodles
- Crabmeat Fried Rice
  Contains egg, seafood. Generously served with eggs, carrots, green peas and crabmeat.
  $17.00
- Garlic Rice
  Jasmine rice deliciously stir fried in golden garlic bits.
  $8.00
- Steamed Rice
  Freshly steamed jasmine rice.
  $7.00
- Pancit Canton (Egg Noodle)
  Contains egg, seafood. A popular dish. Sauteed with vegetables, pork, chicken and shrimp.
  $18.00
- Pancit Bihon (Rice Noodle)
  Seafood. A traditional favorite. Sauteed with vegetables, pork, chicken and shrimp.
  $18.00
- Miki Bihon (Egg and Rice Noodles)
  Contains egg, seafood. A unique dish. A blend of egg and rice noodles sauteed with vegetables, pork, chicken and shrimp.
  $18.00
- Pancit Palabok (Thin Rice Noodle)
  Contains egg, seafood. An all time favorite. Thin rice noodles in a delicious shrimp, squid and ground pork sauce, garnished with garlic bits, ground pork cracklings, green onions and sliced boiled egg.
  $18.50
The House That Fried Chicken Built
House specialty.
- Max's Fried Chicken
  House specialty. 70 year old recipe of tender young chicken marinated in max's signature seasonings and golden fried to perfection. Max's fried chicken is best enjoyed with banana ketchup mixed with worcestershire and hot sauce.
  $15.00
- Spicy Chicken
  Try our new spicy chicken.
  $21.00
Beef, Pork and Chicken
- Lechon Kawali (Pork Belly)
  Pork belly deep fried until crispy and golden brown, yet soft and tender inside. Served with liver sauce on the side.
  $19.00
- Bicol Express
  Spicy, seafood. Deep fried pork belly in coconut milk and shrimp paste with fiery spices. A popular filipino dish. Originally from the bicol region, prepared the max’s way.
  $19.00
- Filipino Bistek (Beef Steak)
  Thinly sliced beef sirloin sautéed in onions, lemon juice and soy sauce. Topped with fresh onion rings.
  $19.00
- Classic Chicken Adobo (Chicken Stew)
  Contains egg. Popular Philippine chicken stew richly marinated in soy sauce and vinegar. Enhanced with the flavors of garlic, bay leaf and whole peppercorns. Garnished with green onions and egg. A well loved dish.
  $17.00
- Pinatuyong Pork Adobo (Marinated Braised Pork Adobo)
  Marinated pork chunks braised in vinegar and soy sauce reduction. Made flavorful with garlic, bay leaf and whole peppercorns. Garnished with green onions and served with diced tomatoes and onions.
  $17.00
- Pork Binagoongan (Pork in Shrimp Paste)
  Seafood. Pork cubes sauteed in a rich, mildly sweet and salty shrimp paste sauce placed on a bed of fried eggplant. Garnished with tomato wedges and sprinkled with chopped spring onions.
  $18.00
- Crispy Pata (Crispy Pork Hock)
  House specialty. Premium pork hock simmered in a special marinade and deep fried to perfection. Served with soy vinegar dipping sauce. A treat!
  $32.00
- Kare-kare (Beef Peanut Stew)
  House specialty. Contains nuts, seafood and dairy. Beef shank and oxtail with vegetables simmered in thick peanut sauce, served with shrimp paste on the side. A native delicacy.
  $24.00
- Dinuguan (Rich Meat Stew)
  A savory pork stew simmered in a rich gravy of pork and beef blood.
  $18.00
Vegetables and Seafood
- Chopsuey (Sauteed Vegetables)
  Seafood. A popular dish. Chinese inspired assorted vegetables with shrimp, pork and chicken sauteed in our savory sauce.
  $17.00
- Laing (Taro Leaves In Coconut Milk)
  Spicy. Spicy taro leaves simmered in coconut milk with ground shrimp and pork.
  $14.00
- Ensaladang Talong (Eggplant Salad)
  Seafood. Eggplant with tomato onion salsa. Served with shrimp paste on the side. Simply delicious.
  $10.00
- Daing Na Bangus (Boneless Marinated Milkfish)
  Seafood. White fish indigenous to the Philippines, made flavorful in a vinegar garlic marinade, deep fried and served with our house relish and vinegar garlic dip on the side. Simple but tasty.
  $19.00
Sizzling and Grilled Specials
- Bangus Sisig (Sizzling Boneless Milkfish Belly)
  Seafood, dairy. Chopped deep fried boneless milkfish belly with onions and ginger. Served on a sizzling plate.
  $20.00
- Lechon Kawali Sisig (Sizzling Diced Pork Belly)
  Diced crispy pork belly mixed with max's savory sauce. Served on a sizzling plate.
  $19.00
- Sizzling Beef Kaldereta (Sizzling Beef Stew)
  Dairy. Beef stew with vegetables simmered in garlic, tomato sauce, cheese and spices.
  $19.00
- Chicken Sisig (Sizzling Diced Chicken)
  Dairy. Diced max's chicken and liver, tastily seasoned, mixed with celery, onions and pepper. Served on a sizzling plate. A max's favorite.
  $17.00
- Sizzling Tofu
  Spicy, dairy. Tofu cubes with chopped onions and peppers glazed with a special sauce and topped with chili.
  $17.00
- Classic Pork Sisig (Sizzling Vinegar Pork)
  Delectably marinated pork cheeks, broiled and cut into small pieces.
  $16.00
Desserts
- Halo-Halo
  Contains egg and dairy. 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. A classic filipino dessert.
  $11.00
- Buko Pandan
  Dairy. Young coconut mixed with pandan leaf (screwpine) gelatin and tapioca in a rich fluffy cream sauce, with macapuno (coconut) ice cream and rice flakes.
  $8.00
- Ice Cream
  Dairy. Choice of ube (purple yam), macapuno (coconut), mango or vanilla.
  $4.00
Beverages
- Calamansi Juice (Philippine Lime)
  Philippine lime juice served with shaved ice.
  $7.00
- Mango Juice
  Mango juice served with shaved ice.
  $7.00
- Buko Juice (Coconut)
  Coconut.
  $7.00
- Sago't Gulaman (Tapioca and Gelatin)
  Flavored with brown sugar syrup and a hint of banana extract. Served over shaved ice. A well loved refresher.
  $6.00
- Soda
  Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, sierra mist, raspberry iced tea and pink lemonade.
  $4.00