Brunch at Max's of Manila in Jersey City, NJ

Be forewarned regarding the following post.  There are MANY MANY dishes pictured below haha.  My parents and Dan apparently all like to order way too much at Max's.  Hence, the eight dishes for four people at noon on a Sunday.  Regardless of the enormous quantity, everything was delicious as usual, and plenty of left-overs to take home.  Some of these dishes are repeated, but a few are newly featured on HP.  For people interested in trying Filipino food in a "nicer" environment, I definitely recommend Max's.  The service is not always the best but the food is consistently good and things aren't so scary (i.e. at a turo turo place where you heaps of unfamiliar, saucy foods). 

Lumpia Ubod i.e. Fresh Lumpia - Heart of palm eggroll  mixed with vegetables, pork, shrimp and crabmeat.  Served with peanut sauce.

Whole fried chicken.  Max's speciality.

Small order of Nilagang Baka - beef soup with potatoes, greens and peppercorns.

Large order of garlic fried rice

Lumpia shanghai - small fried pork eggrolls

Sizzling Tofu - slightly spicy tofu cooked and served on a hot plate

Cripsy Pata - pork knuckles simmered in a special marinade and deep fried to perfection

Bicol Express - a new fav.  Lechon kiwali cooked in a spicy coconut sauce