Max's Restaurant - Waipahu Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Max's Restaurant - Waipahu, a Filipino cuisine gem in Hawaii. This restaurant offers a wide range of menu items, including delicious appetizers like Lumpiang Shanghai and Fried Calamari, as well as specialty soups such as Sinigang Baboy and Bulalo Soup. Customers praise the friendly staff, fast service, and tasty food. The ambiance is cozy and welcoming, making you feel right at home. One highlight is the Seafood Paella Filipino Holiday Feast, a must-try dish with a Spanish influence. Overall, Max's Restaurant - Waipahu is a great spot to enjoy authentic Filipino flavors with a touch of hospitality. Don't miss out on their flavorful dishes and welcoming atmosphere.
HOLIDAY SPECIALS
Seafood Paella
Filipino Holiday Feast with a Spanish influence. Sauteed rice with shrimps, mussels, Fish Fillet and Calamari flavored with tomato & saffron.
Embutido
Holiday Treat - Filipino Style Meatloaf
Pata Tim
Filipino Braised Pork Hock. Slowly cooked until very tender in soy sauce, black peppercorns, garlic and star anise. Garnished with Banana Blossom and Basil.
Lumpiang Shanghai
Filipino style eggroll. A delicious mix of ground pork and vegetables in a crisp pastry wrap, deep fried and served with sweet and sour sauce.
Fried Calamari
Fried calamari rings, battered and deep-fried. Served with a vinegar and garlic dip.
Max's Teaser
Egg rolls, calamari and tentacles.
Tokwa't con Lechon
Crispy Lechon Kawali and Tofu seasoned with onions, bell peppers and soy sauce vinaigrette.
Appetizers
Specialty Soup
Nilagang Baka Soup
Beef with vegetable soup.
Sinigang Tyan na Bangus Soup
Tamarind soup with milkfish belly and native vegetables.
Sinigang Baboy
Tamarind soup with pork and vegetables.
Sinigang Hipon Soup
Tamarind soup with shrimp and native vegetables.
Sinigang Beef Soup
Tamarind soup with beef and native vegetables.
Tinolang Manok Soup
Chicken papaya soup.
Bulalo Soup
Osso buco soup.
32 oz. Seafood Binakol Soup
Seafood simmered in coconut juice and vegetable.
32 oz. Sinigang Pork Soup
A tamarind soup with pork and assorted vegetables.
32 oz. Lechon Kawali and Shrimp Singang Soup
Tamarind soup with fried pork belly and shrimp.
32 oz. Sinigang Fish Fillet and Miso Soup
A tamarind soup made with assorted vegetables and basa fillet with miso in a tangy tamarind broth.
Sinigang na Baboy sa Gabi
Filipino Tamarind Soup with Pork, small Taro and Vegetables
Tossed Salad
Mixed greens with your choice of dressing. Vegetarian.
Ensaladang Talong Salad
Eggplant with tomato onion salsa. Vegetarian.
Salads
Pancit
Pancit Canton
Stir-fried fresh egg noodles with meat and vegetables.
Pancit Bihon
Stir-fried thin rice noodles with meat and vegetables.
Pancit Palabok
Thick rice noodle with seafood gravy.
Miki Bihon
Stir-fried egg and rice noodles with meat and vegetables.
Filipino Style Spaghetti
Spaghetti noodles in a sweet tomato sauce with ground beef, slices of hot dog and ham, then topped with cheddar cheese.
Pancit Sotanghon
Stir-fried long rice noodles with meat and vegetables.
Steamed Rice
Garlic Fried Rice
Brown Rice
Crab Fried Rice
Generously served with eggs, carrots, green peas, and crabmeat.
1 Scoop of Steamed Rice
1 scoop of steamed rice.
1 Scoop of Garlic Rice
1 scoop of garlic rice. Vegetarian.
1 Scoop of Brown Rice
1 scoop of brown rice. Vegetarian.
Adobo Fried Rice with Salted Duck Egg
Salted Fish Fried Rice with Salted Duck Egg
Shrimp Fried Rice
Generously served with eggs, carrots, green peas, and shrimp.
Chicken Arroz Caldo
Traditional Filipino Chicken Rice Porridge served with green onions and crispy fried garlic .
Rice
Max's Fried Chicken
Max's Fried Chicken
The secret family recipe that made Max's famous.
Kare Kare
Beef and oxtail with vegetables simmered in thick peanut sauce, served with shrimp paste on the side. A native delicacy.
Filipino Bistek
Sliced beef steak.
Crispy Pata Full Size
Premium pork hock simmered in a special marinade and deep fried to perfection. Served with soy vinegar dipping sauce. A treat!
Dinuguan
A rich meat stew.
Lechon Kawali
Crispy pork belly.
Inihaw Na Liempo
Grilled marinated pork belly.
Pork Sisig
Sizzling vinegar pork. A flavorful mix of broiled pork ears and snout.
Beef Sisig
Sizzling diced beef.
Bicol Express
Sliced pork belly with seasoned coconut sauce.
Lechon Kawali Sisig
Sizzling diced pork belly. Diced crispy pork belly tossed with onion and Max's savory sauce.
BBQ Pork Skewers
Pork slices marinated in a special tangy mildly sweet and spicy sauce and speared in a bamboo skewer and grilled to perfection. 4 Skewers
Pinatuyong Adobo
Pork adobo. Marinated braised pork adobo in vinegar and soy sauce reduction. Made flavorful with garlic, bay leaf and whole peppercorn. Garnished with green onions and served with diced tomatoes and onions.
Chicken Adobo
Braised chicken adobo. A popular philippine chicken stew richly marinated in a sauce of vinegar and soy sauce. Enhanced with the flavors of bay leaf, garlic and whole peppercorn. Garnished with green onions and egg.
Chicken Sisig
Sizzling diced chicken. Max's famous chicken, cut into cubes and mixed with chopped liver, celery, onions and green peppers.
Daing na Bangus
Fried boneless milkfish marinated in vinegar and garlic then deep fried. Served with special house relish.
Bangus Belly Sisig
Sizzling marinated milkfish belly. Seasoned chopped fried milkfish with onion and ginger.
Fish Fillet in Black Bean Sauce
Lightly breaded basa fish fillet, slathered with red bell peppers, green onions, ginger strips and black bean sauce.
Asparagus and Tofu
Fresh, healthy, and deliciously sauteed with wood-ear mushrooms. Served in an oriental ginger sauce with a dash of sesame oil. A good vegetarian option.
Chopsuey Guisado
Stir-fried vegetables with shrimp and pork.
Ensaladang Talong
Eggplant salad. Vegetarian
Pinakbet
Stir-fried native veg in shrimp paste.
Ensaladang Kangkong
Ong choi salad with soy vinaigrette. Vegetarian
Laing
Stewed taro leaves in coconut milk.
Sizzling Tofu
Tofu sauteed with onions and bell peppers glazed with a special sauce and chili. Vegetarian.
Pork Binagoongan
Pork cubes sauteed in shrimp paste.
Ampalaya con Carne
Stir-fried beef and ampalaya (bittermelon) in our special tomato and black bean sauce.
Pork BBQ Sticks
4 Sticks
Sizzling Bangus Belly and Tofu
Max's a la Cubana - NEW
Ruby's Favorites
Lumpia and Side Orders
Fresh Lumpiang Ubod
Shredded hearts of palm mixed with vegetables, pork, shrimp and crabmeat wrapped in a fresh home-made crepe. Served with peanut sauce.
French Fries
Arroz Caldo
Traditional Filipino Chicken Rice Porridge served with green onions and crispy fried garlic .
Champorado
Chocolate rice porridge.
Tapsilog Breakfast
Marinated beef strips, garlic rice and eggs.
Bangsilog Breakfast
Marinated milkfish strips, garlic rice and eggs.
Longsilog Breakfast
Filipino sausage, garlic rice and eggs.
All Day Breakfast
Combo Meals
Max's Chicken Dinner Combo Meal
Max's famous chicken with your choice of steamed white rice, brown rice, garlic rice or french fries. Also served with soup of the day and Max's Caramel Bar.
Max's Platter Combo Meal
A quarter of max's famous chicken and a hearty serving of pancit canton or pancit bihon and your choice of steamed white rice, brown rice, garlic fried rice or french fries. Served with Max's Caramel Bar.
Max's Fiesta Plate Combo Meal
A quarter of max's chicken served with lumpiang ubod and your choice of steamed white rice, brown rice, garlic fried rice or french fries. Also served with Max's Caramel Bar.
Max's Chop Suey Combo Meal
A quarter of Max's chicken along side a delicious helping of oriental mixed vegetables sauteed with pork, chicken and shrimp. Served with your choice of steamed white rice, brown rice, garlic fried rice or french fries. Also served with Max's Caramel Bar.
Max's Budget Combo Meal
A quarter of max's chicken served with lumpiang shanghai and your choice of steamed white rice, brown rice, garlic fried rice or french fries. Also served with Max's Caramel Bar.
Max's Basic Combo Meal
A quarter of max's chicken served with your choice of steamed white rice, brown rice, garlic fried rice or french fries. Also served with Max's Caramel Bar.
Halo Halo
Mixed tropoical, beans and milk topped with ube ice cream and rice flakes.
Buko Pandan
Young cocount mixed with pandan gelatin in rich, fluffy cream sauce the topped with macapuno ice cream and rice flakes. Vegetarian.
Mais con Quezo
Mais con quezo. Vegetarian.
Leche Flan
A delicious custard made from egg yolk and milk. Topped with caramel syrup.
Ice Cream
Choice of Ube (Purple Yam), Macapuno (Coconut), Mango or Mais Queso (Corn and Cheese).
Saba Con Yelo
Banana Lumpia with Ice Cream
Desserts
Beverages
Sago't Gulaman
A drink with tapioca balls and gelatin served with house-made syrup and crushed ice.
Mango Juice
Calamansi Juice
Philippine Lime juice.
Pineapple Juice
Buko (Coconut) Juice
Coconut juice with Slices of Pulp
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Raspberry Iced Tea
Unsweetened Ice Tea
Mist Twist
Oranta Crusah
Fruit Punch
Coffee
Coffee Decaf
Hot Tea
Bottled Water
Mogu Mogu Lychee Drink
Mogu Mogu Juice with Nata de Coco Coconut Gel Lychee
Mogu Mogu Melon Drink
Mogu Mogu Juice with Nata de Coco Coconut Gel - Honeydew Melon