Ultimate Filipino feast at Max’s Restaurant | Best Fried Chicken ever?! | Filipino Food

We’ve been wanting to do another Filipino food episode for all of you and we finally got the chance to do so with Max’s Restaurant. We heard the fried chicken here is out of this world and is to die for. We drove into Glendale to see what the hype is all about and boy does it live up to its reputation! Besides their fried chicken, we ordered up some traditional Filipino food and including Sisig and Halo Halo. Check out the video to see everything we ordered, what we thought about this place and their Filipino offering!
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[@charmainecastillo7669]

These kids!! I cant get over how well they express themselves... Not at all shy in front of the camera.. so entertaining to watch.. Good job boys!

[@EpicureanEric]

Hahaha 🙏 Devin and Kaden are natural! Probably sent too much time watching other KZbin channels hahaha

[@nilobeebee]

"How dare you squeezed the lemon without ne!"

[@gay4cash]

Filipino food is underrated, it will have its recognition someday.

[@EpicureanEric]

Oh we totally agree!!! Videos like ours hopefully will further promote Filipino food!!!

[@thecheesepizzadiet]

thank you for this video! i'm pre-ordering that chicken!

[@angelicasalatan770]

WOWWWWW!

[@EpicureanEric]

Hehehe do you like it?!

[@charmsmanz6204]

Nice to see you loved Max's chicken! I'm hungry right now. Just subscribed, too! Love from the Philippines!

[@EpicureanEric]

Thank you so much!! I love Filipino food and want to try more. Do you have any recommendations on what else to try?

[@charmsmanz6204]

@@EpicureanEric You're welcome. You could also try desserts from 'The Red Ribbon".

[@bassboosted9708]

That looks poppin. What a feast. That's why Maxs is also my got to place even in abroad of I crave Filipino food.

[@EpicureanEric]

It really was a crazy good food!! What’s your favorite item on the menu??

[@ashtongo8563]

I love sisig a lot

[@EpicureanEric]

Ou sisig is reply one of the best!! Soo much flavor! Eating it with rice you can certainly eat a lot!!

[@manniebacalangco6161]

very smart kids , you guys should try the crispy pata , lechon

[@EpicureanEric]

Thank you!!! We’re going to have to try your suggestions next time!!!

[@astroworfcraig9164]

Comfort food. No wonder Filipinos are always smiling.

[@EpicureanEric]

It’s total comfort food!! So rich and filling! Have you tried?

[@astroworfcraig9164]

@@EpicureanEric Haven't had any of it, except the fried chicken, of course. But it all looks so good, especially the crab fried rice.

[@EpicureanEric]

Yea crab fried rice is a good dish to add to the line up. Get hungry and definitely chow down!

[@e.diokno2000]

Pechay is a local green leafy vegie here in the Philippines similar to bokchoy..also puso ng saging (banana heart/banana blossoms)..in that Kare-kare

[@EpicureanEric]

Ohhh I never knew that banana heart and banana blossom was used in Kate Kate let alone food! What an interesting use of greens! Check out our other videos and let us know what you think! We have more Filipino food coming this week 😊😊

[@ednangchen2276]

Great job boys! You guys ordered all my favorite dishes! 😋

[@EpicureanEric]

Ohhh you’ve been there as well?! It’s sooo good!!!

[@roypartible9759]

You should've mixed the sagot gulaman. The bottom is where all the sweet mix is. The top is mostly water. That's probably why it was so sweet.

[@EpicureanEric]

Ahhh Devin didn’t have a chance to mix the drink well enough. We’re going to have to do that again to have Filipino food properly!

[@issasykiellena5571]

the halo halo is really delicious .. you can eat it at any time .. there are many people selling halo halo here in the philippines .. especially when the weather is hot.❤️🌿💕🥀🤟🤟

[@EpicureanEric]

Ohh yes for sure!! I want to have one right now!

[@issasykiellena5571]

@@EpicureanEric ❤️🌿❤️🌿❤️🙏🏼

[@EpicureanEric]

@@issasykiellena5571 thank you so much!! We love our fans!

[@joeydejesus7212]

Kare-kare should go along with a pinch of shrimp paste!👍🏼

[@EpicureanEric]

Joey De Jesus Oh! We didn’t know that’s how you’re supposed to eat it! Did we eat the other food items the proper way? Please let us know! 🙂

[@joeydejesus7212]

Thanks for your reply... Max’s is special place for pinoys since WWII... you guys did a great job dealing with those dishes (the foodserver should have explained about the shrimp paste for the kare-kare) your kids are so cool ..just like their dad... I guess you guys are ready for some filipino street foods! 😀👍🏼

[@EpicureanEric]

Filipino street food?! Ok we’re in!! Tell us where to go!

[@joeydejesus7212]

in Socal... there’s a place called “Dollar Hits” in West Temple St in LA! make sure u ask them which dish are kid friendly!😄

[@katrinageraldo455]

Hey guys before you sip the sago at gulaman you had to mixed it up to bottom and sip

[@EpicureanEric]

Ahhh 😯 we forgot to do that!! We need to do it properly next time!!

[@rambotanestorba4232]

Actually Filipino dishes is so amazing 😉

[@EpicureanEric]

Seriously everyone should try it if they haven’t already!

[@triplet99]

Food Navigators are my favorite you tubers, so authentic. 😛😂

[@EpicureanEric]

We speak the truth don’t we?!

[@ericyeh1993]

Love these guys!!!

[@elmodascojr.9429]

Good energy.. They all look fresh and theyre talking like they are cool dudes just hanging out.. Both kids are not picky in food, they just love eating and react genuinely, like they did it normally.. love your family.. keep vlogging..💗

[@EpicureanEric]

Thanks so much for your comment! You’re exactly right, kids have no filter so everything you see is just natural genuine reaction. Be sure to check out our other videos as well 😊😊

[@followyouandI]

sisig favrrite by deadpool

[@EpicureanEric]

Hahaha Deadpool!

[@josefinacordero6112]

Makes me drool. Maxs friend chicken : my favorite

[@EpicureanEric]

This place is definitely amazing!!! We’re so glad restaurants like Max’s exists!

[@andoyskies9855]

at a young age your kids are very articulate and very knowledgeable in food reviewing and there very expressive and spontaneous on the way they review the food.

[@EpicureanEric]

They are totally that way, haha

[@julumarie]

You guys are the best. Keep up the good work!

[@EpicureanEric]

Thank you so much!!!! Be sure to check out our newest video as well!!! Happy holidays!

[@csantiago719]

Love you guys enjoy and try more Filipino dishes

[@EpicureanEric]

Thank you so much!!! We are going to shoot more Filipino food in the future!!

[@followyouandI]

sago gulaman -- milkblend shake

[@EpicureanEric]

The milkshake is seriously 🤤!!! Go Philippines 🇵🇭!

[@followyouandI]

yes , the diference is sago , gulaman jelly is sea grass made,,certainly i dont like most sago- my acid turn,, make sure had breakfast..

[@EpicureanEric]

Ah ok ok!! Thanks for letting us know😀😀

[@decymercado425]

Wow,,what a cool dad and cute boys.,im a fan now..i enjoyed watching u guys,I grew up without a dad and Im so happy to know that theres a dad like you,like a best friend to your kids,,keep safe always,,muahhh ,😘😘😘

[@EpicureanEric]

Thank you sooo much for your support!!! We love it when our fans enjoy our videos. Please make sure to check out our other videos and all our fun interactions on camera🤗🤗🤗

[@decymercado425]

@@EpicureanEric yes promise and I wont skip any ads while watching your videos,Im from The Philippines a big fan of yours 😍😍😍😍😍

[@EpicureanEric]

@@decymercado425 Thank you so much!!! We love you and all your support!!!!

[@happygoldenpro2297]

Nice chicken. First one here!

[@EpicureanEric]

That’s awesome you get to see it first!!

[@mmdl9297]

You guys are great together

[@EpicureanEric]

Thanks so much we appreciate your comment!!!

[@faith2289]

Yummy! All great picks..love my Filipino culture and especially the food!! We will be going to Max's this weekend..cant wait!!

[@EpicureanEric]

Yea we live Filipino food as well! It’s full of flavor! What other types of Filipino food should we try??

[@faith2289]

@@EpicureanEric Some of my other favorites are pinakbet and dinuguan, for a salty/sweet treat i would eat mango with bagoong (salted shrimp paste). Pancit is also a classic one and beef mechado!

[@EpicureanEric]

Thanks so much for the suggestions! We’re going to see if we can find some of these items you mentioned where we live? :)

[@crisjeturian56]

We eat at Max's after large family gathering to celebrate something!!!

[@scribidotdotan]

Been your follower since the jollibee mukbang. Didn't know there's a Max's restaurant there too! I really love their Sizzling Tofu. Keep up making great videos! ~follower all thr way from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@EpicureanEric]

Yay!!!!! That’s awesome that you’ve been a fan since our Jollibee video!!! What do you think of Max’s?! We’d love to hear your feedback!

[@kaymonteiro6400]

halo halo means mix mix in Filipino. so have to mix the entire thing together before eating it

[@EpicureanEric]

Thanks for letting us know!! We’re going to do this again properly next time!

[@stanleypaulwong5894]

Good food..... Watching from Phillipines......

[@EpicureanEric]

Thank you so much we love our Filipino fans!

[@bertram518]

You have to stir the sago’t gulaman so it will not taste too sweet.

[@EpicureanEric]

Ohhh is that right?! I was wondering why it was so sweet!! I’ll make sure to do it right next time!

[@myrnasalar5099]

Kare kare is a local term for curry as in curry curry but instead of curry spice they use peanut because its cheaper (in old times, only rich people can use curry spice)

[@EpicureanEric]

Oh wow that’s actually very very interesting! Have you tried it with the curry spice? I wonder what it tastes like

[@myrnasalar5099]

@@EpicureanEric no but we have a chicken curry. Its different from kare kare. In the philippines, we eat kare kare with a shrimp paste.

[@EpicureanEric]

@@myrnasalar5099 We're really going to have to try this shrimp paste everyone's talking about!

[@myrnasalar5099]

@@EpicureanEric shimp paste or bagoong is the best condiment (for me) in the phils. You can make bagoong fried rice and binagoongan (a dish with pork, shrimp paste and coconut milk). You can try it, there's a lot of recipes on the internet.

[@kimlee3757]

The two and a half men are too cute!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@triplet99]

That food looks sooooo good. Reminds me of when I was in Philippines. Wait.......you guys should do a video in the Philippines. Lots of good food and adventurous things.

[@EpicureanEric]

Ohhh you went there right?! Did you like the food there?!

[@triplet99]

Yes, there was one tour that took us on a cool adventure where we hiked around places and jumped off cliffs. it was fun, and after they gave us complimentary food and it was delicious.

[@EpicureanEric]

We’re so jealous!!! Too bad we can’t go anywhere far right now but if we can get out of the country Philippines would definitely be a place we’d like to go!

[@lyonfrance5854]

@@EpicureanEric Yeah and if you guys get to go, you need to try Chicken Tinola!

[@EpicureanEric]

@@lyonfrance5854 Chicken Tinola?! Wow, ok we're definitely going to have to try and find that!

[@gretchenandante8653]

😊😊

[@e.diokno2000]

It's a different style of external appearance of Max's Restaurabt compared to what we have here in the Philippines

[@EpicureanEric]

Oh I wonder what it looks like in Philippines!

[@e.diokno2000]

Its a different style of the original facade..

[@e.diokno2000]

@Epicurean Eric..kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6u2ZZ6qetWLqpY

[@EpicureanEric]

@@e.diokno2000 very interesting!@!!

[@paulnicolaparua300]

I thought the kids are just your younger brothers. 🤭💖

[@EpicureanEric]

Haha…

[@katrinageraldo455]

And the sigsig mixed it with the lemon and eat its

[@EpicureanEric]

I think the lemon makes it that much better!!! Will need to do that more next time😊😊

[@melchorzaballero7951]

did u try bangus belly and bulalo

[@EpicureanEric]

We haven’t yet. How are both dishes cooked??

[@ninas684]

Awesome kids!

[@EpicureanEric]

I’d say we’re pretty awesome myself! 😎

[@followyouandI]

rice flakes- pinipig

[@EpicureanEric]

Is that what it’s called???

[@eatwithturner]

Yaaaaaaarm! 😍

[@EpicureanEric]

Right?! One of the tastiest restaurants we’ve been to! Need to find more like this!

[@sirfletch9802]

Yes its bachoy or we call it pechay here

[@EpicureanEric]

Pechay? Oh wow we didn’t know the term the locals call it. Thanks for teaching us something new!

[@martytalampas6055]

Karekare is my fave Filipino dish, but I'm allergic to shrimp paste. My salty side would always be fish sauce, and it still comes out as good. You had a tamer version of the dish with Max. My mom's karekare would include oxtail, beef tripe and cheeks. As for the sisig, I felt you were cheated by Max for they used pork belly. Authentic sisig is made from grilled pig's ears and face that are chopped into tiny morsels with onions and chili. Max is a known brand and I'm glad they represented the Philippines well. Glad you enjoyed our food.

[@EpicureanEric]

Oh wow we didn’t know sisig is traditionally with pig ears and face!! Now that would have been the ultimate Filipino experience. I think we need to try Filipino food again, this time with much more authentic dishes and flavors!

[@jasonreyarana4034]

♥

[@EpicureanEric]

Thank you for the ❤️!!!

[@vannyluntian5388]

cuties

[@EpicureanEric]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@remrickpatagan]

Nice catch on the starch in kare-kare! In traditional recipes, we use ground up glutinous rice (or sticky rice flour) to thicken the sauce. You also noticed the rice crisps in the halu-halo. Those are called pinipig and, yes, they're young toasted rice. Apart from the texture contrast, they have a nice aroma and an almost nutty flavor. I personally like to pick them off first because they get overpowered by the slush if you mix them up.

[@EpicureanEric]

Wow thanks so much for giving us an educational background on the food. We always love it when we learn something new especially on a cuisine that we’re less familiar with. Love your comment!!!

[@itsversayce804]

The lumpia is called shanghai lumpia which is probably why it tastes like dumplings

[@EpicureanEric]

Oh is that right? We didn’t know that!

[@itsversayce804]

@@EpicureanEric k, I just Wikipedia and learned something too 😁Shanghai lumpia was originally a Filipino version of taquitos. Then Chinese migrants opened up shop and introduced rice paper.

[@EpicureanEric]

@@itsversayce804 ohh is that right? I actually never knew about the Chinese introducing the rice paper. Now I'm going to add that to my food knowledge bank! thank you!!!

[@dh0509]

Nice vid big boisssssss

[@EpicureanEric]

Who’s the big boisssss?!

[@dh0509]

Ur MOmMmMmMmMm

[@e.diokno2000]

You gus have Filipino blood?..its costly sagot at (&) gulaman cool drinks you have there..probably cost around a quarter of a dollar here in the Philippines..watching from the Philippines😊

[@EpicureanEric]

Haha we’re Chinese. Everyone said that the food cost is so expensive here in the US!

[@e.diokno2000]

Ah ok..keep safe and God bless!

[@kendssoriano7127]

Awesome review 👏, in the philippines there is a yearly Max's unlimited chicken deal 😁

[@EpicureanEric]

What really?! Unlimited chicken?! How do we sign up!?

[@kendssoriano7127]

@@EpicureanEric sadly it is only available in the philippines for 350 pesos or like 7 $ 😁😁 its their anniversary offer here in PH,

[@kadenho4576]

PEE PEE POO POO

[@rhyanadvincula9447]

For chicken try it with mang tomas sauce

[@rhyanadvincula9447]

For kare kare must have a shrimp paste for additional salty taste

[@rhyanadvincula9447]

For sisig must try it with best calamansi

[@rhyanadvincula9447]

For halo halo should be mix all of it before you it

[@rhyanadvincula9447]

For halo halo in the philippines Have 12 ingredients and try mix all together before you eat

[@EpicureanEric]

That’s awesome!! Thanks for teaching us how to eat Filipino food properly!!

[@oruenelmshade7542]

The two boys is Fung Bros in the making.

[@EpicureanEric]

Hahahah I think we live not too far from them!

[@ashleyhuynh80]

Good video 👍

[@EpicureanEric]

Thank you so much!!! We hoped you really enjoyed it!

[@noseyloft]

food looks so gooood. PH represent. hahahaha

[@EpicureanEric]

Yes you gotta eat it!!! Filipino food rocks!

[@rambo8135]

Now Im rly hungry

[@EpicureanEric]

Hahaha you gotta feast soon!!!

[@ranjietrimidal1535]

Its NATIVE PITCHAY 😊😊

[@EpicureanEric]

Oh is that what it is?! Thanks for letting us know!!!

[@ranjietrimidal1535]

My pleasure 😇 said

[@EpicureanEric]

Please make sure to check out our uncle roger video as well!! Let us know how we did there! :)

[@XYBand]

So so jealous of that food & that dessert

[@EpicureanEric]

Oh it was sooooo satisfying!! If you’ve never had Filipino food, it’s definitely worthwhile to try!! You won’t be disappointed!!

[@crisjeturian56]

You eat Kare-kare with Shrimp sauce ~ that's the combination. We don't eat it without the shrimp paste.

[@EpicureanEric]

Thanks for letting us know how to eat it, we felt like it needed something else and it was the shrimp paste!!

[@mangisda]

@@EpicureanEric Shrimp paste will add 2 points to your rating.

[@EpicureanEric]

@@mangisda 2 points?!!! Please tell us where to get it!!!

[@soulofrelaxation6078]

델리셔스 푸드류， 니케 비디오👍👍🎉😊

[@EpicureanEric]

Thank you so much!! It sure was delicious!!! Perhaps we need to do a Korean food video for you guys?!

[@Rickola01]

The kid is gonna be a foodie star ⭐️ the next Mark Wiens

[@EpicureanEric]

Oh yea?! We had another fan that said they were gonna be the next Fung Bros! But we like Mark Weins as well!!!

[@gay4cash]

the veggie is called pechay or chinese white cabbage in the kare kare. Batchoy? sound another noodle in the philippines. I guess Botchoy is chinese white cabbage.

[@EpicureanEric]

Pechay?! Ao that’s what it is!!! It makes a lot of sense Bc we couldn’t figure out what kind of vegetable was in there. We thought it was bokchoy a popular Chinese vegetable you find in the market

[@nilobeebee]

I'll take your word that service was so slow. You started out at daylight and the food arrived at night time.

[@EpicureanEric]

Hahaha yes but I’ll be understanding… it was during Covid so the the restaurant was understaffed :(

[@dimzgaming3918]

I respect that u guys like halo halo but i know that halo halo is eaten mix well because it means mix mix but we filipino dont discriminate how you guys eat it but the video was delightful to watch

[@EpicureanEric]

Devin wanted to get right into the halo halo so he didn’t bother mixing it thoroughly but we appreciate you letting us know what halo halo means!! We always love learning new things from our fans! Are there other Filipino food items that we should try?

[@uncd924]

1k subscriber👍

[@EpicureanEric]

Thank you so much!!! We’ve hit a milestone!!!

[@bingcabasada9887]

You eat kare kare with shrimp paste called bagoong...

[@EpicureanEric]

Oh interesting!!! How do you put it all together?

[@bingcabasada9887]

@@EpicureanEric ask for shrimp paste. Put a little in every spoonful of kare kare. Dont put too much as it is very salty. The umami flavor of the bagoong/ shrimp paste will work well with the creamy peanut sauce of the kare kare

[@EpicureanEric]

Ohhh that’s how you do it!! Let us give that a try!!! We really appreciate you teaching us!! Btw are there any other Filipino food recommendations that we should try?

[@bingcabasada9887]

@@EpicureanEric Try the Crispy Pata at Max's. Also, try to find Filipino Restaurants selling Lechon and Lechon Kawali. Both are pork dishes. The former is roasted the latter is deep fried. Hope you enjoy these.

[@EpicureanEric]

Thanks so much for the recommendations!! We’ll take you up on it!

[@triplet99]

Two and a half men. thx

[@EpicureanEric]

Convince Devin to accept our new alias!

[@gay4cash]

you are supposed to mix the halo halo bottom to up before eating.

[@EpicureanEric]

Oh man we need to try to do it better next time. It was sooooo full!

[@ffkffkffk]

Actually, i prefer to eat it without mixing it.

[@remrickpatagan]

This is a common misconception, but halu-halo actually means "mixed or assorted" referring to the variety of ingredients that come with the shaved ice. That's what makes it different from the single ingredient "con hielos" (shaved ice desserts) that have one main ingredient like saba (bananas) con hielo or mais (sweet corn) con hielo. Filipinos usually mix it all up, but there's really no hard-and-fast rule on how to eat them. Personally, I pick off most of the flan, ube, and ice cream then just mix the rest up. It all depends on the eater. 🙂

[@ffkffkffk]

@@remrickpatagan agree to this,m

[@gay4cash]

@@remrickpatagan oh really and what do you think was the original intent of the food inventor? Do you think it was the intention that we eat the ingredients one by one after all are dumped in one bowl?

[@MarkSeinIII]

Worcestershire = Woostersheer 😂

[@EpicureanEric]

Hahah thanks for helping us with the pronunciation!! It was a mouthful for us!

[@josephramos980]

lots of leftover😏😥😥you should devour all the food lol😅😊

[@EpicureanEric]

Hahaha it was food but it was soooo much food!!! Perhaps we should invite our fans to join us next time! 😉

[@AdlenDelMundo]

i bet that halo-halo is tasteless coz you didnt mix it

[@EpicureanEric]

Yea we really need to mix it…Devin was just too eager to try

[@nikkitran602]

Lol, two and a half men

[@EpicureanEric]

Isn’t that funny?!! Devin feels left out to be the half hahaha

[@followyouandI]

sorry one boy.. didnt like kare kare

[@EpicureanEric]

Haha it’s ok it’s hard to please everyone 😀

[@AhpoBangPo]

charbroiled chicken is better! you gotta check out other filipino restaurants as they cook more authentic filipino food

[@EpicureanEric]

Do you have any suggestions on which ones we should check out?

[@mariastowe4640]

Talking too much....put out the f oods now!!!!!

[@EpicureanEric]

Hahaha you want to see it fast!!!