Starting the House that Fried Chicken Built

I was eating at Max's Restaurant when i saw their menu with its story on it.It was in 1945 ,after the Second World War, when Maximo Gimenez started a roadside cafe at scout tuason,quezon city.

The easygoing stanford-educated teacher had befriend some American G.S.i who regularly visited his house to enjoy hearty,home-cooked meals.Eventually,the soldiers insisted he put up his own restaurant so they could drop by at all hours and enjoy drinks with thier fried chicken. This started the Filipino institution now known as Max's Restaurant.

Helping Max were his wife Mercedes, sister-in-law Felipa, his niece Ruby and her husband, Claro.It was Ruby who managed the kitchen and who concocted the original special recipe for fried chicken.This recipe proved to be such a hit that soon,American troops and Filipinos were all clamoring for chicken and more chicken!

More than sixty years later, Max's Restaurant is known as ''The House That Fried Chicken Built.'' From that initial Quezon City branch, Max's now has over a hundred stores all over the Philippines. Presently, Max's has been steadily establishing itself in the United States with more branches expected to open within the next few years.