A new restaurant in Southwest Bakersfield is cooking up some authentic Filipino cuisine, seeking to give Kern County residents an experience many of them haven't had before.
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00:00 and I'm so proud of the
00:01 restaurant. I'm so proud of
00:01 the people that I work with.
00:02 I'm so proud of the people that
00:07 I serve. Welcome back. A new
00:08 restaurant in southwest
00:10 Bakersfield is cooking up some
00:12 authentic Filipino cuisine,
00:13 seeking to give current county
00:14 residents and experience. Many
00:17 of them haven't had before.
00:18 Max's restaurant had its soft
00:20 launch opening on July 25th on
00:21 California Avenue, just west of
00:24 Highway 99. General manager
00:26 Anna Burrito says her goal for
00:28 the restaurant is to be a place
00:29 where people can come and try
00:31 authentic Filipino food. I
00:33 think that's what makes Max's
00:36 to be the vehicle for non
00:37 Filipinos to look at Filipino
00:41 food. It's just like. Any other
00:44 food that they can go thick,
00:44 you know, to order regularly,
00:48 right? Oh, says she hopes
00:50 current residents of non
00:51 Filipino heritage come out to
00:53 try something new, and though
00:55 she may be the face everyone
00:56 sees when they first enter the
00:58 restaurant, they're not
01:00 expecting to be able to get
01:02 their hands on authentic
01:04 authentic mostly carry carry.
01:04 That's one of the Filipinos
01:07 favorite carry carry and.
01:09 Crispy pata, let's go. Wally
01:12 executive chef R. J. Ray says,
01:15 in addition to their entrees,
01:16 they also offer an array of
01:18 desserts. He's most proud of
01:20 hollow hollow English for mix
01:22 mix a popular shaved ice
01:23 dessert originating from the
01:26 Philippines. They're also a
01:28 popular tourist destination,
01:29 and they've been in operation
01:31 for just over a month. Reyes
01:32 says they plan to hold a grand
01:34 opening event in the near