Maxine Kitchen - Hayward

I bought the Pork with rice it's really good lots meat Chinese donut and others really enjoyed it highly recommend and white chicken bento for my dinner awesome too, thanks Perry ‍

I was craving a Taiwanese rice burrito and discovered this was nearby me. I forgot to check their opening hours and had assumed they opened early so I arrived disappointed that they were closed but the owner happened to see us outside while they were prepping and she opened the doors for us and let me order! The owner was super sweet and friendly, she talked to us about her food and I mentioned that I was planning to go to Taiwan soon so she gave me some suggestions. And luckily I was able to get my two rice burritos which were both pretty good, although I would say I liked the one at Xiaoman in South Bay more. I definitely want to come back to try their milk tea and their pepper bun, among other things! I told my friend about it the same day since she loved the pepper buns in Taiwan and they were sold out by 1! Definitely must go back to try it.It's a small shop so you can grab some food, snacks, and drinks to go. I recommend bringing cash or if you have Zelle, that's another option since they charge fees on credit card payments.

Soul satisfying Taiwanese soul food. Will definitely put you in a food coma, but it's not heavy or overly seasoned. I would call it elevated home cooking, But I definitely wouldn't be able to make any of it from my kitchen. I see why this spot is such a gem. Next to the storage lot don't go into that parking lot like we did. Very busy on a Sunday at noon. Glad I called ahead to place an order yesterday. The number listed on Yelp is good. First time trying stinky tofu and they make that fresh while you wait smells stinkier than it tastes. Really enjoyed the red pork comes with fish cake, preserved veggies and corn/ham. Every bento felt like a complete meal. The pork pastry wasn't overly greasy reminded me of dim sum with pastry dough. Check out their speciality Taiwanese pantry items pricy but unique and good quality. Accepts cash, check or Zelle. Cc's have 3% charge

I came here because of 5 star reviews. I am very disappointed. I tried fantuan and pork chop bento. The food is subpar and any nearby taiwanese restaurants can beat it easily. Don't waste your money here.

I didn't feel like cooking so I had hubby pick up lunch from here. We picked up braised pork belly rice burrito, pork chop rice burrito, fried red pork belly bento, fried chicken leg bento, braised pork belly bento, and pork pancakes. Customer service was good. Hubby didn't know what to do when he walked inside the store but one of the employees, who spoke English, assisted him. As for taste, I thought everything tasted average. I was excited to try the rice burritos but they were quite bland. The pork pancakes were super greasy so it was not my cup of tea.