Kuya Ja's Lechon Belly

5268-H Nicholson Ln, Kensington
(240) 669-4383

Recent Reviews

Jared Jaeger

The quality, diversity of food, and prices really cannot be beat. Absolutely love this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Justin Sison

Very authentic, homemade taste. Aside from the namesake, also try the lecheflan. It's easily the best in the region. Unfortunately its popularity means seating is quite limited.Update: it's getting quite pricey and the menu has shrunk. My favorite dish there, crispy pasta, is no longer available, among other items.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pork Belly Sisig Combo, Ube Cheesecake, Pork and Shrimp Lumpia

Sean K

Never had lechon before and I was amazed. Also good amount of options if pork isn't your thing. Like the service and the atmosphere is nice and casual. Good pricing as well!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris Cielewich

The type of spot you drive an hour+ for after waiting to try this for months. I wish I could post a picture but we ate everything before thinking about documenting it. Lechon belly combo and lumpia are a must. Papa’s Fried rice and pancit were amazing as well! Thank you and can’t wait to come back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alice G

I like the lechon belly ,But i need my spicy fresh chili, Vinegar, soy sauce and lime ?

Paul Nicerio

100% authentic cebu lechon belly!! One of the best filipino restaurant here in EastCoast.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pork Belly Sisig Combo, Lechon Belly Combo with Garlic Rice, Calamansi Juice

Pilar Bustamante

Easy parking, friendly service, best pork belly and garlic fried rice in the east coast. We drive an hour away just to enjoy this delectable fatty goodness!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matthew Sause

A bit pricy for take out, but delicious.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: KJ's Signature Pancit

CrefloMack

Always polite, professional and delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alexander Valero

Just done eating the arroz caldo, it was delicious, even though they don't have a bigger variety of Philippino dishes it was a great taste, I was craving beef caldereta, I hope they bring this one to their menu.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Kitty Wu

Overview: Came here for lunch with a friend, tried the filipino fried rice dish and it was delicious! Also tried the ube pie (they have a selection of filipino baked desserts if you're craving something sweet to finish off your meal)- it was delicious and disappeared quickly! Service was friendly, helpful, fast.Loved: Service & food presentation & taste were great!Would I Recommend? Totally! I'll def be back.Suggestions for Improvement: Storefront is a bit small, when capital allows suggest expanding and moving into a bigger space, making the interior colorful & cute and great for photo ops (which always helps attract influencers and young people).

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christopher Cherukury

This place was pretty awesome. Food and service. Provides the crunch you want! A little cramped but it felt cozy and authentic.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lechon Kawali, Lechon Belly Combo

Steff

Overrated expensive filipino food only for modern day "foodies". If you want authentic homemade filipino food go elsewhere.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

M Fernandez

Always exceptional and quality order!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lechon Belly Combo

Hugh Brooks

Only thing negative about this was that I didn't come sooner and now I'll be craving it forever. It's almost too hard to choose form the delicious menu items. Crispy lechon belly is fantastic, the garlic rice upgrade was worth it. The chicken adobo sandwich was amazing on its own, but I also threw some of my pickled veggies on it as well and it gave it a bump. Will have to try some of their other sandwiches as well. And since we couldn't decide, we also got empanadas to go, which made for an amazing snack later. Do yourself a favor, go eat here. They also have Gwennie's pastries if you're craving a sweet dessert, which is a nice touch.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Adobo, Lechon Belly Combo

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