Lutong Bahay Restaurant — Restaurant in Raritan

This is one of those places where what you order matters and multiple visits are required to determine their specialty. There is a range as some things are subpar, some acceptable, some the standard good enough and a few shine.

Examples: Subpar: Turon Acceptable: Tapsilog + BBQ skewer (both arrived lukewarm) Standard good: Nilaga (lukewarm) Shining star: Lumpiang shanghai

Tapsilog is different in that they serve Worcestershire rice rather than stir fried garlic rice. Egg slightly overcooked. Good news is breakfast is served all day. $7.50 for all options and includes tax.

Nilaga is concentrated and a little peppery.

Their lumpiang shanghai is fantastic. Freshly fried to order so hot upon arrival. While on the tiny side, the wrapper is beautifully thin and crispy and the filling is wonderfully moist and juicy. Still delicious once it cools down too. Highly recommend ordering this for catering!

Small food order area is in the back corner within a larger dimly lit dining area. A nice quiet place to...

As for cafeteria style Filipino restaurants go this place is standard. I'll never quite understand why a lot of things just aren't hot but that seems to be the case for most of the Filipino restaurants I go.

The "silog" breakfast entrees for $7.50 are awesome. A huge helping of rice, a choice of meat, and two eggs will hold you down all day.

I tried the pork bbq which was okay but not the best I've had. The lumpia was cold and wasn't crispy so I was a bit sad about that. The lechon was a bit dry and also just a room temp. The best thing I had was definitely the turon dessert. Super sweet and crunchy which I definitely enjoyed. I'd come back again for a...

Great for a quick "turo-turo" (point and eat) dining experience featuring traditional Filipino cuisine. Although some of the more popular Filipino dishes were not served, like the famous Pansit (noodle dish), Lumpiang Shanghai (pork spring rolls) or Lechon Kawali (fried pork belly), they did however serve others like the most famous of all Filipino dishes Chicken (or pork) Adobo, and other...