Bai Cebu Lechon - Suisun City — Restaurant in Suisun City

I recently stopped by again at this place and what a joy it was running into the owner, Jojo, who is enthusiastic and proud of his culinary skills. And rightly so as Cebuanos are regarded as the masters of lechon roasting in the Philippines.

Though these folks do whole hogs for special occasions or order, their main offering on a daily basis is the belly rolls. It's actually a technique I didn't know about, but once I saw it, I was floored and thought it was genius.

After all, the pork belly of the lechon is the cream of the crop, so why not specialize in serving the most sought after cut of the pig? And you're in for a treat because Jojo has his personal spices, a highly kept secret, infused in the meat and I could distinctly taste the unique flavor. It is unmistakably infused, I can't put my finger on it (it's a secret remember?), but I think it's lemongrass among a lot of other things.

But, forget deconstructing it and just go in and enjoy this place. It's reasonably priced, the staff works hard to please its patrons, and above all, it'll make glad you support a mom & pop restaurant.

Filipino food has a tough time showcasing its culinary virtues against a lot of other ethnic cuisines, especially Asian ones, and this place is a good ambassador of the Philippines.

Good luck and I'm confident you'll like it. I wish this enterprise...

Owner and staff were all welcoming. Ordered belly lechon, paksiw and papaya achara. All I can say that the lechon is not the same as the original belly lechon as sold in Cebu. The skin was crispy indeed but the meat was a bit salty and too oily. It lack the aromatic taste and no sauce needed that all the Cebu lechon is known and loved for. The lechon paksiw was also too oily and lack the soy sauce and vinegar taste. The acharra is good but the papaya were shredded instead of being julienned. As a Cebuano, I was a dissapointed that the lechon shop didnt lived up to my expectations. Hope the owners can taste what they try to achieve, improve what they promote and sell and make the Cebuanos proud.

Suggestion: To the owners- Try to place or display the belly lechons vertically instead of horizontally so the fatty oils will be drenched out to the steel rack instead of making the fatty oils be soaked back to the meat. Hope this helps. To the (new) buyers- Dont be mermerized on the crispy skin but rather check the sides of the lechon if its not too thick or fatty. The secret of the Cebu lechons are its lean and less fatty meat with reasonable amount of aromatic or spices inside to make...

First time coming to a Lechon style place. As we came in the delicious smell of the roasted pork filed the air. The place is simply decorated with plastic chairs and metal and plastic tables. Walking up to the counter we saw all the offering they had on display. The best of all was the roasted pork laying there in it all it crunchy glory. Mmm yummy!!! So being my first time I ordered one of each. Well except the blood, yup blood (pig's blood) not to fond of the irony taste of it. Ok, got all of the other items the pork stew, the chicken stew, and the veggies. It came with white steamed rice and noodles. The chicken Stew tasted like chicken adobo and very tasty. The pork stew had a good flavor. ( it looked as they used the leftover pork to make the stew). The best was yet to come. The roasted pork was crispy and the meat soft and tender. The crispy skin had a awesome flavor. Yummy!!! The pork had nice sweet flavor. Mmmm. Overall this place is delicious if you're in the mood for roasted pork. I will definitely be back again....