Kuya Ja's Lechon Belly

Kensington, MD · Filipino restaurant

Rating
4.6/5
★★★★★ 4.6
Reviews
20
Rank in Kensington
#13
of 48 restaurants
City Percentile
66%
rating percentile
Address
Kuya Ja's Lechon Belly, 5268-H Nicholson Ln, Kensington, MD 20895
Phone
(240) 669-4383
Website
kuyajas.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Kuya Ja's Lechon Belly is a restaurant located in Kensington, MD. It is one of 48 restaurants listed in Kensington. Its 4.6-star rating is above the Kensington city average of 4.3 stars. It ranks #13 of 48 restaurants in Kensington. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday11 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 HolyMoly · Jan 2026

Came at 2pm on a raining saturday and there is no seat - very popular apparently - seats got cleared around 3pm. Perhaps it’s best to avoid coming during meal hours if you want to eat in. Seems most people just do takeout. The food is very authentic and tasty - we loved all we ordered. The desserts are a bit on the sweeter side for us. Will def come back again - the meats are so good with very good flavors!! The crispy pork skin is very crunchy and yum!! 😋

★★★★★ 5.0 Jonathan Schroeder · Jan 2026

What a gem! We shared the Fully Stacked Lechon Belly Combo. Everything was sooo flavorful! The Lechon was the perfect combination of crispy and juicy, the Longanisa was super flavorful and the garlic rice with the adobo sauce hit the spot! Don’t sleep on the beef empanadas either! Will definitely be back sometime! Seating can be hard to come by (so maybe plan on taking it to go), but a busy spot is also a sign of just how good the food is!

★★★★★ 5.0 Christopher Yue · Sep 2025

Wowzers. The lechon is crispy, succulent, and chefs kiss with the dipping sauce. You get a better deal ordering by weight - $15.99 per half lb today (it changes based on market price). Also tried the sisig (yum), the garlic rice (seasoned nicely), sweet longanisa (my favorite thing, must order), the beef empanadas (flavorful, a bit small), and desserts - pandan cake (winner) and ube cheese cake (the flavor is spot on but the the texture is slightly too chalky). They cater!

★★★★★ 5.0 Rachel Hill · Sep 2025

Delicious!! This was our first visit and everything was amazing. The “fully stacked” combo was fantastic, as well as the adobo chicken sandwich. Specialty weekend donuts were light & fluffy. My kids liked the Filipino spaghetti. Highly recommend this restaurant 👍🏼

★★★★★ 5.0 Joshua Santos · Jan 2026

Ordered the fully stacked Lechon Kawali w the garlic rice n longanisa, it did not disappoint. I also ordered their Arroz Caldo delicious as well

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Filipino restaurant

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