Tom Sietsema Calls Ivy City Spot “A Beautiful Work in Progress” - Eater DC
"Making the list at number 10 is Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly, part of D.C.’s burgeoning Philippine restaurant scene. Sietsema naturally praises the restaurant’s eponymous dish, slow-cooked pork, saying that it boasts 'mahogany skin that breaks apart like glass.' He also says the restaurant’s lumpia are the best around, and praises the chicken adobo. Sietsema is calling out to adventurous eaters, saying the restaurant’s sisig (stir-fry of pigs ears, headcheese and chile and spices) is 'funky, fiery and fabulous.'" - Alison Baitz
