Restaurant Revue
RARITAN
Lutong Bahay and Phil-Am Bakery
There is a Little Manila in the small borough in Somerset County that could and should evolve into a winsome destination for home-style Filipino foods. Two stops on the would-be trail offer specialties well worth a segue from downtowns more traveled.
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LUTONG BAHAY, 20 West Somerset Street, Raritan. 908-541-0770. No website. No official social media. Currently, the restaurant – whose name translates as “home-cooking” – is open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is what its name proclaims. Since most folks take food to go, if you plan to eat in the dining area, you may have to ask for certain dishes to be warmed.
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PHIL-AM BAKERY, 34 West Somerset Street, Raritan. 908-300-8239. No website. Follow on Facebook. N.B. The family also owns a small market diagonally across the street at 27 West Somerset.