Susie's Lumpia House

I'm in SA while my wife is out of town for work, so it was a pleasure to go back to Susie's Lumpia house as Kabayan Kusina is closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays. So, for lunch, they fried me a fresh batch of lumpia and ended up buying 10 of them at $1 apiece! What a bargain - and let me tell you, their lumpia is tasty and delicious, especially off the fryer. Next time, I will order 2 dozen of these beauties and take them home and eat on them for a couple of days. Also, I ordered a couple of their takeaway lunch plate. At $16 a plate, you get a choice of 3 entrees plus a generous serving of white rice. The plate was heaping with delicious goodness! The service here is personal. The young sons of Susie take care of the restaurant side and boy, are they polite and efficient. I have been here many times, but this is my first visit in 2025. The place is very clean, and the quality of their food never varies. It's always great!Overall, this is a tried-and-true restaurant for me. The quality of their food plus the cleanliness of the dining area tells me that they care for their customers and their well-being.

After a recent trip to the Philippines, I wanted to let my kids experience some of the tastes that I had just enjoyed. The setup is different from other buffets in that they plate everything for you. They ask what you want and they ask how much and dish it out. The food was good. There wasn't anything that I disliked, but nothing jumped out as amazing, either. I asked if they had halo halo and I was told they do but it's $10 per and that seemed too much for me. Also, the lady who served most of our food was addressed as Susie, so I guess it's her place, but she didn't really smile. It always bothers me when food service people don't smile.

Let's get right to the point - the food was fantastic! I stopped in here on a whim to pickup some dinner to go. I ordered chicken adobo, pancit, and lumpia. The lady taking my order could have been friendlier - I had barely walked in the door and she was barking at me to order. I hadn't even been given a menu! But I showed her grace and kindness. She's clearly a very hardworking woman and I'm sure the restaurant industry isn't easy, and the food is phenomenal!! I was given a menu and made my selections the gentleman at the cash register was very polite and professional so that made up for the earlier rudeness. :) The wait wasn't long and I enjoyed every bite of my dinner. It actually made three meals for me so WOW! The interior is unassuming and some of the items they have for sale at the cash register sure were odd (nail polish remover??). But overall I recommend this place for the food. Just be prepared for the hospitality to be lacking. That is my only reason for giving 4 stars instead of 5.

Tasty hot foodComfortableFriendly staffNice change of paceBuffet without the noise

I came to Susie's lumpia to try their lunch buffet, and I loved their food. It was interesting because it was a restaurant and a store at the same time, which I have never seen before.I could tell that it was a very friendly family environment. There was lots of laughter and you could tell the food was good, because the place was filled with people who knew the workers -- like they were regulars! The workers there also treat you like family. It was my friends birthday and they insisted that her meal was on them so she ate for free!The lunch buffet had a good assortment of filipino soups, adobo, dessert (like flan), and of course the lumpia for around $20 without tip + tax. I was so excited for the lumpia and it did not disappoint. It was the thickest lumpia I've ever seen and the crunch felt like it was double fried. Although it's a buffet, it's not self serve, so you need to get the attention of a worker. But, it honestly wasn't a big deal, because they are so attentive.They also have extra baked goods for sale near the cashier place. My friend loved their milk bread, and they smelled delicious.

Location/Parking:The restaurant is located in a shopping center off Culebra road near Sonic. There are a lot of parking in this shopping center.Food:I visited this restaurant for the buffet they offer on Sunday. When you enter, you can sit at any opening seats on your left. On the right side is a party area and there was a large party when I visited.There is an attendant plating your food at the buffet to minimize everyone from touching the serving utensils. Buffet selections - white rice, pancit, adobo, sisig, shrimp, squid, fried pork, nilagang (lauya), afritada, lumpia, okoy, leche flan, white cake, fruit salad, bread. Water and tea are included in the buffet.Bakery/Store:They offer baked goods such as pan de sal, puto, ensaymada, leche flan, etc. The small store has noodles, puto mix, Filipino seasonings for various dishes, etc.Military Discount:They do offer a military discount of 10%.Overall, the food was delicious and it seems like the Filipino and San Antonio community love their food because this place was packed! The only thing I would love that they'd do differently is for the people to serve themselves. I understand that due to COVID and it being a safety precaution but I hope in the future they'd allow people to serve themselves.

Wow... This is another one. I thought I already reviewed. Oh well...My son and I decided we wanted to try Filipino food a few weeks ago. It is one of the few cuisines we had yet to eat together. I had only had it once with my dad about 12 years ago, shortly before he passed. Neither Dad nor I liked the food we had, so I never sought it out again.My son and I narrowed our list down to three different restaurants, and ended up choosing this one because of the buffet. We like to go to buffets when trying new things, because we can try more dishes.The people running Suzie's were really friendly. One of her sons was taking care of us and explaining what everything was. I took a little bit of almost all of the dishes on the buffet.I liked some of the things I took, but in all honesty, they were all so salty, that I couldn't really distinguish any different flavors. Nothing excited me in any way. The only thing that we both really liked were the chubby little sausages. I could have eaten a plate full of them and left happy.I did like the lumpia and pancit noodles. They did not seem to suffer from the attack of the salt shaker that the cooks succumbed to with everything else. I guess a plate with lumpia, pancit, and sausages would have been ideal.I really don't have anything else to say. We kind of decided that maybe we just didn't like Filipino food all that much and scratched it off of our future list of ethnic dining.

Great Filipino food! We're here almost every weekend. The pancit here is a favorite. The lechon is awesome, and if you catch a day where they serve beef steak, you're in for a treat! If you're looking for Filipino comfort food, Susie's is the place!

I'm loving the service here, very polite people. Great team work they have and most, the food tastes good like traditional Filipino food like what my mom would cooked, homemade style. We'll definitely come back again. Thanks for the good service, usually in Filipino restaurants you don't get good service.

The aesthetics might not be the best, but it's clean and I'm not here for the atmosphere anyway. It's the FILIPINO FOOD! The minute you enter, you're greeted. We were there for the lunch buffet which had a good amount of choices. Someone will serve you, but you can always go back for more. EVERYTHING was delicious! The people who work there are also very friendly and we even got to meet ate Susie, which we thanked for the yummy food. It really hit the spot, especially when I'm missing my mom, aunties', and grandma's cooking. If you're craving Filipino food and are on the west side, visit Susie's Lumpia House. You won't regret it!