When I walk into a “Mediterranean” restaurant, it’s hard to know what kind of food to expect. It could be Israeli or Syrian or Turkish or Egyptian. I could be looking forward to kofta and end up with a menu full of risottos or spinach pies, given the diverse countries that surround that sea.

In the case of Labebe Mediterranean Cuisine, which opened in North Brunswick last May, the influence is Lebanese. But Pierre Hage-Boutros, a native of Lebanon who has owned Pierre’s of South Brunswick for 25 years and runs Labebe with his son Tony, 25, thinks that “Mediterranean” describes his place just fine.

“I toured all of Europe,” said Mr. Hage-Boutros, 63. “I don’t only want to be in one corner. So I reach into all of these countries, so the circle is not tight; it’s more round.”

Image The hummus appetizer. Credit... Aaron Houston for The New York Times

Mr. Hage-Boutros, who named the restaurant after his mother, offers paella, rigatoni, ceviche and branzino alongside hummus, kebabs and lamb chops. And much of it is quite good.