Uncle John's Cafe

This place has pretty solid breakfast for the price. I ordered steak and eggs with fried rice. The steak was flavorful and the eggs cooked wonderfully. Fried rice was a bit bland, but plenty of condiments/seasoning were available. Portions were very generous! Giving a lower rating in atmosphere because it started to smell like cigarette smoke while I was eating. They were loading in food through the front door, but one of the employees was smoking directly outside the front door. Another customer actually went to the counter to ask for a refund and left because of the cigarette smoke entering the restaurant. I mentioned this to the employee smoking, but she was rather unapologetic.

A restaurant that has been around 60 years - it must be that good! It is the epitome of identity confused cuisine greasy spoon spot - a Chinese restaurant serving American diner style food … and Chinese food .. and Vietnamese food. 😂 Spicy Pork Chop - They mentioned that their spicy pork chop is what they are known for. I got that one off the menu, for $17 the serving is generous. 5 large cuts of pork chops, deep friend. I opted for the friend rice. My verdict- it is a decent pork chop, but if you are expecting SGV style Asian food — it is not. It is Chinese food for white person palate. It is not bad. Seriously. Just a different taste profile as you’ll find in Asian Chinese food. The fried rice to me is quite terrible. It is soy sauce rice to me. Don’t order that. Steak and Eggs The second most popular item on menu is the steak and eggs. If anything else this is their best dish. I conclude that the restaurant is a better American food diner than Chinese food. The steak was quite generous sized. Well seasoned. It satisfies that craving for that true blue hearty protein rich American breakfast. The hash brown was decent. I hope it was toasted crispier, but still good.

Absolute must for breakfast/ lunch in DTLA. I swear by their spicy porkchops with fried rice and scrambled eggs with a slice of tomato. Ask for extra rice and it is enough for 2. Their shrimp and pork egg rolls are also very good. Their food is good and great value - but the one thing that stands out are the people working here. They're the kindest, and simply the best of humans. They treat everyone with so much care, and so much respect. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. Closed on Sundays.

This is definitely NOT the medium well steak I ordered. 🤢🤮 It's also waaay too salty. The fried rice is super bland, so are the eggs. Just threw $22 in the trash. 🗑 You can count on me not to come back here ever again - which is never a good thing for a local.

Spicy Pork Chops are a MUST. I’ve gone here over 50 times by now since I worked so close but man I never got tired of it. Very reasonable prices for DTLA paired with absolutely massive portions on the plate. They also have a cheaper value menu that rotates every day but has gotten a bit pricier since they switched locations. I would choose Uncle Johns over ANY other lunch spot downtown any day.