Uncle John’s has become one of my favorite local spots. I love that they now offer Asian fusion dishes, and everything I’ve tried has been delicious. The crispy pork is a must-order — perfectly crispy on the outside, flavorful, and so satisfying. The atmosphere is casual and welcoming, and the service always makes you feel taken care of. If you’re in the area and craving comfort food with an Asian twist, definitely check Uncle John’s out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris P
Had a great experience at Uncle John’s in Los Angeles! The food was hearty, flavorful, and really hit the spot. Big love to the pork chop and the steak — both were cooked perfectly, tender, and packed with flavor.
The atmosphere felt welcoming and comfortable, making it a great place to sit down and enjoy a satisfying meal. Definitely a solid spot when you’re craving something classic and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Myles McGinnis
Such a great restaurant with wonderful food. I got the hash with rice and potatoes and wish I had a second stomach to eat another one. Vibe was great. People were nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jose Belmares
Best spicy fried porkchops for breakfast, with eggs over medium and friend rice. Yummy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marlen Trujillo
Such delicious food and welcoming service. Jose's very attentive and gives great recommendations. The breading on the porkchops, chefs kiss.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elizabeth Flatt
Massive portions, delicious food, and friendly staff!!! I got the spicy pork chops and eggs with fried rice. And a Vietnamese coffee to wash it all down.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
cyyk
Too salty.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Nat Redbeard
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.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Kendrick Khoe
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.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak and Eggs with Fried Rice
John Kruk
Love this place. True LA staple. Family owned and has been around forever.
I was there today and I ordered the spicy pork chops with chow mein. The pork chops were horrible, way to much fat on them. Definitely not coming back
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
genaro garcia
The por chops were mostly fat bearly any meet on them, we also order the sweet n spicy uncle John's especial and was not the same. Will give it another chance
MPW 333
I've been coming to this establishment for 20 yrs. Original spot Olive and 8th. Still great food and servers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Taz R
Place was busy so I expected the food to be a little better. Food arrived relatively quickly in heaping portions - however it was all dry and bland. Fried rice was greasy yet flavorless. Added the chilli oil as recommended, then it became spicy and greasy. Not great at all.
Even though I was super hungry going in, I couldn't bring myself to eat it all. Thank God for the toast for helping me feel a bit more full.
The Vietnamese iced coffee was decent. Service was great, very friendly staff.
Uncle John’s has become one of my favorite local spots. I love that they now offer Asian fusion dishes, and everything I’ve tried has been delicious. The crispy pork is a must-order — perfectly crispy on the outside, flavorful, and so satisfying. The atmosphere is casual and welcoming, and the service always makes you feel taken care of. If you’re in the area and craving comfort food with an Asian twist, definitely check Uncle John’s out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had a great experience at Uncle John’s in Los Angeles! The food was hearty, flavorful, and really hit the spot. Big love to the pork chop and the steak — both were cooked perfectly, tender, and packed with flavor.
The atmosphere felt welcoming and comfortable, making it a great place to sit down and enjoy a satisfying meal. Definitely a solid spot when you’re craving something classic and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Such a great restaurant with wonderful food. I got the hash with rice and potatoes and wish I had a second stomach to eat another one. Vibe was great. People were nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best spicy fried porkchops for breakfast, with eggs over medium and friend rice. Yummy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Such delicious food and welcoming service. Jose's very attentive and gives great recommendations.
The breading on the porkchops, chefs kiss.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Massive portions, delicious food, and friendly staff!!! I got the spicy pork chops and eggs with fried rice. And a Vietnamese coffee to wash it all down.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Too salty.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
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.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
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.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak and Eggs with Fried Rice
Love this place. True LA staple. Family owned and has been around forever.
Restaurantji Recommends
Steak and eggs were meh it was a chewing lesson
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
I was there today and I ordered the spicy pork chops with chow mein. The pork chops were horrible, way to much fat on them. Definitely not coming back
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
The por chops were mostly fat bearly any meet on them, we also order the sweet n spicy uncle John's especial and was not the same. Will give it another chance
I've been coming to this establishment for 20 yrs. Original spot Olive and 8th. Still great food and servers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Place was busy so I expected the food to be a little better. Food arrived relatively quickly in heaping portions - however it was all dry and bland. Fried rice was greasy yet flavorless. Added the chilli oil as recommended, then it became spicy and greasy. Not great at all.
Even though I was super hungry going in, I couldn't bring myself to eat it all. Thank God for the toast for helping me feel a bit more full.
The Vietnamese iced coffee was decent. Service was great, very friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
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