Uncle John’s Cafe

Very nice hole in the wall. Great American/​Chinese food. House soup is my favorite w/​dark meat is my favorite. Place is owned by family. Pops and his wife and son all work there (and perhaps uncle not sure.)
Local favorite of PD, DWP, ATT, city workers and other crews in area.

One of the best hole in the wall chinese restaurants to go to when you want something quick. The waitress immediately sees you coming in and hands you the menu. Once you make your choice, the order is ready in about 15mins. I always get the Spicy Fried Pork Chops with Fried Rice. It is topped off with green onions and fresh jalapenos (i think thats what it may be?). Good price for this plate cause its a big portion!

This place is beyond amazing! Fast service, great portion and more inportantly it is in a good price range. I have seen picture from friends and decided to try out for lunch. It was def worth it.
The spicy pork chop plate was juicy and at the perfect crispiness! Egg was cooked on point! Will come back with more friends :)

Great prices and huge portions! This is a great spot to come to for Americanized Chinese food in DTLA. My husband and I was trying to kick a horrible hangover, and Uncle Johns was calling our names! We got the Spicy Pork Chops and Tomato Beef — both were excellent and filling AF. We also ordered a side of egg rolls which I would not recommend. They were GIGANTIC, and deep fried with some short of thick doughy skin. Definitely not like your traditional egg rolls but something you would get from a Jack in the Box drive through. The food was heavy and greasy — definitely a perfect CURE.
I will say that the service was soooo damn slow. Friendly, but very slow. We sat down and it look 15 minutes to get our drinks ordered. Then we were waiting for a menu which took another five. Once we ordered the food, it took another 20 – 30 minutes for food, and we were already out of water… which you might’ve guessed… took ages to get refills. Thankfully, their food is legit, and I will totally be back since it’s just down the street.
Dear Uncle John, can you please open for dinner? Thank you. XO

This is a little hole in the wall café in downtown with the best food and cheap! Well somewhat cheap. I got the lobster sauce shrimp with rice and it was a huge serving! Must try! They also have breakfast thats very good! Hash browns on point!

Staying in DTLA, I needed (yes, needed) Asian food that was within reasonable walking distance from my hotel because I did not want to deal with the nightmare that is Los Angeles parking.
Thank goodness for Unilocal and Uncle John’s.
The infamous spicy fried pork chops over rice will set you back $ 9.75…pennies considering it literally hit the spot. Can I also just say, I adored the Asian ladies running all over the place? Not that I’d ever eat this at 6:30am, but I do appreciate that if I’m ever back in the area and had another hankering for spicy pork chops at that hour, I know Uncle John’s will be there to save the day.

I had the omelette, which my sweet waitress told me was a lunch item. Um, okay.
I got my Chinese pork style omelette with fried rice and must say it was sooooo goood!
Large portion that I can’t believe I couldn’t finish it all.
I’ll definitely stop by for breakfast again. You know it’s good when you walk in and it looks like they are having a police and fire persons convention inside.

Honest chinese with big portions and low price. Lot a food for your money. The food is pretty good, but I felt a mild headache afterwards because I think they load the food with MSG. That was a star off. The staff was incredibly nice and friendly, but even before we were finish, the crew was cleaning the floor around us and that was quite rude. Another star off. Overall, I recommend and probably be back for a different dish.

Spicy chicken with eggs, gotta try it!!! Cool little place, nothing fantasy, kinda old school coffee shop. Reminds me of back east dinners. Prices are fair and food good

Whoever Uncle John is, he did it right. Wake up early yeah, but close down shop in time to Happy Hour. I didn’t know such an Asianish place existed so close to city center. It’s located in one of the ghettoest buildings on the block, but inside will mimic a nice clean diner. When that older Asian lady seats you, you’ll be wanting a taste of that fried rice. Plenty of seating inside. There’s even a small bar seating way up inside, but I opted for my high stool along the wall. I kept it real business, coat and tie, and didn’t even flinch to take out my laptop out and pump out a few emails. People here are so chill. I like it here.
-=-Spicy Pork Chop with Fried Rice and Over Easy Egg-​=- It was worth a shot with all the worshipping, and yeah, it’s pretty dang great, but not worshipping great. Probably the best part about this would be that it’s cheap. Menu combo didn’t mention an egg, but I don’t think I was charged extra either for asking for one. At around 10 bucks, I got all of the above and an English muffin. Out came a fried rice that could have used more soy sauce, and a spicy pork chop that could have used more salt. Still happy about it though. Did I mention that it was cheap? :D

I wasn’t able to post my review the other day but all I have to say is Spicy Pork Chop & Lemonade.
— mic drop
Seriously the best plate in the house… screw it, best in downtown. I’ve been coming to this spot since they were on 8^th street. People used to stand half of their lunch hour to earn a seat at the counter. I feared that when they relocated that they would degrade in taste or quality of service. Happy to say that they haven’t. You can order for pick up for those with only 30 minute break.

My partner and I stopped here for breakfast one morning and we fell in love with it. Great atmosphere and very affordable food. Try the cheese omelette — you will not be disappointed.

Where to start… Based on the reviews we expected more… 30 $ for something we could’ve easily gotten from Panda Express for 10 $… Also if they were going for panda flavor they need to do more with the flavoring. Won’t order from here again… Bland flavoring, the spivey fried fish feels like it’s been recooked like 5 times. Fried rice just taste like its flavored with soy sauce… I don’t know it’s a waste imho
Edit… Just finished the meal… The whole time I’m thinking, this is worse than reheated leftovers. I don’t know how people gave this place 4 – 5 stars. I don’t like to throw away food but man this was the worst chinese I’ve ever had in my entire life… That’s saying a lot

Where else can you order spicy chicken wings, fried rice with poached eggs for breakfast at a very affordable price. Fast and great customer service.
I do plan to try and make a stop here every time I’m come down to LA.

I’ve been a DTLA resident for 2.5 years and can’t believe it took me this long to try this place!
As someone who is half Chinese and has lived in Southeast Asia for 16 years, I was craving a more «ethnic» flare for breakfast. Uncle John’s did not disappoint. The spicy pork chop with fried rice and 2 eggs was delicious – the pork was crispy and the addition of chopped green chillies gave the whole dish a good kick. You wouldn’t really think about eating rice for breakfast, but the flavors together just made sense! Reminds me of something I would get back home. I also like how they have sriracha at every table; I could put that stuff on everything :)
Portions were huge and it was cheap and fast. Try it – it’s a no brainer.

One of my normal eating spots. Love it! I like that they don’t force the rice on you, you can get broccoli instead of rice. Great foods are, Orange chicken, teriyaki chicken, their eggs, egg fu yong, cha chu, omelets, and soups, just to name a few. Friendly faces, for the most part. Go ahead, try it, I dare you.

I have eaten here about 6 times, and I love it. I have tried several different menu items for breakfast only. I am a fan of comfort food, and this place serves it up well. The spicy pork chop and eggs are probably my favorite, followed by the chasu pork, fried rice and eggs. I am full right now and comforted by this meal.
The staff has always been polite and prompt.

Been coming here for a while now and you can’t go wrong with the spicy pork chops. They taste amazing and then spiciness makes it taste that much better!
Definitely a good place and ask about their secret menu! It exists

I’ve been here three times now and have mixed experience. Not sure if I’m going to come back.
First time I went, I tried the kung pao shrimp. Pretty standard, but pretty good.
Tried the chicken broccoli on the special. it was ok. didn’t love the gravy, but liked the chicken. it came with some sweet wontons, which were pretty good.
The third time, I tried the pork chops which fall in between the 2. They were cooked well and had a small level of spice, which was good. They’re fried. As far as relatively inexpensive pork chops go, I’d recommend them, but I’m not one to go after pork chops all that often. They had a fried batter around them, sort of what you’d expect from slippery shrimp and you can increase your heat since they had chopped jalapeño on the dish.
Service is pretty quick and they can get a little crowded at lunch time.

I can’t say I am fan. The food isn’t terrible, but fairly bland, and everything is greasy or fried. I thought I ordered grilled fish, but it was pan fried. I guess that’s their definition of grilled.
There isn’t much of an atmosphere to speak of either. I’d rather spend my money elsewhere. Although friends I went with enjoyed their wings and fried pork, but again, it’s all fried and heavy.