Uncle Mike's Place

Was craving some Filipino food and found Uncle Mike's Place through Yelp. Ordered for to-go so I can't speak much for their service.

Small place with a homey feel. Pretty extensive classic breakfast items but they are known for their Filipino breakfast items.

Parking - street parking isn't hard to find around the area which makes it that much better since lack of parking sort of deters me from going to certain restaurants.

Longaniza and Tocino combo - came with garlic fried rice and 2 eggs any style. So delicious and definitely hit the spot! A minor complaint: the Tocino was a little dry.

Can't wait to come back here and try more things from their menu!

this place is definitely a 4 food-wise, mostly because the tocino + longaniza combo i tried brought me back to my childhood sunday mornings.  that's when my mom used to whip up some tocino, longaniza, egg, fried rice and a side of diced tomatoes for breakfast.  I grew up on this stuff, so I know the food was legit.  sometimes tocino can be tough, but it was tender here.  i was also pleasantly surprised my meal came with a cup of lelot, which is a chicken and rice-style porridge (HINT: try it with green onions, fried garlic bits and some lemon).  haven't had that in awhile; warmed the soul.    

my only real issue i guess is price and I kind of feel bad for pointing that out.  if people are willing to pay it, good for uncle mike.  but tocino and longaniza should not be $12.  bangus (fish) shouldn't be $15.  spam should not be $9.  

in fact, when my mom came to visit a couple months ago - the same woman who used to make this stuff for me as kid - I thought it'd be fun to take her here since there aren't many filipino restaurants in our home state.  however, when I showed her the menu, she absolutely refused, scoffing at the prices.  but price aside, food was good, i like it for saturday mornings.

Love the blue berry pancakes!