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Uncle Bud's Kitchen

Restaurant Bar Brunch restaurant

😠 Poor quality of food for $40 it was supposed to be two eggs but they only give you one, thinking I was going to get a decent size cup of coffee, but they give you a kid size, never eating there again. Biscuits & gravy was small People often mention breakfast, gravy, steak, eggs, coffee, restaurant,


Address

16636 Clark Ave #5202, Bellflower, CA 90706

Contact

(562) 866-9389

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (513 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 7 to 11:30 AM
  • Monday: 5:30 to 11:30 AM
  • Tuesday: 5:30 to 11:30 AM
  • Wednesday: 5:30 to 11:30 AM
  • Thursday: 5:30 to 11:30 AM
  • Friday: 5:30 to 11:30 AM
  • Saturday: 5:30 to 11:30 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: breakfast (8) gravy (7) steak (7) eggs (6) coffee (6) restaurant (6)
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  • 1/5 Donn H. 2 years ago on Google
    Poor quality of food for $40 it was supposed to be two eggs but they only give you one, thinking I was going to get a decent size cup of coffee, but they give you a kid size, never eating there again. Biscuits & gravy was small
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nancy 2 years ago on Google
    You cannot go wrong here! Very local spot that’s been around for years!! I love the Lumberjack plate and one of the best things here are the breakfast!! It’s a small place but one to wait for. Food is served hot off the grill not like Denny’s or IHOP but I definitely recommend this place if you get there early. It’s an old fashioned diner, seats about 15-30 people and Cash Only! Gayle is nice and Karen. They got history here and hope it continues to be run throughout the generations!! Please open one up in TX!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Edward E. 11 months ago on Google
    Old school mom and pop place that made me feel I was somewhere in north Carolina. The biscuits and gravy were the best.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Claudia R. 7 years ago on Google
    As everyone has described, this is a tiny location that has a simple, traditional breakfast menu that has been mastered which made it a truly delicious experience. I think this place seats around 20 people. Usually, when we drive by on the weekend, it's packed. We went on a weekday morning at 10 am which was perfect because we got a table immediately. I ordered the corned beef hash benedict which I ate all of because it was so delicious. My hubby got corned beef hash & eggs which he also loved. We also shared a pancake. I'm not usually a fan of pancakes but this one was really good. Service and food was prompt. Would love to go back.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 JB D. 11 months ago on Google
    I ordered a steak and eggs, steak rare, eggs over medium, with cottage fries, biscuits and gravy. And coffee. What came to me was Christ's own sandal, stapled to a slab of oak bark. Or maybe it was a roofing tile. Or they served me King Tut's mummified hand. Whatever it was, it for sure was not a rare steak. And I tried to grin and bear it, I really did. It just defeated the knife they gave me; I could barely cut all the way through it! That meat fought me like it was still possessed by the fighting spirit of the fossilized crocodile from which it was hewn. So I asked them to try again, but they claimed it was the last steak they had. Maybe it was the first steak ever hacked off an ox and preserved in layers of rock and bat guano for a few millennia so they could serve it to me, I dunno, but it was the last one they had or were willing to cook for me. So I finished my biscuit and coffee --- coffee which was never refilled --- and asked for a modified check. Things got real chilly in the Godzilla's Toenail We Call a Steak Corral there for a minute, but they acceded and I left, breakfast ruined and maybe the idea of breakfast forever tainted by the memory of that asphalt meteorite they tried to pretend was a rare steak. EDIT: Don't lie about your food, just make it better. I used some figurative language to describe it, but that steak was past well done. Grey to the center, and there were parts I literally --- not figuratively, literally --- could not cut all the way through. Maligning reviewers isn't going to improve your product; learn how to cook or hire somebody who can.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Brett C. 1 year ago on Google
    I had seen photos of tasty looking breakfasts from this place and heard rave reviews, so I finally stopped by one morning and I gotta say, it's over-hyped. In the window they advertise "world famous" biscuits and gravy but I'd say their take on that dish was quite bland. I'm not sure how you manage to make a sausage gravy flavorless, but they pulled it off. My eggs were decent, the potatoes were oily and under-cooked. The bacon was borderline burnt, but at least it was crispy. Coffee had decent flavor but was a little on the weak side for my taste. Service was very friendly and attentive for sure, Karen is a very sweet lady. Prices are hard to beat--very cheap especially in today's hyper-inflated economy. But for my money I'd rather drive the extra few minutes to Pop's Cafe in Downey. Much more flavorful food makes the extra drive/higher price very much worth it in my opinion. So that's my recommendation to you--skip Uncle Bud's, and head to Pop's Cafe instead.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jose Silva Vega (. 1 year ago on Google
    Solid breakfast, enjoyed the early bird special. Came here after gym session. I feel fairly refreshed and satisfied after the meal and coffee! Also, free refills :D
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nina M. 5 months ago on Google
    Food was outstanding. Not going to lie bough when we pulled up I almost told my hubs to keep driving but he assured Me i wouldn’t regret it. Walking in was like going back in time. A teeny tiny little diner filled to the brim with regulars and the smell of amazing food. The 2 women working we sweet and personable and stellar cooks. I got the “hobo” with a hot link. I could eat it everyday! The gravy was perfection! Creamy and flavorful! The thinly sliced potatoes fried up with peppers onions eggs and a heft amount of cheese made my tastebuds dance! I will 1000% be back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Carl S. 6 months ago on Google
    Delicious breakfast food in a tiny little historical restaurant. As a transplant from Tennessee, the food here reminds me of something I'd get at a little diner in the country. Gotta get up early as they close early and food sells out fast as the kitchen is very tiny. Totally worth getting up early for though! 😁
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nick O. 1 year ago on Google
    This business is broken. Waited almost 40 mins (totally fine and expected for a breakfast place on a Sunday). The problem? There’s maybe 12 tables in the entire restaurant and for the entire duration of our wait, not a single table had their food. This isn’t hyperbole. Zero tables had food for nearly 40 mins. It’s a shame because the restaurant is charming and the food is solid but they just can not handle the weekends. I don’t know if they were playing cards in the back or what. Was it to-go orders? Nope. 2 total to-go orders were picked up during our wait. I’m genuinely curious what they were doing in there today. This was my 3rd time there. 1 was a fine experience, 1 was a milder version of today where they just can not manage the handful of customers in the restaurant. Today was my last visit. If you want to go to this place, I’d try it on a weekday probably.

  • 5/5 Darryl M. 5 months ago on Google
    Uncle Bud's Kitchen Restaurant is classic! It belongs on a lonely highway where truck drivers would stop to eat. Why? The place is warm and friendly, the service is good with real gracious folks, and the food is so so good! It's the smallest restaurant I've ever been to. But the customers are as friendly as the staff. It is ONLY a breakfast restaurant that closes before noon. I strongly recommend going if you get a chance. You won't be disappointed.

  • 5/5 Vanessa S. 6 months ago on Google
    Two OUTSTANDING women handling it at Uncle Buds. Food was fantastic, definitely has that homemade flavor to it. Biscuits and gravy are a must try, portions are perfect and the coffee was great. Very small place but these ladies move fast. Best service, better than places with a full crew. It’s cash only but don’t skip out on coming over, it’s by far one of the best places in town.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Cash-only
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery

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