Garlic rice served as part of a breakfast plate

Menu Explainer

Filipino Breakfast Explained: Longganisa, Garlic Rice, Eggs and Achara

By Sun Rey Cafe Team · Published May 22, 2026 · Updated August 5, 2026

The Manila Breakfast is the menu’s most direct introduction to a garlic rice breakfast and longganisa breakfast at Sun Rey Cafe. Its published description names four parts: longganisa sausage, garlic rice, achara pickles, and two eggs any style.

What is on The Manila Breakfast

The current price is $17.99. Longganisa is the sausage component, garlic rice is the starch, achara is the pickled side, and the eggs can be ordered in the available style of your choice. That is the complete description verified in the menu record.

The site now uses “Longganisa” consistently. That spelling correction does not add any claim about the sausage recipe, seasoning, meat, or preparation because those details are not supplied in the source menu.

How garlic rice appears elsewhere

Garlic fried rice is also listed as a $5 side. The basic two-egg breakfasts and the omelette list a choice between home-fried potatoes and fried garlic rice. The House Frittata and Frittata carry the same side choice. Pork Belly Adobo offers white rice or garlic rice.

Those options make it possible to try garlic rice without choosing The Manila Breakfast. They also explain why a visitor searching for Filipino breakfast in Chicago may find both clearly Filipino-American plates and familiar American breakfast formats on the same menu.

What the menu does not claim

The published menu does not specify the longganisa recipe, the achara ingredients, the oil used for rice, or allergen controls. It would be misleading to guess. Guests with allergy, religious, vegetarian, or other dietary requirements should ask the cafe team directly before ordering.

The separate Longganisa Sausage side is currently $7.00. Because the menu gives no serving-size or ingredient description for that side, the website leaves it at the verified name and price.

Plan a visit for this plate

Sun Rey Cafe serves brunch on Western Avenue near Wicker Park at 1357 N Western Ave. Friday through Sunday service begins at 8:00 AM; Wednesday and Thursday service begins at 10:30 AM. The cafe closes at 2:30 PM on each open day.

Check the full current menu for prices and availability notes. For current preparation details or same-day availability, call (773) 770-9080.