Black Bear Diner
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About Black Bear Diner
En Black Bear Diner Fresno, te damos la bienvenida a un ambiente cálido y acogedor, con la esencia de un refugio en el bosque. Disfruta de nuestros platos americanos de siempre, disponibles todo el día, desde reconfortantes desayunos hasta deliciosos postres caseros. Ven a descubrir por qué somos un...
En Black Bear Diner Fresno, te damos la bienvenida a un ambiente cálido y acogedor, con la esencia de un refugio en el bosque. Disfruta de nuestros platos americanos de siempre, disponibles todo el día, desde reconfortantes desayunos hasta deliciosos postres caseros. Ven a descubrir por qué somos un lugar predilecto para disfrutar de la buena comida y la buena compañía.
What Customers Say About Black Bear Diner
Black Bear Diner in Fresno is a hit with customers, known for its friendly service, fair prices, and delicious comfort food. Many reviewers specifically praise the generous portions and the overall dining experience. Some mentioned a slow start due to phone orders.
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Tip: Be prepared to wait if they are busy, but the food is worth it. Portions are generous, consider sharing a Grizz breakfast platter.
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Black Bear Diner Fresno Reviews
The waitress is really nice here and attentive and also i have bought me a souvenir gift for myself
Alex served us today and he was an absolutely great waiter. We have a food allergy and he was very attentive to the allergy and paid a ton of attention to how the food was prepared for us. 100% will be back again. Update: it's 2025 and this is still our go to restaurant for dinner. Mari was super sweet and Ray was very nice! Will be coming back for years to come. (Get the chicken nest, it's amazing)
Great food! Our waiter was A+ Awesome! Thanks Josh! 😁 Atmosphere...very nice, relaxing & cool, the ac was on low, extra nice on a hot day! Thank you! The background music was fabulous to listen to & the volume was low enough to hear everyone at the table but still able to hear your favorite songs playing in the background. Thank you Black Bear diner for a very nice experience! I definitely will be back (tomorrow, I'll be bringing my parents & daughter)! I highly recommend Black Bear diner restaurant with it's hearty portions of delicious food for a great price. 👍
They have a varied menu. Breakfast is served all day. We ordered the chicken pesto pasta, sourdough burger, and the bread pudding. We were satisfied with the taste and the portions were big. This is a good place for a casual meal. There is plenty of parking behind the restuarant. Our wait time for a table was 20 minutes on Sunday afternoon.
This is one of my favorite breakfast spots. The menu is full of all sorts of choices and the portions are big. We even had a Mimosa and Bloody Mary to compliment the great meal. The service is always good and friendly. They were sweet to my friend and gave her a birthday treat to make her day!
Some of the best comfort food around! The servers are friendly this place can get busy at times, so be ready to wait if you have to. I come here for the biscuits and gravy, the sweet cream pancakes, the chicken fried steak and the pot roast....and everything else i have tried has been A+++! One thing to keep in mind when dining at this brand: YOUR SERVER IS REQUIRED TO POOL THEIR CC TIPS WITH ALL OTHER SERVERS/BUSSERS/ETC...so if you feel very well taken care of by your server, or can leave a CASH TIP, then I recommend doing so.... Having been in the industry for years, my lifeline often was my customers & thanks for listening!!
Excellent breakfast and excellent service from Isabella January 1, 2026. I had the 5 ounce chicken fried steak (they have a 10 ounce version as well!) and eggs with home fries and sourdough toast. The steak was perfectly cooked, tender, moist inside and crispy outside. I had the gravy on the side. Just a great breakfast experience.
Good food at good prices. I had the fried chicken dinner special, my companion a burger and accompanying sides. Both cooked well, tasty, plentiful, and delivered hot by attentive wait staff.
When we first got there, the phone rang as we walked in and the lady at the cash register. The hostess answered it and proceeded to take a order while we stood there almost 10 minutes. Once we were seated at our table, everything was five star. I love black bear.
It was a great visit for dining. We were greeted and seated immediately, and service was delivered with a smile. The food was fast and hot... (not luke warm like other places). We'll definitely be back.
I love, love, love Black Bear Diner! I have dietary restrictions and they are always happy to accommodate me. Their choices are mainly comfort food, and I love everything on the menu! They do have salads and smaller servings available, but most of their portions are large enough to take leftovers home - yum!
I've often heard of Black Bear Diner, so we stopped here for breakfast. whoa!, what platters! the Grizz breakfast platter beats Dennys with a stick. Helen and I shared one Grizz and it was more than enough for both of us. Everything was fresh, perfectly done, and delicious. three eggs, bacon, two sausages, ham, hash browns, and two large thick fluffy pancakes 🥞... yeah, that's one order and a lot of food. the diner is good. we will stop again at more Black Bear Diners.
We wanted to have breakfast somewhere different so we tried Black Bear Diner. I'm glad we did. The atmosphere is of black bears throughout the diner. The service was very attentive and friendly. The food we had ordered came out quickly and tasted wonderful. I ordered the California omelette with one pancake and creamy grits. It was very filling. I see myself coming back to Black Bear Diner next time I'm in California.
Excellent diner with rustic decor. Numerous food choices and fast service. The prices are reasonable and good sized portions. Clean bathrooms. The parking lot is not overly large but there is plenty of other parking as the restaurant is in the same retail park as numerous other businesses with plenty of shared parking
This was my first time eating here and I was very impressed! The service is excellent and the restaurant is clean! I was especially pleased with the size of the portions and (of course) the taste! Everything was sooo yummy! Biscuits and gravy 😋 chicken fried steak with red potatoes and cali omelet with bacon and cheese hashbrowns shown in pics! I recommend it all!
What a great dining experience. I am from Las Vegas, I sure hope the location here is as great as this location. The staff and the service here, was by far one of the best dining experiences I have ever had. Wonderful food and very efficient. I believe one of the managers name is Amy. She visited every table to check on everyone, and genuinely cared about the customers. She took her time explaining to us about the menu and how the food is freshly made. Very pleasant lady to speak with. The employees here were the most happy, friendly employees I have seen in a long while. Customer service has gone down hill past the years, so it was refreshing to go somewhere where you felt as if you weren't "bothering" them when needing something. Highly recommend.
I've never met a Black Bear Diner that I didn't like. 5 hours on the road this time just made it extra worth it to get my Tri-Tip Deluxe Sandwich! \n\nExcellent service from Leticia, delicious food…
I've never met a Black Bear Diner that I didn't like. 5 hours on the road this time just made it extra worth it to get my Tri-Tip Deluxe sandwich! \n\nExcellent service from Leticia, delicious foo…
Glorious black bear diner. Delicious sweet cream pancakes pair nicely with butter and poached eggs.
Glorious black bear diner. Delicious sweet cream pancakes pair nicely with butter and poached eggs.
Stopped in for Veterans Day cuisine. Amayah was the perfect hostess. breakfast, lunch & dinner menu choices were available for dine in of take out. I appreciate Black Bear Diner for recognizing & s…
My daughter and I had dinner at this diner tonight--amazing food, friendly staff, and prices that couldn't be better!
My mom and I went two days in a row, a couple weeks ago because the food was excellent the first day. She had the little less dinner with pot roast, while I had the Santa Maria steak. I didn't care…
Always a fan of Black Bear Diner, so I was pleasantly surprised to find one out here in the Clovis/Fresno area--I usually go to the Torrance location. Same great atmosphere, friendly service, and c…
In May, my family and I visited and ate for the first time at Black Bear Diner on Shaw. We ordered the chicken tenders plate, the shrimp and steak plate and I ordered the tri tip plate. The waiter …
Tritip dipppppp!!!!! Amazing my brother got the bobs burger with an egg, delicious. My mom ordered a salad and the dressing set up is great
Tritip dipppppp!!!!! Amazing my brother got the bobs burger with an egg, delicious. My mom ordered a salad and the dressing set up is great
We are here for dinner one night while on vacation. The food was absolutely delicious. Service was great too. Would definitely eat here again.
We are here for dinner one night while on vacation. The food was absolutely delicious. Service was great too. Would definitely eat here again.
We are here for dinner one night while on vacation. The food was absolutely delicious. service was great too. Would definitely eat here again.
We love Black Bear Diner no matter what state you are in. We recently were in Fresno, CA and stopped into this diner. Our server was friendly, the prices are fair, and the burgers and salads are …
We love Black Bear Diner no matter what state you are in. We recently were in Fresno, CA and stopped into this diner. Our server was friendly, the prices are fair, and the burgers and salads are …
Our waiter disappeared. Never saw him after the food served. We refilled our own drinks. Had to hunt him down to get our ticket. I asked him what happened, he just half smiled and didn't say much. I do not think this is typical. But, it did happen.
Service was good . But Pancakes were nasty tasting . Order Cowbo\nY Potatoes some were still hard . Wouldn't go back.
Service was good . But pancakes were nasty tasting . Order Cowbo\nY Potatoes some were still hard . Wouldn't go back.
service was good . But Pancakes were nasty tasting . Order Cowbo\nY Potatoes some were still hard . Wouldn't go back.
The environment is always bubbly and loud at this establishment, so if you're looking for a quiet space- do not come here. If you love great conversation, a nice space after church, and great food …
My introduction to Black Bear Diner was in Las Vegas about 7 years ago. It was one of the best breakfast spots I've ever been to & this Fresno location is the same. We've been in Fresno for 6 days …
11/27/25 \n\nHappy Thanksgiving everyone! Getting lunch here! Arrived! no wait and Gali greeted and was very kind. 2, turkey & 1 ham dinner ordered & paid for. Gali said it would be ready in 15 m…
We went for breakfast 7/10. Service was great. Food not so much. Wife sent back her eggs and bacon ordered "crisp" was barely cooked. Couple next to us sent food back also. Prices are some of the h…
We went for breakfast 7/10. Service was great. Food not so much. Wife sent back her eggs and bacon ordered "crisp" was barely cooked. Couple next to us sent food back also. prices are some of the h…
Always busy, but large waiting area. The portions are generous, poached egg cooked to perfection, and the prices are quite reasonable. I'll be back.
The food is absolutely amazing always delicious no matter what you get the service was awesome we really enjoy eating here well worth the price and love the atmosphere they have created
Nice environment but my baked potato was cold, I had to put ot together myself which I didn't like my spouse meat was cold. Wouldn't come back again
Nice environment but my baked potato was cold, I had to put ot together myself which I didn't like my spouse meat was cold. Wouldn't come back again
Nice environment but my baked potato was cold, I had to put ot together myself which I didn't like my spouse meat was cold. Wouldn't come back again
Food was edible, but lacking in flavor. Service was good. We had 1 server for a group of about 40. He did a great job.
I'm a fan of Black Bear Diner. However, that day wasn't as a good as an experience. Wait staff was not as attentive as usual. I waited some time for my meal, had to remind the wait staff for items I had ordered more than once. The chicken fried steak was very dry, I had asked for extra gravy that I didn't receive. Very little butter on my toast. It was busy but not crowed. I'll continue to frequent Black Bear because I do love the place and everyone has a bad day so that's what I'll chalk it up to.
The place is very clean as it should be considering it's a very new place. When we got in there no one greeted us so we decided to walk into what seemed like the bar area, the workers there looked confused as to what they should be doing but once we were noticed they did behave in a friendly manner, the place was not that busy maybe about 6 or 7 tables and one person at the bar but even so one of the workers kept making a comment that she was right about the place getting busy. The menu is definitely unique and can throw you off as it looks like a newspaper, I would have appreciated if one of the servers would have explained the menu, we were fine because I looked them up and figured it out. Once we ordered we got served in a timely fashion considering they claim top cook their food fresh which is true. The portions are a good size so be prepared, the taste is nothing special but overall the service was above average.
The quality and service have declined over the past few years, though they've maintained their generous portions, which I still appreciate. That said, I've noticed differences in how customers are …
Horrible service and cold food. Serve half our table then the other half had to wait 20 mins just to get their food and the other half is already finish eating. Do better just serve everyone's meal…
Service was horrible, we had a group of 6 and 1 child and waited 30 minutes just to get 3 of our orders out, then wait another 15 minutes just to get one, then we got asked "wait, what else are…
Well we both ordered from the A Little Less menu, and my husband got the chicken fried steak and I got the pot roast with a baked potato. We also asked for a side salad which I thought came wit…
i wrote a note along with the money and my son gave them to the server so they could prepare the food to come home with. When he came home with the bag, they hadn't included my cobbler desert and …
i wrote a note along with the money and my son gave them to the server so they could prepare the food to come home with. When he came home with the bag, they hadn't included my cobbler desert and …
Sausage patties were only cooked on the outside. I tasted it and it didn’t taste right. I checked and it was extremely pink. We asked them to cook it longer and were told by the cook that they cooked it to the right temperature already. Hash brown was also only cooked on the outside. Two plates were criminally undercooked. This place needs to be shut down by the health department.
The prime rib i had was all fat. Had a small piece of meat.undercooked. Couldn't eat it .when I complained she said we didn't pick the cow. Got $3.70 off of a $40. Meal unable to consume happy Thanksgiving
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