Another Bear diner we always stop at them. Love the oldies music.. from start to finish great service. Rita was right with us asking for our drink order a little conversation to see how we are how our day was going.... Place was clean. We ordered corn beef hash Rita came out to tell us they were already out and promptly took another order. The sausage patty was really good not overly spiced. The biscuit and gravy are to best fluffy biscuits with the gravy hot and tasted great. Great experience.

We're back again. Always nice and clean. We ordered the Cheese Burger Lettuce Wrap with Fries & the Vegetable Omelette with a side order Sausage Patty. I would like to thank Alia and the team at Black Bear Diner, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for the excellent customer service I received during my recent visit. When my food wasn't done to my expectations, Alia immediately took the plate back and ensured it was redone, and it came out piping hot. Her quick response and friendly attitude truly made the experience better. I'm also thankful to Black Bear Diner for having such an outstanding employee who exemplifies great service. We will be back

Food was great, service was wonderful, server was attentive, friendly and exceptional, and food was good, and atmosphere was refreshing, well lit and clean every time kids and i went there. Thank you.

The LARGEST serving of food on a plate !!! I've NEVER been to a diner that serves as much food on a plate as Big Bear Diner. I am visiting the Sacramento area and decided to visit this restaurant since a diner always has something for everyone! We dined in around 2:30pm during a midweek. Some of us ordered breakfast, lunch, and dinner entrees. To me, each plate is equivalent to 2 meals. YES, that is exactly how much food we each received! LOTS! The assistant manger was surprised at our amazement . I ordered a veggie omelette, very filling. I do prefer the veggies to be more cooked, less raw. It was too crunchy. Same with the hash brown, bc although the potatoes were shredded, it needed longer cooking time since these are wider shreds (1/4", as oppose to the traditional 1/8".) My mom ordered a taco salad. I am NOT joking, their taco bowl was like a taco bucket! HUGE! The kitchen kindly gave my mom extra salsa and dressing, which is much needed with the portion of food! Side note, even their biscuit is the size of a softball. Normally biscuits are the size of a baseball. We had a great experience, and customer service is TOP notch! We automatically got extra napkin replenishments and water refills. Definitely check out this restaurant when you are extra hungry, or pack the leftovers to go! They do not disappoint!

Came here for brunch with my mom. Typical lunch food. Feels cozy inside. Cute bears in the front you can purchase.

My friend and I came to Black Bear Diner after work to redeem our free Bear Choice rewards from signing up to become their e club member. It gives you the option to pick two eggs cooked your way, 2 pancakes or waffle, and 2 slices of bacon or 2 sausage link. We both got pancakes, over easy eggs, and she got bacon and I got sausage so we could try both. I haven't had black bear in years but I alway remembered how gigantic their pancakes were. They gave us two FAT pancakes, they were delicious. I didn't love that they had a piece of lettuce underneath it because my pancake absorbed a slight lettuce taste. Other than that, I loved the pancakes! They were so fluffy. The eggs were cooked perfectly! The sausage and bacon was also scrumptious. I usually am more of a sausage girl than bacon, but their bacon was a killer. I would come back and try their other breakfast goodies! I love breakfast for dinner and Black Bear Diner was really yummy!

My in laws invited us here for breakfast and it was our first time. It's not a restaurant that I would necessarily select to eat at often, but the breakfast food was good and the service was actually pretty excellent. My favorite bites were the sweet cream pancakes and the blackberry cobbler!! We went on Christmas morning and got sat quickly. The staff were in Christmas sweaters and that festive-ness made me happy. It was a full house and all of the families looked happy and I would return to this location for breakfast. The blackberry cobbler was divine! We tried that one at the restaurant and took an apple one home!

When we lived in Reno, we stumbled upon Black Bear Diner and have loved it ever since. As a special needs mom, I appreciate a restaurant that is family-friendly. Black Bear Diner is just that. Perfect for families, dates, and people of all ages. When we moved to Elk Grove, I was excited to hear we have a location here! The restaurant is always clean and welcoming. The tables are clean and even the bathrooms are well maintained. We have eaten here a few times and the food is always so delicious and great portion sizes! Black Bear Diner has paper menus that look like a newspaper. Kids are given a child's menu and a small box of crayons. One year, we even had Thanksgiving dinner at Black Bear Diner! So yum! They were busy but efficient! The staff were doing their part taking care of their guests! Everyone was pitching in to help! My most recent visit was on a date! The atmosphere was nice, casual, and relaxed. We were able to have a conversation in a laid back setting.