Black Bear Diner Hanford - Hanford, California

Cianne M.

One thing I can say about Black Bear Diner is you never leave there hungry. Their servings are large and there’s always enough for me to have at least one or two meals from the leftovers I take home. So even though their prices are high, it’s worth it for me. I did pay $21 and something for a chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, and green beans the other day, but I also got a little side salad and a cornbread biscuit for that price and it was so much food that it was heavy for me to carry. The woman who waited on me was just delightful. She was an older lady with a beautiful smile, and she had really pretty glasses on. It was really crowded in there as it always is, and there were people waiting and grumbling a little, but she didn’t ignore them like the others servers we’re doing, she kept looking up and smiling at them and saying “we’ll be right with you. It’s gonna be worth it!” What a great employee!

The green beans and the mashed potatoes were great, I love their mashed potatoes, they have little pieces of the peelings and bacon and butter in them and they are so yummy! The steak and mashed potatoes took up the entire plastic container, this is the green beans and the salad and the biscuit on the side. The steak and potatoes were covered with gravy unlike some restaurants which only put a little dollop of gravy right on top of the steak. The green beans were really tasty made with bacon and I think some onions. Since I’m being honest about all the great stuff, I do have to say that the gravy is pretty tasteless. It definitely needed salt and pepper and a little garlic salt and a little onion salt in my opinion, but I ended up enjoying THREE MEALS from this lunch I bought, making that a definite bargain in my opinion. There is definitely a reason why this place is always packed. It’s good food and a lot of it and the servers are friendly and helpful. Kudos to Black Bear Diner!!!

Redzone F.

👎🏻 I’m not very impressed with this diner..I appreciate them being open for Christmas but the experience is a negative..
I asked for over-easy eggs and got slimy eggs and this meat is not steak..in prison we call it mystery meat so it’s very close to prison food..the waiter never asked if I needed a refill and we didn’t get the toast until we were done with our plate so that’s another negative..if I can be treated like the customers on the next table then it would’ve been appreciated and respected..

Jack F.

Good people here. Good food friendly service always enjoy it here. Today I ordered the grizz two huge pancake the size of a dinner plate. Hash browns eggs sausage and ham. Stuffed. Annette and her team do an excellent job. I would encourage everyone to try Black Bear diner.

Riley

The food here was amazing. I ordered the huckleberry ice cream first and it was the perfect amount of sweetness. For my meal I ordered the cinnamon roll French toast with sausage patties, over easy eggs, and a side of sweet potato fries. The sweet potato fries had me doing a little happy dance in my seat. The food looked so beautiful I almost didn’t want to eat it. Their sausage patties are the best sausage I’ve ever had in my life. Eggs were made to perfection and the cinnamon roll toast was so incredible I wanted to cry. My meal was excellent and I will be returning again.

Karl D.

We are here visiting my niece and her family. We were in the mood for comfort food. We definitely found it. The food was fantastic and Alex our server topnotch. We ordered a piece of banana cream pie to go. We received a small full pie that was enough for two. Honestly it was the best banana cream pie either of us has ever eaten. If your near any of their locations you have to stop in. Trust me.

Adrian G.

Outstanding restaurant and best in the county hands down!! They have a great menu selection with reasonable prices. Awesome and friendly staff, with clean silverware, condiments, and bathrooms! Highly recommend to everyone to try. Great experience overall and will leave you wanting to come back

Amanda S.

Such a fun spot with such a kind staff! My toddler fell out of her seat and they were so quick to help and offered her all sorts of little toys to help settle her down. Absolutely above any beyond expectation in that scenario!

The food was also amazing, and the atmosphere as a whole was so welcoming and cozy. Can’t wait to visit again!

MunozHd

I liked this black bear diner. I’ve been to many around the valley and it’s hard to compete with this one for sure. This is a very nice, clean, well serviced restaurant. Stopped by on the way to the coast and I’ll be stopping here more often when in the area.