It offers family meals such as breakfast, burgers, salads, and shakes.
The children's menu is similarly styled with the title The Beary Tale Times and features children's activities. The menu format mimics an old newspaper titled The Black Bear Gazette, with articles on the front page. Additional murals and artwork are created for each restaurant by Steve and Gary Fitzgerald and Colleen Mitchell-Veyna. īlack Bear decor has a rustic motif with 'over-the-top bear paraphernalia.' Every restaurant is decorated with a 12-foot-tall (3.7 m) black bear carving by artist Ray Schulz. The company's leadership announced plans to be a 'coast to coast' brand in January 2024. As of January 2024, Black Bear Diner has 156 locations in 13 states. The company is based in Redding, California.
The first restaurant was opened in Mount Shasta, California in 1995, founded by Bruce Dean and Bob & Laurie Manley. Black Bear Diner is a restaurant chain in the Western United States which serves homestyle and 'old-fashioned' comfort foods.