Black Bear Diner

Wow! This is one of my new to go diner places in South Bay area now! The foods are very tasty and the staffs there are super friendly. The portions are generous, and the price is very reasonable. This place feels like an old school diner vibe with many bears décor. I do feel like going to a family-owned restaurant and love the atmosphere there. Quick tips: This place is always packed during Sat/Sun lunch hour. You should go there very early in the morning and later in the afternoon if you do not want a long wait in line. Food does take some time to prepare and get ready to serve.

I Only have only eaten at black bear diner in Arizona...But for today it's in Torrance... food was pretty good (but can u really screw up breakfast?Hope..not) but I had the sweet waffle with thick..cuz bacon...i really liked the waffle it had such a sweet, vanilla flavor to it. .was hoping the waffle was a little bigger cuz it is on the smaller side in comparison to other restaurants, Bacon was bacon. It was good. Service was all right. Plan on going there again and maybe try some dinner. Really want to try their fried chicken steak. Only downside which is not even the restaurants fault but having to park further down with a broken leg and crush myself through the parking lot and people parking in handicap spots that aren't even handicapped. Just want to park and take up spaces. That's the only complaint I have

This place feels exactly as you would expect your local diner to feel....friendly staff who seemed to know the regular customers and what they liked to order...that sort of feel. The bear motif throughout is fun and although there are a lot of bears...it doesn't seem like too much. Host and servers were super friendly and knowledgeable. Most of the food was pretty good, but there were a couple of misses (had biscuits with the lunch order and they seemed like they were probably left over from breakfast and were a little stale and the bread pudding was hit on the outside but ice cold on the inside. Having said that, we will definitely be back and give them another shot. The manager was high-fiving the crew and they seemed to have a great team atmosphere, so I think it's likely the next visit will be better.

You won't go home hungry. This is food that tastes good and is served in very generous portions. It will not make the top ten restaurants in America, to be sure, but of its type it will not disappoint you. We stopped for breakfast here on Thanksgiving morning and it was doing good business, but we were seated immediately. The theme is bears, bears on the tables, the walls, the counters. Wood, trees: americana. The menu is huge, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We had eggs, bacon, potatoes, and toast. To say it was served quickly would be an understatement. They were expecting us. I had over easy and home fries. Very good, eggs were over easy-no small compliment. Nancy had scrambled and the country potatoes which were exceptionally good, with a nice (if unexpected) heat to them. The coffee was good as well. We saw same waffles go by, and I have to say I will try them the next time. They were the size of a Range Rover hub cap and looked great. The server was prompt and attentive. All in all, a fine experience. If my choice was between Black Bear and say Dennys or IHOP, I am going to go with the Black Bear.

Really adorable concept and had such high hopes because I've seen this place often driving between California and Washington. However, what I learned is, don't order a prime rib dinner from a diner. Only from a steak house. The price was discounted, but the meat was tough, overcooked, tasteless and not worth it. Cute decor and nice waiter, but once was enough.