text: Black Bear Diner has been in business since Contrary to what the name might imply to some people Black Bear Diner did not start out serving bear meat It started as an inn in Mount Shasta California that overlooked a strawberry patch that was inhabited by both people and black bears Approximately ninety years later Black Bear Diner seems to be a healthy business They have several locations including this very one at the northwest corner of Tropicana Avenue and Jones Boulevard nn Black Bear Diner operates by six credos I have put each credo to the test This review lists each credo with Yelping feedback Please bear with me while I grow my yelp into a growl while I give feedback on each of the six credosnnCredo We will make Black Bear Diner a place where you can feel comfortable and relaxed We offer you great food and an experience reminiscent of a time when a smalltown restaurant was the place to go for talk friendship and atmospherennA Yelpers growl On my visits that occurred during the afternoon of June and the morning of June the lodge theme made me relaxed There is nothing like a hundred stuffed bears to make me feel at ease Black Bear Diner reminds me more of a bear themed Cracker Barrel than a smalltown restaurant The menu which mimics a newspaper and the place mats were interesting reading material Being in the information age where friends especially yelp friends are within the touch of a handheld device I could say that the excellent Verizon reception contributed to making this a place for friendshipnnCredo We are dedicated to serving freshly prepared home cooking From scratch sausages and biscuits to our legendary Black Bear Cobbler everyone at Black Bear Diner goes the extra mile to provide you with the best in good old fashioned family food prepared fresh every daynnA Yelpers growl Based on the Shasta cheeseburger with fries that I ate on June and the Bears Choice Breakfast special that I ate on June I thought that the food was good yet not extraordinary I would have appreciated more cheese on the Shasta cheeseburger warmer fries and a choice of syrups and toppings for the pancakesnnCredo We deliver each meal just the way you order itnnA Yelpers growl This ought to be mentioned when the server takes your order When I ordered the Bears Choice Breakfast this would have been nice if it was brought to my attention I would of enjoyed more beacon instead of pancakesnnCredo We believe in valuehearty portions of good food We buy huge platters and we fill them so do not be afraid to take leftovers homennA Yelpers growl The portions are huge However I feel that instead of filling up a lot of the plate with fries that they ought to replace some of them with the choice of potato salad or cole slaw For the record fries are not the kind of food that tastes good warmed up nnnCredo We feature healthy options because we care about our customersnnA Yelpers growl I do not go to a diner especially named Black Bear to eat healthy I say good for them for featuring healthy options I would like to add that all the stuffed bears and bear memorabilia was good for my mental health Stuffed bears have a way of reducing my stress level nnCredo If you have comments that bear repeating please tell us If you have extraordinary service or have something to growl about we want to hear from you Please visit our website to let us know how we are doingnnA Yelpers growl Growling on business websites is not my style My style is to growl on Yelp With that in mind my growl of Black Bear Diner is starsnnThe Daniel S Yelp Challenge This is review