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Black Bear Diner

Black Bear Diner

174 West Calaveras Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035, United States

Tea • Diners • American • Vegetarian


"A few weeks ago i had the best service. Food was typical diner food but black bear is always comfortable to sit in for a bit ..and my waitress was so awesome.Today I had mediocre service and really great food and very fast ..I was getting my car repaired and walked over. sometimes when you eat alone it's hit or miss.. Alot of waitstaff hates single seating diners as it's a waste of tipping time and you can tell when you are being served if you are being typecast as such. I usually end up tipping as I took two seats to make up for it. and all my years at this Black bear I always gets the best service and no one cares I am alone.First sign of typecasting was the fact that he was in a hurry to get my order without even letting me browse a bit. I told him i am not a breakfast person so i was not sure what to get.positive to that was my order went in pretty quick.but he put my water in the cup already for my tea so i did not get to use the water in the little pot as lipton tea bags cant be reused without killing the already lipton flavor..But that was minor.once i got my food i just sat reading the news on my phone cause I was alone. i did ask him for a box and instead f asking if i needed anything else i got the box and my check. unfortunately it was not my check. i sat for ten minutes and finally gave up and went and got a new check at the register.I still tipped 18 percent but it felt dirty.. as i usually tip 25 to 30 when i eat alone.not a Karen by any means..i was waitstaff i do get it..but stop generalizing people eating alone. we are not a waste of time.tipping culture is brutal.. you get a tip whether your service sucks or not.. but we get shoddy service and there is no recourse as the new world already spells out what your server expects when you pay with a card.i get it you are busy.. but serving is an acting job and we are all expecting a good performance.basically customers pay your bills.."

Black Bear Diner

Black Bear Diner

23626 Valencia Blvd, Santa Clarita, United States

Salad • Diners • Burgers • American


"We had a good experience at Black Bear Diner in Santa Clarita. It 's a chain breakfast place where you can get lots of basic breakfast items in a bear-themed environment (without all the growling and mothers protecting their young which you get when real bears are around. The portions were huge so you definitely won 't go hungry here and there are a million things to choose from, as well as plenty to eat for vegetarians, and gluten-free folks will do okay too. (Though the only gluten-free bread option is a hamburger bun. I had the No Meat, Just the Eggs Please which was a good amount of egg whites and an insane amount of crispy hashbrowns. They were cooked perfectly but lacked seasoning so were a bit bland. They were nice enough to sub a single Sweet Cream Pancake as my bread option. This was a generous-sized thing on its own and tasted as good as a pancake should. The coffee was really good. Too often conventional breakfast places serve up weak coffee which just doesn 't do the job. The mug they served me was filled with a bold, strong coffee that I would drink over and over. Well done! Our kid enjoyed his breakfast burrito without meat...another giant portion which even he, with all his teenage eating prowess, could not finish. And my wife was fine with her benedict meal served without bread (no gluten-free breakfast bread option. They did forget to bring our english muffin side until the end of the meal. We ended up packing it up and taking it with us with the rest of the leftovers. It was a great surprise to have decent food, large portions, and really good coffee at a chain conventional breakfast spot. I 'm a fan and will be back."