Black Bear Diner Gresham

This was my first visit to the Black Bear diner after signing up for the Bear Lovers E-Club. It happened to be my birthday month so within a few days I received a coupon for a free Bear’s Choice. I chose the sweet cream waffle with the eggs and sausage links. The waffle was perfectly cooked, a little crispy, buttery, and comes with an adorable paw print stamped on it. The atmosphere is fun, family friendly, and the bears are very cute and entertaining. I would rank Black Bear among a Denny’s and iHop, but better quality for the food. The restaurant has a family owned vibe that felt inviting and warm. They have their own house hot sauces that are very cute and best themed based on their spiciness level. Service was fast and attentive. I did not wait long for my food and they kept my coffee refilled. I wished the coffee was a little higher quality, but it was decent if you need a fix. Overall fun restaurant I would certainly recommend for a family. I am waiting for my confirmation to join the passport club to come in and plan to visit a few different locations to see how the vibe and consistency is at other restaurants.

This is our favorite Black Bear and our go-to dining-out experience. All the servers and staff there are fantastic: Andrea, Jen, Myriah, and Nancy have all been wonderfully kind and helpful. The support staff, Elihu and Julie, go above and beyond to make customer experiences everything they should be. You cannot go wrong with this classic family-friendly restaurant. And theirs is my favorite house salad of anyone's!

Not your usual diner experience, their food is excellent and well presented. They offer a few choices of sausage, including a tasty in-house recipe. The sweet cream waffles are like none I've had in all my travels - huge, fluffy and yummy. Staff are attentive and the service is accomodating even when it's busy. And the coffee...? Yum! For this picky eater, it's a rare win-win to eat here.