Black Bear Diner El Cajon

The waffles looked better than they tasted. My first bite took me back to my middle school cafeteria. Eggs Benedict was average. When you first walk in, it's like you entered a meat freezer. The staff literally has to wear jackets at the front. Not sure the thinking behind that. Raise the temp! I won't be returning. This place reminds me of a breakfast tourist trap.

Great Breakfast and good service. I heard about the very generous portions, so I decided to go light and order the Shasta Scramble from the "diet" watchers side of the menu.???? I ate until I was stuffed and still brought enough home for later ???? The hashbrowns had a nice crunch on the outside that I love and the biscuit was huge! Our 4 slices of bacon on the side, were thick, delicious and cooked perfectly. We loved it so much, we had to come back and this time we ordered the chicken fried steak n egg combo and the ham n egg combo. Black Bear will definitely be added to our favorite restaurants for breakfast list.

Great Breakfast, good service, generous portions, clean restaurant. We were promptly seated upon arrival. Family friendly restaurant, an upgraded dennys with bigger portions and modest prices. We ordered the chicken fried steak n egg with potatoes combo, cinnamon roll French toast, and the sweet cream pancakes combo with 2 eggs plus sausage links. Everything was prepared fresh. The pancakes are sooo good. Light fluffy, buttery. Must try spot, we will definitely be returning.