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    Black Bear Diner Hanford

    3.6 (248 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 9:00 pm
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    Moderate noise
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    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    The GRIZZ
    Muriel T.

    We stopped by on a busy graduation day and were pleasantly surprised to be seated right away. Our server, Savannah, took our orders promptly, and our food arrived within minutes. She was attentive throughout the meal, regularly checking on us and making sure our coffee cups were never empty. I ordered The Grizz, and every component of the meal was flavorful and well-prepared. The pancakes were a standout--light, fluffy, and absolutely delicious. Unfortunately, they were served on a separate plate, and I forgot to snap a picture before digging in! Overall, it was a wonderful dining experience with great food and exceptional service. We'll definitely be coming back.

    Kelly K.

    Years ago, I went to Black Bear in Visalia for the first time and was really impressed by the food, service, and fun atmosphere. I had the corned beef hash, and it was delicious. I was hoping to have that same experience again at the Hanford location, but unfortunately this visit was very disappointing. The corned beef hash I was served tasted old and reheated, and it was so overcooked that it was dry. I sent it back, and while the replacement wasn't dried out, it still tasted old. The hash browns were also poor quality -- it looked like damaged parts of the potatoes had been chopped up and cooked instead of being trimmed off. There were pieces in them that really should not have been served. I even took a picture of one piece that appeared black. Very disappointing compared to my first experience.

    Free birthday Homemade Coconut Cream Pie (other choices were chocolate cream and banana cream)
    Becky C.

    Our service was excellent!! Food was good. And large portions even for the "less" meal....i couldn't finish it. We got there at the perfect time before the dinner crowd started coming in. Very clean and good for groups/families. Our waiter was awesome!! Always checking on us and very friendly and engaging. I wish I had gotten his name.

    Bowl of chili with corn bread muffin
    Mary F.

    My only complaint is the plates are so huge! We were greeted and seated as soon as we entered. It's is very rustic, you feel like you are in a cabin in the mountains. The juke box was rocking oldies, we felt comfortable. We took my great grand daughter out to lunch. It was her 13th birthday. I ordered a bowl of biscuits and gravy. The coffee was wonderful! My cup was always full! My daughter ordered a bowl of chili and cornbread! It was a good sized bowl! Very hot and seasoned well, not too spicy. My great grand daughter ordered the mini Volcano , which is one egg, 2 pancakes, and bacon! She loved the pancakes, said they were so good! Then they brought her a huge banana cream pie to celebrate her birthday! Which she took home with her! We had a great experience and the food was great! I am sure we will go back for another birthday celebration!

    Mini meatloaf dinner
    Stephanie T.

    Good Morning It's time for after work Breakfast. Got something different & ordered their Black Bear Scramble Bowl w/ Avocado. It hit the spot. Add some salsa & a little Tapatio & it's all good. I recommend if you're come in undecided. Service. Excellent sat close to the counter so I could not be missed. Coffee cup always full. Ambience. Super Cas. Ate my meal in peace while thinking about my Yelp experience & review. Close to shopping too Until next time, see you on Yelp

    Kathee W.

    Service by Oneyda was spectacular! She was there for everything we need. The steak and eggs were yummy! We will be back.

    Worst Chocolate Chip Pancakes
    Taylor A.

    First the person taken are order didn't even know they had pancakes!! Then chocolate chips melted on the side there were none in the pancakes! That horrible this place has gone down hill even more

    The receipt. I ate alone as this was my special Christmas dinner for myself. But it turned out to not be so special.
    Anna A.

    I came in for the holiday prime rib special which came to a total with tax of $40.04. That's not a bad price for prime rib and I was happy to pay it. The food when it arrives looked wonderful on the plate. And the waitress was very kind and courteous and attentive. So very good service. However the prime rib was so tough that the majority of it I had to chew up and spit out in the napkins or put on a separate plate. The stuffing was cold and for the most part there was no flavor in the green beans. But because of the great service I'm still giving them three stars. But if you're looking for great prime rib this is not the spot. However I do know that the rest of the food on their menu for the most part is excellent and black bear is an excellent restaurant. The Ambiance is always wonderful. Great music, great decorations and great people.

    Parmesan Sourdough Cheeseburger with Onion Rings
    Laurence H.

    It was my wife's birthday. Where would you like to eat lunch? I asked. Black Bear Diner, of course she replied. We walked in the door to the tune of Chiquitita by ABBA playing on the jukebox. The mood was set. We each decided on a burger. They have good burgers at the Bear. My wife decided upon a California Burger. They're always so tasty with plenty of avocado. Sweet potato fries rounded out her order. I chose a Parmesan sourdough cheeseburger with onion rings for a side. Mmmm. I've had one before. and was highly anticipating an encore. This amazing sandwich is served on cheese encrusted sourdough bread with the inside filled with a big burger, cheese, tomato, lettuce and grilled onions. The staff were all friendly, wishing my wife a happy birthday as they learned of it one by one, and we settled in anticipation of or soon to arrive lunch. Two beautiful plates soon arrived and the conversation pretty much ceased as we dug in to enjoy our meals. We did comment to each other point by point of how good each part of the meal was. Again - gastronomical success at the Bear. 5 stars still stand. Again.

    Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans with garlic and bacon in them, a green salad, cornbread muffin, and a piece of pumpkin pie!
    Cianne M.

    I picked up Christmas dinner from Black Bear Diner yesterday for my friend and I and once again I can't rave enough about the size of these servings. When you pick up the box it's in it's so heavy. It feels like three meals. And it IS usually three meals for me as it is almost everything else I order there. I'm 75 so I don't eat a lot at one time and neither does my friend who is older than I am, but at $51 for two meals of this size, she and I each got nearly three meals out of it. So if my math is correct, that's only $8.50 per meal!! Where in the world can you find that anywhere else?! They also have the BEST chocolate cream pie in the world, although I didn't get that this time, because I already had an apple pie in my freezer and I'm pinching pennies a little. Next time though. for some reason, I keep having trouble remembering to take pictures, but after I'd already eaten half of my salad and part of my dinner, I remembered - so what you're NOT seeing in the picture (just because I accidentally cut it out of the frame), is a cornbread muffin and a piece of pumpkin pie (with a lot more turkey and mashed potatoes than you're seeing there because I had already gobbled them up). I showed up around 11:30 a.m. which is pretty late on Christmas Day to order a dinner, but I paid for it inside and then waited with quite a few other people for maybe 15 or 20 minutes, which was way shorter than I expected as the the parking lot was jammed. Somehow somebody was watching over me though because I got a parking place right in front of the front door! Woo-Hoo!! If this wasn't already

    Black Bear did an amazing prime rib for their Thanksgiving dinner!  Everything was delicious!
    Anthony T.

    We had planned to have Thanksgiving dinner with some family in Nevada. However my son was admitted into the hospital last night with pneumonia. So we had to get up early this morning and drive from the Carson City area back to Hanford. We arrived in the afternoon and were plenty hungry. Being a holiday there wasn't much to choose from bcz just about everything is closed. But I knew Black Bear would be serving a Thanksgiving dinner for most of the day. So we got there just in time to get our name on the wait list. Bcz they were closing at 3:30 pm. In fact I saw them turning people away. We were able to get a table. I tell you this place was packed. I'm not surprised bcz the staff here is really good. We decided on ordering the prime rib dinner and water with lemon to drink. Being so busy I was surprised at how good the service was. You would have thought that the service would be lacking but nope. I was so pleased with how attentive they were. The food was so good today. It was well worth the wait and definitely made up for not being able to have dinner with our family in Nevada. Idk the young guys name. But he was a great server. I made sure and gave him a good tip. Hanford is lucky to have a Black Bear restaurant this good. Bcz I have been in a few others and they're not as good. Kudos to the management for hiring a great staff!

    There place matt and bottomless cold brew
    Ariana R.

    Food is amazingly good. Bottomless iced cold brew is very good, came on Friday and was able to get bottomless vanilla cold brew but for some reason today I was not able to. Service is nice. Ambiance is awesome. The booths are very beautiful. Bears are everywhere.

    Fresh squeezed orange  juice
    Susie Q.

    Food was a bit cold on arrival, but overall it was good. The OJ was outstanding and the customer service was awesome.

    Creamy loaded grits with cheese and bacon Smoked hickory bacon

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    Great service I had my Birthday Breakfast and hubby had all you can eat fish on Friday. Crowd was large, not too bad on noise.

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    Great breakfast! Nice staff! Fast getting our food. Clean. Will definitely come again!

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    Food was really good. Had breakfast. Our server Savannah was great! I have always enjoyed the food here. Will be back soon!

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    Fugazzis

    3.3
    (276 reviews)
    1.2 mi
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    Good Grief !! Where do I start?! At the beginning, Jim…read more.. OK, so I'm in Hanford, California doing a favor for a friend after a long day working in Los Angeles then driving 3 hours! My options??? Grabbing some snacks at the hotel or taking the spectacular advice of April and Naesha at the front desk of the Fairfield Marriott, my hotel for the night. They also said that the Steak Bites were fantastic. After a quick shower, I took the 5 minute ride to the restaurant. Independent building, fairly nondescript but classy enough. Easy access with plenty of parking. You enter in to a dark, classy Italian restaurant. A large , open dining room straight ahead, and a small (but really cute) bar to the left. I chose eating at the bar, and I'm happy I did. Raquel, the Bartender took care of me with humor, seriousness, smiles, and incredible recommendations. Ordered a nice Zin and started perusing the menu. The nightly "specials" menu looked great, but the regular menu nailed me. Before I could even begin to make decisions, their bread arrived at the table with a small bowl of marinara sauce. Maybe the best I've had... EVER! Raquel was literally describing the recipe after I raved. Should have asked for a copy! Guess I knew then that I was about to be thrilled! I ordered some of the steak bites for the ladies at the hotel, then proceeded, knowing I was about to overeat AND take a feast back with me. Always a Caesar Salad as a starter, asking for it not to be overly saturated and they nailed it. Just a personal preference and this is massively nit picky, but just a hint more anchovy paste. Raquel then steered me to Shrimp Avocado Crostini as an appetizer. It truly left me speechless, and that's virtually impossible (just ask my kids). The perfectly toasted Crostini's, thinly sliced, a smear of the avocado, then a spoonful of heaven! I mean the warm shrimp goulash, salsa, soup... heck, whatever it was, was pure perfection. Limited myself to 3 pieces, about 9 bites, and only consumed about 1/3. For my main course I opted for a chicken dish as I often do. I chose the Spicy Chicken Chipotle with Penne Pasta, Blackened Chicken, bell peppers,edamame, mango... Now as I'm already achieving some pressure on my belt, all just have a couple bites. OOPS!!! Yup, it was THAT good! And it came out hot, as it should, a thing many restaurants miss on. I was confused after my first bite because it was unnaturally sublime! I devoured it!!! Just left enough to add it to the bounty traveling back to the hotel. Truly some of the very best pasta I've had anywhere. So now I'm stuffed and she comes over and says a naughty word, DESSERT! Crème Brûlée Cheesecake sound ok? Sure, I reply. Light, fluffy, not overly sweet, luscious caramel sauce... two perfect bites and into a to go package. The food, 10/10 The Service, 10/10 (Thanks Raquel!) The Atmosphere 9/10 Don't know if I will ever get the opportunity to return, but if I do it would be my honor to have a chance at trying more of the beautiful menu. Bon A-petite' Cheers

    I was excited to try this restaurant since there aren't many upscale dining options in our area…read more The food was good and I enjoyed my meal, which is why I'm giving it a few stars. Unfortunately, the service was very slow. I sat in the bar area during happy hour and waited over an hour for my food. While I understand happy hour can be busy, the restaurant didn't appear overly crowded, so the wait felt excessive. Communication from the staff about the delay would have made the experience much better. The food quality was the highlight of my visit, but the long wait and slow service made the overall experience disappointing. I hope they can improve their timing because our community could really use a great local dining option.

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    A lot of potential but needs some work. Establishment was lacking servers and food was expensive…read morefor what it was. Came here with some coworkers after work one Friday afternoon. Around 3. Place wasn't too busy but it took about 10mins to get our drink and food order in. After about 45mins place was pretty full and still not enough servers for all the customers. I ordered one beer, an order of cheese curds and a six piece boneless wings. All for the grand total of $29. Seems rather steep for one person and supposedly during happy hour. Don't think I got the happy hour special. Was nice hanging out with my friends. Place was a little loud but understandable with all the people there. Can't say I'll be coming back here anytime soon on my own at least. Be ready for long waits for service.

    Bartender Randal took absolutely forever on our drinks. Sat around and chatted with the waitress…read moreand didn't even worry about the tables drinks. I promise we listened to the entire conversation because we were waiting on drinks that were put in roughly 25-30 minutes earlier. Not only our own, but every table. Food came out decent just took slightly longer than normal. Server JAX was delightfully a literally ball of joy, even had to go behind the bar to fix another tables drinks which is absolutely obscured. Up his pay instantly because obviously your bar tenders can't do their job! Food was great, services on drink definitely affected our tips but JAX was great.

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