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    Black Bear Diner Salinas

    3.6 (480 reviews)
    Closed 6:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    BLACK BEAR DINER SALINAS ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Fish and Chips  Pot Roast Melt Blackened Salmon
    Kristy S.

    I've been to a Black Bear in the Bay Area and this Salinas location can't compare. I put my name down on a list and they mentioned it'll be a 45 min-1 hour wait. After 45 minutes, I checked back in and they were able to get us a table. They didn't call our names and there were plenty of tables available that time. Therefore they just completely forgot because we would've been waiting longer for no reason if I didn't ask. The menu has less options and the portions are smaller. The pot roast melt was $20+ and it came with a spoonful size amount of meat. Very disappointing! Fish and chips also was a small amount of 3 tiny fried fish fillets. The blackened salmon tasted like hospital food. I would recommend just getting breakfast here as the breakfast food was the only thing that came out good. Don't waste your time or money here.... Everything on the picture came out to $100, never again!

    My father's Volcano
    Caroline B.

    Food is great after blood test Service 15 to 20 minute wait for to go, recommended to dine in. Music nice to listen to. It was a rainy day made it feel like it was good "to go" have meal to take home. Lights and natural light was bright enough. Crowded lobby area, no benches outside for bigger groups.

    Western Western BBQ Burger with Homemade Crispy Onions* OUR Biggest - The GRIZZ

    The Food was perfect everything was delicious Staff was great , constantly checking on us , restaurant was clean and organized Greeted and seated quickly!!

    My BLACK Coffee With Sugar..!!
    Michael H.

    At Black Bear Diner After My Angiogram I'm Dying For My Coffee Had To Fast For My Procedure And Couldn't Have My Coffee So Way Overdue...!! I Am Going To Have The Chorizo Breakfast Burrito And My Fiancée Ordered The Chilaquiles Breakfast. It's So COLD In Here Especially After My Procedure..!! Quickly Brought Our Food.

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    We love the black Bear diner. Their food is always delicious and prompt. The service is only on time and friendly.

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    The food was so delicious and Issac. Was friendly and helpful, the restaurant was clean and inviting. Great place for breakfast

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    Ask the Community - Black Bear Diner Salinas

    Is breakfast available all day?

    Yes!

    Do they serve gluten-free pancakes or gluten-free waffles?

    Does this location have a little gift shop?

    Hi Monica B - yes! All of our diners have some little and some not so little gift shops in them :)

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    First Awakenings

    First Awakenings

    4.2(1k reviews)
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    I only ordered a fruit bowl, but what I got was a bunch of…read moregrapes, 4 smaller pieces of pineapple, and a diced banana. They threw in a 1 sliced strawberry. $12 dollars

    Sadly I'm going to be the bearer of bad news and say that First Awakenings is highly overrated. I…read moregrew up in Salinas and always remember this place being busy and thought of in high regard by pretty much all the locals. Being back in town, I had to give it a try after 15+ years being away. What a let down honestly. We were seated right away which was appreciated. It was about 10am on a Wednesday and we arrived just before the big rush it seemed. To drink, we ordered waters and orange juice and coffee. A whole coffee carafe was left on our table which was a bit of a surprise and the orange juice as advertised tasted freshly squeezed. Before ordering our food, my husband began asking the waiter about gluten free pancakes or waffles (since such was advertised online in a review from 11yrs ago) and before he could even finish the question the waiter cut him off to explain all the pancake and waffle options. My husband kindly asked again and was told they didn't have any specific gluten free options. That's ok, he ordered their Bacado omelette and instead of toast on the side he asked for a side of fruit. I ordered their Cinnamon Bread French Toast and a side of 1 scrambled egg and 1 sausage. I was told the sausage only comes in 2 or 4, and so I chose 2. When the food arrived, I immediately thought this all looks ok. And the taste was just the same. The omelette was not fluffy like you'd expect a highly rated restaurant omelette to be. The side of fruit came in a condiment cup and had 1 grape as well as 3 pieces of other fruit. The hash browns were sad looking, pretty pale and absolutely no crunch. My husband even added salt which was sad and rare to watch him do. My French toast was ok, kind of soggy and didn't have any caramelization or crunch on the outside whatsoever. It's definitely cinnamon toast vs a cinnamon roll French toast and was nothing special. The sausage was the best part which says a lot. I wouldn't come back here because there's infinitely better options minutes away.

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