Went here today and wondered why it wasn't crowded at lunch time but we knew why when we left. Pro's... The decor is adorable with bears and train tracks outside. We were seated by a friendly server and given menus. Our drinks came quickly. My husband liked the biscuits and gravy. Cons... The menu was very pricy. There wasn't much under $17 including breakfasts. I ordered a a patty melt (one of the less expensive items) "medium" but it had zero pink inside. It didn't taste bad but the bread was over toasted and I pulled out one slice of onion that was not even sliced, it was the outer part and in there by mistake maybe. My husbands hash browns were as dark as they could be without being black and he said they tasted like they were cooked in old grease. Everything was over done except my French Fries but they were over salted. We both agreed we could have cooked better than this at home. read more

Ordered prime rib, medium rare, but it was way over cooked because they Put it on a flat top Grill after they slice it. Server said that's how the chef makes it there. I sent mine back but my husband was embarrassed to do so so he ate his. The manager cooked mine, rather sliced mine, and put it on the plate and it was perfect. My husband's prime rib was horrible. I had him try mine and he said a huge difference. His was dry and hard. If you decide to order prime rib for $17.99, make sure you ask them to slice it and not brown it afterwards. If you do that then I would recommend it. read more

Standard Black Bear diner, usual menu, safe options. It does seem that every new one gets a bit more kitschy and brand oriented than the last. I hope they don't lose their soul to the franchise devil. read more

Unfortunately this was not a good experience at all. The staff needed direction and management desperately. Nobody knew which food went to which table, a few tables were missing items they ordered, guy who brought out coffee didn't even refill other tables trying to wave him over. I know all of this because the tables were way too close together given today's circumstances. read more

I will not be going back!!! Our waitress was quite rude. Everything we ordered they were out of. We settled on steak dinner and my husband ordered a brisket and our son ordered a cheese pizza. The steak was not cooked how I ordered it, had no flavor,and was burnt. My husband's brisket was over cooked couldn't even bite into it and our sons pizza was so hard you could hit it on the table and wouldn't make a dent in it. I was so not happy about this. We definitely will not be coming back!!!! read more

I love black bear diner In modesto, was in Turlock and decided to stop in for breakfast. First I showed up with my family, stood there for 5 min with no acknowledgement, until the girl ringing up bills (who already looked annoyed) finally grabs a host from the back to help seat people. This guy comes out and takes 2 families who came in after us and seats them first and he didn't even acknowledge us before he tried taking a 3rd family before us. We finally sit in a booth in view of the kitchen and all of the staff are in there, on their phone, joking around and talking for 10 min before anyone comes and offers drinks. I watched the kitchen staff touch a lot of food with their bare hands and serve it to guests. Masks don't seem to be that important either since they were pulled down the face of most of the staff. Our food came out and they completely forgot one of our orders and I had to ask 2 staff members about it before it came out to us. I felt extremely bad for our server Ruben because he was trying his best to keep up and keep everyone happy while the other staff just hung around the kitchen. He apologized so much for the order being late and we told him it was okay. We saw him trying his hardest when it came to his tables. Needless to say, the food was okay, the team was completely unprofessional, and the only thing that made our experience decent was Ruben! I'd give him a 10/10, other than that, I'd think twice about this place. read more

Came here for the first time. Great customer service! Our server was very pleasant and the food was amazing and a BIG THANK YOU to whoever that paid for our food! Thank you from the family with the pigtail little girl! read more

Nothing like starting off a good day with great people! From the food being EXCELLENT to server Mikayla being on it for all our needs to our warming host Andrew! This is a must go to again Black Bear and I definitely recommend read more

Great food, huge portions, excellent service definitely will return soon. Would recommend to anyone.

Almost burnt outside, uncooked inside burger. Sloppy set up with almost no sauce, onions mashed together on the side of the top bun with a stack of soggy pickle chips on the other side. I will never go to another black bear diner for the rest of my life. I just got this order off of door dashers. Completely disregarded cause I'm a delivery order I'm sure. No pride in their work and no management to be seen clearly you let this out and didn't even think to inspect your shoddy craftsmanship. My dinner is ruined and I have to sleep now so I can go to work in the morning. Thanks for not caring on all levels. read more

Ok this 5 star is for the great greeting host Andruw, our server (didn't get the name) and the food we received the 2 complaints that I have about this place is there is like a gas leak smell in front area of the restaurant that lingers throughout the dining area and a sewer like smell in the cave area that kinda ruined our family breakfast we left with major headaches! Several other people around us were talking about it too, so that part was definitely a ZERO STAR. If that problem gets fixed this place would be a perfect place to eat. read more

This new location is a weak link in the Black Bear chain, at least at this point. Pancakes were a bit crispy and tough, waffle also overdone. Omelette was not really an omelette in that the ingredients weren't cooked into it, but rather added at the end in clumps so that you get a bite of mostly onions then a bite of mostly spinach, etc, no cheese inside and too little on top. Also, in addition to the sausage and ham which was a listed ingredient, there were bits of mystery meat. Very off putting. read more

Very nice and roomy restaurant; nice to see for Turlock; quality food & service caring atmosphere and location next to frwy and across from Costco!! read more

I have been to many black bear and I know they just opened but great service hands down. Our waitress down to staff ...

We went to Black Bear Diner in Turlock last night. It was a very good experience. The service was great, the food amazing and plentiful and the ambiance was as expected from a family style restaurant.Our rib eye steaks were tender and juicy and cooked as we ordered. We have been to BBDs in Shasta and Reno as well and have never had a complaint. Everything we have had at BBD has been outstanding. The only negative at this one was the music was just a tad too loud to be considered "background" music but at least it was good music. Turlock needed a good place to get a good steak for a decent price. Will be in our "out-to-eat-rotation" for sure. So happy they have brought the bears to Turlock. read more

Had a very satisfying lunch here. Good service and atmosphere. Welcoming and comfortable.

I've never had REAL eggs benedict; Until I came here! That dish definitely set up a good first impression. I had the coolest serve, John, I believe. Would definitely go again :) Every dish is worth what you pay. read more

Went for a Mothers Day dinner at the Turlock Black Bear Diner. So excited they had sweet tea, terrible. Sugar sitting in the bottom of the glass. I need to go show them how to make sweet tea. The ribeye steak was awful, rubbery and about tasteless as you can get. Service was good, but we will not be going back. What a shame, all the other Black Bears. Have been great. Wake up Turlock, get another cook. read more

Love this Black Bear! Service is great. You get served super quick and I love the vibe! Good music playing while you eat.

I ate dinner at Black Bear Diner in Turlock Ca. and the menu said the California Burger was 11.99.They tried to charge me 13.99 plus tax was almost 15.00. I looked at the menu again and I was right but they continued to tell me it was 13.99. Are they blind? read more

It's very good. Like it opened, lots of light, clean and comfortable. Staff excellent. They let us have dinner menu long before lunch is over. More food then we can eat. We got a pie to go. read more

Had breakfast at the Black Bear Diner in Turlock this morning. Food was good service was fast but our waitress was sick with a cold. PLEASE Black Bear keep your sick employees home. The public doesn't want their illnesses. read more

Went in at 11 am on a Sunday. Expressly asked for Dani, whom we know from the BBD Modesto location. Service was the usual fantastic. I never once had to ask for coffee refills. My girlfriend's scrambled eggs and side salad were made perfectly, as usual. So was my Classic Burger. Our server did not ever seem rushed, although they were busy with Sunday morning rush. Will most definitely be back. read more

My family and I dined in last night and tonight, although our experience tonight was cut short because half of the menu items could not be served due to not having food in stock so we only paid for our drinks and left. We witnessed many customers complaining and even giving the servers a hard time which ruined the entire atmosphere and was unpleasant for us all. The waitress (Ana - I believe was her name) politely notified us from the beginning that they were not serving those items at the moment (which was everything we had set our hearts on). We asked if Scott was in but she told us there was a new general manager and that he was also not in. Overall, all staff was very friendly and courteous per usual, but it is quite an embarrassment for a restaurant to be missing more than a third of the menu items. Used to be one of our favorite places to grab dinner at, but can't say the same anymore! read more

We love Black Bear and were excited when it came to Turlock. But we were hugely disappointed by our experience. The service was slow, the vegetarian omelettes we got weren't cooked - the vegetables were raw, potatoes undercooked and the bathrooms were disgusting. I don't do reviews really at all, but this was so bad and so disappointing that I felt I needed to. Hopefully, the management will improve but for now I'd say this is a very badly managed restaurant. read more

My first time ever going to Black Bear I've seen them all over CA but now that theirs one in turlock had to try it. Must say NOT very impressed. Got my coffee it was cold. I ordered chicken fried steak and eggs, my whole meal was luke warm. One of the 3 meals was hot and the place wasn't even close to busy. Apart from the food which was why I came the service was great but I dont think I'll be coming back. read more

My business referral group has been meeting at this location on Thursdays at noon, and they have been doing a great job of accommodating us. The choices on the menu are varied, and everyone has been happy with their sandwiches, salads and burgers. Scott, the manager, has made it easy for us to use the space; our food arrives quickly, and our checks are available soon so that we can leave within the hour and 15 minutes that we have for our meeting. read more

Grandkids and I went in for breakfast today so Awesome to have Black Bear Close by service was amazing fast and so helpful staff! Food was fabulous ate at 10 am I'm still full. Definitely going back with the family read more

Pulling into the parking lot e expected to have a bit of a wait. We walked in gave our name and before we could take a seat to wait we were called to be seated. The service was a little on the slow side but it was a Friday night about 7:00. Our waitress brought our drinks and didn't come back for almost 15 minutes. Once we ordered our food came out fast. Our waitress only came back twice, once to make sure we didn't need anything and the second time to give us our tab. A little disappointed with the service but the food was great. Hopefully this continues to be the case. We decided to take desert home to eat later. I had the chocolate cream pie it was good only thing is the crust on the bottom was a half an inch thick in places and nonexistent in others and it was very hard. The hubby had the blackberry cobbler and only ate a little piece and threw the rest away. He's not very picky so I was very surprised by that but he said it just wasn't good enough to even bother eating the rest. We will return for the food and hope that the service is better. After eating at one in Gilroy and liking it then eating in Manteca and it being the worst meal and service we were very surprised by the Turlock location read more