Black Bear Diner

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Black Bear Diner
TypePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
Founded 1995 (1995-MM)
Headquarters
Redding, California
Number of locations
143
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Carved wooden bear sign at a Black Bear Diner

Black Bear Diner is a restaurant chain in the Western United States which serves homestyle and "old-fashioned" comfort foods. The first restaurant was opened in Mount Shasta, California[1] in 1995, founded by Bruce Dean and Bob & Laurie Manley.[2] The company is based in Redding, California. As of September 2020, Black Bear Diner has 143 locations in 14 states.[3]

Black Bear decor has a rustic motif with "over-the-top bear paraphernalia."[4] Every restaurant is decorated with a 12-foot-tall (3.7 m) black bear carving by artist Ray Schulz. Additional murals and artwork are created for each restaurant by Steve and Gary Fitzgerald and Colleen Mitchell-Veyna.[2] The menu format mimics an old newspaper titled The Black Bear Gazette, with articles on the front page. The children's menu is similarly styled with the title The Beary Tale Times and features children's activities.[1] It offers family meals such as breakfast, burgers, salads, and shakes.[5] Baked goods prepared on site are offered, and some locations offer alcohol sales.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Barbara Wolf & Margaret Anderson (16 December 2015). 2015 World Healing II. AuthorHouse. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-1-5049-6814-0.
  2. ^ a b [1] Archived 2015-12-16 at the Wayback Machine Black Bear Diner official site.
  3. ^ "Black Bear Diner Locations". Black Bear Diner website. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ Poole, Matthew (2012). Frommer's San Francisco 2013. John Wiley & Sons. p. 379. ISBN 9781118333877.
  5. ^ "Black Bear Diners, Inc". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  6. ^ Hagemeier, Heidi (June 5, 2003). "Black Bear Diner dishes out big meals". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Retrieved 2015-01-03.

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