We had never been to a Black Bear Diner. We wanted a not fancy dinner at a reasonable price. For what we wanted it was good. I had the Chicken Fried Steak. It was good but fried a little too long. Mashed potatoes and gravy were good and the green beans were canned beans with bacon and onion thrown in. Coming from the South this is typical for green beans. The minestrone soup was regular institutional soup that probably came in a frozen brick. I liked it. My wife had the meat loaf which was very good. Being "seniors" and not being terribly hungry we had the smaller portions and it was perfect for us. I should add that we had corn bread muffins and they were very good. Don't expect gourmet dining but expect good down home food. We will go there again.