What a great place! Only wish they had places in New Jersey where I live. Good, hearty, healthy, quality food at a reasonable price. Love the pecan-crusted trout. Love the sauteed veggies. They did well with all the soups we tried. My wife found the half-sandwich with a bowl of soup just right for her. Love the sauteed veggies. I said that? OK, it bears repeating. (No pun intended.)
Two stories:
I was in Phoenix to visit my son. We looked for a place to eat and he said, "I've heard good things about Black Bear Diner. I've been meaning to try it. So we did. We wound up eating there three times in our six-day visit.
My wife wanted to go there for soup-and-sandwich, and wondered what the soup was. I called and found out it was chicken noodle. My wife was disappointed, but we thought we'd go anyway. Two minutes later, my phone rings. It's Julia from Black Bear Diner. She double-checked, and it was really split pea with ham -- a favorite of ours. She had checked the caller ID, and called me back to correct the error. Service above and beyond the call.