After seeing all the Instagram posts about Black Bear Japanese Fusion, I just had to check it out for myself. It wasn't hard to convince my dining companions to join me once they saw the pictures.
The small space was packed when we arrived but we were lucky to get the last available table. The lighting was intimately dim and the decor was nice, sophisticated looking but a little odd at the same time. The murals on the walls were drawings of dogs wearing plaid shirts, hats, bowties, and eyeglasses. Like I said, nice but odd.
There were lots of interesting items on the menu but we settled on the Chicken Katsu Curry Omelet Rice, Chicken Katsu Curry Rice Burger, and the Soft Shell Crab Burger (with a $2.00 upcharge for the rice burger instead of a regular bun). Who wants regular anyway, when there's such an interesting option?
The burgers (sandwiches) looked really good, especially since none of us have had a rice burger before. They would have probably looked good even with a regular burger bun. The omelet dish had a huge piece of crunchy breaded chicken on top of a large omelet on top of a good serving of rice on top of a generous serving of delicious curry sauce. Nice! Make sure you're hungry before ordering this dish, or share it with somebody.
All the food tasted good, very good! The presentation was nice and the portions were generous. The service was also very good. Our servers checked on us several times and refilled our water glasses constantly. The manager(?) chatted with us when were were leaving and showed us their lunch menu, with many different choices from their dinner menu. We'll be back.