"2012-02-03T00:00:00"^^ . . . "Bear's Den recently added brunch to their offerings. I have never been to Bear's Den before so this review is strictly based on my brunching experience.\n\nFirst of all, despite the name, no bears. I was worried because this place is like an HOUR from my house, or as I like to say, where the wild things live. The absence of bears was appreciated. Decor is nice, but kind of reminds me of a place where men go to smoke cigars and drink scotch and women aren't admitted because of some dumb rule from the 50's or something.\n\nThe buffet was rather anemic and reminded me of a garage sale when all the good stuff is gone. We were all surprised at the lack of options and the fact that they were not refreshing any of the food. (Later we were told it's because our reso was so late - it was dead when we arrived but we when we made our reso we were told they were packed until 1pm.)\n\nWe got back to the table and made jokes about turning this into a liquid brunch when our server started coming around with hot food from the kitchen - eggs bennies, bison skewers, spring rolls, all sorts of delights. Everything she brought around was MILES ahead of the sad spread that we picked through looking for any last morsel of food.\n\nIf you've read my review on Crack Bun, you know I like a good cinnamon bun. The warm cinnamon buns she brought around were fresh from the oven, dripping in gooey sugary, cinnamon-y deliciousness. I un-apologetically had two of them (what if I got stuck in the wilderness, far from my house, I would need the sustenance) and wished I had brought a container to smuggle some home with me.\n\nBottom line - go early, don't fill your plate at the \"buffet\", ask for the cinnamon buns, and make sure the pants you wear are stretchy at the waist. If you do these things I feel confident you will best my 3 star experience by at least 1 full star."^^ . "3"^^ . "0"^^ . . "3"^^ . "2"^^ .