We went to Black Bear Diner in Olathe for breakfast this morning. This was our first time there and I was TOTALLY impressed! The food was fantastic. My pancakes came out so hot that I almost burned my fingers when I lifted the top 2 to put butter on the bottom one (the butter melted instantly) The over medium eggs were perfect. My wife's steak was perfectly cooked. Our waitress was friendly and very attentive. As a bonus, there were free refills on their ice coffee. COST - The prices were comparable to that chain restaurant - "YouBounce". For the quality of the food, it is worth driving an extra 30 minutes from the I... For you veterans, there is a veterans discount. read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

Our server Bryce Dendurent and Mason Young gave incredible service and we felt very comfortable and welcomed. Our drinks were always full and we felt very seen. read more

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very good service and food. Jackie Was very kind And helpful.i will recommend everyone to go try it

Delightful diner, we had the fish, wonderfully light battered, flaky and tender. The sweet potatoes, crispy and were fantastic. Delicious salad with honey mustard was the perfect tick for us. Jordan, our server, was friendly, engaging & a delight. Thank you to the manager who cooked our dinner to protection. Throughly enjoyed this great value dinning experience! Dave & Felicia read more

I'm from California and also work in hospitality and the restaurant industry, so I always appreciate good service and a welcoming atmosphere. Unfortunately, the service here was about as basic as it gets--no pizzazz, warmth, or genuine friendliness. The restaurant itself is cute, with a charming little gift shop and a great bakery selection. The pastries and desserts were wonderful and easily the highlight of our visit! The food, however, left a lot to be desired. The soup was lukewarm, the entrées were average at best, and the salad had visibly rotting greens, which was particularly disappointing. Overall, Black Bear Diner is a cute spot for a last-minute dinner, but I wouldn't go in with high expectations for the food or service. The bakery is definitely worth checking out, though! read more

Black Bear is still a great place to get good food. I've had great service here and I've had not so great service. I do have a couple favorite servers, but usually take a seat that is available rather than asking for a particular server. That may change as it would enhance my dining experience. I'm really not that picky, but if I order orange juice, I expect orange juice. I know things can get hectic, but please don't forget something then charge me for it. That takes up time for both of us. My chicken fried steak was good and had plenty of gravy, the cole slaw was missing something, although I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Still, a place I recommend. read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Chicken Fried Steak with onion rings and slaw - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

My wife were in the area on vacation this week. I stopped in to pick up a pie. The hostess was so nice and friendly with her big smile. She rang up my pie. I asked her, " if she knows what the passport stamp is?" Since there aren't a lot of Black Bear Diners in the area. It was fun watching her face light up. She knew all about the stamp, and where to find it. She was excited, as she got to do her 1st passport stamp. One of guys walked out of the back. The hostess told him, "i just did my 1st passport stamp". Good training, and the love of her job. If we lived in the area. This is a location that I would enjoy visiting often. read more

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The food is good, and the service is great! Rebecca changed my life, ask her about her hash brown hack, you'll never eat them the regular way again. Delicious!!! read more

Probably one of the worst places I have eaten at. Maybe someone forgot to season everything?? Bland food and dry biscuits. Sticky menus and terrible service. It was so loud and freezing cold inside. Just save yourself the money and make it at home. read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

I eat here often. Usually I eat the breakfast options but today, after a 5k, I chose a burger. Made to temp, I like med-rare. Had fries as my side. Burger was pretty tasty and cooked perfectly. My bun had issues and couldn't really hold up to the burger so I ever up using my fork. Service was great. It's was the normal busy for a Saturday morning at about 930am. read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

Party of 7 on a Sunday morning and we were seated immediately. Extensive menu options for breakfast. Coffee hot and delicious. Waitress was very attentive keeping our cups full. Meals seemed heavy. But, good. I ordered the Bread Pudding French Toast with a side of potatoes. Much more food than I can eat! French toast was good. Potatoes were very buttery and not crispy like I expect from breakfast potatoes. I would recommend. You don't go away hungry, that is for sure! read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Bread Pudding French Toast* - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

Our first time. The food was delicious & hot. Great portions. Amazing service with a smile. This location is open, inviting and clean read more

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Black Bear Diner Review | Olathe, Ks 11981 S Strang Line Rd, Olathe, KS 66062 Rating: 3.9 out of 5 Stars (3 full stars, 1 almost-full star) If you're craving classic diner comfort with a friendly, home-style vibe, Black Bear Diner in Olathe hits a lot of the right notes. It's the kind of spot where the plates are hearty, the service is quick, and the menu reads like a greatest-hits album of breakfast favorites. What I Loved Lightning-Fast Service: Food hits the table before you even think about checking the time. Genuinely Friendly Staff: The team here feels welcoming and attentive without hovering. Tasty Diner Classics: Eggs, bacon, pancakes, and everything in between--fresh, hot, and satisfying. Solid Pricing: Generous portions without shocking your wallet. What Missed the Mark The Coffee... Rough Morning: The coffee tasted like it skipped the filter entirely--full of grounds and not pleasant. Overall Black Bear Diner delivers fast service, friendly people, and a strong lineup of classic diner dishes at fair prices. Fix the coffee issue, and this place could easily climb into the 4-plus territory. Would I go back? Yes--just grabbing coffee elsewhere first. www.westayedthere.com read more

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The food was mediocre at best. I ordered the tri tip sandwich and beef was dry and tasteless. I added salt which helped a bit but could finish this sandwich. Ordered the bread pudding to share with my companion. The last time I had the bread pudding it was fluffy, soft, 2 inches high and totally delicious. This time it was 1 inch thick, compressed to a solid dry glob. Unedible. The portion was huge and cut into 4 4" square pieces. We left most of on the table. Very disappointed and will not be back. Don't understand how they could go a place serving delightful food to what I had today?? read more

I've ordered their Shasta scramble multiple times and it's by far my favorite! It's an excellent breakfast and they give you enough that you can share! I only have one problem as I received my birthday breakfast and I can't use delivery! I'm disabled and unable to get to the restaurant and I look forward to this every birthday and this is the first time it doesn't let me use delivery! read more

Wanting some flowers fit cakes, you must try the sweet cream pancakes at Black Bear. This along with the crosscut hash browns are a tasty treat. read more

Great food. I love their breakfasts, especially the biscuits and gravy. Huge menu and good prices. I like their breakfasts cafe style atmosphere. read more

We showed up for a late breakfast a little before noon on a Sunday and had about a ten minute wait for a table. While waiting we observed the rotund nature of the other patrons and decided the portions must be fairly large. We weren't wrong. Prices are reasonable, the food is very good and yes, the servings are big. The service wasn't great on our visit--our server was a bit surly and we had to flag her down for a refill on coffee--hence the three stars. But it was all good enough that we would give BBD a second chance. read more

We enjoy their breakfast and hash browns. We really like their breakfast menu. Very large portions and usually not crowded.

Food was great, large portions, great prices! Quieter atmosphere, and we got our food quickly read more

Deanna who was our server was fantastic was on top of making sure we have ample coffee made sure that our food was great. She is one of the best servers that work there I prefer to have her as a server due to the fact that she make sure that everything is perfect read more

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Was quick to be seated even during breakfast rush this place is large enough that there plenty of tables. I got the breakfast sandwich which as you can see in my picture it is rather large portion and had plenty of breakfast potatoes. It was so tasty that I wanted to eat it all but ended up calling it quits halfway through. I thought that the cost for what you got was a great value and will definitely be going back to try more foods. read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

My first time. Had omelette and that was good. The wide cut hash-browns are unique and delicious. Pancake was average and english muffin was soft. Our first trip and we will be back to sample more. read more

Anytime I walk into a restaurant and there is pie on display, I usually have a feeling that I am going to have a good meal. We were greeted with arms wide open and Matt brought out our beverages immediately and while we were marveling at the menu and reading the special edition newspaper we zoned in on a stack of pancakes and country fried stake which were delicious and large enough for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We'll be back to enjoy the rest of the menu and the lively atmosphere. read more

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Copious menu, good sausage and french toast stuffed with blackberries. Great brunch options. Good coffee. Good service. Ambiance...like cracker barrel... Eggs, Benedicts,, burgers, chicken fried steak and more on the newspaper menu. read more

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EDIT: I reached out to the restaurant three days ago so they could help make it right (per their request below). They have ignored my email - no response. My assumption is that they request we email them to make it seem like they want to do better, with zero accountability. Will update again, if they do reach out. I will be sharing this now on social media, though. Well, if the heat had worked in the restaurant, it still would have been the worse breakfast place we've tried. It was roughly 50 degrees inside, while being 3 degrees outside. The eggs weren't seasoned at all. The hashbrowns (or should I say hashwhites) were oily and not at all cooked. The butter couldn't melt on the French toast, seeing as the restaurant was basically a giant refrigerator. The lettuce to "decorate" the plate was old and wilted. The fruit was not ripe and had a chemical taste. Plus, no hot water in the bathroom...so you may end up with frostbite after washing your hands. Suggestion: close the restaurant, fix the heat, fix the pipes, and get a chef who knows how to cook food properly. read more

My family loves the Black Bear Diner. We're breakfast lovers & this restaurant does it all day long. I've aways used Door Dash and it works great. The last 3 times at least one of us have ordered the Grizz. It comes with 3 eggs of your choice, 2 huge thick sweet cream pancakes with real maple syrup, 2 bacon, 2 saugage, ham steak and your choice of potatoes. This meal is delicious & a lot of food - I've always had enough for 2 meals. Based on their breakfasts, their other meals are probably quite good. But have always ordered one of their breakfasts - & will continue! read more

We love the Black Bear Diner. Our family has had food from this diner in three states. We have never had any complaints about the food. Our service has been spot on even when they were very busy. A very comfortable place for the family and friends to gather and relax. read more

Great place all the way around! Great food and great service! We decided to eat breakfast for supper. We had pancakes, which were absolutely delicious! Also had scrambled eggs and ham. Prices were reasonable. Facility was clean including the restroom. We got there an hour before they closed and we were not rushed at all. Waitress was extremely attentive! We got a dessert (small pie) from the showcase to go, it was great! Highly recommend! read more

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As we walked in we were greeted right away with a friendly smile by the hostess. Our wait was only 20 minutes. When we sat down they took our drink order right away and they were ready for our order when they came back. I love businesses that are that quick, especially when both of us were so hungry. Our food came out in good timing. I came here last year and I have to say the food has gotten better. We usually went to the Independence one because they are better cooks, but something told me to try the Olathe location again. I'm happy we did! The potatoes were seasoned perfectly. I had the chicken fried steak Benedict and it was on point. My husband had the biscuits and gravy and the Grizz. Amazing job with everything this time. Definitely coming back! read more

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Ordered some brunch to go after a busy morning of running around doing errands. I was STARVING and black bear diner was close. Wanting and waited 10 minutes past the pickup time for my food. Nobody stopped to say hi or ask if they could help me or anything. Got home a few minutes later and opened my bag to find the eggs, bacon, pancakes, syrup, and butter all just crammed into a single container. The eggs were so overcooked I couldn't eat them. The bacon was the worse quality bacon I've ever seen & I ended up only taking one bite. The pancakes were edible but nothing beyond that. I only had a couple bites of them before I threw them out. Literally recommend going ANYWHERE else for food. read more

I'm a little biased toward diners. Although, I do prefer a hole in the wall, local diner which Black Bear is not. It's definitely more of a corporate feel. I'd compare it to IHOP but I personally think it's much better based on this visit. I'd never been to one until we stopped in here. It was a last minute decision because we found it on Yelp while out doing some evening shopping. It was a Friday night and I have to say, I'm still surprised at how many restaurants in JoCo close at 8 or 9pm even on the weekend! Yes, Friday night is a weekend night for me. I really don't understand this. I've lived in some small towns where restaurants had early hours but even they were open later on the weekends. Back to Black Bear Diner. Maybe I didn't have high expectations because it's a chain but I liked it. I had fun picking out several options on my tri-tip steak and chicken tender dinner. I had a nice salad and some good onion rings. My partner got the prime rib which he enjoyed. Is it steakhouse quality, no, but it's also not the price and it's pretty good. We had tons of food with our 2 meals. We had 2 to-go boxes and around $50 with a tip. I also really enjoyed the casual environment and our service was great. Patient as we picked out food, the menu is huge! I was surprised by how quickly the food came out. I liked paying at the register on the way out because it was quick and easy too. I'll also admit I enjoyed perusing the small Black Bear Diner gift shop up front. They have Black Bear Lazy Ones PJs and sleep shirts with the Black Bear on them. I love Lazy Ones PJs and lounge wear! I need to go back and get some along with trying some other menu items, I'd give it 5 stars but I feel it's a little too corporate but otherwise, a great, fun, reasonably priced (and open later) place in Olathe! read more

Our waiter asked my sister to repeat her order two times, so I pointed to mine on the menu and ordered the two egg ham and cheese omelette with hash browns and a biscuit. it's $10 and something. The omelette looked big when it arrived but no hash browns. I told him and finally received a huge amount of hash browns that were very brown. I ate three spoonfuls and most of my omelette. My bill came to more than $20! my omelette was $13 something and I was charged $4.99 for hash browns! I left without speaking to a manager, but I should have. I've been there several times, but don't know if I'll be back. read more

Very friendly service food excellent had the chicken fried chicken excellent there definitely enough food plates are enough for 2

Black Bear Diners are typically the same, cozy and comfortable, very much like their menu! It was nice to have Joanna, as our server though and show us the Midwestern kindness and service, that we were told about! read more

I have driven past this restaurant while heading to the movie theater multiple times and have said we need to check this cute place out. I finally had the opportunity last night and was blown away! This restaurant offers a ton of comfort foods such as meatloaf, pot roast and chicken pot pie, as well as tri tips, burgers and sandwiches. But they are known for their large breakfast menu that is served all day. There are HUGE portions of food for LOW prices as well as over the top friendly service was what we received at our visit. I saw many food items on their vast menu and could not believe my eyes on the size of the portions. The plates are 16-18" wide and better named "platters" than dinnerware they are so large. Each menu item is so large they can definitely be shared. (Don't even get me started on how gigantic the Taco Salad is!) We have tried the following: Lemon pancakes AMAZING chocolate pie WONDERFUL AND HUGE chicken fried steak HUGE and seasoned well. Fish and chips. REALLY GOOD Friendly service also included a visit by Biscuit the Bear who is the restaurant mascot. The kids loved every moment of that! They have a bakery area where you can take home pies and desserts and a cute gift shop as well. We can't wait to go back and enjoy more breakfast items as well...they are offered all day on their menu! read more

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Went in Friday evening and noticed the all you can eat fish for 14.99. So that was the choice. When the fish came to the table it was fried crispy. With it you received fries, coleslaw and what were supposed to be hushpuppies. They were undercooked dough balls, they brought replacement order but it was the same. Someone needs to take a Long Jihn Silvers hushpuppy to show them how they should be made with cornmeal. It was very cold in the restaurant and we were told that it had been adjusted but remained really cold. Maybe their way so you don't stay very long. When you asked for the "all you can eat" fish it took forever to get more and the pieces steadily got smaller and smaller. Tartar sauce was ok, they had malt vinegar but when my friend asked for cocktail sauce they looked at her like she was crazy and said they don't have that. Guess they must not serve any shrimp meals. Waitress was ok, she said she was newer and she tried well to complete our requests timely. Poor girls hands were shaking but no complaints about her. Just know that they didnt seem to really like the idea when people actually asked for more fish so they need to take it off the menu. Been to Black Bear several times but mainly for breakfast. Think I will keep it as a breakfast possibility but forgo dinner time. Someone in management PLEASE go eat a REAL HUSHPUPPY!! read more

Got right in for breakfast on a Saturday, so that was nice. Brought coffee without cream, which I found odd, but maybe it's not standard? I ordered the Roasted Red Pepper Chicken Sausage Scramble (590 cals.) Diced roasted red pepper chicken sausage scrambled with egg whites, jack cheese, spinach and sautéed mushroom. Topped with sliced avocado and diced tomato and served with fresh fruit and a slice of dry, wheat toast Overall, pretty tasty. The avocado and fruit were very fresh. Server was very sweet, and attentive. read more

Black Bear Diner Olathe - Roasted Red Pepper Chicken Sausage Scramble - Diners Near Me - Olathe, Kansas

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If I could leave 0 stars I would. I was picking up an order to go and I stood at the online order pick up for 10 mins with every employee avoiding me before I asked someone walking by if they had my order. Jackie then proceeded to RUDELY tell me that "they are cooking for everyone else and not just me" Took 15-20 mins out of my day standing and waiting. I'll NEVER recommend this establishment to anyone. read more

I really enjoy Black Bear Diner! Jackie offers exceptional customer service and hospitality! Matt my server was very friendly and took my order correctly and patiently. The whole meal was a great experience! The food and service was fantastic! I will be back again! read more