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Black Bear Pizza

4.6 (145 reviews)
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Closed • 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Black Bear Deluxe Pizza GF crust Vegan cheese
Luca D.

Service and ambiance felt relatively quick. I got the Black Bear Deluxe (consisting of pepperoni, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon, ground beef, mushrooms, onions, black olives and green pepper) on a GF crust with vegan cheese. The crust had a good crisp to it, and the classic flavors worked super well. Overall, not half bad for a gas station place.

Andy B.

You would never guess some of the best pizza I've ever had comes from a GAS STATION! Yes the ambiance is so demure here. lol We've been here probably 4 times now over the past couple years. Anyway this time we were in the area to help in the recover efforts after Hurricane Helene came through. I actually called to make sure they were open as many businesses were destroyed or affected in some way. The only problem they had was there soda machine was down but because of the water supply. So being connected to a gas station we were directed by the waitress to go purchase our drinks from there! So back I came with a case of soda to add to my delicious pizza! Did I mention the pizza is insanely good? Yeah so if your within an hour of this place, forget downtown Asheville pizza, come to the real deal and get ya a full tank of gas while you're at it!

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Dee S.

Didn't ask for jalapeño- asked for a bbq chicken - I also got to go bc I'm in the truck - considering the mess this might make - we shall see I'll keep everything updated * After opening the box - Onions / chicken and bbq is all I've ever had on my BBQ chickens - not sure what type of slice is was -

Cynthia R.

Stopped to get gas at the Shell and noticed the restaurant so decided to see what they had so I could get some dinner to go. I decided on the club wrap with chips. I was thinking I'd get a bag of chips, but nope these chips were made fresh and must have been fried when I ordered them because they came out piping hot and oh so crispy. Absolutely delish. The wrap was amazing too. Staff was very friendly and place very clean.

Meat Deluxe Pizza Extra Large

Great pizza at a reasonable price. I had the bake spaghetti here before as well and it was pretty good. They also have a good lunch menu and the staff is nice. It's attached to the shell gas station but inside they have plenty of seating.

Pizza box comes sealed. First time I've seen a small biz do this
Yoonie L.

We're in Asheville for the week and met up with some of my husband's family and get some much needed R & R. It was our first night in Asheville and we were hungry after a long day of driving. We searched for pizza as it's a family favorite and the search and ratings led us to Black Bear Pizza (BBP). - Noms - We over ordered for 5 adults and 2 kids, but better to have too much than not enough, especially when it comes to food haha... We ordered the following: *Large Tossed Salad (cheddar jack on the side) with Blue Cheese & Balsamic vinaigrette - this was a nice and hearty salad (without fillers). I can't stand it when restaurants fill up house salads with iceberg lettuce. Nothing wrong with iceberg lettuce, but they belong as toppings on other things. If you're paying a pretty coin for salad, I feel like it needs to be lush and green and that is exactly what this salad was. A beautiful mix of mixed greens, romaine lettuce, chunks of bright red, ripe tomatoes and red onions. The dressings were great too! *Baked Ziti with meat sauce, comes with garlic bread - hot and fresh with lots of cheese *Spaghetti with meat sauce, comes with garlic bread - kids enjoyed it. I stole a bite and I would have eaten some more had they not scoffed it down. Great size for 2 kids (and my kids can eat!) *24 chicken wings (Buffalo; Sweet Chili; Garlic Parm & Blackened with honey). They split the wings in increments of 6 wings for sauces. My fave was the Sweet Chili, but each flavor was great. Even the Blackened one with honey, recommended by the nice man who took my order. He warned me that they looked scary and truth be told, they do look a bit frightening (see pics), but they actually weren't bad at all. They wouldn't be my first choice, but it's always fun to try something new. You never know what can become your next best meal! The chicken wings were a great size and were cooked perfectly. Skin was crispy and the meat juicy. *Black Bear Special pizza XL sans black olives - I love this kind of pizza, doughy crust with fresh toppings. I would have probably left it in the oven for probably another minute as the crust was a bit on the light side, but overall, great pizza. It was great cold for breakfast and heated up for lunch days later. The nice man hooked us up with sauces! They were generous and gave us more than enough and the sauces came bagged in its own bag. All the food was packed well in paper bags, stapled and in another plastic bag. This worked out well because it was also pouring rain at the time of delivery, so it kept all our food nice and dry. - TLC - The man who took my order was super nice and funny! Their phones must be ringing off the hook with deliveries taking 45 mins on a Friday night, but I didn't feel rushed at all. He took the time to answer all of my questions and made sure to take down every detail like utensils, sauces, etc. The delivery guy was really nice too! - Things to Note - *there is a delivery fee of $5 *it took about 45 minutes for delivery (this was expected as they stated this at the time of placing the order) *at the time of this writing (July 2021), they offer a military discount. I always ask, but never expected and always appreciated! Thank you, BBP! *We happened to stop at the Shell/Citistop on Sweeten Creek Road for gas a couple of days later, and BBP is attached to it! Always check out locally owned eateries attached to gas stations. You never know what goodness you might find! We would definitely order from BBP again if we were staying in AVL longer, but we'll definitely be back when we come back to AVL. Stay safe, Friends!

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Best pizza ever, great pasta and also yum subs!! They have excellent service, and very clean place to enjoy your meal!!

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4 months ago

The food is always delicious. The owner and staff are awesome. Check it out, you'll love it!

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Great pizza with great people! Wings are so good and pepperoni pizza with Alfredo sauce?! So good!!

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2 years ago

Love the white pie! So good and they deliver! Right in the heart of South Asheville. Staff is always friendly!

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3 years ago

First time ordering after multiple friend suggestions. Wow, really good!! Will be ordering again very soon.

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Fast delivery and the pizza was delicious. I would definitely order from them again next time.

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3 years ago

Black Bear provided fast and friendly service, a variety of dishes to choose from and homemade desserts!

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Had the Calzone and it was excellent and was large enough for 2 people. Friendly and fast service

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4.1(141 reviews)
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We absolutely loved this meal and it definitely makes sense why Soprana is recommended by the…read moreMichelin guide. We came here on a Saturday for dinner and were able to get seated at the bar right away. It is first come first serve at the bar, and there's over 12 seats at the bar. Reservations were completely booked up so no tables were available until 9:30 pm. My one complaint would be they told us no tables were available, but they left at least 4 tables completely empty for over 30 min and wouldn't let other people sit at them. They said it was for reservations who had ended up canceling because of the bad rainy weather that night. People were turned away at the door when tables were available. We ended up loving sitting at the bar because we got to chat with the bartenders and see the chefs make the pizzas. The crust for the pizza is literally perfect. The chewiest pizza I've ever had. I usually leave the pizza crust but I ate all of mine this time. My partner and I shared a focaccia with whipped ricotta for an appetizer. And we got two pizzas, one red sauce and one white sauce. The meatball pizza was absolutely delicious with the red chili flakes that are provided. And the artichoke pizza balanced well with the fresh arugula and pesto sauce. I would highly recommend coming here and trying to get a reservation. If you can't you can wait to sit at the bar or order to-go.

Had a decent experience a few weeks ago while in town for a friend's birthday. They were on time,…read morethe waiter was kind, but the restaurant was very cold. Luckily they did turn off the fans which made it a little bit better! They did not have a ton of vegan/vegetarian options that I could eat so I ended up trying one of the salads (no meat or cheese). The flavor wasn't my favorite so I didn't even up eating much and definitely left hungry. Our fault for not looking into the menu better (and I definitely couldn't eat a whole pizza by myself). My companions really enjoyed their meals and had multiple pizzas, apps, and drinks. Still a good restaurant with really nice views, so would still recommend for those looking for a good Italian meal!

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Ambiance is prety cool, i could see the place busy ln a friday and saturday night…read more Food wise i got a salad, breadsticks and a slice. The salad was a nice sized and covered in mozzarella cheese, honestly it could have had a little less cheese on it but each their own. The breadsticks, i thought were garli but its juat dough served with marinara sauce. The slice lacked flavor al together. Service, i waited at the counter for about 5 minutes before someone was off the phone and took my order. Food came pretty quickly, the guy behind the counter one of the guys was wearing a tank top, honestly that should not be allowed for health reasons. Maybe after a few beers things would taste different but like i said before each their own.

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I love the concept of being able to order your pizza at the same time as ordering your beer. The…read morefact that you don't have to do separate ordering is great. I like the style of pizza and they have some interesting specialty pizzas. I just didn't love how the pizza we had only had a very small amount of cheese. It was also super messy, the pizza had breadcrumbs on top, which were good, but they went everywhere all over the table. We also tried the meatballs, which were good but nothing special. I am all about being eco friendly but the taste of the wooden fork ruined the taste of the meatball (not a fan of the popsicle stick type flavor when eating).

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