We stopped here on our way back from Vegas and were so glad we did! The wait didn't take a super…read morelong time which was great. We were seated within 15 minutes or so. The server, Candi was very friendly and quick to come take our order. There was a large party ahead of us and she was sure to tell us but ensured our food would be out as soon as possible. Luckily it really didn't take long at all. Both of our food came out delicious and hot. The service was great, and we grabbed a delicious brownie to share on the way out. Definitely recommend.

UPDATE!!!! Jesse, the district manager of the Black Bear Diner reached out to me after my initial…read morereview and told me to come back so that they could make it right. And they did! The service was exemplary. The food was great, and it was a great overall dining experience. I get everybody has a bad or off day. And in this case Black Bear Diner made it right. Which in this day and age of throw away customers and compliments means a lot. I will definitely be coming back to this. Black Bear Diner and I have upgraded my review to a solid 4! Wow. That was underwhelming. I like Black Bear diner, I've been going to them for a long time, and as I was heading back to Las Vegas I thought I would stop here and grab a bite to eat as I have always had a great experience there. Well this time, it was an exception to the rule. It was busy so I was not too concerned about the wait time, which was minimal, and they got me seated pretty quickly. Quickly. I like the little newspaper style menus as they were fun to look at and interesting to read while you waited for your server. I already knew I was going to get the mini volcano, as it just sounded like the perfect combination of stuff for me to eat for breakfast. The waitress came by, really didn't look at me, which was odd. And went back to put it in. She came back with my coffee and said the order was in. Should only be a moment. This was great news cuz I was ready to eat and get back on the road. The food came to the table and it looked appetizing enough, they had the two pancakes and my fried egg on top and a piece of bacon and a link of sausage. Flanking the pancakes with a nice garnish of an orange slice on a lettuce bed. Here's the problem. Everything was lukewarm now it did come out pretty fast which was surprising to me that it wasn't really hot. But literally everything on the plate felt like it was sitting in a dish in the back with a warmer waiting just to be built. The pancakes there are usually really good this time. They were terrible. I was very very sad about this cuz I really like their pancakes a lot. The egg was cooked well but again it was lukewarm at best. Same with the sausage and the bacon. The sadder thing was the flavor just wasn't there. Normally they have some personality to it, but these felt contrived and run of the mill. Now. I don't know if they, like Everyone else is having to downgrade and downsize because of the cost of everything, but whatever it was it was not working for me. Again, I will say that I like Black Bear Diners but the one in Barstow I will be avoiding every time I drive through. This is sad, and I hope that someone in corporate reads this because it would be great to have this restaurant be top notch when you're driving between Orange county and Las Vegas or vice versa. Bottom line? I seriously doubt that I'll ever come back here. Which is a bummer, because I am a big fan of this particular chain. There are plenty of other great eating establishments in the Barstow area. So this one I would kind of drive past. ************* Response to Black Bear Diner Corporate Thank you for your heartfelt response. In fact, it was one of the nicest chat GPT responses I've read this week. At least you got my name in there which was a nice touch and made it feel more personal, however, when you forget to put your email in there for me to respond to, that leads me to believe you really don't care. Thank you for the response albeit a very perfunctory one.

Came in for a bite while I was in Barstow. I was greeted quickly and she got my drink quickly after…read moreintroducing herself. I had the fried fish tacos. It was large tacos that were so big I could only eat one! I finished the others for dinner so there was great value to the price of the meal! The fish was cooked perfectly, the slaw was fresh and the sauce had just the right amount of spiciness! Delicious!

The last time I'd been out to Barstow and stopped at Oggi's, was about 9 years ago. My family went…read morethere and the food was actually relatively good. This time was quite different. My wife liked the tortilla soup, but the spaghetti and meatballs wear subpar. Now I guess, I shouldn't expect good Italian food from basically a sports bar but I'll have to say it just was relatively bland. I ordered the habanero pineapple boneless wings thinking they would be spicy-- they were not. Now I will admit, I've gotten used to hot sauce so maybe that's why they weren't that spicy. I'm not sure if they're supposed to be soft, but the boneless wings were not crispy, maybe the sauce made the better soft. But, I did not like it, I was expecting more crispy. But again, maybe is this is the way that they're served. The ambience is okay it's a sports bar. Kind of small as well but very busy. The service was great. I was greeted within less than 2 minutes from sitting down, and I had multiple servers taking care of my table. So definitely they're not lacking in service. I just think since the last time I went there and this time the quality of food has diminished.

Innout was closed today so we decided to try out Freddys. Holy moly that was a great and delicious…read morestop! Service was awesome too, wish I got the guy at the counter's name, he was so helpful and nice, I hope the other side of his pillows are always cold and refreshing. Crispy chicken sandwich was delicious, fries were super thin and perfect with a delicious spice. You can also lettuce wrap the burgers, if you had to go that route I would go with the grilled chicken as it'd go great with the lettuce they load it up with! So good! Custard? We weren't interested in it until the guy in the front gave us some to try and then we couldn't help getting a chocolate with banana and chocolate chips. Ambiance is fun old school diner. Would go again.

I love Freddy's and there is not one close to me- so if I can I try to find them on road trips…read more We normally stop at the one in Victorville - but it is hard to get to from the freeway depending on which direction you are coming from, so I was pleased to see there was another option in Barstow The Barstow location is smaller than the Victorville one but don't let that deter you! We found parking easily and walked on - as soon as we walked in we were greeted warmly - always a good sign! The inside was very clean - it took us a minute to remember the menu because we don't get there often. Ordering was easy and the person at the counter was super friendly! Food was made quickly and was very tasty, hot and fresh! When we were finished I went to thrown our trash and put the tray back and I noticed the gentleman who was making the food and told him everything was delicious! He was very friendly Would definitely stop here again

Hello, First off, I…read morehave to say that we absolutely love your place! We have been customers for several years. I feel like we need to bring this to your attention. Me and my husband, along with the a group of friends were in your place of business last Saturday night to watch Red Rabbit, who we love and follow. Around 12 or 1230 we noticed some commotion at the bar. Much to our surprise, your "new manager" was causing quite the issue with his boyfriend. Earlier in the night, he seemed to be actually managing the bar, however, at this time he was what seemed to be belligerent drunk. This went on for some time, even continuing out to the patio with customers trying to end the chaos. He was cussing, yelling at his boyfriend and demanding the Bartender serve him another drink. Once his boyfriend, was able to get him to leave, we even witnessed him punching a chair on his way out of the bar! I don't know the owners of this bar. I think they would like to know what happens when they are not there. This place used to be a great place to hang out with family and friends. This is not the first time we've witnessed drunk behavior from this manager. I have to say,, your Bar has a couple really good bartenders. And that is a reason we continue to come back. If this is the way the new vibe is in this bar, we will find another place to hang out. I truly hope that it gets handled. It is not fair to the customers, nor the rest of your staff.

HIDDEN GEM! Casual…read morevibes,friendly staff, and really good food. Little bit of everything on the menu to pick from from burgers, sandwiches, and wings. We chatted with our waitress about the upcoming events being hosted such as country night, karaoke night etc. Sounds like a lot of fun. The high desert needs places like this available to hang out in rather than having to travel up and down the hill just to get out for the night. Pool table, darts, and even board games available!

Whenever I'm on the road to Las Vegas, I often stop by this IN &OUT . It's one of my favorite stops…read moreon the way. The space is spacious, comfortable, and very clean. The restrooms are especially clean, which is convenient for long drives. I also see many travelers stopping by, especially people from the OC like me. There is plenty of parking, so it's easy to stop. The burgers are delicious, the service is quick, orders are accurate, and the staff is friendly and attentive.

Needed gas and a quick lunch. Kids voted for In n Out and I was all in…read more Busy location but quick service. Clean bathrooms. Food always tastes good and quick. I got an onion wrapped Flying Dutchman. My kids got cheeseburgers and animal style fries. My wife got a dbl dbl no onions. Love this location for lunch and lots of gas stations. Thank you In n Out!

This is probably the best mexican food i've ever had. It taste just like home made, the servers are…read moreso sweet, it is quiet and the food comes in big portions. I would definitely come back again if im in Barstow. 10/10!

Food was excellent! Best tortilla chicken soup I've ever…read morehad! My wife said that the hard shell beef tacos which she gets everywhere else was the best she ever had. I would definitely recommend this place to someone

The staff is super nice and the food was excellent! We had the BBQ chicken, catfish, Mac n' cheese…read moreand greens. Good priced for such good food! Super convenient that it's next to the Tesla chargers. We will definitely stop here agin!

On our way to Las Vegas, Nevada, my husband and I stopped at Southern Twist! Oh my!! So good! So…read moredelicious! You have to try this hidden gemstone! The staff is very nice! We had the oxtails and rice, turkey and dirty rice, greens and yams!!!! If you're looking for the perfect place to try and sample and purchase Southern Style cooking, this is the place!! Very clean and you'll love the staff! Film location: This resturant is perfect for filming. It's quiet inside and there's plenty of seating and a bar!!! Come ready to enjoy! Yummy!!

Last meal before i left California for ever. I'll miss this place. The chili burgers are the best…read moreor maybe i was just accustomed to them growing up in southern California. If you like completely unhealthy but tasty food give this place a try.

It's my first time trying Original Tommy's. We came here for the 80 cent deal. It was not worth the…read morewait at all. The food doesn't even taste that great at all. I felt that other foods elsewhere taste better than here. There was so many waiting in line and also waiting for there foods. I do not recommend this restaurant at all. The hype of the chili burger isn't even that awesome. It was a waste of my 2 hours plus for the foods that taste like cafeteria foods from school. It felt so suffocating waiting for our foods since there's so many already who ordered and waiting for there foods.The lighting was bright and it's pretty spacious but felt pretty off with everyone still waiting for there foods for hours. Its very chaotic while several ladies was going nuts because of the wait. While they were complaining to staff when are their foods coming out. We almost got are foods sooner but them ladies when off on the staff for waiting x amount of hours and still didn't get the orders yet. We ended up having to wait until 10:33pm to get all our orders. We requested to get french fries first which was around 10:13pm. But mind you we been here waiting since 8:04pm for the whole order. We finally took our first bite at 10:38pm. We left the restaurant by 10:59pm/11pm. The fries we requested at around 10:13pm was hot and fresh. By the time our whole order was ready to be called for us to pick up at the front counter. The batch of fries we had in the box was already cold & old which tasted soggy and nasty. I don't understand how it wasn't even fresh at all since we were like the last few 10 customers left out of a few hundred after the 5pm - 7pm slot was over. We landed in the 8pm slot with only about 10 customers left or so. I really don't understand the disorganized staff and the orders wasn't coming out on time in an orderly manner. The foods wasn't even completely fresh for the customers to consume. They don't even have an intercom to call out the numbers for the customers to pick up their orders. So everyone was shouting the numbers out. The customers was greedy as well who ordered multiple foods on different receipts. There was some who had stacks of receipts just for the chili burgers alone. We came here for the chili burgers(8), fries(4), Extra Large drinks(2), and an ice cream(1). Most people only came here for the chili burgers only. The cash register lady told us we can purchase a multiple of 10 burgers per receipts. We only got 8 chili burgers since everyone was hypeing how great it was. It was just a big fat disappointment. I can get better at another fast food joint. The chili burgers alone had so little bites of ground meat in it. I literally thought it would be on the chunky side but nope. The beef patty was small like the size of a hamburger at McDonald's. The buns is the only thing that was big which made the burgers looked big. They only put so little chili on each burgers as well. So the ingredients to me personally seems a bit on the cheaper side not worth the time and effort. I really don't understand how people hype how good their burgers are. The burgers and fries did not taste as fresh as I thought it would be. Everyone who's exaggerated about the chili burgers need to rethink it again. There are better burgers that taste way better and a bigger portion. My overall experience was definitely not that wonderful. I personally would not recommend this restaurant in general. The staff wasn't all that nice and friendly. The disorganized staff. The food was not coming out in an orderly manner. There was no intercom to call out your number. Everyone waited too long for their orders. They should had capped the multiple transactions for customers to only one per visit. Then again everyone was so greedy. I just wondered if they all going to eat it in one sitting. We couldn't even finish all our foods which we took the rest home for later in the week. I know we were greedy too but at least we did not had multiple receipts. The food was not completely fresh eventhough we waited for hours for the foods. You literally thought since they were busy shouldn't the foods be hot and fresh too. I'm thinking we literally got others leftovers when they made a mistake for other people ordered. I really am hoping it's not what I'm thinking. After we got back home I had a tummy ache. I ended up having a massive diarrhea. It's a good thing I made it home before it ended up on myself. I'm thinking the chili kicked in. I will not come back here again at all. But you never know I might change my mind in the future. You can give them a try. Be your own judge. Eat at your own RISK. As of now it's a no go for me!!

Not a bad pit stop on the way to or from Vegas…read more A touch better than McDonald's, Burger King or Taco Bell. The place was nice and neat with a good mix of music and the food was good! There's all kinds of parking dozens and dozens of spots! Three and a half stars 1/2

My burger that i ordered comes with garlic aïoli and there was barely any on my burger it was DRY…read moreDRY and when i asked them if i can get a side they refused me and wanted to charge me $1 for something that was supposed to come on it. UNACCEPTABLE. Never had any problem at any other location but employees here must hate their lives and jobs. Employees really need to learn customer service and not treat the customers like shit and management needs to be held responsible for hiring ignorant people like that. My receipt said no onions nowhere on there did it say no sauce and yet they didn't want to give me the sauce that comes on it. This is highly unprofessional.

The food was authentic and delicious, and the service was amazing from start to finish. You can…read moretell they really care about the quality and the customer experience. Highly recommend!

Jenny's Grill in Barstow…read more This isn't my first time here, and definitely won't be my last! Every time I come to Jenny's Grill, the food is delicious and the experience is even better. The owner and her family are such nice people. The food came out fast and everything was amazing. The menudo was BOMB! the ceviche tostada was so yummy, and the michelada? Whew. Spicy, tangy, and perfect. We also had a combo plate with chile verde, rice, and beans that was chef's kiss. If you're driving through Barstow, whether it's on the way to Vegas, Palm Springs, or just passing by do yourself a favor and stop here instead of a fast food chain. Support local. Support family-owned. And trust me! you won't regret it. We love you Tania!