Black Bear Diner Mt. Shasta Menu
Welcome to Black Bear Diner Mt. Shasta, the charming eatery at 401 W Lake St, nestled in the stunning backdrop of Mount Shasta, California. This diner is not just a place to eat; it’s a beloved experience that locals and visitors cherish alike. With a menu brimming with delightful offerings, from fluffy omelettes and pancakes to their celebrated Chicken Fried Steak, the food here exceeds typical diner standards. Guests rave about the generous portions, vibrant flavors, and the thoughtful adaptation to various dietary needs.
- Customer Favorites: The Egg Benedict and crispy onion rings have won hearts!
- Ambiance: A warm, friendly staff enhances the inviting atmosphere.
- Unique Touch: Enjoy pure, refreshing tap water, said to be the cleanest around!
Each meal promises to be a satisfying adventure, making Black Bear Diner a must-visit gastronomic gem!
Little Less Breakfasts
Chicken Sausage Scramble
(A low calorie breakfast option.) Diced chicken sausage scrambled with egg whites, jack cheese, spinach, and sauteed mushroom. Topped with avocado and diced tomatoes, served with fresh fruit and one slice of dry, wheat toast.
Ham & Cheese Omelette
Made with 2 eggs*, diced ham and cheddar cheese.
The Mini Volcano
All stacked high! 2 cakes, 1 link sausage, 1 slice of bacon, 1 egg*.
1 Biscuit & Country Gravy
Served with 2 Slices of Bacon OR 2 sausage links.
1 Egg Breakfast
Served with your choice of 2 slices of bacon OR 2 sausage links OR ham steak.
Roasted Turkey
8 oz of roasted turkey breast served with red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, seasonal vegetables & cranberry sauce.
Santa Maria Tri-Tip Dinner*
10 oz of marinated tri-tip seasoned with a Santa Maria blend of spices including garlic, cracked black pepper, salt and fresh parsley.
Full-Course Dinners (AFTER 4 P.M.)
Desserts
Banana Cream Pie
Banana cream layered with banana slices in a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with whipped cream.
Coconut Cream Pie
Decadent coconut cream in a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut flakes.
Grandma's Favorite Berry Cobbler
Chocolate Cream Pie
Rich chocolate cream in a chocolate cookie crust. Topped with whipped cream.
Olga's Bread Pudding
Made with bread, heavy whipping cream, eggs and vanilla, then served warm with a scrumptious pecan praline sauce and whipped cream. If you have never tried bread pudding, this is the one that will make you a believer – it’s ‘awe’some!
Apple Cobbler
Sweet cinnamon apples topped with a buttery woven lattice crust.
Cheesecake
A light & creamy California-style cheesecake baked on a graham cracker crumb crust.
Milkshake
5 Layer Chocolate Cake
Five layers of moist chocolate cake finished with an elegant dark chocolate ganache.
Carrot Cake
A triple-layer spice cake with carrots, coconut, pineapple and walnuts layered with cream cheese frosting.
Hickory Smoked Ham & Eggs
We use a generous, thick-cut slice for this traditional breakfast favorite.
Link Sausage & Eggs
3 large links of our specially seasoned pork sausage.
Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs
Tender steak, breaded and deep-fried then smothered in our country gravy.
Thick-Cut Smoked Bacon & Eggs
Our hickory smoked bacon is some of the best you’ll ever have.
Corned Beef Hash & Eggs
Slow-roasted corned beef brisket, shredded then griddle-fried with potatoes.
No Meat, Just The Eggs Please!
2 eggs cooked your way!
Mild Italian Patty Sausage & Eggs
We make our own, in-house from a recipe passed down through generations of Italian families.
Hot Italian Patty Sausage & Eggs
We make our own, in-house from a recipe passed down through generations of Italian families.
Classic 2-Egg Combos
Family Meals To Go
Fish & Chips Family Meal
8 Cod fillets lightly battered and fried and served with housemade tartar sauce and your choice of 2 dinner sides.
Eggs, Potatoes & Biscuits Family Meal
8 Scrambled eggs, 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
Breakfast Combo Family Meal
8 Scrambled eggs, 4 slices of thick-cut bacon and 4 link sausages served with 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
Chicken Fried Steak Family Meal
4 Bear Paw Chicken Fried Steaks with country gravy, served with your choice of 2 dinner sides.
Shasta Scramble Family Meal
A family breakfast for 3-4 people! 8 eggs scrambled with avocado, spinach, tomato, onion, bell pepper & jack cheese. Served with 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs Family Meal
4 Bear Paw Chicken Fried Steaks with country gravy, served with 8 Scrambled eggs, 4 housemade biscuits and your choice of strip-cut hash browns or country red potatoes.
Chicken Strips & Fries Family Meal
8 breaded chicken tenders served with a mountain of French fries and your choice of BBQ sauce or Bacon Ranch Dressing.
Bacon, Eggs & Pancakes Family Meal
8 Scrambled eggs and 8 slices of thick-cut bacon served with 4 sweet cream pancakes and syrup.
Fish & Chips
Cod fillets lightly battered and fried. Served with French fries, housemade cole slaw & tartar sauce.
Blackened Salmon
Cajun seasoned, grilled salmon fillet topped with creamy pesto sauce. Served over sauteed spinach & cherry tomatoes with mashed potatoes & country gravy and seasonal vegetables.
Chicken & Waffle
Our secret recipe sweet cream waffle, topped with breaded chicken tenders. Served with syrup and fresh fruit.
Bacon Mac 'N Cheese Bowl
Made with white cheddar. Topped with bacon and Parmesan cheese. Served with garlic-Parmesan toast.
Diner Classics
Cub Lunches & Dinners
Cubs Grilled Cheese Sandwich
A classic served with American Cheese. Served with your choice of French fries or fresh fruit.
Cubs Biscuit Bear’s Burger & Fries
Served with your choice of French fries or fresh fruit.
Cubs Chicken Strips 2 Pcs
Served with barbecue sauce or bacon ranch dressing and your choice of French fries or fresh fruit.
Cubs Brandi’s Favorite Macaroni & Cheese
Served with French fries or fresh fruit.
Patty Melt
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on grilled rye bread with grilled onion and Swiss cheese.
Cheeseburger Basket - Double
Two 3.2oz all-beef patties, topped with American cheese, tomato, dill pickle chips, red onion, green leaf lettuce, mayonnaise & housemade Thousand Island dressing on a grilled brioche bun served with your choice of side.
California Burger
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Topped with Avocado & jack cheese.
Bacon & Cheddar Burger
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Topped with diced bacon & cheddar cheese.
Cheeseburger Basket - Single
A 3.2oz all-beef patty, topped with American cheese, tomato, dill pickle chips, red onion, green leaf lettuce, mayonnaise & housemade Thousand Island dressing on a grilled brioche bun served with your choice of side.
Shasta Cheeseburger
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Topped with your choice of cheese.
Bob's Big Bear Burger
A 10 oz. all beef patty is specially seasoned and served with grilled onions, tomato, dill pickle chips, lettuce, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Served with your choice of side. Make it DELUXE! – Add 2 slices of our thick-cut smoked bacon & your choice of cheese. ()
Bacon Bleu Burger
Bleu cheese, mushrooms, bacon, onion straws, and horseradish aioli on a brioche bun. Served with choice of side.
Parmesan Sourdough Cheeseburger
We build this 6 oz. all beef burger just a little bit differently... Dijon mustard, Swiss cheese, tomato & grilled onion adorn thick-cut sourdough bread grilled golden with a garlic Parmesan cheese crust.
Western BBQ Burger
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Covered in tangy BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese & deep-fried onion rings.
Burgers
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Thick-Cut French Toast
Bear's Choice
Your choice...you make it just right!
Sweet Cream Waffle
Strawberry Waffle
A sweet cream waffle topped with fresh, sliced strawberries and whipped cream.
Cinnamon Roll French Toast
3 slices of thick-cut cinnamon roll dipped in French toast batter and grilled then topped with powdered sugar and drizzled with icing. Served with fresh fruit.
The Volcano
All stacked high! 3 cakes, 2 link sausage, 2 slices of bacon, 2 eggs.
Bread Pudding French Toast
Our homemade Bread Pudding battered and grilled like French toast, topped with sliced banana, warm praline sauce, and whipped cream.
Red, White & Blue Pancakes
Two sweet cream pancakes topped with fresh, sliced strawberries, blueberry sauce and whipped cream.
Pancake Stack - 2 Cakes
Our secret recipe sweet cream pancakes!
Pancakes, Waffles & French Toast
Bear's Benedicts
Classic Eggs Benedict
Split English muffin, sliced ham & 2 poached eggs* covered in Hollandaise sauce.
California Bacon Benedict
Split English muffin, thick-cut sliced bacon, avocado, spinach, grilled tomato slices & 2 poached eggs* covered in Hollandaise sauce.
Hot Chocolate
Soft Drink
Kids' Oat Milk
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice - Small
Cold Brew Coffee
Other Juice - Small
Creamy Vanilla Cold Brew
Kids' Milk
Creamy Mocha Cold Brew
Iced Tea
Lemonade
Hot Tea
Milkshake
Kids' Juice
Kids' Lemonade
Milk - Large
Sweet Tea
Brewed fresh and sweetened with pure cane sugar!
Coffee
Oat Milk - Large
Milk - Small
Kids' Soft Drink
Oat Milk - Small
Kids' Chocolate Milk
Other Juice - Large
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice - Large
Arnold Palmer
Beverages
Breakfast Extras
Fruit Bowl
Side Of 2 Eggs
Country Red Potatoes
Fresh Baked Bear Claw, Blackberry Filled
With almond filling.
Strip-Cut Hash Browns
Fresh Baked Bear Claw, Classic
With almond filling.
Sausage
3 links or 2 patties.
English Muffin
Hickory Smoked Ham Steak
Biscuits & Gravy
Side Of Loaded Potato
Your choice of potato topped with diced bacon and shredded cheddar cheese!
Toast
Side Of Gravy
Thick-Cut Smoked Bacon
4 slices
Hot Oatmeal
Served with cinnamon and Ocean Spray Craisins & nut medley.
Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
Tender grilled chicken and vegetables in a creamy chicken gravy topped with a flaky pastry crust. Monday-Friday after 4pm and Saturday & Sunday starting at 12pm
Diner Classics (AFTER 4 P.M.)
Omelettes & Scrambles
Joe's Hobo Omelette
Ham, link sausage, bacon, jack cheese, cheddar cheese, spinach & onion.
Bruce's Meat Lover's Omelette
Ham, bacon, link sausage & jack cheese.
California Omelette
Avocado, mushroom & jack cheese.
Southern Scramble
Split biscuit covered with 2 sausage patties, 2 scrambled eggs & country gravy.
Denver Omelette
Diced ham, bell pepper & onion, topped with cheddar cheese.
Vegetarian Omelette
Mushroom, onion, tomato, bell pepper, spinach & jack cheese.
Shasta Scramble
Avocado, spinach, tomato, onion, bell pepper & jack cheese.
Little Less Santa Maria Tri-Tip*
6 oz of carved-to-order marinated tri-tip. Served with seasonal vegetables and red-skinned mashed potatoes with country gravy.
Little Less Dinners (AFTER 4 P.M.)
Full-Course Homestyle Dinners
Slow-Cooked Pot Roast
A traditional favorite. Slow-cooked with onion, carrot, celery, mushroom, red potato, herbs & spices and finished with our savory beef gravy.
New York Steak*
10 oz. steak topped with deep-fried onion rings.
BIGFOOT Chicken Fried Steak
Our best-selling item. Tender beef, breaded then deep-fried & smothered in our own country gravy.
Housemade Meatloaf
A special recipe of ground beef and seasoned housemade sausage. Roasted then topped with beef gravy.
Reuben
Our own corned beef piled on grilled rye with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut & Thousand Island dressing.
Tri-Tip Dip
Thinly sliced seasoned tri-tip stacked on a soft Tribeca roll & served with au jus.
Turkey Club
Triple-decker stacked with roasted turkey breast, bacon, ham, tomato, lettuce & mayonnaise.
Crispy Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap
Diced crispy chicken strips tossed with salad mix, red onion, diced tomato, avocado and our housemade Bacon Ranch dressing, wrapped up in a large tortilla. Spice it up with Frank's RedHot Buffalo Sauce!
Chicken Strips Basket
4 breaded chicken tenders. Served with your choice of BBQ or bacon ranch dressing.
Pot Roast Melt
Slow-cooked pot roast, grilled onion, jack & cheddar cheeses & horseradish aioli on sourdough bread then grilled with a garlic-Parmesan crust. Served with au jus
Chicken Avocado Club
This triple-stack includes marinated grilled chicken breast, avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, Swiss cheese & mayonnaise.
B.L.T.
With bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise.
Open-Faced Turkey Sandwich
6 oz roasted turkey breast served open-faced on sliced white bread with red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce.
Sandwiches & Strips
Family Beverages To Share
Freshly-Brewed Lipton Iced Tea - 96oz
Arnold Palmer - 96oz
A mix of freshly-brewed Lipton Iced Tea and Minute Maid Lemonade.
Freshly-Brewed Black Bear Diner Coffee - 96oz
Single origin, 100% Nicaraguan-grown coffee. If you haven't heard of our Bears Brew Back partnership, please visit our website to learn more!
Minute Maid Lemonade - 96oz
100% pure squeezed pasteurized orange juice. a delicious orange juice with a taste that’s the next best thing to fresh squeezed.
Breakfast Burrito
Chorizo sausage, country potatoes, scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, onion, & cilantro all wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. Served with housemade salsa and fresh fruit.
Breakfast Club Melt
Bacon, ham, egg, tomato, and Monterey Jack & American cheeses on thick-cut sourdough bread grilled with a Parmesan crust.
The ScramBOWL
A hearty all-in-one bowl of ham, bacon, link sausage, eggs, bell pepper, onion & pickled jalapeno, scrambled over country red potatoes, then topped with cheddar cheese & country gravy. Served with a housemade biscuit.
Specialty Breakfasts
Super Salads
Bacon Cheeseburger Salad
All that’s missing is the bun in this perfect protein-style meal. Salad mix topped with a chopped burger patty*, bacon, dill pickle, tomato, red onion, cheddar cheese & served with Thousand Island dressing.
Crispy Chicken Cobb Salad
Salad mix topped with chopped crispy chicken tenders, cherry tomato, crispy bacon, hard-boiled egg, diced avocado, bleu cheese crumbles, red onion & croutons. Served with your choice of dressing.
Taco Salad
Your choice of seasoned ground beef or marinated grilled chicken breast served in a crispy tostada bowl lined with refried beans then topped with salad mix, tomato, onion, olive, cheddar cheese, jack cheese, salsa, pickled jalapeno, avocado, cilantro & dressing of your choice.
Loaded Potato
Any choice of potato topped with cheddar cheese and diced bacon.
Side Of Veggies
Sweet Potato Fries
Sweet Potato Fries & Onion Rings
Onion Rings
Served with Bacon Ranch dressing.
Dinner Salad
Salad mix topped with cherry tomato, cucumber and carrot. Served with your choice of dressing.
French Fries
Baked Potato (After 4 P.m.)
Served daily after 4 p.m.
Corn Bread Muffin
French Fries & Onion Rings
Side Of Gravy
Sides & Extras
Chili & Soup
Bowl Of Chili
A red chili that includes pinto beans, ground beef, our housemade Mild Italian sausage, tomato sauce and several other spices! Topped with cheddar cheese, diced red onion and served with sour cream and a cornbread muffin.
Bowl Of Soup
Our soup of the day!
Cup Of Soup
Our soup of the day!
Cup Of Chili
A red chili that includes pinto beans, ground beef, italian sausage, tomato sauce and several other spices! Topped with cheddar cheese, diced onion and served with sour cream.
Happy Cub Cake
Sweet cream pancakes topped with banana, strawberry, chocolate chips and whipped cream.
Cubs Chocolate Chip Pancakes
3 of our yummy pancakes loaded with chocolate chips. Sprinkled with powdered sugar and topped with a dab of whipped cream.
Cubs Sprinkle Cakes
Sweet cream pancakes with mixed rainbow sprinkles and whipped cream.
Cubs Bear Choice
1 egg* PLUS — Choose one of the following: 1 biscuit and gravy, or 1 pancake, or 1 piece of French toast, or 1 small waffle. AND Choose from 1 piece of bacon or 1 sausage link.
Cubs Mini Volcano
An eruption of delicious options, including 2 pancakes, 1 egg*, 1 piece of bacon and 1 sausage link.
Cub Breakfasts
Little Less Dinners
Bear Paw Chicken Fried Steak
Tender beef, breaded then deep-fried & smothered in our own country gravy.
Housemade Meatloaf
A special recipe of ground beef and seasoned housemade sausage. Roasted then topped with beef gravy.
The Chicken Nest
Seasoned grilled chicken breast over onion straws with hollandaise, bacon & mushroom
Slow-Cooked Pot Roast
A traditional favorite. Slow-cooked with onion, carrot, celery, mushroom, red potato, herbs & spices and finished with our savory beef gravy.
The Grizz
2 sweet cream pancakes, 3 eggs*, 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausage links & a ham steak, served with your choice of potato.
Big Bacon Breakfast
Served with 6 slices of bacon, three eggs, choice of side and two biscuits.
BIGFOOT Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs*
Served with 3 eggs, strip-cut hash browns, country red potatoes OR fresh fruit & 2 housemade biscuits.
10 Oz New York Steak & Eggs
10 oz of seasoned steak served with 3 eggs & 2 housemade biscuits.