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.
Side Of Gravy
French Fries & Onion Rings
Sweet Potato Fries & Onion Rings
Onion Rings
Served with Bacon Ranch dressing.
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons & Parmesan cheese in a creamy Caesar dressing.
French Fries
Loaded Potato
Any choice of potato topped with cheddar cheese and diced bacon.
Sweet Potato Fries
Side Of Veggies
Baked Potato (After 4 P.m.)
Served daily after 4 p.m.
Corn Bread Muffin
Dinner Salad
Salad mix topped with cherry tomato, cucumber and carrot. Served with your choice of dressing.
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Cubs Mini Volcano
An eruption of delicious options, including 2 pancakes, 1 egg*, 1 piece of bacon and 1 sausage link.
BIGFOOT Chicken Fried Steak Dinner
Our best-selling item. Tender beef, breaded then deep-fried & smothered in our own country gravy.
Tri-Tip Dip
Thinly sliced seasoned tri-tip stacked on a soft Tribeca® roll & served with au jus.
Santa Cake
A sweet cream pancake topped with a strawberry hat, strawberry nose & mouth, chocolate chip eyes and a whipped cream beard. As sweet as he is jolly!
Pancake Stack - 2 Cakes
Our secret recipe sweet cream pancakes!
$1 Make-A-Wish® Donation
Cubs Chicken Strips 2 Pcs
Served with barbecue sauce or bacon ranch dressing and your choice of French fries or fresh fruit.
Bob's Big Bear Burger
A 10 oz. all beef patty is specially seasoned and served with grilled onions, tomato, dill pickle chips, lettuce, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Served with your choice of side. Make it DELUXE! – Add 2 slices of our thick-cut smoked bacon & your choice of cheese. ($)
Bear's Choice
Your choice…you make it just right!
Chicken Strips Basket
4 breaded chicken tenders. Served with your choice of BBQ or bacon ranch dressing.
Slow-Cooked Pot Roast
A tender traditional favorite. Slow-roasted with vegetables, herbs & spices and finished with beef gravy.
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.
Joe's Hobo Omelette
Ham, link sausage, bacon, jack cheese, cheddar cheese, spinach & onion.
Happy Cub Cake
Sweet cream pancakes topped with banana, strawberry, chocolate chips and whipped cream.
BIGFOOT Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs*
Served with 3 eggs, strip-cut hash browns, country red potatoes OR fresh fruit & 2 house made biscuits.
10 Oz New York Steak & Eggs
10 oz of seasoned steak served with 3 eggs & 2 housemade biscuits.
Blackened Salmon
Cajun seasoned, grilled salmon fillet. Served over sautéed spinach & cherry tomatoes with mashed potatoes & country gravy and seasonal vegetables.
$5 Make-A-Wish® Donation
Fish & Chips
Cod fillets lightly battered and fried. Served with French fries & tartar sauce.
The Grizz
2 sweet cream pancakes, 3 eggs*, 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausage links & a ham steak, served with your choice of potato.
Vegetarian Omelette
Mushroom, onion, tomato, bell pepper, spinach & jack cheese.
Cubs Brandi’s Favorite Macaroni & Cheese
Served with French fries or fresh fruit.
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.
New York Steak*
10 oz. steak topped with deep-fried onion rings.
Milk - Small
Kids' Chocolate Milk
Coffee
Cold Brew Coffee
Lemonade
Milkshake
Other Juice - Large
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice - Large
Oat Milk - Small
Hot Tea
Sweet Tea
Brewed fresh and sweetened with pure cane sugar!
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice - Small
Iced Tea
Kids' Soft Drink
Kids' Milk
Creamy Mocha Cold Brew
Oat Milk - Large
Kids' Juice
Other Juice - Small
Soft Drink
Kids' Lemonade
Hot Chocolate
Creamy Vanilla Cold Brew
Kids' Oat Milk
Arnold Palmer
Milk - Large
Apple Cobbler
Sweet cinnamon apples topped with a buttery woven lattice crust.
Coconut Cream Pie
Decadent coconut cream in a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut flakes.
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!
Cheesecake
A light & creamy California-style cheesecake baked on a graham cracker crumb crust.
Chocolate Cream Pie
Rich chocolate cream in a chocolate cookie crust. Topped with whipped cream.
Banana Cream Pie
Banana cream layered with banana slices in a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with whipped cream.
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.
Grandma's Favorite Berry Cobbler
Milkshake
Homemade Crispy Onion Topped Meatloaf
A special recipe of ground beef and seasoned housemade sausage. Roasted then topped with beef gravy.
Bear Paw Chicken Fried Steak
Tender beef, breaded then deep-fried & smothered in our own country gravy.
Slow-Cooked Pot Roast
A tender traditional favorite. Slow-roasted with vegetables, herbs & spices and finished with beef gravy.
Homemade Crispy Onion Chicken Stack
Seasoned grilled chicken breast over homemade crispy onion straws with hollandaise, bacon & mushroom
Hickory Smoked Ham & Eggs
We use a generous, thick-cut slice for this traditional breakfast favorite.
Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs
Tender steak, breaded and deep-fried then smothered in our country gravy.
Link Sausage & Eggs
3 large links of our specially seasoned pork sausage.
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.
Thick-Cut Smoked Bacon & Eggs
Our hickory smoked bacon is some of the best you’ll ever have.
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.
Caesar Salad With Optional Add-On
Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons & Parmesan cheese in a creamy Caesar dressing. Served as is or choose to add a grilled chicken breast or fillet of blackened salmon.
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 jalapeño, avocado, cilantro & dressing of your choice.
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
California Bacon Benedict
Split English muffin, thick-cut sliced bacon, avocado, spinach, grilled tomato slices & 2 poached eggs* covered in Hollandaise sauce.
Classic Eggs Benedict
Split English muffin, sliced ham & 2 poached eggs* covered in Hollandaise sauce.
Chicken Caesar Melt
Marinated grilled chicken breast with Caesar dressing, green leaf lettuce, tomato and Swiss & jack cheesed on grilled Parmesan Sourdough bread.
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
Patty Melt
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on grilled rye bread with grilled onion and Swiss cheese.
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.
Sausage
3 links or 2 patties.
Country Red Potatoes
Biscuits & Gravy
Fresh Baked Bear Claw, Classic
With almond filling.
Side Of Gravy
Creamy Grits
English Muffin
Fresh Baked Bear Claw, Blackberry Filled
With almond filling.
Side Of Loaded Potato
Your choice of potato topped with diced bacon and shredded cheddar cheese!
Toast
Side Of 2 Eggs
Thick-Cut Smoked Bacon
4 slices
Strip-Cut Hash Browns
Hickory Smoked Ham Steak
Fruit Bowl
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.
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.
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 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.
Chicken Fried Steak Family Meal
4 Bear Paw Chicken Fried Steaks with country gravy, served with 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.
Fish & Chips Family Meal
8 Cod fillets lightly battered and fried and served with housemade tartar sauce and your choice of 2 dinner sides.
California Omelette
Avocado, mushroom & jack cheese.
Denver Omelette
Diced ham, bell pepper & onion, topped with cheddar cheese.
Shasta Scramble
Avocado, spinach, tomato, onion, bell pepper & jack cheese.
Southern Scramble
Split biscuit covered with 2 sausage patties, 2 scrambled eggs & country gravy.
Joe's Hobo Omelette
Ham, link sausage, bacon, jack cheese, cheddar cheese, spinach & onion.
Vegetarian Omelette
Mushroom, onion, tomato, bell pepper, spinach & jack cheese.
Bruce's Meat Lover's Omelette
Ham, bacon, link sausage & jack cheese.
1 Egg Breakfast
Served with your choice of 2 slices of bacon OR 2 sausage links OR ham steak.
Ham & Cheese Omelette
Made with 2 eggs*, diced ham and cheddar cheese.
Bob's Red Mill Steel Cut Oatmeal®
Brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins & chopped pecans.
1 Biscuit & Country Gravy
Served with 2 Slices of Bacon OR 2 sausage links.
The Mini Volcano
All stacked high! 2 cakes, 1 link sausage, 1 slice of bacon, 1 egg*.
Avocado Toast
Fresh avocado on 1 slice of wheat toast. Served with tomato slices and a side of fresh fruit.
Chicken Sausage Scramble
(A low calorie breakfast option.) Diced chicken sausage scrambled with egg whites, jack cheese, spinach, and sautéed mushroom. Topped with avocado and diced tomatoes, served with fresh fruit and one slice of dry, wheat toast.
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.
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.
Bowl Of Soup
Our soup of the day!
BIGFOOT Chicken Fried Steak
Our best-selling item. Tender beef, breaded then deep-fried & smothered in our own country gravy.
Homemade Crispy Onion Topped Meatloaf
A special recipe of ground beef and seasoned housemade sausage. Roasted then topped with beef gravy.
New York Steak*
10 oz. steak topped with deep-fried onion rings.
Slow-Cooked Pot Roast
A tender traditional favorite. Slow-roasted with vegetables, herbs & spices and finished with beef gravy.
$5 Make-A-Wish® Donation
Candy Cane Chocolate Cream Pie
Oreo cookie and candy cane crust with peppermint-chocolate cream filling. With whipped topping & crushed candy canes.
Santa Cake
A sweet cream pancake topped with a strawberry hat, strawberry nose & mouth, chocolate chip eyes and a whipped cream beard. As sweet as he is jolly! *Depending on local produce availability, your Santa Cake may come with raspberries!
Joshua's Chocolate Wish
Chocolate cream filling layered with whipped topping, chocolate brownie pieces & crushed Oreo cookies topped with a mountain of whipped cream.
$1 Make-A-Wish® Donation
California Burger
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Topped with Avocado & jack cheese.
Cheeseburger Basket - Single
A 3.2oz all-beef patty, topped with American cheese, tomato, dill pickle chips, red onion, green leaf lettuce, mayonnaise & housemade Thousand Island dressing on a grilled brioche bun served with your choice of side.
Bacon & Cheddar Burger
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Topped with diced bacon & cheddar cheese.
Western BBQ Burger With Homemade Crispy Onions
A 6 oz. all beef patty built on a golden brioche bun, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, dill pickle chips, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Covered in tangy BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese & deep-fried onion rings.
Bob's Big Bear Burger
A 10 oz. all beef patty is specially seasoned and served with grilled onions, tomato, dill pickle chips, lettuce, mayonnaise & Thousand Island dressing. Served with your choice of side. Make it DELUXE! – Add 2 slices of our thick-cut smoked bacon & your choice of cheese. ($)
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.
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.
Strawberry Waffle
A sweet cream waffle topped with fresh, sliced strawberries and whipped cream.
Bear's Choice
Your choice…you make it just right!
Sweet Cream Waffle
Pancake Stack - 2 Cakes
Our secret recipe sweet cream pancakes!
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.
Thick-Cut French Toast
Chicken Strips Basket
4 breaded chicken tenders. Served with your choice of BBQ or bacon ranch 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.
Open-Faced Turkey Sandwich
Roasted turkey breast served open-faced on sliced white bread with red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy & cranberry sauce.
Chicken Avocado Club
This triple-stack includes marinated grilled chicken breast, avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, Swiss cheese & mayonnaise.
Reuben
Our own corned beef piled on grilled rye with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut & Thousand Island dressing.
B.L.T.
With bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise.
Cubs Chicken Strips 2 Pcs
Served with barbecue sauce or bacon ranch dressing and your choice of French fries or fresh fruit.
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 Brandi’s Favorite Macaroni & Cheese
Served with French fries or fresh fruit.
Carrot Cake
A triple-layer spice cake with carrots, coconut, pineapple and walnuts layered with cream cheese frosting.
Grandma's Favorite Berry Cobbler
Joshua's Chocolate Wish
Chocolate cream filling layered with whipped topping, chocolate brownie pieces & crushed Oreo cookies topped with a mountain of whipped cream.
Banana Cream Pie
Banana cream layered with banana slices in a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with whipped cream.
Chocolate Cream Pie
Rich chocolate cream in a chocolate cookie crust. Topped with whipped cream.
5 Layer Chocolate Cake
Five layers of moist chocolate cake finished with an elegant dark chocolate ganache.
Santa Cake
A sweet cream pancake topped with a strawberry hat, strawberry nose & mouth, chocolate chip eyes and a whipped cream beard. As sweet as he is jolly!
Apple Cobbler
Sweet cinnamon apples topped with a buttery woven lattice crust.
Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake
Creamy pumpkin cheesecake with pumpkin pie filling topped with a cinnamon white chocolate mousse and whipped cream.
$1 Make-A-Wish® Donation
Pumpkin Pie - Whole Pie
Candy Cane Chocolate Cream Pie
Oreo cookie and candy cane crust with peppermint-chocolate cream filling. With whipped topping & crushed candy canes.
$5 Make-A-Wish® Donation
Pumpkin Pie Slice
Sweet spiced pumpkin custard in a buttery crust topped with whipped cream.
BIGFOOT Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs*
Served with 3 eggs, strip-cut hash browns, country red potatoes OR fresh fruit & 2 housemade biscuits.
Big Bacon Breakfast
Served with 6 slices of bacon, three eggs, choice of side and two biscuits.
The Grizz
2 sweet cream pancakes, 3 eggs*, 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausage links & a ham steak, served with your choice of potato.
10 Oz New York Steak & Eggs
10 oz of seasoned steak served with 3 eggs & 2 housemade biscuits.
Cubs Mini Volcano
An eruption of delicious options, including 2 pancakes, 1 egg*, 1 piece of bacon and 1 sausage link.
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 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.
Happy Cub Cake
Sweet cream pancakes topped with banana, strawberry, chocolate chips and whipped cream.
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.
Blackened Salmon
Cajun seasoned, grilled salmon fillet topped with creamy pesto sauce. Served over sautéed spinach & cherry tomatoes with mashed potatoes & country gravy and seasonal vegetables.
Bacon Mac 'N Cheese Bowl
Made with white cheddar. Topped with bacon and Parmesan cheese. Served with garlic-Parmesan toast.
Fish & Chips
Cod fillets lightly battered and fried. Served with French fries, housemade cole slaw & tartar sauce.
Chicken & Waffle
Our secret recipe sweet cream waffle, topped with breaded chicken tenders. Served with syrup 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 jalapeño, scrambled over country red potatoes, then topped with cheddar cheese & country gravy. Served with a housemade biscuit.
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.
If you’re browsing the Black Bear Diner Natomas Menu, come hungry and maybe a little curious too. Tucked at 2700 El Centro Rd in Sacramento, this spot leans hard into hearty, comfort-style dishes that don’t hold back. The breakfast section alone can pull you in with stacks of fluffy pancakes, thick-cut French toast, and oversized omelets packed with everything from bacon to fresh veggies. Then, just when you think you’ve seen it all, the burgers, homestyle meatloaf, and slow-cooked pot roast start calling your name.
What makes the menu fun to explore is how generous everything feels. Portions are big, flavors are bold, and there’s a cozy, down-home vibe running through every plate. Whether you’re stopping by for a laid-back brunch or settling in for a filling dinner, you’ll find plenty of classic American favorites mixed with sweet treats that are hard to resist.