bear diner in vallejo california type private founded 1994 1994 mm headquarters redding california number of locations 81 48 in ca . website blackbeardiner.com carved wooden bear sign at a black bear diner black bear diner is a restaurant chain in the western united states which serves homestyle and old fashioned comfort foods . the first restaurant was opened in mount shasta california 1 in 1994 founded by bob and laurie manley with help from bruce dean . 2 3 the company is based in redding california . it now claims 81 locations in eight states 48 of which are in california . 4 black bear decor has a rustic motif with over the top bear paraphernalia . 5 every restaurant is decorated with a 12 foot tall 3.7 m black bear carving by artist ray schulz . additional murals and artwork are created for each restaurant by steve and gary fitzgerald and colleen mitchell veyna . 3 the menu format mimics an old newspaper titled the black bear gazette with articles on the front page . 1 it offers family meals such as breakfast burgers salads and shakes . 6 baked goods prepared on site are offered and some locations offer alcohol sales . 2 so references edit a b barbara wolf & margaret anderson 16 december 2015 . 2015 world healing ii . authorhouse . pp. 36 37 . isbn 978 1 5049 6814 0 . a b hagemeier heidi june 5 2003 . black bear diner dishes out big meals . the bulletin . bend oregon . retrieved january 3 2015 . a b 1 black bear diner official site . find a black bear diner . black bear diner website . retrieved 27 april 2014 . poole matthew 2012 . frommer s san francisco 2013 . john wiley & sons . p. 379 . isbn 9781118333877 . black bear diners inc. . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 27 april 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title black bear diner & oldid 743571664 categories 1994 establishments in californiarestaurant chains in the united statescompanies based in shasta county californiaredding californiadiners navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 06 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view