Black Bear Diner
7 people recommend, 3 warn against itvia r/askportland, r/PortlandOR11 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Black Bear Diner's Portland breakfast recommendations include its 82nd outlet. Diners praise pancakes and large portions, with one calling it especially good value. The objections are substantial: one visitor would not return, another finds the pancakes mushy, and a third dislikes the cooking. These are citywide recommendations and criticisms; not every pancake or portion report identifies the 82nd branch.
Address
Black Bear Diner Portland, 3737 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Pancakes
- Best for
- Breakfast
- Opinions divided
- Yes
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/LandoCal13 in r/askportland · Feb 2025
Suggests it sounds like what they're looking for on 82nd.
- Caveatu/6th_Quadrant in r/askportland · Feb 2025taste
Ate there once and says they would be hard-pressed to go back.
- Recommendsu/gunjacked in r/askportland · Feb 2025
Names Black Bear Diner or Tik Tok as the suggestion.
- Recommendsu/PipetheHarp in r/PortlandOR · May 2026value
Calls Black Bear Diner excellent value.
- Caveatu/SomewhatSapien in r/askportland · Feb 2025taste
Couldn't pay them to eat there.
- Recommendsu/nerdy_geek_girl in r/askportland · Jan 2025taste
Strong fan of this diner's pancakes.
- Recommendsu/Silent-Journalist-4 in r/askportland · Nov 2026portion
Acknowledges it's a chain but says the portions are very large.
- Caveatu/morganrukus in r/askportland · Jan 2025taste
Finds the pancakes mushy and no longer orders them.
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- Recommendsu/kilayo in r/askportland · Jan 2025taste
Agrees about the pancakes and speculates on how they're made.
- Mixedu/Beebrains in r/askportland · Jun 2026taste
Calls Blackbear Diner's version decent, only mildly positive.
- Recommendsu/slom68 in r/askportland · Mar 2026
Named in a list of suggested spots without further detail.
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Details last checked 11 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.