Two California breakfast cafes have arrived, and one is already impressing Texans.
Black Bear Diner , from the base of Mount Shasta in northern California , serves the kind of giant, hearty platters that give California a reputation for breakfast .
Black Bear Diner chain locations now bookend Fort Worth. One is at 9501 North Freeway, near Heritage Trace Parkway, and another is at 12613 South Freeway near Burleson.
Also open from California, but feigning Louisiana roots: Huckleberry’s Breakfast & Lunch , 711 Keller Parkway, a Central Coast chain from Pismo Beach serving creole dishes (and bloody marys).
Both chose locations wisely. Far north Fort Worth is often jokingly called “Kellerfornia.”
But the draw of Black Bear Diner reaches far beyond Fort Worth. The parking lot at the north location is full of huge pickup trucks with dealer badges from across Texas and Oklahoma.
They come for the vast menu of large platters and for the mountain-country theme. The diners are often compared to a Cracker Barrel , but with stuffed bears and better cooking.