Coming from NY, diners are a mainstay.  Basically they are family restaurants with monsterous selections of both comfort food and complex offerings as well.  Here in AZ, it seems the the word diner means 50's style retro restaurant (life 5 & Diner).\n\nWalking into the Black Bear Diner, I had high expectations, great interior a moderate selection of food, but still the retro 50's selection.  Boy was I disappointed.  First my hamburger was only adequate, and my son's chicken nuggets were store bought frozen food as well as the smiley fries that came with it that he doesn't like.  As well as the wait time for the food, was unreasonable.  So such a long wait for crappy food is not a good experience make.\n\nThe ambiance is nice but with such poorly prepared food and horrible wait times, it makes it hard to want to return.