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Black Bear Diner

1505 SE 164th AV, VANCOUVER WA 98683

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Level 3 High · Restaurant

Grade

D-

avg 28 pts · better than 7% of Restaurants


Current Score

45 pts
Significant

Most recent: Jan 5, 2026


Red points 35 pts
Blue points 10 pts
County avg 14 pts

Score Trend · All Inspections

County avg (restaurant): 10 to 19

Black Bear Diner currently holds a D- grade and scores lower than 93 percent of similar restaurants in Clark County, placing it in the lowest tier of performers. The facility has demonstrated a persistent pattern of temperature control failures, particularly improper hot holding temperatures below 130 degrees Fahrenheit, which have appeared in seven of the last eleven inspections since May 2023. While the diner has passed follow-up inspections in June 2023 and June 2025 after violations were cited, it continues to cycle through periods of compliance followed by recurrent violations, most recently in January 2026, indicating unresolved systemic problems rather than sustained improvement.

Inspection History

Jan 5, 2026

Level 3 High

45
Significant
+2 more

Jun 26, 2025

Level 3 High

0
Clean

No violations recorded.

Jun 4, 2025

Level 3 High

Follow-up required
45
Significant

Feb 5, 2025

Level 3 High

35
Minor

Sep 23, 2024

Level 3 High

35
Minor
+1 more

Apr 24, 2024

Level 3 High

40
Significant

Feb 9, 2024

Level 3 High

0
Clean

No violations recorded.

Dec 28, 2023

Level 3 High

0
Clean

No violations recorded.

Dec 4, 2023

Level 3 High

Follow-up required
65
Severe
+3 more

Aug 18, 2023

Level 3 High

35
Minor
+1 more

Jun 14, 2023

Level 3 High

0
Clean

No violations recorded.

May 25, 2023

Level 3 High

Follow-up required
40
Significant

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