Welcome to

The Black Bear Restaurant

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Maitre 'D's Address

We welcome you to the historic Black Bear, celebrating over 50 years! This is an "A la Minute" restaurant, meaning that everything is done now and to order, making it even fresher, but taking longer to prepare. We thank you in advance for your patience. This concept is very rare and introduces an unparalleled level of freshness. Your onions are still in the skin, your garlic a whole clove, and every steak will be cut to order. This style of cuisine means that we are not bound strictly to a "menu", and makes us capable of creating dishes for those with allergies that might keep them away from other restaurants. The hallmark difficulty of this style of cooking is fully expressed by our world-renowned Chef Victor Matthews and his staff of amazing culinary students and apprentices. We also utilize a "Team Service" concept, meaning that you can call upon anyone at anytime for anything. We thank you again for your continual support.

Maitre 'D Brooke Ash, General Manager

Chef's Message

I cannot fully express the depth of my pride and gratitude as I observe my Black Bear after owning it for over 10 years. In that time we have received almost every award available from every source; including the highest ratings possible (4.5 stars for 9 consecutive years), several state championships, a Chef of the Year Title, and World Wide Acclaim collimating in recent invitations to Vail (Two Food Press Awards), National Cattlemen's Associations (Keynote Speaker on Beef), and Argentina (Guest Master Chef representing North America). As our quest to revolutionize the Cuisine of Colorado, especially Colorado Springs, continues, we have managed to open a state-of-the-art Culinary School that includes a 400 seat Royal Ballroom and beautiful swanky Jazz Club. NO ONE EVER does it alone. I can't thank my loyal and talented crew enough.

Master Chef Victor Matthews, American Culinary Ambassador

www.BlackBearRestaurant.com

www.ParagonCulinarySchool.com

Thank you, sincerely for joining us!

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The Black Bear

Maitre Chef de Cuisine and Proprietor:

Victor W. Matthews, Jr.

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Chef's Table

"Tasting" Menu

By far our most popular and exciting option, your server will talk to you about any allergies or concerns, and relate those to the chefs, who will create a menu JUST FOR YOU. This enables our world-class five-star trained culinary staff to truly express their creativity and surprise you with fun ideas and exciting flavors. There are three choices of Chef Tables: The Menu Gourmand or "Regular Chef Table" (5), the Menu Gastronomique or "Extended Chef Table" (7), and finally, the Menu Honore or "Menu of Honors" (12), in honor of America's Greatest Master Chef Thomas Keller. Chef Keller has been an inspiration to us all, and we celebrate our dream of being the "French Laundry of the Rockies" with small elite courses.

Due to timing issues, we cannot mix these different types on a single table. All are available with or without wine. We sincerely request, but do not absolutely require, that the entire table be involved.

Please have patience.

Everything we make is completely from scratch and never pre-prepared, so it will take a little more time.

Parties of 6 or more are subject to a 20% gratuity, as are separate checks, which we seriously discourage due to timing issues.

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10375 Ute Pass Ave, PO Box 132

Green Mountain Falls, CO 80819

719.684.9648 / 719.684.2501 (fax)