Current Events > I've watched five episodes of The Bear and the restaurant confuses me.

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Mostly because why are they selling the shit they're selling? The sandwiches I get, that's exactly what I'd expect from a place like that, but I don't see why they're the kinda place that'd need a big-ass pot of seafood stock cooked daily or why they'd need one dude exclusively devoted to baking. The place has like four tables in the dining room, you'd need everything to be sold in to-go containers.

I get that Carm is changing the menu, presumably in aims of making it more of a fine dining place, but most of this stuff predates him. Though him adding risotto to the menu is complete lunacy.

The thing is, I've been in those types of sandwich shops where they make hot sandwiches (not in Chicago but in NY), and I have to say...the kitchen isn't *nearly* as hectic as they make it look in The Bear. That's probably more of what you'd see in a larger fine-dining restaurant

pegusus123456 posted...

Mostly because why are they selling the shit they're selling? The sandwiches I get, that's exactly what I'd expect from a place like that, but I don't see why they're the kinda place that'd need a big-ass pot of seafood stock cooked daily or why they'd need one dude exclusively devoted to baking. The place has like four tables in the dining room, you'd need everything to be sold in to-go containers.

I get that Carm is changing the menu, presumably in aims of making it more of a fine dining place, but most of this stuff predates him. Though him adding risotto to the menu is complete lunacy.

There's a whole side room. That's where they do their family meeting shit.

SSj4Wingzero posted...

The thing is, I've been in those types of sandwich shops where they make hot sandwiches (not in Chicago but in NY), and I have to say...the kitchen isn't *nearly* as hectic as they make it look in The Bear. That's probably more of what you'd see in a larger fine-dining restaurant

To be fair, it seems like everyone in this restaurant either is or should be medicated, so I think it makes sense.

ClayGuida posted...

There's a whole side room. That's where they do their family meeting shit.

I guess that could explain it, I honestly did not realize that their front counter dining room was not where they held those meetings.

Part of the problem with the place is everyone is seemingly set on their ways and resistant to change. So due to that friction occurs.

The show is very authentic to how a kitchen can combust though.