Carmy and the kitchen staff attempt to calculate the costs of renovating the restaurant into 'The Bear'. As the team lists essential repairs and upgrades, the budget quickly spirals out of control, highlighting the financial stress and chaotic group dynamic of the crew.
CARMY: Fak, it’s a facelift not a gut.
FAK: Might be a gut, Bear.
TINA: He’s not wrong, Jeffrey.
SYDNEY: How’s my budget looking?
CARMY: Great.
FAK: Not great.
TINA: Shitty.
CARMY: Fuck this, watch— Equipment all works. That’s zero. Great start. Start with a deep clean— a really deep clean.
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