Midnight Diner (Late Night Restaurant / 심야식당 / Simyashikdang)

As the day comes to an end and people return home...

my day begins.

This is all we have on the menu.

Customers just order whatever they want, and I serve them those dishes.

I'm open from midnight until seven in the morning.

You may wonder if there are any people who come all the way out here to eat.

You see... there are quite a lot of them.

You brought these small minnows and told me to stop by?

They're carps, not minnows.

You can't even differentiate the two. That's why people call you a quack.

I just meant they are really small.

Master, at dawn

my float shot way up in the air!

So I pulled on it and caught a pyranose!

It was about 1.2 meters long! And it was just lying there.

- Then it saw me and starting crying. - Here you go again.

Cherry, what are the things men like to brag about?

About fishing, being in the army

and fighting against 17 other guys at once.

He likes to brag about all three of those things. Be careful.

You're too hard on me. This looks good.

I want this steamed and with soju.

You should remove their intestines and scales before you bring them.

- Don't put more work on the master. - It's all right.

- I like to use fresh ingredients. - I would if I could.

But my wife won't even let me bring them into the house because of the fishy smell.

You must be a henpecked husband.

- No. - So are you a devoted husband?

I'm an unlucky husband. She took all of my luck away.

Hi.

Could I see the menu?

It must be your first time.

There is no such thing.

You can just ask him to make anything for you.

Then what's the cheapest dish here?

He's asking for something cheap.

Let's see... I'll just make you that.

So what is he making?

Rolled eggs.

Bulgogi.

And this is for you guys.

- Thank you. Thank you. - How much is all of this?

- 1,000 won. - What, 1,000 won?

It's a special day for teenagers.

Are there any discounts for students? I'm a student too.

I'm in the process of learning about life. I'm in fifth grade, seventh class.

I usually hate studying

but I could study that for thousands of years!

Enjoy your meal.

Thank you for all the food.

The kid's name is Min Woo.

Since that day, he's been eating at my restaurant every day.

Another name for Min Woo is the Smiling Cat on the Street.

He has about five or six part-time jobs, but he worked the longest at that one.

- Quack! What are you up to? - Mr. Kim!

Min Woo is sleeping.

If you're still awake, come and have a drink with me.

- Who's here? - You're so loud.

Haven't seen you in a while.

Give me my usual.

Ryu is quite famous in his own career.

He gave me a really bad first impression though.

My goodness! Nothing is going my way.

- Did you miss him? - Yeah.

This just sucks.

He's a customer I found on the street, but someone else took him.

Everyone is working as a designated driver these days.

So you make whatever we order?

Make turtle soup.

- I can't make that for you. - Then cook shark's fin for us.

- I don't have any fancy ingredients. - You said you serve everything!

You are a fraud!

Can you grill some rice cakes for me?

I don't need honey.

Give me seaweed. I want seasoned seaweed.

You eat this with seaweed? Instead of honey?

They go well together! It's good! That's so amazing.

I've never tasted anything like this.

How much is this?

Including the other customer's, it's 25,000 won.

Why would we pay for his? You want to die?

I don't need change.

We're all set. Buy some ice cream with this.

Since then, he's become one of my regular customers.

Thanks to him, I've learned about sticky rice cakes

crunchy and salty seaweed

and how they blend beautifully together.

That's how our family eats rice cakes too.

There aren't a lot of people who eat rice cakes with seaweed.

Thank you.

Oh my god! He's got a nosebleed! What are we going to do?

Lean your head back!

Do you have any tissue?

Use cotton to stop it!

Lean your head all the way back.

- There you go. - Thank you.

Lean your head back. Yeah. There you go.

I'm sorry. You were eating this.

You said you were studying for your GED, right?

- Then shouldn't you work less hours? - I'm fine.

Is he just embarrassed and playing dead?

- Please help me get him on my back. - Sure.

Boss! Boss!

- You want dessert? - Sure.

I got back from work three hours ago

and now I have to go back to work in three hours.

This is why we don't have time to date men.

This is better than having time to date but not having any men.

Even cats find their mates. What are we doing wrong?

- What is it? - What is this?

This is so funny!

Maybe we need to be in an animal suit too.

Master, look at this.

This is cute.

Isn't it funny?

It's cute.

Hello.

- Are you coming back from work? - Yeah.

Cook this for the student when he comes by.

Don't tell him it's from me.

Wow!

This is my first time eating a steak! Thank you.

- Is that also 1,000 won? - No. It's free.

Just because. I got it for free too.

Thank you.

You're so cool. I heard you paid for his hospital bills.

I'll pay you back as soon as I get my paycheck.

You should quit that job.

It's going to get hotter. How are you going to work in that suit?

That's why they pay you the most.

It gets a little hot during the summer, but it gets better afterward.

Also, I heard before Brad Pitt became an actor

he used to wear a chicken suit to promote a restaurant.

- Do Americans eat... - My Brad Pitt did?