Klingon Restaurant

Shall it be the Rhochkt or the Gkhohkt?
From Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
No copyright infringement intended
For entertainment only

[@feliperisseto9113]

The funny part is that, by what the show tells you, Klingon food is quite good. Everyone drinks their coffee, and you always see people eating their food.

[@iamsherlocked345]

Yep that coffee was popular

[@sashmiel6566]

Likely because it is not replicated.

[@micahbush5397]

I like to think _raktajino_ makes espresso seem like tea made from thrice-soaked leaves by comparison.

[@LordTalax]

Yeah a plate of slimy, living worms is just what I always want to eat.

[@zephyr8072]

It’s entirely possible that Klingon food is spiced and prepared in such was as to be very tasty, if visually unappealing, and live food is a thing in various real world cultures. It does speak to the Klingon mentality. “Just EAT IT! It’s good! Who cares how it looks, it all ends up the same at the other end.”

[@JanetStarChild]

Fun Fact!: That klingon character is now an NPC at the Deep Space Nine station in the _Star Trek Online_ game! You can even order food at his kiosk.

[@TheBaltimoreDude]

yeah he even has his musical instrument hehe. Too bad he only has a kiosk, they should upgrade DS9, make it 2X bigger so that they can add the full Klingon restaurant, make Quarks slightly bigger etc etc. currently it feels a bit cramped.

[@JanetStarChild]

@@TheBaltimoreDude The dimensions are supposed to be accurate to the sets on the show. Years ago, DS9 in STO was originally the size of a bloody hockey stadium. It was ridiculously huge and you had to run at top speed to get anywhere. That said, it wouldn't hurt to be slightly bigger than the real-life size, or have less NPCs congesting the promenade hallway.

[@albertmartinez8721]

@@TheBaltimoreDude If you want to see how big it was before, take a lvl 65 toon and look in Episodes, Available for 'Lost Dominion.' It's an old mission arc that uses the old DS9 map.

[@Maxsimodem]

FunkYeah it doesn’t help that the player characters are well over 6 feet tall regularly.

[@Janine.Najarian]

Oh word?

[@Kibogu]

I wish they would have done more with this guy, he was fun.

[@Admiral8Q]

I agree.

[@DarthAzabrush]

They really missed a trick by not telling us how his business survived Klingon War II

[@landfair123]

He almost sat on me at a convention.

[@earthhound]

He could have become kindred spirits with Worf.

[@andrewtaylor940]

They wanted to. But he tragically died. He was pretty young. I think an unexpected Heart Attack.

[@SofaKing401]

I like the idea of a Klingon chef. They're a warrior culture so someone who chooses to follow their passions and be a chef must have stones

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

It's been said in medieval times a good cook was far more valuable than a good warrior to a royal household. I can see that carrying over into Klingon culture (i.e., an army marches on its stomach).

[@ff3player]

Don't forget to have a Disruptor or any other kind of weapon just in case you have to deal with a food critic.

[@mikegallant811]

@@theevilascotcompany9255 true, an army of Klingon Warriors marches on it's stomach.

[@thedawkturr4481]

To be true to one self, a master of their own mind. To not be swayed by the words of others. To answer the call of one’s heart… There is no greater victory.

[@mattryan7124]

@@ff3playerand even Quark knew that rule 😂

[@Excalibur01]

I just love how he casually throws away the unacceptable food and grabs the good stuff

[@Admiral8Q]

"I like a customer that knows what she wants!"

[@deafamerican2010]

Brings A Whole New Meaning To Wax On...Jack Off...LOL!!!

[@Admiral8Q]

The Pakled customers probably got the half-dead rhochkt, smiled about it. "Klingon food is good!"

[@cane6074]

He will feed the leftovers to his pet Targ!

[@ricardospaniard9050]

​@@Admiral8Qit makes you go.

[@SkepticalChris]

no doubt in a warrior culture, Klingon Chefs undoubtedly hold a place of high honor for bringing great feasts to warriors' tables!

[@Admiral8Q]

Awesome! Yeah!

[@whoknowswhocares885]

Good food makes good spirit. You need good spirit in any warrior.

[@robertwhitehead4531]

@@whoknowswhocares885 "The work is completed when the belly is full." - Ramses II

[@monsterx3055]

good food is extremely important for a army to function. I'd imagine chiefs in Klingon society would be held in high regards

[@ryancastendyke9912]

yes I am a year late for this but still I feel I must make comment,..... one of the bigger Warrior Cultures we have here on Earth was the Samari and if you look at them the idea that to be a true well rounded person (much less a warrior) you had to know things like Tea Ceremony and Poerty...so yes I can see a great Chef being a person who is looked at as Honorable by Klingons

[@LCTesla]

someone should make a real life klingon restaurant just like this, including, the shouting in klingon, serving the food by hand and throwing away plates over their shoulder.

[@LCTesla]

Marcus Jones I'm gonna guess you go to Sushi restaurants on Qo'noS..?

[@ravengk7774]

There is also a Korean delicacy which the main ingredient is live octopus. I believe it's call Kannakji.

[@SantomPh]

LCTesla sounds like Hong Kong!

[@random3857]

No soup for you?

[@lucindamobley5492]

Well, they already have a restaurant where it's the staff's job to be rude to you, so they're not too far off.

[@montgomerywolf3434]

Me: Something on my plate bit me! Klingon waiter: Bite it back, Patak!!!

[@oldgoat142]

Montgomery Wolf That was spot on! Damn that was funny.

[@mattwo7]

*petaQ

[@Admiral8Q]

Heh heh! Now that's how you eat Klingon food. Eat it before it eats you! XD

[@mikegallant811]

@@Admiral8Q kinda like Dre heads line from prisoner of Azkaban"if you have the pea soup, better eat it before it eats you!"

[@Admiral8Q]

@@mikegallant811 lol!

[@ODST_Parker]

Some say Worf is the best Klingon character. Some say it's Martok. I kindly refer them to this absolute badass.

[@0hvist]

"Don't get any ideas, she's mine!" is quite possibly the closest thing a Klingon can say to congratulate you on your choice for a significant other and to "Don't pass up this one, you'll never find another like this."

[@Orca19904]

I'm also pretty sure Worf would have a thing or two to say if he heard someone say that about his par'Machkai.

[@bermanmo6237]

This guy got a sense of humor.

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

too bad she married Worf...

[@madman2u]

I doubt you'd find a more pleasant and fatter Klingon in any quadrant.

[@washingtonwebfoot9908]

Never trust a skinny cook.

[@richterman3962]

@@washingtonwebfoot9908 lol have my cookie🍪

[@Bloodlyshiva]

@@washingtonwebfoot9908 Unless you can prove that A: He's working out a lot; B; He's under enough stress, or working under conditions that would drain a lot of weight off him.

[@NateSean]

Never trust a restaurant owned by a skinny Klingon.

[@mikegallant811]

@@NateSean never trust the skinny vutwi'(Klingon word equivalent for cook. Although other than stuff like skull stew, he doesn't cook much actually, more of a master butcher.)

[@dongilleo9743]

You don't go to a Klingon restaurant so much for the food, but for the ambiance.😀

[@airdriver]

Or ambulance if your stomach is too sensitive.

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

The food helps.

[@Aprion]

i love how he just casually throws the dish over his shoulder XD

[@strugglingchildofgod7791]

yeah my fav part

[@DuneDemon8]

and spits the latinum bar in the pile

[@AsphaltAntelope]

Someone's got to clean that up later or he'll get shut down due to poor hygiene. He's just making more work for himself.

[@nikolai60]

@@AsphaltAntelope it's also possible he has a bin of leftovers back there, takes it home to his targ or something

[@antonnurwald5700]

@@DuneDemon8 You're right, I totally missed that part

[@antonnurwald5700]

Also, I feel Julian Bashir's "no sauce please" is underrated.

[@matthewpage8313]

Was just thinking that. It actually probably takes some stones and real familiarity to tell ask a Klingon cook to alter their dish. xD

[@IgnoredAdviceProductions]

Klingons in battle: Russia Klingons at the table: French

[@cmdrtianyilin8107]

Klingon at the bed: ...

[@babybloc]

There’s a hell of a lot of passionate accordionists in Russia

[@jetseekers]

Work hard play hard, all ive gotta say

[@voxdraconia4035]

Russia? Klingons are real warriors and also competent in battle...

[@IgnoredAdviceProductions]

@@voxdraconia4035 Yeah this comment was made at the height of the "haha russia stronk" meme era lol

[@lexxstrum]

On Earth, you complain about the cooking, and the Chef might spit in your food. Weird that in Klingon culture, if you start talking good enough smack about the Chef, he gives you the good stuff.

[@Admiral8Q]

Haha!

[@singletona082]

Klingons are a people that by and large love it when you show passion and fire. Someone that is simply accepting what is handed to you deserves what they get. Someone willing to get in your face and scream that you're holding back especially when they are obviously impaired yet are willing to bare their fangs anyway shows they are deserving of your respect.

[@Admiral8Q]

"I like a customer who knows what she wants!" Heh!

[@PaiSAMSEN]

"Special food for an honorable customer"

[@liquidmark5081]

lexxstrum Klingons respect aggression and being forward. Mostly.

[@LordProteus]

Klingon restaurants are so full of character.

[@preacherjohn]

And some of those characters are on your plate! XD

[@jl-fy3zj]

"Can I have a cheeburger?" "NO, GAGH!" "Okay, how bout a pepsi?" "NO, BLOODWINE!"

[@legionaireb]

RHKTAJINO, RHKTAJINO, RHKTAJINO!!!!

[@rufealinluckypunk]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[@wonniewarrior]

@@legionaireb Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger, No Coke, Pepsi !

[@pbdye1607]

KHLAV KALASH! CRAB JUICE AND MOUNTAIN DEW!

[@vsgfilmgroup]

@@pbdye1607 Ugh! Aagh! Gaaah! ..I'll have crab juice!

[@Razzy1312]

This scene is always entertaining. the actor playing the restaurant owner did a great job.

[@GeoStreber]

he also gave his voice to Bleeding-Gums Murphy in The Simpsons

[@KenshiImmortalWolf]

It really can show you how interesting a culture can be and how a species might vary in shape when you get away from the parts everyone sees. Obviously this guy eats like any other klingon, but without the activity of the 'typical' warrior life style we see of most klingons in the series, it actually stacks up. But he also enjoys a fair share of musical numbers which fits with even the warships. We see and hear klingons sing and know that Opera is a big part of their story telling methodology. I really wish this guy had more scenes in more episodes. Particularly during both the klingon attack, And the dominion war when the various races where allied and staging out of DS9.

[@sashmiel6566]

It would be more apt to say: Never trust a skinny chef.

[@mikegallant811]

A Warrior marches on his stomach.

[@SamuelBlack84]

It's like the Enterprise episode where Archet is on trial and is surprised that Klingons have lawyers Most only think of the warrior class, but such a powerful civilisation must excel in all fields and not just in fighting

[@sashmiel6566]

@@SamuelBlack84 I think Jadzia points it out when Worf discuses his past of killing a boy at a young age. Klingons have a thirst for living. All things are a battle whether it be in marriage, making love, singing a song, court battles, politics. Even eating and funerals.

[@SamuelBlack84]

@@sashmiel6566 Just imagine having the power to obliterate an entire civilisation because you don't agree with it Wouldn't you also adore that power?

[@Janine.Najarian]

I REALLY liked this guy and his restaurant. I wish I could have seen more of him. The station is filled with so many interesting people.

[@Admiral8Q]

That's what I do love about the station, it's multicultural. And mostly civilian.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

@@Admiral8Q Part of why hanging out on DS9 in Star Trek Online is so great. It also ends up being the main place most roleplayers hang out due to what you said. The Klingon Chef is even still present 30 years later, happily playing his Accordion.

[@Admiral8Q]

@@michaelgreenwood3413 Yeah!

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

@@michaelgreenwood3413 If only he had voice lines... I'd go there more often.

[@kaisoonjoe5514]

Here's an idea: Kentucky Fried Gagh!😊

[@Admiral8Q]

Someone asked who played the Klingon Chef. From Wiki: Ron Taylor (16 October 1952 - 16 January 2002; age 49) was an actor and singer who played the Klingon chef in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "Melora" and "Playing God". He is perhaps best known as the voice of Bleeding Gums Murphy in two episodes of The Simpsons, "Moaning Lisa" and "'Round Springfield."

[@manickreations]

didnt know he was bleeding gums hahahahha thanks!!!!!

[@Z_Pavel]

:(

[@Yasuda9000]

Bleeding Gums Murphy was a Klingon. Interesting.

[@JanetStarChild]

@ Yasuda9000 Bleeding Gums Murphy is not a klingon, you stupid jackass. Stop misreading things to suit your own fantasy.

[@MegaZeta]

@JanetFunkYeah LOL what. Calm down, nerd

[@MedalionDS9]

So when the Klingons tried to take over the station... this guy must've gotten a shit ton of business

[@Admiral8Q]

Heh! I wish they had more of this character in the series.

[@kenpoarniceguy1]

Medalion Or maybe he got mad that some of his best non Klingon customers were temporarily gone.

[@SantomPh]

He opened his restaurant after the Dominion War started though. Not during the Klingon invasion

[@liquidmark5081]

Sharing his culture with non-Klingons is probably more satisfying

[@ronaldcustard4636]

SantomPh This is early on in Star Trek DS9 well before the war and Klingon invasion

[@jimdio]

"Captain, we have a direct hit to the appetite." "Eject the warp core and proceed at impulse to the nearest snack machine."

[@Admiral8Q]

You can get the deep blood fried pipius claw combo, it comes with a drink of warnong, and a side of boiled gogh live and still squirming.

[@tetravega567]

"She's studying lost composers." Nice callback to Dax symbiote's secret murdery host who was a pianist.

[@happisakshappiplace.6588]

The way he casually tosses the plate over his shoulder gets me giggling everytime. :D

[@Excalibur01]

I just love how he casually throws away the unacceptable food and grabs the good stuff

[@BTG514]

Swedish Chef Energy

[@TheKyrix82]

​@@BTG514I now want a crossover

[@RomulanStar]

It's like the Swedish chef, but with more murder and less shouting.

[@marcfoster715]

Matt Trimm I thought they were speaking Swedish...

[@CountryMetal01]

Have you seen him how he makes dough nuts

[@toddkes5890]

Don't order the meatloaf after the chef had annoying customers the previous day

[@StefanTravis]

BorQ BorQ BorQ!

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

@@StefanTravis Bortasqu!

[@GameArchiver]

I love how he just throws the plate over his shoulder.

[@Admiral8Q]

Heh! Yep! XD

[@sarahc3295]

Hopefully he has a pet tarq to clean up everything edible on the floor

[@theotherdave8013]

That plate tossing moment at 0:47 ... i want to do that, right in front of a customer one day. *toss* "I like a customer that knows what they want..ill fix that." ...as they stand there jaw dropping and offended.

[@tombaker8481]

I'd imagine the taste would be very pungent in a satisfying way....the lettuce like food have a very deep earthy taste, the apricots would be like eating the same on earth but with a richer, heartier citrusy tang and the worms would somehow give a unique but familiar taste yet with a deep satisfaction of freshness and a challenge in your mouth that you've "conquered" your food....the light tang of miniscule worm blood that somehow seasons the Rhochkt itself...and somehow you feel more alive and awake after a long term Klingon diet.

[@Admiral8Q]

Ah... I see you are a true Klingon gourmet cuisine connoisseur!

[@tombaker8481]

@@Admiral8Q I just enjoy using my imagination when it comes from delicacies from a far away world, different soil, different sunlight, different volcanic activity making the "coffee or tea" have a different taste...like going to a foreign country, trying something totally new that the people there love and appreciating the taste and history of the food :)

[@Wraithbored]

He reminds me of my uncle. I miss him so much. He looked and acted gruff. But he was actually a big hearted jolly man.

[@brocklanders3203]

I always refer to apricots as zilm'kach now.

[@Admiral8Q]

Heh heh!!! Nice!

[@pickeljarsforhillary102]

Still better then Nelix's cooking.

[@brb1994]

PickelJars ForHillary only neelix can fuck up macaroni and cheese.

[@olicityfan1150]

Yea no leola root

[@strugglingchildofgod7791]

shots fired

[@Vans89]

@@strugglingchildofgod7791 phasers to maximum

[@kuribayashi84]

Way better. Remember, on Voyager there was literally only the choice between Emergency Rations and Neelix' cooking. On Deep Space Nine, you can choose from at least three Restaurants and yet the Klingon one seems to be successful. This stuff must be good.

[@mrizwan7566]

He should have some scenes with worf or martok. I know writers have lot to do in one episode but it would be so memorable

[@Admiral8Q]

I get what you are saying. But keep in mind, not all Klingons are in contact with the main characters.

[@jwilson544]

I can imagine him being on good terms with quark. When someone ends up not liking his food, they head quarks way. And when people get sick of the glamor quark tries to package, they head to the klingon place. Beneficial friendly competition for both

[@AnhTrieu90]

So, besides Quark, there's also a Klingon trying to stiff people on the station.

[@Rodshark75]

There is also a Cardassian Tailor that can turn a person into a stiff *lol*

[@Tounushi]

To Klingons, all aspects of life are a battle. A transaction is a battle between the provider and the customer. Stiffing customers might not be the most satisfactory thing, but at least one can be consoled by getting more money. If a customer puts up a fight, then the shop keeper can revel in a battle.

[@mattwo7]

Anh Triệu, and yet from what I've read, his restaurant is constantly more popular than Quark's.

[@rcslyman8929]

So, here's the way I look at it. He's kind of running a novelty restaurant. He's got the good stuff on hand whenever an actual Klingon walks up to his counter, but most Federation citizen don't have such a discerning palette. They'll wander up to his counter, order some food so they can take a holovid and post it up tagged "Totes eating Klingon! SO SAVAGE! LOL!" But they'd never actually eat it if it were moving too much and would probably demand their money back. He'd never be able to make a living, and worse, he'd be wasted the good stuff on children that would rather have their gagh well done, like the tasteless fecks they are.

[@VestedUTuber]

@@rcslyman8929 High-end steakhouses do something like that. If you order your steak rare you get the best cuts that they just got in that morning. Order well done and you get what was left from yesterday's lunch service - not that you can taste the difference with how burnt it is at that point.

[@danielwolfgang8234]

And things like this, ladies and gentlemen, is why DS9 is still my favorite ST Series.

[@davidlape4943]

Daniel Wolfgang Same it had the best writing and acting. Garak was my favorite.

[@bermanmo6237]

It shows how people are like away from the confinement of a spaceship. DS9 is not just a military outpost, it is a hub to other worlds. Think of like a large international airport such as those in Dubai and Singapore that have different forms of entertainment, shopping, dining, and lodging. Think it of a place people pass through on the way to somewhere else. You can think of it like a border crossing where your travel documents are processed before they let you enter Bajor.

[@TheBaltimoreDude]

I would go there just for the music. Love that charcter, wish they would have used him more.

[@freedomstar3930]

The Klingon chef is my kinda guy!

[@DXKramer]

I would watch a whole cooking show starring him.

[@spectralan0maly]

klingon restaurant man my beloved

[@piquels6934]

When I imagine my fan pitch this guy is my basis for the ship's doctor.

[@Admiral8Q]

Nice!

[@Admiral8Q]

His cooking is better than Neelix. Heh!

[@vikhusky1197]

Be glad the health inspector didn't come to see how he serves food.

[@Admiral8Q]

The Klingon Empire health inspector passed this. Heh heh!

[@tnerbtnerb5136]

While the food repulses me, I 5hink I'd quite fancy a Klingon Opera or two.

[@Admiral8Q]

No szim-khochk? Pity.

[@mikegallant811]

A Klingon Phantom of the Opera would be so cool.

[@hagamapama]

I love the Federation citizens looking at Klingon food initially with revulsion, then with guarded curiosity, then with "hey, this is actually pretty good!"

[@paulcanis6297]

The idea of a Kingon chef is just so cool. This dude did a more than decent job. I wish he has a belt of tools like shell crackers or hammers. Klingon stuff requires some brute force.

[@swolie]

I love that he just throws the plate over his shoulder.

[@kenpoarniceguy1]

Klingon chef: What do you want? Me: I'll try everything!!

[@rhadooxxl]

You realize that song is probably about two klingon lovers having passionate par'mach whilst bathing in the blood of their enemies.

[@Admiral8Q]

Haha! Perhaps! XD

[@jebdulles5809]

Upon arrival at the new Klingon eatery, we were overwhelmed by the stench reminiscent of low tide at Coney Island. Our server wore a"uniform" made of improperly tanned white Targ pelts. Personal and dental hygiene was minimal at best if non existent entirely. Fingernails stained by old Gagh . My date sent her half dead Racht back and was quickly stabbed with a D'k tahg. The wound was pretty mild considering that knife was probably used to dispatch a fighting lunch menu item, and we were after all paying customers. We enjoyed our meal. Meaty, slimy and some dishes still with some fight left in it As of yet, there still have been no additions of grain, fruits or vegetables in any, even Klingon fusion dishes, unless it was part of your meal's last meal. A shame really. I'm sure Klingons would jump at the chance to experiment with a blood orange. I give 'baQ HoH" 4/5 for ambience, flavor and fair pricing for the quality and service

[@Admiral8Q]

Heh heh! Nice!

[@SirCraigius]

Yelp: The Next Generation.

[@robertwhitehead4531]

Sounds like a good date night.

[@PPikes]

I wish you included the second Klingon restaurant part from the episode with Bashir and Melora! (blonde lady he was dining with) the second part of that episode where they were in the Klingon restaurant, the Klingon sang a really beautiful sounding song!

[@rufealinluckypunk]

Kinda wish Klingon restaurants were an actual thing, would love to try some Klingon Octopus and some heart of targ. Maybe some Gagh.

[@hagamapama]

Filipino restaurants come pretty close IIRC

[@christopherweber9464]

I will have the pipeious claw and for the lady some fresh bregit lung.

[@randomobserver8168]

Gotta love that plate toss at 0:48

[@jetflaque8187]

Cooked with Honour

[@Pasan34]

I tried this at a sushi restaurant recently about my sashimi. They told me to get out!

[@absboodoo]

So dishonorbu!

[@MegaZeta]

Yeah, this is one of those things that people do on TV that in real life just makes you look like a jackass

[@legionaireb]

Yah, you don't treat an itamae like that. You treat them like you would treat The Soup Nazi.

[@durchhalter]

Best... Klingon... EVER!!! I'd marry him in an instant!

[@drbrontosaurus]

SO interested in acquiring a klingon squeezebox.

[@RvEijndhoven]

I'm amused by the fact that this traditional Klingon instrument is basically a simple concertina with some spikes on it.

[@Rodshark75]

You would have to defeat her in battle first *ba dum tis*]

[@ElPayasoMalo]

In Klingon, that instrument is called a may'ron, which is a type of SuSDeq (windbag/bellows).

[@CountryMetal01]

And it goes in and out and in and out

[@babybloc]

There’s concept sketches that have the comment, “Also a Weapon”

[@Irraptured]

0:56 "There's nothing worse than half dead RACHHHHT"

[@Admiral8Q]

"I like a customer who knows what she wants!"

[@philb9015]

LOL I'm chocking n my coffee...thanks XD

[@nikitazkolibri5560]

so if you translate: earthworm dishes on his bed of black mushrooms topped with apricot quarters. I love this scene, always very funny

[@70briareos]

LOVE THIS SCENE!!

[@datboiderrty]

I’m so curious… I kinda want Klingon food

[@TheChoujinVirus]

this is what the two said (someone translated this years ago, but sadly the credit is his) Melora: You call this fresh?! Chef: What is your problem, lady? Melora: this slop you call food! Chef: if you don't want it, don't eat it! Melora: I want to see the blood run through its veins!

[@Admiral8Q]

That sounds about right!

[@mikegallant811]

I like a customer who knows what she wants....!

[@robertwhitehead4531]

Accurate.

[@ez-8238]

I knew i seen this guy before in sto, good to finally see where i was remembering him from. Sad he lost the restaurant and got a booth instead.

[@Admiral8Q]

Well, I guess there is limited space on DS9 in STO. Cool to see him there though!

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

Hey, one of the key success metrics of a business is revenue per square foot. A booth or food truck can be way more profitable than a full-sized restaurant based on that principle.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

Add to that by STO, DS9 sees a lotttttt more traffic. What with the Lukari, Deferi, and the large amount of Dominion member trading runs. Plus the Cardassian Union and Ferengi Alliance having that Ship-building contract. And Bajor being a member world of the Federation AND still considered friends of the Klingon Empire as well, even when they were at war.

[@jamiemiles4624]

I never seen a Klingon play an accordion before

[@TheRealmDrifter]

I'd never eat Klingon food. But I wouldn't mind having a Klingon for dinner...

[@kdrapertrucker]

TheRealmDrifter ahhh, the meat is tough and stringy, but ferengi taste like pork.

[@Spookssga]

Klingon food is an acquired taste, and its not for the faint hearted.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

TheRealmDrifter I'd rather eat a Vulcan.

[@NormanGnome11]

Yeah love to nibble on T'Pol .... :)

[@PhillipLemmon]

I'd rather eat the station AND the delta flyer!? LMFAO

[@oldgoat142]

This is my kind of joint! And he has a great voice! I'd love to hang out here.

[@SeekerLancer]

The best part of Early DS9.

[@CCJJ160Channels]

I’d check the sign in that bathroom to make sure employees are required to wash their hands.

[@kdrapertrucker]

They are, but it's in the blood of the empire's enemies.

[@beaut-ful-d-saster]

The singing Klingon has a very nice voice. ^^

[@storozhevoy75]

I went to a luau once and I couldn't tell if the food they served was made by Hawaiians or Klingons. The only notable difference I've seen is that luau food is dead when they serve it.

[@Admiral8Q]

Haha! There's nothing worse than half-dead Gagh! Dead is even worse! :P

[@dman3438]

Dang..lol That is brilliant. I gotta get all the DS9 seasons. I always enjoyed watching it even as a kid. Too bad they never made a movie on canon. That klingon was on TNG too.

[@builderdex]

Can you imagine a Klingon health inspector?

[@Admiral8Q]

😆

[@KaiserAfini]

"Your food isn't fighting back, DISGRACEFUL !"

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

Why is your food just lying there? Your tools are not sharp enough! It is an insult to Klingon appetites!

[@fandomvault4901]

Dude is already a dahar master

[@turn5990]

I bet when him and Morn got together, they would talk and sing for hours!!!

[@Veridiano02]

I love the fact than Klingon food in trek's universe is the equivalent of Pizza, burgers, tacos or chinese food. It's like your standart for fast food.

[@Admiral8Q]

That was clever the way they did put that in on DS9. Yes!

[@Orca19904]

"Don't get any ideas, she's mine!" I'm pretty sure Worf might have a thing or two to say about that...

[@kutter_ttl6786]

Klingon food must be pretty good if he was able to expand from a little stall to a full restaurant.

[@kentvesser9484]

Well like many ethnic foods that are new to an area, they start out small and as people who are unfamiliar with them eventually try them and develop a taste for it, and as the cooks learn how to tweak their recipes for local palates and incorporate locally available ingredients they tend to expand.

[@mikegallant811]

Well in Star Trek online when they did the victory is life expansion pack they did finally give him a place on the promenade but there's a problem the Klingon restaurant got downsized to a booth I guess maybe they couldn't fit a full size eatery into the game damn shame too!

[@antonnurwald5700]

Well she's right, there really is nothing worse than half-dead racht.

[@nathanyou1899]

hands down star trek's best side character

[@Admiral8Q]

Heck yes! A civilian, Klingon, singing chef. Heh! It really showed that not all Klingons are warriors that fight to the death. Gotta eat and have fun too.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

@@Admiral8Q And he's still in business in 2411 in STO! :D

[@Turd_Ferguson538]

He's basically an Italian chef speaking Klingon

[@Admiral8Q]

He's half Klingon, half Italian. 😄

[@sagatuppercut2960]

I'd hate to have to clean up that restaurant when it closes.

[@Admiral8Q]

Haha!

[@bladesonX]

Klingon: Don't get any ideas, she mine. Jadzia *Points to Worf* Nooooo he's mine!

[@augurseer]

It is nice that he asks her. He asks if he can order for both. Good guy.

[@DblOSmith]

just realized the second scene is a Klingon buffet. I can't imagine something less sanitary than a Klingon buffet. lol

[@Admiral8Q]

Good eye on that! I did not notice that! With the dry-ice pouring out for effect. haha!

[@captainbeckyrayshoichetuss6418]

I can feel the ASMR of being in a Klingon restaurant.

[@351cleavland]

They need a series with this guy called Gre'thor's kitchen. In it none of the chefs can please him no matter what.

[@Admiral8Q]

Hahah! I love it! 🤣👌

[@Piriatehat]

I'm surprised we don't see any Star Trek theme Restaurants out there, I think they would be fun even a Klingon restaurant

[@mikegallant811]

Not a bad idea!

[@redengineer4380]

I'd eat there.

[@Rhodes84]

Pakleds lol

[@Admiral8Q]

Heh heh! Yeah, I wonder how many people noticed that?

[@Orca19904]

They probably heard he had things that could make them go...

[@teamnoob52]

Sometimes I play spot/count the Pakleds when I watch this show. If only they gave them even occasional dialogue, if only to lighten the mood a bit during the darker episodes. That and perhaps shed a bit of light on just how they made things go so well despite not being the best at vocal communication, kind of like how Rom was a mechanical genius but not a great Ferengi businessman.

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

I really like the scene where the cook is playing a concertina, and singing! This is one of the best moments in Star Trek DS9! I'd try Klingon food, I've eaten some pretty weird stuff, cold baby squid tentacles served in an inky purple sauce, baby lobster (probably crawdads) in a hot red sauce, fried battered bullfrog legs...and anything else from a Chinese buffet. It's all good! Don't let your Ghak die before eating it!

[@Dimetropteryx]

That moment when you realize that a Klingon chef's chances of getting an honorable death depend on his food.

[@MrJuanito931228]

I am quite curious about what she said in Klingon, but if I were to guess it would be: "You dare serve us this travesty of this Gagh? It isn't even completely alive. "You get what you get and are you questioning the quality of my food? "I demand we be served fresh Gagh. A live one!

[@Admiral8Q]

Nice!

[@michaelfinlay6341]

That Klingon chef is almost as charming as Morn.

[@hanshawks5088]

Morn could sing better

[@toriasdax2166]

Makes you wonder what Klingon Hell’s Kitchen would look like.

[@Michael-ev8rv]

This is definitely a six star restaurant!

[@JcoolTheShipBuilder]

Such a wholesome man

[@jetflaque8187]

I absolutely rofld the first time i saw this scene.. brilliant.

[@thiagodeandrade7081]

Humans in TNG seemed to have a different view, though. Riker deliberately started to get used to Klingon food before transfering to one (though he seemed to deal pretty well with it), and Picard thought it was a bad choice for a pre-transfer feast.

[@itwasmewasntit2448]

I might just start watching this series.

[@myriadmediamusings]

So for you resident Klingonese speakers, what are the Terran Earth lyrics of the song he is singing with the accordion?

[@Admiral8Q]

Good question! Would be interesting.

[@gamewizard1760]

The Klingon sushi wasn't fresh. 🤣

[@Admiral8Q]

Funny! 😆

[@GestapoPussyRanch]

Klingon food looks like bait.