Kitchen Nightmares (US)

Season 1

TV-14

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Chef Ramsay attempts to do the impossible: turn one ordinary and empty restaurant into the most popular, sought-after venue in town. There's no time for polite small talk as he embarks on his mission to turn around the fortunes of each restaurant in just one week and save them from their living nightmares.

22 Episodes

Peter's
E1
Episode 1Peter'sGordon visit Peter's, an Italian restaurant in West Babylon, NY, that is in financial trouble due to the fact that the owner, Peter, spends most of the money on expensive suits, fancy cars, etc. Also not helping matters are a feuding kitchen/wait staff and frequent visits by debt collectors.
Dillon's
E2
Episode 2Dillon'sChef Gordon Ramsay is hitting the big city in an attempt to revamp an Indian restaurant called Dillon's and make it one of the hottest venues in town. Ironically Dillon's is located right near Chef Gordon Ramsay's own restaurant.
The Mixing Bowl
E3
Episode 3The Mixing BowlGordon visits The Mixing Bowl, a small bistro in Long Island that is being run into the ground by its irresponsible manager and his working relationship with the husband and wife owners is suffering because of it.
Seascape
E4
Episode 4SeascapeChef Gordon Ramsay visits Seascape, a mother and son run restaurant located in Islip, NY. Ramsay must work together with a hard-headed chef, along with an inexperienced owner, to make some much needed changes to bring the customers back and to save the mother and son relationship.
Olde Stone Mill
E5
Episode 5Olde Stone MillChef Gordon Ramsay takes on the challenge of helping Dean and his wife out by attempting to turn around the Olde Stone Mill restaurant located in Tuckahoe, New York. The restaurant has been renovated in the front of the house, but not in the kitchen when it comes to the horrible food.
Sebastian's
E6
Episode 6Sebastian'sSebastian's has 20, ah, 21, maybe 23 unique failure combinations, and terrible pizza. Can Ramsay get through Chef Sebastian Di Modica thick skull or is the final combination of closure unavoidable?
Finn McCool's
E7
Episode 7Finn McCool'sChef Ramsay helps a family in the Hamptons with their pub, Finn McCools. Retired cop Buddy, fights with sons Jason and Brian, both of whom work for their father. Can Chef Ramsay work his magic on this family owned business before it goes belly up?
Lela's
E8
Episode 8Lela'sChef Ramsay tries to rev up business for Lela's, an upscale restaurant in desperate need of clientele. When Gordon gets in the kitchen and starts criticizing the menu items, the executive chef is less than thrilled and they have a showdown in front of the entire staff. Find out if the changes stick and if owner Lela will withstand this type of behaviour in her restaurant.
Campania
E9
Episode 9CampaniaChef Ramsay visits Campania, an Italian restaurant in Fair Lawn, N.J. He discovers a lackadaisical wait staff is hurting business.
Secret Garden
E10
Episode 10Secret GardenGordon goes to Moorpark, CA to assist an obstinate French chef in overcoming an empty restaurant with an off-putting decor.
Revisited: Gordon Returns
E11
Episode 11Revisited: Gordon ReturnsChef Gordon Ramsay wants to see if all of his hard work paid off, when he returns to check up on six of the failing restaurants he helped turn around.
Handlebar
E12
Episode 12HandlebarRamsay faces an owner who is oblivious and combative about the reality of the Hanhlebar's failures, and a wife desperate to keep their business open, replete with a cook who isn't a cook and doesn't seem to care.
Giuseppi's
E13
Episode 13Giuseppi'sChef Ramsay visits Giuseppi's Italian restaurant in Macomb Township, Mich., and discovers an abundance of bickering from the father-son team that runs the kitchen and a shortage of patrons.
Trobiano's
E14
Episode 14Trobiano'sChef Gordan Ramsey visits an Italian restaurant in Great Neck, New York, that is a half-million dollars in debt, but a confrontation over kitchen cleanliness and the food between Ramsey and the owner leaves the future of the eatery uncertain.
Black Pearl
E15
Episode 15Black PearlChef Gordon Ramsey visits a seafood restaurant in New York where three different owners run the kitchen, leading to a lack of consistency in food and service, and one of the owners is a "know-it-all," challenging each of Ramsey's changes.
J Willy's
E16
Episode 16J Willy'sChef Ramsey heads to South Bend, Ind., and J Willy's Bar & Grille, a business has lost $1.2 million. He gives them a challenge of using fresh ingredients, but the inexperienced chefs become overwhelmed, causing one customer to break down and cry.
Hannah & Mason's
E17
Episode 17Hannah & Mason'sChef Ramsey heads to Cranbury, NJ, to visit a French bistro named Hannah & Mason, owned by a pair of friends who lack both business experience and motivation. The staff are holding bounced paychecks, but that isn't as bad as what chef Ramsey finds inside the cooler which causes the place to be shut down on Valentine's Day.
Jack's Waterfront
E18
Episode 18Jack's WaterfrontChef Ramsey heads to St. Clair Shores, Michigan, to visit Jack's Waterfront, which is suffering from a lack of fresh seafood and an inattentive management. Chef's goal is to make this eatery a year-round money maker, but the general manager's excessive socializing with his patrons may put a roadblock in this plan.
Sabatiello's
E19
Episode 19Sabatiello'sChef Ramsey visits Stamford, Conn. and Sabatiello's, an Italian restaurant which is owned by a hot-tempered and has poor customer service. His staff has turned against the owner and Ramsey's offer of criticism, that he decides he will shut the place down himself.
Fiesta Sunrise
E20
Episode 20Fiesta SunriseChef Ramsey heads to West Nyack, N.Y. and the Fiesta Sunrise, a Mexican restaurant, and meets up with a stubborn owner who seems to be ruining his own business. Ramsey gives the place an inspection and shuts the place down, declaring it is unsanitary.
Sante La Brea
E21
Episode 21Sante La BreaThe Sante la Brea is run by a manager who can't manage and his two sons; one who needs guidance and the other who just doesn't seem to listen, on top of a cook in low gear and a kitchen that causes a shut down.
Cafe 36
E22
Episode 22Cafe 36Chef Ramsey visits a French-American eatery in La Grange, Illinois, named Cafe 36. The owners have very little experience in running a restaurant and need a hand with their shortage of customers and the head chef, who doesn't practice quality control.