Actually the calmest is rishi brown she never screamed nor anything she just accepted that the food is bad and fired the chef the next day and even accepted the changes to her restaurant
Dude is a tool. His only concern are the tips. I'll cry a little to make everyone think I'm so part of this family. His manipulation force isn't strong. 33.3% is the dream.
I don't understand why they kept that guy. Owners are too passive. The guy is a narcissist and manipulates them. He was the one that tanked that place.
15 mins in, and I want to click off the fucking video. Mike is so fucking cringey I have to go to the comment section to hide. Good thing I found this comment. It made it at least bearable.
Agree, Billy was so quiet & shy, yet clearly a very capable chef. His wife Lisa was also lovely. Their biggest liability was the egotistical Mike. It speaks volumes for Billy’s character that he gave him a second chance. Most owners would’ve booted him him ages ago!
The only thing negative about the food is that they are bland. No dirty kitchen, no frozen food, and the foods are not raw or overcooked. I am glad for Billy. The service got the heat instead. Billy and Lisa really complete each other. That time when Billy thought Mike was screaming at Lisa and he immediately left the kitchen and wanted to defend his wife.
Oh shi... I just realized Mike played them, he gave all the customers coupons for 50% off when they were at the table, then they felt they owed him and of course gave him generous tips. He was literally robbing the owners.
Hahaha thought the same thing. But I think what he meant was in a restaurante clients don´t like the fact that a member of the staff is watching your every bite. He expects to be treated as a customer whilst trying the food to see how they operate.
Billy looks like a genuinely strong cook! Even before the transformation, his crab cake was up to Gordon's standard. His salmon was also properly cooked and likely fresh (or Gordon would have judged differently). He might just be a bit shy and introverted to be an executive chef or restauranteur. I'm so glad he's working as the president of a food company now. A much better position for him to shine!
yeah! he just needs to season it a little bit more and it wouldve been perfect! the food wasnt the main problem, Mike is, im only at the first few minutes and hearing him say hes been giving the food for free, is enough to tell me he's running this fucking place to the ground
The fact that Gordon likes the crab cakes, shows that he doesn't go to complain about the food.. He gets the first impression and gives a 100% honest critique.
Yeah, and given how easily he'll push something aside for being too bland, or too garlic-y, or too salty, or not sufficiently seasoned... or too dry, too wet, too greasy, too rubbery, overcooked, undercooked, or just plain "tastes like it was frozen and reheated" (all of which, of course, is based on a great deal of experience and understanding of the cooking arts)... Given all of that, "The crab cakes were good!" before he's even come in and changed anything, is some very high praise indeed.^^
@@alisaforster28691 Except that too often in the show we see kitchens that started cutting corners. Wouldn't be out of the ordinary for the crab cakes served when he was there to be nothing like the crab cakes that won the award.
99% of these restaurant are serving moldy, expired food. Should he praise them or what? He is also too polite considering that who is serving that kind of food should be in jail for poisoning children and the community....
I love this episode a lot, because Gordon didn’t had to go through any frozen food, microwaved food and didn’t need to go through a dreadful kitchen inspection
@@crapitoutjim not every owner is bad at making sure their kitchen is clean, some just lose passion because of how hard things get and Gordon reignites that passion in them, always a nice break to see one of these episodes or have a fucking leach like Mike in the business but y'know it iiis what it iiiis
Brilliant! Just an absolutely brilliant episode. It was a real joy getting know these people through the screen. I hope they are doing well today, all of them; Billy, his wife and staff. Loved this episode - wish it was a double. Brightest and most wholesome episode ever on Kitchen Nightmares.
Billy and Gordon cooking together was genuinely wholesome. In case you are wondering the Mixing Bowl Eatery closed down close to a year after the show, but Billy now owns and operates JR Alta Foods inc. which is apparently doing really well.
Those dishes above can be considered “the basics”. In Gordon’s mind he probably thinks that if you can’t get those right then you won’t be able to get anything right.
It's a good dish to establish a baseline with. If they fuck up a crabcake there are fundamental problems that need addressing before anything else. You can have the prettiest place in the world, but If the food is shit there's no chance.
The Mixing Bowl was a restaurant in Bellmore, New York that was featured in season one, episode five of Kitchen Nightmares. The episode aired in 2007, and the restaurant closed in January 2009, a little over a year later. In the episode, Chef Ramsay worked with the restaurant's owner, Billy Galetti, to address issues with the menu, appearance, and staffing. The restaurant was struggling due to increased competition and low customer numbers. As of late 2014, the location was occupied by a new restaurant called Greek Delight. Past that I don't know
Those years were tough for mid priced restaurants due to the peak of the economic crisis. The budget places kept alive and swanky ones still had the clients but this category really got hit hard.
ive never seen Gordon tells a waiter he's fat ,he is always respectful and really nice to servers.this means, he immediately saw what a disgusting and dishonest character Mike has. Ripping off the owners like that is disgusting. Thumbs up for Gordon
he probably also did that to test if Mike would use the fake image and play nice, or be genuine and show that maybe that was inapropriate. When Gordon saw Mikes reaction he knew for sure.
Billy is the best chef I’ve ever seen on this show, he’s so respectful and understandable. Gordan didn’t even have to yell at him saying “you donkey”!🙄
Honestly when you're running anything, being shy is not really a good thing. Both extremes are a bad thing. When Mike was being horrible to the wife, none of them said anything. They just accepted it :/
Yes, well said! Billy, his wife and staff: class-acts. All the way from top to bottom. I'm so glad I saw this show. There are good, hard working, talented people out there. Positive role-models. You can almost tell Billy's parents were real class-acts as well, they did a brilliant job raising him - with good values. Amazing what two good parents can create together. You rarely see this many good attributes in one person all at once. He might not be perfect but nobody is. Treat your kids with love, respect and practice what you teach: you'll create good, humble and hard working citizens that make this society work properly. Brilliant!
Because In the cooking industry it's merit. So you often see people taking credit even though it was your idea or especially if you did most of the work. When you make a simple mistake you're not reassured to try again. Instead, you're laughed at by every chef. There's no room for mistakes in this career or in the industry of commerical cooking.
He also just turns food around and think that makes food delicious. When in fact spinning the food on circles messes up the taste big time the monster!
How many chucks can a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood? Well certainly Mike couldn't chuck himself either, so somebody had to do it for him! (Go Gordon go! ready set hike! ;D)
Mike is sure to be friendly with customers, but personnally I hate when people come and sit near or next to you to talk to you when you are eating, it's just embarassing, like let me alone 😅
While that is true billy didn't have the guts to fire Mike. It's one thing to be humble and respectful but it takes a lot to be a leader and billy doesn't show those qualities despite being all humble and very respectful
@@JamRock_Jr. Exactly lol, he has his wife and sister working there and a manager that's been shitting on them for 8 years and he still doesn't do anything xD
A manager at my restaurant swiped cash from a table, was reported by the server, and got fired immediately. It’s nuts Mike wasn’t fired. He had no redeeming qualities.
And then trying to blame the staff for his massive mistakes, and then just says "we gotta move on!" when anybody tries to point out it's his fault. Absolutely vile little weasel of a man.
whats really scummy is the fact that USA don't pay their restaurant workers a liveable wage, pay right and get rid of tipping to cover the wages like 99% of places world wide... why are you yanks so stuck in your ways when they are just bad?
and he has absolutely no idea how to be a manager at all. he doesn‘t even know what „manager“ means. he‘s responsible, no matter what. get rid of this lunatic, he‘s angry, he‘s crying, is he on something? what is wrong with him, this is not normal human behaviour, he changes his attitude in an instant, what‘s going on there?
Billy is a good person, he knows to control he's emotion, and respect Gordon. I never know that he's the owner because usually the owners is arrogant, stubborn.
And Billy is like an ideal guy, atleast for me. He is so calm and understanding. Basically a man who's private yet smart and critical. OMG, am I simping?
One of the few episodes where Gordon didn't find anything disgusting in the kitchen/freezer, didn't argue with the owner/chef and he actually complimented one of the dishes.
Whilst this is a sad situation, it was clear that Mike was a major part of the problem and Billy should have recognised that and gotten rid of him much sooner so he bears a big part of the responsibility.
FYI restaurant was closed in 2009, and billy is now running a company named JR Alta food inc. as a owner and only employee, with a annual revenue of $60k
@@philippdolschan7669 the restaurant was already got closed before kitchen nightmare could start filming. So they just opened it for the filming. The reason maybe billy’s wife had no hope for it, and most owners contact kitchen nightmares to renovate the place so that they can sell it to recover from debt.
@@nemoonemii not sure but a article speculated that he started working as a manager in white-castle which I think is a American fast food chain restaurant.
@@saaya3016 its a common way of being humble by not revealing your full name (if you have a really successful business or family member most of the time) i remember him(gordon) saying that he wants his kids to be independent and not rely on “ramsay” as a scapegoat
Same. I’m fine with people of any gender or sex crying, but when it’s excessive, fake and manipulative I just wanna wack em on the head with my baseball bat
That chef has patience and emotional intelligence for days! So easy to get mad at someone, but to say "Everyone one else in this resturant has had a second chance, so he does too" is incredible. Then he turned it around, so seems like the right choice from the owner!
@@CDMaccles I love your innocence. Mike is just acting that he changed, he'll go back to his old ways soon. He's a textbook narcissist and they cannot change their personalities. The owner has very little actual intelligence, and he should have taken an executive decision. He has no chance.
@@TrainingRuimte In which case they could get rid, he'd have his second chance and ruin it! The mark of a strong person is to still give that second chance to the next person, and not become bitter
I think Billy is the most decent owner on this show who is also a chef. He quietly listens to criticism, he cooks fresh food, but most importantly, he respects his wife and staffs. I'm just worried Mike is gonna take advantage of him again... He really should've fired the guy. He acted like he owned the place and he only cried because he knew he was called out on his bs, not because he actually loved the restaurant or whatever.
You can see how Gordon respected the owners, especially Billy, they never argued and Gordon was helping during service both in the kitchen and on the floor.
Wow. Gordon saw right through Mike from the first second and went for the jugular. First time I’ve seen that in one of these. Even Samy and Amy didn’t get cut that fast.
@【•Sukuna •】 Imagine in a lobby, one of your teammates keep dying. So you tell him “ hey dude stop dying” Then he would freak out and start trying to team kill and trash talk you. That’s how some humans work
UPDATE: The Mixing Bowl closed in 2009, a little over a year after the episode aired, due to the poor economy at the time. Billy and Lisa are still together and they started up a new business in 2011, Jr. Alta Foods Inc., a frozen food wholesaler, which they still run. Mike is the General Manager and Executive Chef at Jackson Hall American Bar & Grille in East Islip New York.
There is no way Mike changed that fast. He probably realized he was about to be fired and decided to take his position seriously instead of being a parasite.
Technically he was waiting tables too. But taking 50% and claiming he’s responsible for most of the tips is absurd. Guy should have been fired for countless reasons
She still isn't much supportive towards her husband's dream. It could be because of the loss but she looks uninterest and cold when she's serving customers
She isn't supporting to him. What are you talking about. She calls it his business. She didn't say our business. Even that staff were saying it. Are you sure who you're talking about is on this video?
I agree 100%. Billy seemed to be very humble, hard working and shy. His wife knew that - she was intelligent enough to see it. She had to stand up for him, she knew he deserved it. Nobody is perfect, not even Billy, but he was definitely an absolute gentleman. Just a classy group of people, all the way from owner to staff. Grounded, humble and positive. Good role-models, if there ever was any. I actually gained energy from this episode, instead of being totally drained and distraught. Fantastic episode with wonderful people. I'm so happy I took the time to watch it.
He's offensively creepy. I don't understand how he was hired in the first place. Generally it's the kitchen staff that make these restaurants fail and owners are afraid to fire them in case they can't replace them.. This place had Mike. Dead weight. His salary constant fuck ups and horrendous personality would bring down a small place like that.
Sadly this restaurant was closed almost close near to when the episode aired. However Billy is now owner of his food product and doing well in his life..
Billy was so shy and quiet that even Gordon felt bad for him.
Lol
Why aren't there no replies on a 200 liked comment
@@shinden1736 i guess they r shy :)
@@lrfds lul
@@shinden1736 cuz i shidded
This owner is the CALMEST and COOLEST restaurant owner that Chef Gordon has ever help. And to add, his the BEST LOOKING GUY!
Actually the calmest is rishi brown she never screamed nor anything she just accepted that the food is bad and fired the chef the next day and even accepted the changes to her restaurant
Its not real you donut
@@Truly_Sithari do you which episode that was, or the name of the restaurant? I wanna see this :0
@@tia2461 forgot which but search rishi brown kitchen nightmares
TRUEEEEEEE
on the other hand mike forgetting he's just an employee
The owner/chef Billy was so calm and cool. You can tell he is a great family man.
He is a good man
He looks like a guy who would go out with his girlfriend and her friends just to make her happy
Yeah he is
Sadly, Mixing bowl is closed for years niw
I really love Gordon Rasmay
Gordon roasting Mike when he was crying was the icing on the cake. I can't believe he didn't tell them to straight up fire him early on.
Well they need some drama for the show so why would he?
Yeah? You enjoy kicking a man while he's down as well?
Dude is a tool. His only concern are the tips. I'll cry a little to make everyone think I'm so part of this family. His manipulation force isn't strong. 33.3% is the dream.
I don't understand why they kept that guy. Owners are too passive. The guy is a narcissist and manipulates them. He was the one that tanked that place.
enjoying someone else's pain. Classy.
Billy is genuinely THE best and most respectful person I've ever watched on this channel.
I loved his calm quiet demeanor
So do I ..... Even I never seen Gordan so calm and genuinely helpful to a certain Guybthat is Billy.
Surehh...m
15 mins in, and I want to click off the fucking video. Mike is so fucking cringey I have to go to the comment section to hide. Good thing I found this comment. It made it at least bearable.
@@imhappy._. im 2 mins 26 now and i hate him so f'n much
Billy is so genuine, he defends his wife and is a descend cook. he is shy and humble and is listening to Gordon. a great guy
never expected to see johnjae here
Yessir
He had 10 minutes screentime and spoke in even less of them and yet you think you got the guy figured out lmao.
Descend cook lmao
998th like
“I thought you’d know about it since you’re the manager, and it’s on your menu” that struck my pride and it wasn’t even me.
As manager of a restaurant, you should know your food.
Hopefully you wouldn't say something so ridiculous as the manager lol
LMAO REAL
mike is so manipulative that he was just giggling as gordon roasted the shit out of him
I felt like Mike fancied himself on the stage. He was doing so much bad acting.
The calmest owner … and the only thing that can triggers him is when someone is talking shit to his wife…
This should be the credo of every husband on the planet. You can fuck with him and shoot down his business, but don't fuck with his wife or kids.
@@VegaSpydr you seem to have a weird set of opinions about husbands, and i bet my ass they don't extend to wives
@@DimT670 Or you’re just assuming stuff!
@@VegaSpydr gross
@@AlexandraaFeodorovna how is that gross? A man that doesn’t want his wife spoken to that way? Stfu cupcake.
The fact billy was so nice, humble and was running that damn kitchen cooking perfect food, he’s honestly the best owner I’ve ever seen on this show
He and the 28 years old lady boss (I dont remember her name 😅) were the best owners 😊
Billy in 2024 doing great very successful and Mike well has been working as a line cook at burger King
@@ksh9504 Hahahhahahah for real?
Maybe you're thinking of Andrea?,... she took over her father Tom's restaurant, she was pretty great @@hongcam6539
Agree, Billy was so quiet & shy, yet clearly a very capable chef. His wife Lisa was also lovely. Their biggest liability was the egotistical Mike. It speaks volumes for Billy’s character that he gave him a second chance. Most owners would’ve booted him him ages ago!
a manager that acts like an owner. He's acting like a fly on top of a horse.
Who will get smacked by the tail
😂😂😂😂😂
A problematic employee talking back to the employer
@@fraserrichardson3715 don’t hurt the rest of the restaurant :(
thats what happens when a boss is passive.
The Mixing Bowl closed in 2009. Billy now owns a food wholesaler called Jr. Alta Foods. He and Lisa are still married and have two children.
They closed before this episode, wow?
The episodes R usually filmed a year or more in advanced then after editing and stuff so many things happen before the actual video itself is released
I thought this guy killed himself ?
@@dreambiglistentomymixtapes983 wasn't that another guy?
This episode it seems was 2007. Gordon busts out a map and compares the number of local restaurants with 97 and 07.
The only thing negative about the food is that they are bland. No dirty kitchen, no frozen food, and the foods are not raw or overcooked. I am glad for Billy. The service got the heat instead. Billy and Lisa really complete each other. That time when Billy thought Mike was screaming at Lisa and he immediately left the kitchen and wanted to defend his wife.
Billy has potential
Billy is the most wholesome boi on this channel
@@Katanagatari-b2o I agree
Billy will defiently go places if he keeps up what Gordon taught him. Guys humble and hard working from the looks of it.
if Mike wasn't there they wouldn't have to be in kitchen nightmares
Such a wholesome chef surrounded by depressing paniniheads.
Paniniheads hahaha
Lol. I think his wife is awesome too, though
i think most people there knew it was going wrong except for mike
@@zixiong681 nah he knew
He was a fake bastard
Are you referring to Brian?
Oh shi... I just realized Mike played them, he gave all the customers coupons for 50% off when they were at the table, then they felt they owed him and of course gave him generous tips. He was literally robbing the owners.
Extra big brain
massively big brained
Not that big of a brain, just looks like it sort of happened and he went with it when he realised it, if he ever even realised it.
If he has such a big brain, with that type of ego, he wound't go to the gym, he would be the gym's manager.
@@ReallyTY4Real that gym point gone too far my friend
Impressive that Gordon never said the food was actually bad, and had no reason to question quality or cleanliness. Just the focus.
Mike: "what people spent in here has like, doubled?!"
Yeah maybe that's because there's no fucking 50% off coupon anymore, genius.
XD
hahahaha
WillNE?!?!
🤣🤣🤣
Lmfao XD
the good thing is, Billy didn't use microwave.
😂😂😂😂
What episode did chef Mike appear in?
@@username-jo8kf mate dont ruin the joke
@@thedanishrose1625 he is asking a question, how is he ruining a shitty joke that has been said thousands of times
Mate
noice
gordon: "i dont like being watched"
also gordon: *entire camera crew filming his every move*
Hahaha thought the same thing. But I think what he meant was in a restaurante clients don´t like the fact that a member of the staff is watching your every bite. He expects to be treated as a customer whilst trying the food to see how they operate.
It's more like when a writer asks you to read one of the draft of their books and they stare at you.
@@kelseyswanepoel7056 Lmao, as a writer I try not to do that because I've been there and it's the worst X'D
@@gokuxsephiroth4505 what happened?
@@elements1168 The client started laughing at a sad story....
Billy looks like a genuinely strong cook! Even before the transformation, his crab cake was up to Gordon's standard. His salmon was also properly cooked and likely fresh (or Gordon would have judged differently). He might just be a bit shy and introverted to be an executive chef or restauranteur. I'm so glad he's working as the president of a food company now. A much better position for him to shine!
yeah! he just needs to season it a little bit more and it wouldve been perfect!
the food wasnt the main problem, Mike is, im only at the first few minutes and hearing him say hes been giving the food for free, is enough to tell me he's running this fucking place to the ground
Mike: "He is intimidating to serve."
Also Mike: "I am not intimidated by everybody, bring it on."
fck d manager, n he tries emotional blackmail on d show , fck him, even I won't keep myself in dat situation
1:42
Also Mike: I can eat four boxes of cookies without feeling guilty.
Mike: " It´s not fair to put blame on one person"
Mike: *Puts blame on Kim*
I hate that guy!!! So annoying
he's lucky she didn't call out to her family in the northern part of Korea
Let me correct him its not fair to put blame just on me**
I srsly hate him! Omg my blood is boiling!😤
if garbage was a person
mike was
Mike: * laugh*
Me: punch him in the face billy
BILLY WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?
Mike’s laughing
Punch him again Billy
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@Dood mann lol
Agreed absolute disrespect
"Like a cockroach" I was dying..... Such a good description of Mike.
It didn't even take 5 minutes for Gordon to know Mike was full of it
He's probably seen the type a million times over!
@@davidjsaulhaha so true. Your funny Gravid Sjaulinscun
When you're a no-BS type of person these fake ass but kissers are easy to spot immediately.
Right on 😂😂
you do not have to be a Gordon to see this BS
The fact that Gordon likes the crab cakes, shows that he doesn't go to complain about the food.. He gets the first impression and gives a 100% honest critique.
Yeah, and given how easily he'll push something aside for being too bland, or too garlic-y, or too salty, or not sufficiently seasoned... or too dry, too wet, too greasy, too rubbery, overcooked, undercooked, or just plain "tastes like it was frozen and reheated" (all of which, of course, is based on a great deal of experience and understanding of the cooking arts)...
Given all of that, "The crab cakes were good!" before he's even come in and changed anything, is some very high praise indeed.^^
Well it won an award, it would basically be like going against other authorities.
@@alisaforster28691 Except that too often in the show we see kitchens that started cutting corners. Wouldn't be out of the ordinary for the crab cakes served when he was there to be nothing like the crab cakes that won the award.
99% of these restaurant are serving moldy, expired food. Should he praise them or what? He is also too polite considering that who is serving that kind of food should be in jail for poisoning children and the community....
I think this episode is all about mike ...
I feel like Mike would be the guy to chat to young girls at a bus stop at night and not care that they’re uncomfortable
That's the vibe I was getting. Total creeper.
@YuckFouTubeX😉
You have to care? What do you get out of caring though?
@@bizznick444joe7 errr so you don’t make young women feel unsafe? Uncomfortable? Your reply gave off massive sex offender vibes
He reminds me of Jared from subway
"In spite of his efforts, The Mixing Bowl closed in January, 2009, a little over a year after the episode aired"
Sometimes they are to far gone
Dang..
@@WarFoxThunder Just read though they have opened a new place and it's running and Billy and Lisa are still married
Source please?
@JuliaJuanaAlvarez thank you. I'm happy to hear that since Billy and Lisa seem such a chill, calm, and supportive couple!
I love this episode a lot, because Gordon didn’t had to go through any frozen food, microwaved food and didn’t need to go through a dreadful kitchen inspection
Yeah. The owner is pretty good and kind. He knows his responsibility in the kitchen
@Abrar.MuhtaslimI fucking hated it for that exact reason. I love it when he's greeted with shitty kitchen, microwaves and frozen food.
@@crapitoutjim that’s one of the main reasons I watch the show💀💀 but it’s nice to know some owners care about their restaurants👅
@@crapitoutjim not every owner is bad at making sure their kitchen is clean, some just lose passion because of how hard things get and Gordon reignites that passion in them, always a nice break to see one of these episodes
or have a fucking leach like Mike in the business but y'know it iiis what it iiiis
@@crapitoutjim the same thing, i like it when he roasts people.
If Gordon came into my Restaraunt and called it Average I would be humbled. At least its not something he wouldnt feed his dog.
Right? I feel like when a world-renowned chef calls your food "humble", that translate to "pretty fuckin' good" by the average person's standards
@@chubbybunny6975 true
Lol
Those poor poor dogs! xD
What? Feeding his dogs would be an honor....
The owner dude is honestly such a humble and kind person. He doesn't even expect credit or boss everyone around, works really hard!
Yeah, that's not a good thing in business, he closed down.
@@thatboi9740 yea but he has a new place and it’s going pretty good apparently
@@skepticalgaming7542 Please tell me about it
Brilliant! Just an absolutely brilliant episode. It was a real joy getting know these people through the screen. I hope they are doing well today, all of them; Billy, his wife and staff. Loved this episode - wish it was a double. Brightest and most wholesome episode ever on Kitchen Nightmares.
@@thatboi9740 Being humble is a GREAT business quality. It means you're realist and not fucking delusional like Mike in the episode.
"The profits have doubled." Yeah...that happens when you don't give 50% off coupons.
Mike’s cry when the restaurant changed is genuinely crocodile tears
He makes me cringe
Fucking pathetic, wasn't it.
Even his smile looks fake.
Such a fake pos
he do be lookin like nikocado avocado
Billy and Gordon cooking together was genuinely wholesome. In case you are wondering the Mixing Bowl Eatery closed down close to a year after the show, but Billy now owns and operates JR Alta Foods inc. which is apparently doing really well.
That's nice
@@VikramSingh-tf5gb yep
Why'd it close down?
Mike is a user
Was that the only way to get rid of Mike?
have y’all noticed that whenever Gordon has a chance he orders the crab cakes?
He loves macaroni and cheese too 😋
Ikr, crab cake, mash potatoes and steak
Those dishes above can be considered “the basics”. In Gordon’s mind he probably thinks that if you can’t get those right then you won’t be able to get anything right.
It's a good dish to establish a baseline with. If they fuck up a crabcake there are fundamental problems that need addressing before anything else. You can have the prettiest place in the world, but If the food is shit there's no chance.
Good indicator whether a place uses fresh or frozen food, and they are easy to cook.
The Mixing Bowl was a restaurant in Bellmore, New York that was featured in season one, episode five of Kitchen Nightmares. The episode aired in 2007, and the restaurant closed in January 2009, a little over a year later. In the episode, Chef Ramsay worked with the restaurant's owner, Billy Galetti, to address issues with the menu, appearance, and staffing. The restaurant was struggling due to increased competition and low customer numbers. As of late 2014, the location was occupied by a new restaurant called Greek Delight. Past that I don't know
damn
Crazy
They should have fired Mike, he was an idiot.
Those years were tough for mid priced restaurants due to the peak of the economic crisis. The budget places kept alive and swanky ones still had the clients but this category really got hit hard.
Apparently the owner ended up opening a food wholesale business and it’s very successful. He’s still married and has two kids.
ive never seen Gordon tells a waiter he's fat ,he is always respectful and really nice to servers.this means, he immediately saw what a disgusting and dishonest character Mike has. Ripping off the owners like that is disgusting. Thumbs up for Gordon
same, he figured the man right when he entered
he probably also did that to test if Mike would use the fake image and play nice, or be genuine and show that maybe that was inapropriate. When Gordon saw Mikes reaction he knew for sure.
Teeechnically mike isnt a server
Ig it's his experience being able to see that shit. He ain't just a simple guy in a restaurant down the street, he's Michelin star Chef Gordon Ramsey
Mike is not a waiter, he's a useless overpaid narcissistic manager who steals the girls tips.
Billy is the best chef I’ve ever seen on this show, he’s so respectful and understandable. Gordan didn’t even have to yell at him saying “you donkey”!🙄
I feel like once a year, they go on a fishing trip that ends in a bro-hug.
It didn’t help though as this restaurant closed down like many others after being on this show
He’s cute too
best owner too imo
How do you know all of his stuff is good
Why can't we have more same chef's attitude like Billy? He's so shy and humble, and can take criticism very well
didn't expected the manager to be worse than the owner/owners, other restaurant that i could think of was Dillons the Indian restaurant in NYC lol
he's literally the only chef I've watched who's calm & humble
Honestly when you're running anything, being shy is not really a good thing. Both extremes are a bad thing. When Mike was being horrible to the wife, none of them said anything. They just accepted it :/
Yes, well said! Billy, his wife and staff: class-acts. All the way from top to bottom. I'm so glad I saw this show. There are good, hard working, talented people out there. Positive role-models. You can almost tell Billy's parents were real class-acts as well, they did a brilliant job raising him - with good values. Amazing what two good parents can create together. You rarely see this many good attributes in one person all at once. He might not be perfect but nobody is. Treat your kids with love, respect and practice what you teach: you'll create good, humble and hard working citizens that make this society work properly. Brilliant!
Because In the cooking industry it's merit. So you often see people taking credit even though it was your idea or especially if you did most of the work.
When you make a simple mistake you're not reassured to try again. Instead, you're laughed at by every chef. There's no room for mistakes in this career or in the industry of commerical cooking.
The owner chef is so humble. He is not weak.
Mike is clearly manipulative, he cries without tears. Just fire him.
I was hoping he will get fired 🤣
Milica Popovic Same😂
He also just turns food around and think that makes food delicious. When in fact spinning the food on circles messes up the taste big time the monster!
Its all fake
@@sjsa7160 could be, but all the restaurants on these shows are either still open or were open.
Mike literally just gave me second hand embarrassment, the fake crying was really not it
He just reeeeeeaaaally wanted to be in the middle of the attention. Twas kinda ugh
Crocodile tears.
Oh my god, big cringe
So true😭 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mike: "I am not sure what transpired"
It's literally your job to know what transpired
Mike: You shouldn’t put blame on one person.
Also Mike: *blames Kim*
OMG ikr lol
Anyone summoned me?
@@dumbass2714 AHAHAHA
@@dumbass2714 F
“The amount people are spending is like… double!” Yeah no shit Mike, you were giving away 50% discounts before
LMAO
underrated comment xD
no wonder he's losing money.
💪
This comment legit made me snort 🐽 😂 best comment here
Mike - "Looks like a wood chipper to me"
Gordan - "You're right"- chucks Mike into it
Fargo style
I fucking wished because dude is a clown
Hahaha. Would have been the right thihg
How many chucks can a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood? Well certainly Mike couldn't chuck himself either, so somebody had to do it for him! (Go Gordon go! ready set hike! ;D)
😂
The first line of the show "he said _cajun_ not _asian_ " is hilarious.
Mike is sure to be friendly with customers, but personnally I hate when people come and sit near or next to you to talk to you when you are eating, it's just embarassing, like let me alone 😅
Same
Yup i hate when that happens
Ikr like bro I want to eat leave me alone lemme eat
i came here alone, id like to be left alone
same.
Mike is acting likr hes the owner... the Chef owner is so humble, respectful & positively accepting Chef Gordon's opinions & suggestions...
While that is true billy didn't have the guts to fire Mike. It's one thing to be humble and respectful but it takes a lot to be a leader and billy doesn't show those qualities despite being all humble and very respectful
@@JamRock_Jr. Exactly lol, he has his wife and sister working there and a manager that's been shitting on them for 8 years and he still doesn't do anything xD
"Gordon likes the crab cakes"
Me: Wait, that's illegal.
Haha you're actually so fucking hilarious wow
Yep. That is HELLA illegal
@@nebulosza8682 I sense karen
:)
Sssniperwolf says that's illegal!
Man either Gordon knew ahead of time or was in a bad mood. He brought the heat this episode from the beginning
Honestly if Gordon raised his voice on Billy my heart would've cracked.
He's seems like such a great person
domoljub je bolji
@@bustacox same bro
@@danielchin7310 what the hell did he mean
@@jenajelema i have no idea
A manager taking their employees tips is one of the scummiest things they can do
A manager at my restaurant swiped cash from a table, was reported by the server, and got fired immediately. It’s nuts Mike wasn’t fired. He had no redeeming qualities.
They should make him share his salary
And then trying to blame the staff for his massive mistakes, and then just says "we gotta move on!" when anybody tries to point out it's his fault. Absolutely vile little weasel of a man.
whats really scummy is the fact that USA don't pay their restaurant workers a liveable wage, pay right and get rid of tipping to cover the wages like 99% of places world wide... why are you yanks so stuck in your ways when they are just bad?
I'm surprised it's not illegal in New York. Where I live, that's not allowed.
I've never been this early to a Gordon Ramsey video. Usually i'm like 5 years late.
Yeh me too
hm??
Same lol
you mean GORDON RASMAY
Lmaoooooo
Mike walks around like he owns the place. He's unhinged.
Mike is the type of employee who takes all the credit when things go well but blames everyone else when something goes wrong.
Yes, that is what he literally was doing.
And then takes their tips after blaming them for his mistakes. Absolutely vile little man.
and he has absolutely no idea how to be a manager at all. he doesn‘t even know what „manager“ means. he‘s responsible, no matter what. get rid of this lunatic, he‘s angry, he‘s crying, is he on something? what is wrong with him, this is not normal human behaviour, he changes his attitude in an instant, what‘s going on there?
So he's a manager?🤣
@@unclescipio3136😂
Billy is a good person, he knows to control he's emotion, and respect Gordon. I never know that he's the owner because usually the owners is arrogant, stubborn.
True
Ikr
Go back to your grave
this world doesnt deserve ppl spitting fax
@@Alan-xg4yr I'm alive but I'm dead, I'm alive but I'm dead.
And Billy is like an ideal guy, atleast for me. He is so calm and understanding. Basically a man who's private yet smart and critical. OMG, am I simping?
Mike is such a slimey little toad, I actually struggle to watch this episode.
Gordon figured him out almost instantly.
Yes when someone is too nice is because they are compensating for something else in their personality. Some are aware, many aren’t.
Gordon to mike : you staring while I eat making me uncomfortable
*also gordon with the camera crew on his face*
Ikr
@@animeshpatra5106 haha but Mike looks like a creep and Gordon was used to that as he is recording a show
@@animeshpatra5106 a camera crew is different...you Know them....they are your family basically. He doesn't know the owner
One of the few episodes where Gordon didn't find anything disgusting in the kitchen/freezer, didn't argue with the owner/chef and he actually complimented one of the dishes.
Mike acting like he was the owner… and the owner is just calm… this restaurant closed because of the manager, i felt bad for the owners…
closed?
Restaurant is closed but the owner is running a food truck
ohh, damn thats unfortunate
Whilst this is a sad situation, it was clear that Mike was a major part of the problem and Billy should have recognised that and gotten rid of him much sooner so he bears a big part of the responsibility.
@@mst4745 it seemed he was way too nice...
Billy is a real man, no moaning just grinding away trying his best for his family. Class guy.
FYI restaurant was closed in 2009, and billy is now running a company named JR Alta food inc. as a owner and only employee, with a annual revenue of $60k
Why was it closed tho?
@@philippdolschan7669 lack of customers and therefore income
@@philippdolschan7669 the restaurant was already got closed before kitchen nightmare could start filming. So they just opened it for the filming. The reason maybe billy’s wife had no hope for it, and most owners contact kitchen nightmares to renovate the place so that they can sell it to recover from debt.
what about the stupid selfish mike?
@@nemoonemii not sure but a article speculated that he started working as a manager in white-castle which I think is a American fast food chain restaurant.
16:10 he looks so happy! He's got such a sweet smile
Gym girl: What's your name?
Gordon: Gordon.
He's pretty humble for a celebrity.
@@saaya3016 I think they mean because he didn't go like "you don't know who i am?" or say his full name?
@@saaya3016 its a common way of being humble by not revealing your full name (if you have a really successful business or family member most of the time) i remember him(gordon) saying that he wants his kids to be independent and not rely on “ramsay” as a scapegoat
30:16 is so fake
@@saaya3016 yes. He could've said "I'm Gordon Ramsay, how on this earth you don't know me?" 🙄
@@zenheiser9695 that doesn’t necessarily make you humble but in this case yea
I’m all for men crying and showing their emotions but every time Mike cried again I was like “Mike god damn it get your sh$t together man!”
Same. I’m fine with people of any gender or sex crying, but when it’s excessive, fake and manipulative I just wanna wack em on the head with my baseball bat
It’s ok for men to cry but crying about a restaurant change just makes you a pussy
IKR BRUH HE SO IS UGLY JUST STOP
@@AhmetHoxha chill man
I feel like he was trying to make them feel bad for him, I dont think he rly cared
Its 2021 and i still want Mike fired. And if he's already fired then fire him again.
Here here brother! Then once he's been fired the second time, rehire him just to fire him a 3rd time, for the hat trick!
Mike shouts at everyone then proceeds to cry
You can't be fired out of a closed restaurant sadly.
Shoot him in the foot
@@clever2769 reopen the restaurant, hire mike, fire mike, close the restaurant.
26:45 "This is why we need Xanax" lmao
I was literally about to mention that hahah
I still don't understand why they kept Mike. If I had any employee or customer speak to my wife like that, they would be thrown out in 5 seconds.
That chef has patience and emotional intelligence for days! So easy to get mad at someone, but to say "Everyone one else in this resturant has had a second chance, so he does too" is incredible. Then he turned it around, so seems like the right choice from the owner!
Not to mention his job was obsolete
They didn't need him
@@CDMaccles I love your innocence. Mike is just acting that he changed, he'll go back to his old ways soon. He's a textbook narcissist and they cannot change their personalities. The owner has very little actual intelligence, and he should have taken an executive decision. He has no chance.
@@TrainingRuimte In which case they could get rid, he'd have his second chance and ruin it!
The mark of a strong person is to still give that second chance to the next person, and not become bitter
This is the 1st time I hate a episode of kitchen nightmares this Mike is over the top
“ he’s intimidating to serve”
5 minutes later when he walks out
“ I’m not intimidated by anybody” 😂
I WAS JUST THINKING THAT
Mike is a terrible person, he reminded me of a cockroach. Shouldn't have survived and deserved to be fired long ago
"Gordon is a god in the restaurant industry"
*Gordon doesn't like the pancakes*
"He's crazy"
Truee
LmAooo🤣🤣
Are these really humans that live in our planet or do they act like this because the show asks them ?
@@manwhotookatit5666 yes
He ain't a "god" that's too far
The wife saying she wants him to follow his dreams but doubting him drained his passion completely
I think Billy is the most decent owner on this show who is also a chef. He quietly listens to criticism, he cooks fresh food, but most importantly, he respects his wife and staffs. I'm just worried Mike is gonna take advantage of him again... He really should've fired the guy. He acted like he owned the place and he only cried because he knew he was called out on his bs, not because he actually loved the restaurant or whatever.
The restaurant closed *BUT* Billy now owns a food truck and is doing quite good apparently.
@@Iliaas thanks man for telling hope this guy is doing great
@@Iliaas may I know what food truck he have? I'm so curious
@@thomaspotterdotexe jr alta food inc
@@thomaspotterdotexe a food truck sounds much easier....
Mike: Each customer is spending double.
Me: No you cabbage, you're just not giving out 50% vouchers anymore.
Cabbage 😂
I like your funny words, magic man
Cabbage lol
Even a highschool student knows giving 50% off is laughable!!
😂
You can see how Gordon respected the owners, especially Billy, they never argued and Gordon was helping during service both in the kitchen and on the floor.
Wow. Gordon saw right through Mike from the first second and went for the jugular. First time I’ve seen that in one of these. Even Samy and Amy didn’t get cut that fast.
It’s funny that Mike probably thought when he cried everyone felt bad for him but in reality everyone was just cringing so badly
Hey you get back to screwing over the gang
Do you still have a plan?
Her: "nobody's gonna listen someone who's yelling at them like a madman."
Gordon: Am i a joke to you?
Fax😂
Many people just don’t listen and improve when they get criticism, they deny and just get fucking mad
@【•Sukuna •】
Imagine in a lobby, one of your teammates keep dying.
So you tell him “ hey dude stop dying”
Then he would freak out and start trying to team kill and trash talk you.
That’s how some humans work
@@justsomeplantcells- true
gordon's yells actually help, mike doesnt
This is the only episode where Gordon didn't have to change the entire menu. The guy listened and improved, all while remaining calm and respectful.
And no excessive cussing inside the walk in fridge.
Hear, hear!
UPDATE: The Mixing Bowl closed in 2009, a little over a year after the episode aired, due to the poor economy at the time. Billy and Lisa are still together and they started up a new business in 2011, Jr. Alta Foods Inc., a frozen food wholesaler, which they still run.
Mike is the General Manager and Executive Chef at Jackson Hall American Bar & Grille in East Islip New York.
Mike honestly feels like he comes from a world where the managers say "I want to speak to the customer" rather than Karens asking for the manager
Underrated
Made me laugh, thanks
i wonder what happens when a karen is the manager and eats at her own place... will she ask for herself?
@@Legendary_sartorian Goes to the restroom and screams at the mirror
In my 17 years of living in this world, never have I ever seen anyone fake cry as much as Mike.
He expects everybody would have sympathy on him😢what a sad clown
Bruh. I was thinking abt that. He's worse than fake crying murderers in interrogation room.
dont worry, you will see some better
Yeah
I literally was searching for a comment about his crying 😂😂
Mike is the restaurant equivilent of a discord moderator.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Oh my god yes
"NOT MY FAULT!"
PLSSSS why is this so accurate
Soooooooooo fuckin true
My favorite is them acting like anybody would ever know who the hell the New York Dragons are.
There is no way Mike changed that fast. He probably realized he was about to be fired and decided to take his position seriously instead of being a parasite.
Yeah cause he knew he could never find an employer that would take him in for all his incompetence and ginormous ego
^^^^ This
They gotta script a happy ending somehow
Yep i dint buy his act
They never addressed the stealing of the tips situation. A manager has no right to take the waitresses tips.
Yeah, i would have booted him out that instant
Technically he was waiting tables too. But taking 50% and claiming he’s responsible for most of the tips is absurd. Guy should have been fired for countless reasons
@@johnfurlong5472 he's fucking lucky Billy wanted him to stay.
Or stealing their privates
Billy is amazing, but what isn't stated enough is how amazing his wife is, she is the backbone of that relationship and obviously cherishes him.
She still isn't much supportive towards her husband's dream. It could be because of the loss but she looks uninterest and cold when she's serving customers
Not really she bosses him around and controls himthinking she's always right!
She isn't supporting to him. What are you talking about. She calls it his business. She didn't say our business. Even that staff were saying it. Are you sure who you're talking about is on this video?
I agree 100%. Billy seemed to be very humble, hard working and shy. His wife knew that - she was intelligent enough to see it. She had to stand up for him, she knew he deserved it. Nobody is perfect, not even Billy, but he was definitely an absolute gentleman. Just a classy group of people, all the way from owner to staff. Grounded, humble and positive. Good role-models, if there ever was any. I actually gained energy from this episode, instead of being totally drained and distraught. Fantastic episode with wonderful people. I'm so happy I took the time to watch it.
@@Rahat-cg8rvnot to mention the slumping down in the chair when Billy says he wants to keep the business open.
30:29: I’ve never seen a more successful wink and smile move in the history of anywhere
I get a strong physical reaction of disgust every time Mike says or does literally anything
He's offensively creepy. I don't understand how he was hired in the first place. Generally it's the kitchen staff that make these restaurants fail and owners are afraid to fire them in case they can't replace them.. This place had Mike. Dead weight. His salary constant fuck ups and horrendous personality would bring down a small place like that.
He's such a little weasel.
SAME
AGREED
same!
If there was any proof that Gordon was a good judge of character, it’s this episode here. His judgement and initial interaction with Mike was spot on.
not hard, fakeness is written all over his face, even when he smiles you can see it.
This owner/chef is probably the calmest and most open one in Kitchen Nightmares history. But the manager is like the typical owners.
😂😂 the wind blew the signs down "thank f*ck for that" 😂
Anyone else cringe at Mike's acting? Like, these fake cries were just embarrassing to watch :S
Literally went to the comment section trying to find a comment about this and luckily I found it 😂💔👍
You can tell Mike was extremely pampered when he was a kid, so he can't handle the pressure and cracked in those situations.
Just my opinion tho
He's such a dick his attitude pisses me off like he didn't take blame for any of that that was 100% his fault
@@ixhde ok
Why does everyone hate mike
Mike: “It’s not all my fault. I don’t think it is fair to put all the blame on one person.”
Also Mike: “Guys it was Kim! Her fault!”
Hehe,you're right
Mike: "hes so intimidating to serve"
*5 minutes later*
"I'm not intimidated by anyone"
He has amnesia bet 🤣😅
I was going to comment that exact same😂
Filmed days apart, no doubt.
If I cooked Gordon Ramsay 100 meals and he said he liked 1 I would live by that my entire life
The owner you can tell he’s a good guy. Hope he does well in the future
Restaurant closed two years after.
@@stephenwest2 why?
Dan 14 they ran out of money
Billy has his own business now, alta foods. Dont know the guy but i decided to do some research as hes one of tge few decent ones.
@@io_noise yeah man I hope he's doing good
You don’t go to a restaurant with your friends/family to talk to the manager but Mike is so deluded he thinks everyone is there to see him
To be fair I'd probably tell him to leave me the f##k alone
You don't know my Father man .....
The manager has more signs than customers. Not a good sign if you ask me!
🤦♂️
nice
Right...
Oh god.
Nice one👌😂
Gordon's Design team is the real MVP
Sadly this restaurant was closed almost close near to when the episode aired. However Billy is now owner of his food product and doing well in his life..
What was the reason it closed?
@@Залізнийкулак initially restaurant did pretty well. Slowly due to some combination of financial situations and less customer it was closed
@@ashutosh262 aww man
Thanks for the info m8
Good thing billy is not working with mike again