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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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!
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 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 😅
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”!🙄
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.
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.
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 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....
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
When I woke up today, I never suspected I'd see an instance where somebody managed to actually overlook some Dragons. I suppose it's true that we can't really blame just one person for something like that, but of course we all know it was Kim.
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?
I have been watching and binge watching Kitchen Nightmare episodes multible times, but this last week i have been watching episode after episode of ones i have never seen!!! Where have these been? 😮
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.
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?
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?
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)
definitely the most chill and calm owners from any KN episode i've seen so far ahaha i liked them both a lot. also i think this is the only episode i've watched where we don't even see Gordon spends a decent chunk of time turning the pantry and fridge inside out! wish we got to see a resolution of the tipping crisis... wanted to see gordon yell some sense into him. hopefully the owners put their foot down. also it's wild to see how tipping 20% was considered high back then but now it's expected :/ billionaires keep getting richer while the wealth gap just grows and grows... very sad to see where the world's heading
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.
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.
Honestly, compared to other cases, this wasnt so bad. The manager sucks and the interior is boring. But the crabcakes were fresh and Gordon actually liked em. Bland food, too much garlic ect. Thats not something you cant work with actually. And Billy didnt complain about Gordon's complaints. Imagine if every episode had such simple problems.
@@jaworski105 the UK one is still fun to watch after seeing the US one, especially the connection between Gordon and Richie in the runaway girl episode
@@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
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..
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.
billy's story doesnt end that badly, yeah the restaurant closed, billy is running a food truck just by himself, he is doing allright, he specializes in frozen fish, he gets costumers
As someone who has worked in and is studying about the hospitality industry, it genuinely pleased me to see Gordon call out Mike's incompetency as a restaurant manager ever since the first step he took into The Mixing Bowl. The fact that Gordon already showed dislike for Mike within the first few minutes of meeting him was oof...call it killer instincts or whatever, but that's a restaurant god for you I suppose
@@sengasengana To an extent, however the people themselves are actual people with actual restaurants. They _do_ sign some sort of waver and are likely told by the crew to do certain things, but that's likely just it. The major events that happened, such as Mike forgetting to make a reservation for the basketball team, isn't staged. Besides, it'd be hard to make stories like these constantly for seasons. Just look at staged American drama...not very convincing and the script sometimes feel surreal. There's really no place to make drama than actual drama.
@@sengasengana it's not fully staged, they look awkward and like bad actors because people are not used to being on camera all the time, also the editing is old-fashioned. What could be called "staged" is that some things are designed by the producers to create drama i.e: they "plant" different triggers like disgusting stuff in the fridge or the dining room, or they send extras as customers with the mission of being as demanding as possible (hence all the dishes returned), and also to fill the place with orders to create pressure and stress, but they don't tell all this to Gordon, they just give him a concise brief about the restaurant and let him run his method and they film his reactions to what they know he will find... the reactions to all these traps are genuine.
Rewatching Ramsey and bring people together.. and revamping the passion is key to a team that keeps the business alive … keep that smile and reach out to a community makes big changes.. make your worker proud to work at a place like this 👏
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
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.
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.
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
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
@@nyankahana6447 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
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
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?
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
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 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
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.
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
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.
“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: i dont think its right to put blame on any one person
Also mike: blames someone else for his mistake.
Its 2021 and i still want Mike fired. And if he's already fired then fire him again.
Lol! 😅 Me too.
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
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!
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.
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 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.
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
Impressive that Gordon never said the food was actually bad, and had no reason to question quality or cleanliness. Just the focus.
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
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
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.
“So I’m not intimidated by anybody” “he’s very intimidating to serve”
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
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?
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
"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!
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....
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
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 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.
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.
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?
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 owner chef is so humble. He is not weak.
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 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’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
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?
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
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
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.
"Like a cockroach" I was dying..... Such a good description of Mike.
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
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....
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😭 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
"I'm so excited that Gordon is here!" *gets ripped apart every opportunity by Gordon*
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...
Mike: You shouldn’t put blame on one person.
Also Mike: *blames Kim*
OMG ikr lol
Anyone summoned me?
@@dumbass2714 AHAHAHA
@@dumbass2714 F
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....
"THIS IS WHY WE NEED XANAX!"
Amen sister lmao
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
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.
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
When I woke up today, I never suspected I'd see an instance where somebody managed to actually overlook some Dragons. I suppose it's true that we can't really blame just one person for something like that, but of course we all know it was Kim.
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 have been watching and binge watching Kitchen Nightmare episodes multible times, but this last week i have been watching episode after episode of ones i have never seen!!! Where have these been? 😮
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.
“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
Billy is a real man, no moaning just grinding away trying his best for his family. Class guy.
I am not even six minutes in and Gordon has called the manager fat and then compared him to a cockroach.
Brilliant.
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 disgusts me, he is deceiving and takes 0 responsibility
It has been the most outrageous episode for me
💯 I was more mad at him than at any angry owner or manager in this show
💯 I was more mad at him than at any angry owner or manager in this show
You haven't seen Martin yet it seems ....
@@knockoutdoctor lol yes
What about verendar
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.
I love how supportive Lisa is to her husband
She's wife material
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😂
"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!
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)
😂
definitely the most chill and calm owners from any KN episode i've seen so far ahaha i liked them both a lot. also i think this is the only episode i've watched where we don't even see Gordon spends a decent chunk of time turning the pantry and fridge inside out! wish we got to see a resolution of the tipping crisis... wanted to see gordon yell some sense into him. hopefully the owners put their foot down. also it's wild to see how tipping 20% was considered high back then but now it's expected :/ billionaires keep getting richer while the wealth gap just grows and grows... very sad to see where the world's heading
Tf you talking about billionaires for? Does the owner of this restaurant look like a billionaire for? Get you commie politics outta here.
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.
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!
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.
Man either Gordon knew ahead of time or was in a bad mood. He brought the heat this episode from the beginning
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
Honestly, compared to other cases, this wasnt so bad. The manager sucks and the interior is boring. But the crabcakes were fresh and Gordon actually liked em.
Bland food, too much garlic ect. Thats not something you cant work with actually. And Billy didnt complain about Gordon's complaints.
Imagine if every episode had such simple problems.
Check the UK version of the show, it has even lighter problems than this.
Wouldn't make more intriguing TV.
@@ElNightmareYT the UK version is very tame by comparison to this. Though I’ve seen some fucking GROSS ass kitchens on the UK oke.
@@jaworski105 the UK one is still fun to watch after seeing the US one, especially the connection between Gordon and Richie in the runaway girl episode
Plus his freezers were nice and clean. No rotten shit there.
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
30:29: I’ve never seen a more successful wink and smile move in the history of anywhere
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!!
😂
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
Those tears are faker than my lashes Pls- 💀
A+ comment 😂😂😂
Bye not the lashes- 😭💀
Those tears are faker then me studying for school jeez
@@whateverthisis389 same bruh lmfao
@@whateverthisis389 Those tears are faker than a karen's source for informations
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.
“ 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
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?
billy's story doesnt end that badly, yeah the restaurant closed, billy is running a food truck just by himself, he is doing allright, he specializes in frozen fish, he gets costumers
What about his wife? Is she together with him?
Answer dude
Costumers 😂
how u know that?
Please tell us more about Billy condition right now
I like like how everybody just noticed that he was stealing from the business, but did anyone noticed that he overbooked them on the opening night
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
As someone who has worked in and is studying about the hospitality industry, it genuinely pleased me to see Gordon call out Mike's incompetency as a restaurant manager ever since the first step he took into The Mixing Bowl. The fact that Gordon already showed dislike for Mike within the first few minutes of meeting him was oof...call it killer instincts or whatever, but that's a restaurant god for you I suppose
You are aware that these shows are staged, right?
@@sengasengana the show isn't staged. Have you seen the episode with 2 mad owners who became a meme?
@@sengasengana To an extent, however the people themselves are actual people with actual restaurants. They _do_ sign some sort of waver and are likely told by the crew to do certain things, but that's likely just it. The major events that happened, such as Mike forgetting to make a reservation for the basketball team, isn't staged.
Besides, it'd be hard to make stories like these constantly for seasons. Just look at staged American drama...not very convincing and the script sometimes feel surreal. There's really no place to make drama than actual drama.
gordon doesnt just randomly select a restaurant to fix. They do their research beforehand.
@@sengasengana it's not fully staged, they look awkward and like bad actors because people are not used to being on camera all the time, also the editing is old-fashioned. What could be called "staged" is that some things are designed by the producers to create drama i.e: they "plant" different triggers like disgusting stuff in the fridge or the dining room, or they send extras as customers with the mission of being as demanding as possible (hence all the dishes returned), and also to fill the place with orders to create pressure and stress, but they don't tell all this to Gordon, they just give him a concise brief about the restaurant and let him run his method and they film his reactions to what they know he will find... the reactions to all these traps are genuine.
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!
Rewatching Ramsey and bring people together.. and revamping the passion is key to a team that keeps the business alive … keep that smile and reach out to a community makes big changes.. make your worker proud to work at a place like this 👏
"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
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
This owner/chef is probably the calmest and most open one in Kitchen Nightmares history. But the manager is like the typical owners.
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.
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 😂😂
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
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
26:45 "This is why we need Xanax" lmao
I was literally about to mention that hahah
The way Gordon can read people is amazing, he jumped on Mike before even getting to the menu lol