As soon as the son said "We need Chef Ramsey's help because we don't know what the fuck we're doing!", I knew I was going to like him. He seems like the kind of dude I'd want as a coworker.
The only issue I see though is that Yes Gordon helped him get his Balls & Voice back but he began to like OVERDOSE with it & screaming about some stuff I don't see why he was for example I don't see an issue with MARK taking the Wine/Drink orders when he seats them. My family has owned a restaurant for over 30yrs & our Host & Hostess are told to do the Wine/Drink orders....... I'm happy he got his voice back but the other thing is that when he Grabbed Mike by his collar & drug him away in front of customers was completely out of line & should never be witnessed by the Paying Customers........ It don't mean shit now in 2024 because it closed down almost right after Gordon left
@@SLIM_SHADY313 actually Mark took an order at 26:06, asking the ladies if they wanted him to save a few orders of the Halibut special. Dean (the owner) yelled at him (26:35), telling the camera that he "always makes mistakes" so there's clearly history there. Mark took another order but at 34:16 we see they're not in front of the customers, so I don't think they saw Dean grabbing Mark by the collar. Nobody should put their hands on anyone else at work, that crosses so many lines. I really hope that was "a bit" done for the cameras at their request.
At least they realized that. Too many owners of those restaurants are like 'Everything we're doing is perfect and flawless and wonderful, but we're failing. We need Ramsay to tell us what completely unrelated external factor is preventing our success, because it is clearly and obviously not our fault. D'uh."
Well, as compared to see his father on the verge of breaking down most of the time. It was good for a start. I'm glad that there isn't too much conflict to begin with for this restaurant.
So wonderful to see that guy love his Dad so much that he wasn't even disturbed with his Dad yelling at him, recognised that it was apart of his Dad's growth as a manager, and got so excited by it happening!
if thats how it actually happened and wasnt just drama to make the ep more entertaining he should have given him a round of applause for finally growing a fuckin pair of balls
If anything he was too nice on the outside and suppressed too much of his issues in his guts...good for Gordon to try to wake him up to management 101.
It's the other side of the coin. Just as bad. It's advertising people to take advantage of them, like a sign saying "hey i'm easy, do what you want" Nobody respect that shit. People want a leader. I would've fired that cook in a minute, no balls this guy.
Glad you weren't rooting for me. I'll do my own rooting thanks very much. Just so you know, rooting means something completely different in Aus to what it does in the Ununited States
Before that, it seems like he was kind of being a little bit of an asshole so he can get his dad to eventually get mad. So he was happy when he finally did.
he was a true blank slate or piece of clay. gordon tells him to scream and boss, and thats the only thing he will do. then gordon says hey temper with that jerkiness and support your guys and instantly the boss goes to captain america inspiration mode. he absorbs everything instantly without filter so you better be careful with your words of what you ask him
You can't make someone be what they're not, I don't see it as any bad thing that the owner is a nice guy, just cos Gordon is abusive all the time doesn't mean he has to be, it's just that being a nice guy doesn't work for business if your staff take advantage of your good nature which Chef Aurelio did. The bottom line for me is he shouldn't be running a restaurant regardless of how good the food is, he should be doing something else less demanding that could've suited his personality more
I don't think the owner was pretending to be someone he's not, but more like he had that release with Gordon's yelling exercises. I know from experience if you've got bottled up emotions, once you let them out once, it's hard to put that cork back on the bottle. He'd probably ly just been pushed way past his breaking point and finally couldn't hold it in anymore.
The son is a class act! He is so sweet letting his dad blow off steam and then being proud of getting snapped on. He is so great, I love his attitude and he's hilarious! I want to see more of him.
It's a reality show lol.... They're told to be that way. I was recently on bar rescue, I responded to an ad on craigslist. The producers want you to be critical .
@@hherrie3tuoepiw no, or at least not with some, I can't say for every show but most just ask you to point out if, for example, the meat is chewy, lacks flavor, is overpowering, etc. You don't have to be a jerk, but they want you to mention if something's off
Even funnier, he was probably spending his entire shift up to that point annoyed that he couldn’t go to the restaurant to see Gordon, because he was working. Then Gordon came to HIM 😂
People like this should never be in any food business. Serving rotten shit, taking advantage and ripping off customers. Even with the best help in the world, they will never succeed, and closed shop in 2011, only 3 years after Ramsey was there. Good riddance. Let someone with empathy towards its customers, someone serving good food take over. Its how it should be. Rotten places should close. And new ones should be able to give it a go.
@@meriambahri9542 Thankfully not. I just dont like the idea of resteurants ripping its customers off, serving very bad food, food one can make much better and cheaper at home. Owners like this, has zero empathy towards the customers they are ripping off. Wich is why i hope they close shop. Room for someone who actually gives a S.
27:49 this dude running down the street with his sweaty shirt open, looking for another shirt, and gordon going into a random store to buy him deodorant all in the middle of service has got to be one of the weirdest and most hilarious things I've seen in this show.
😂😂😂😂 Gordon's reaction to Mark sweating has me dying!! 😂 the handcuffs is a hilarious idea too. Dean is a sweetie trying so hard to tell people what to do.
Gordan putting his hands on his head and saying "what have I created" after the owner kicked the chef out might be the funniest thing to ever come.out of this show
Gordon isn't just a successful chef he's a successful business man who knows the in and outs of a restaurant though i do agree that he seems like a merrige counselor or therapist who not only fixes the menu but also fixes bad owners i think its just years in the business he just knows what needs fixed
@@cod_joker_4205 I hear ya, you weren’t Hating on Gordon, you were calling Gordon impressive so @hshxb dehs is clearly childish for commenting without paying attention to your comment.
I really respect the fact, the son was very impressed by his dad blowing up in him and gave him the respect ye deserves. You don't hardly see that on these shows.
He must have seen his dad full of debt and maybe attempted suicide before, i hope not. He support him all the way. And can't bear to see anymore sad tears come from his dad. The bonding is great
I'm in such a deep kitchen nightmares binge I swear I can almost hear those sound effects without the video playing gosh they put so so so many of those alarming horn noises
And here I am on a binge for the last 2 weeks... I was too busy and missed watching when it aired years ago...niw I'm catching up, falling asleep while it continues to play.... rewatch... while I work,, I have on my second monitor.... I mean its been daily... lmao...
The teacher I respect the most is the one I disliked in class the most. He was a strickler for organization and that was the biggest lesson he gave, even compared to his geography.
😂 As a long time vegan, I can tell you that, if prepared correctly in a good veg Asian restaurant like some Loving Huts, the unfish is actually quite good.
Imagine trying to eat your Halibut special and some hysterical guy is running around, handcuffed, yelling at a sweaty dude to stop putting menus under his armpit. Insane 😂
Yeah but in the end the chef was doing all the work walked out be he was being mentally abused while the owner still owed him money and worked anyway the walked out bc if this and Ramsey had to pay him to stay then the owner takes credit for all the work the chef is doing. Yeah real nice owners
for anyone wondering, Sante La Brea close in june 2011, 3 years after the show and was sold. the place was then, and still is a german restaurent called “Wirsthaus.”
I was thinking the same, but also can we be a boss without verbally abusing our staff, possibly? Without cursing & screaming 3 ft away from the dining room for the customers to hear?
35:55 The edit is so good, the Ad break buffer/recap making it look like Gordon turns back to the garage to see Aurelio leaving again "What the fuck is going on".
I always find it kinda funny how everyone in the room stares at Gordon when he first sits down and tried the food. He’s asked people to stop a few times bcos it always happens.
I ate here as a kid before, during, and after the filming of this episode. My dad is vegan so we went here often. The food was always great and the son was who my family usually interacted with, he was always super nice. You could imagine my surprise when I got older and saw this episode lol. I never saw Gordon Ramsay but I saw the son and staff being interviewed one of the times my family went for breakfast. The potato pancake was my favorite on the menu! It's a shame the restaurant was sold and no longer exists.
Love the fact that the owners kid was happy when his dad showed some gusto and yelled at him shows he was raised right and actually cares about the business
"I think we need chef Ramsey's help, cause we don't know what the fuck we're doing" Ha, ha, love it, straight to the point! At last he gets it unlike many of these people.
Santa La Brea was revisited in a subsequent episode of Kitchen Nightmares where it was revealed that Dean would be retiring and traveling overseas and that his sons Sammy and Arthur would be taking over the restaurant (with Sammy’s girlfriend stepping in as the new manager). That arrangement didn’t last, however. By 2011, just three years after they were featured on Kitchen Nightmares, it was announced that they’d be selling the business (according to online records, the sale was officially completed in June 2011). While Sammy and Arthur never revealed what the official reason for closing was, many believe that they were burnt out and needed a break. It’s currently unknown whether or not they’re still involved with the restaurant industry (a Google search didn’t come up with any results).
Imagine you’re working the convenience store counter at like 8pm on a random night, and Gordon Ramsay sprints in in full chefs’ whites, asks you for your strongest deodorant, thanks you, and then sprints out. Guy must’ve thought he was having a fever dream.
Yeah how disgusting to get a wet menu and then to realize it’s human sweat 😱right before you eat ! Super gross! If you sweat and work at a restaurant please wear antiperspirant .
The son was so sweet and supportive of his father. Letting him vent at him even and being happy for him standing up for himself. He might have been to lenient of a manager but he must be a good dad to have such a loyal son
I love how it starts with the owner guy starts going on about how he doesn’t understand why the place is going down and then Sammy the server just looks straight into the camera and goes ‘this place doesn’t work because nobody knows what the fuck they’re doing’. Concise
man this episode is so full of characters, its amazing, compared to other one dimensional and (no offense) almost villainy manager, people etc Gordon has to dealt with, this is smoother and so much fun to watch.
I was at a Soul food place that had just opened and the chad and karen next to us started up about waiting 15 mins for their fried chicken, when the owner went to talk to them they had left. He looks at me and my wife and starts to say how he is sorry and I cut him off like "Sir I fry chicken all the time and I know how long it takes and if they want crappy instant chicken then go to KFC but I want the good stuff so I'm here" he gave me their chicken and a peach cobbler on the side. They've been open for over 5 yrs now and everytime I go there, the owner remembers me.
this is a really good episode, lots of great moments. the son getting excited about his dad standing up for himself, the owner secretly shaking the pan while handcuffed, the owner eating the plants straight from the pot... a fun time
@@yudithcaron8053 Yea if I was the owner, Mark had to go. Whoever doesn’t like to wear deodorant apparently doesn’t care for their own hygiene. Very unhygienic the way he wiped his sweat with his hands snd touching people.
The owner in this episode is such a sweetheart, bless his heart. It's sad that some of his staff take advantage of that. I'm so glad Gordon came to help and I hope they clean up their act and kick it into gear. I really hope that after Gordon leaves that Dean will continue to put his foot down and have the restaurant and life he deserves. To be completely honest, the cook showed promise, but he didn't show up half of the time when he needed to and didn't listen to Dean and wants to say Dean is a bad man...that's ridiculous. Dean put up with Orelio (cook/chef) thinking he can do what he wants (mainly Dean's own fault) and so now that is what he expects. I would have fired his ass a long time ago.
- Damn straight. I was actually expecting this to be one of those episodes where Gordon made a few phonecalls and tracked down an available good Chef with a good reputation, I always love when that happens, I feel like THOSE restaurants are the ones with the highest chance of keeping it going when they bring in new blood for the kitchen.
Business is not about being a sweetheart, at all. It's about being an effective leader. When I go to a restaurant - or any other service I pay for - I'm not looking for a sweetheart or buddy, I'm looking for a good product period. You don't have to be a jerk but you have to set standards and hold people accountable - as well as reward them if appropriate. My worst bosses are the sweethearts or asses - give me just the professional guy with eye on the prize, period.
i don’t wanna say like everything is fake but tbh i could tell this episode was def staged extremely. like when the chef was acting lazy i was laughing because it just seemed so fake. of course i’m not sure but if you look back at those scenes you can clearly tell, because no one in their right mind would act like that on camera.
This owner is by far my favourite. His whole heart and soul is in this business and I hope from the bottom of my heart, that he and his business succeeds!!
Agreed, they're usually egomaniac douchebags but this fellow was a genuinely caring and people walked over him The chef and the host guy should have been booted out
@@Temulon , Yeah it sure did!😂 The fact that all these shows are staged by Jordan Ramsey and its producers... musty , lazee cooks and everything customers complaining its all for entertainment that's just Jordan Ramsey selling his brand😂😂
Update: Gordon revisits the restaurant to find that Dean has retired and gone overseas. He has passed the restaurant to his sons. Aurelio and Mark are both no longer working at the restaurant. He discovers takings are up 10% and Sammy's girlfriend Dawn is the new manager. Gordon thinks the food he tries is delicious. He then discovers that it is the Unchicken. He meets with Mark, who tells him that they had lost respect for him. With this he couldn't continue working there and he is now working in raw food. After Gordon had been to the restaurant they returned some customer favourites to the menu. They changed their chef in early 2009. Yelp reviews were mostly positive, with even meat eaters complimenting the food. There are negative reviews on delivery and the odd dish failing to impress. Santé La Brea closed in June 2011.
i feel for him , it's one of the moment that you felt guilty for being mad even though you have a reason to be . It so hard because it is for them to take a advantage
Literally the funniest KNM episode I've ever seen. The owner is so sweet, Mark's sweat problem made my day! I'm glad they turned it around and I hope they did succeed in the end.
@@spenzix3720 Often these places have just too much debt that no matter what Ramsey does it cant save the place. And 3 years on top of the original run is not bad at all. Many great restaurants dont live that long either, ones that do over 10 years are rare.
That chef should have been fired years ago, I don't think that Gordon fully grasped how he was acting and cooking. He really did not care and he knew he could walk all over the owner.
agree.. should have been replaced whether by being fired or quitting. But it lacked class both to show up 2hrs late with no communication and no good excuse and then to walk out in the middle of a busy dinner service.
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I like how the son was like "my dad is finally yelling at me. Awesome!" and so supportive of his dad taking charge.
As soon as the son said "We need Chef Ramsey's help because we don't know what the fuck we're doing!", I knew I was going to like him. He seems like the kind of dude I'd want as a coworker.
The only issue I see though is that Yes Gordon helped him get his Balls & Voice back but he began to like OVERDOSE with it & screaming about some stuff I don't see why he was for example I don't see an issue with MARK taking the Wine/Drink orders when he seats them. My family has owned a restaurant for over 30yrs & our Host & Hostess are told to do the Wine/Drink orders....... I'm happy he got his voice back but the other thing is that when he Grabbed Mike by his collar & drug him away in front of customers was completely out of line & should never be witnessed by the Paying Customers........ It don't mean shit now in 2024 because it closed down almost right after Gordon left
@@SLIM_SHADY313the restaurant closed down?
@@SLIM_SHADY313 actually Mark took an order at 26:06, asking the ladies if they wanted him to save a few orders of the Halibut special. Dean (the owner) yelled at him (26:35), telling the camera that he "always makes mistakes" so there's clearly history there. Mark took another order but at 34:16 we see they're not in front of the customers, so I don't think they saw Dean grabbing Mark by the collar. Nobody should put their hands on anyone else at work, that crosses so many lines. I really hope that was "a bit" done for the cameras at their request.
Yes🥳!
Finding an ep of Kitchen Nightmares you haven’t seen is like finding $1,000 in your pocket
I know I have watched them multiple times, once in a while I find one I haven’t and it is awesome
Hhhmmmmm... I like both but: I'll pay some bills w 1000 Alex
So true 😂. And that too when you feel you've seen all the episodes.
I feel like i have seen em all unfortunately :(
At least what's on Prime hahah
💯
That son is real as fuck “I think we chef Ramsay’s help because we don’t know what the fuck we’re doing.” Hahaha
At least they realized that. Too many owners of those restaurants are like 'Everything we're doing is perfect and flawless and wonderful, but we're failing. We need Ramsay to tell us what completely unrelated external factor is preventing our success, because it is clearly and obviously not our fault. D'uh."
he was a real one for sure :D
And how he was proud of his dad for saying what he actually feels. Good shit right there.
You can tell what a great Dad Dean is.
“Thank god the dog ate the burger otherwise we would’ve been fucked”
Never seen a son so happy and supportive to be yelled at by his father😂 He was PROUD! Moment to remember!
😂😂😂😂
@@enderterminator302😂
He should try a dominatrix.
@@rabblerouser7982Haha, he absolutely should try that! 😂👍🏼
I love how his son let his dad rage at him, knowing he needed to do it and being proud that he did it.
❤️❤️❤️ so genuine
yeah the son recognized that he'd been messing up
the son is honestly one of the coolest people we've had on this show. he's the man.
Very cool how the son was proud his Dad chewed his ass.
Well, as compared to see his father on the verge of breaking down most of the time. It was good for a start. I'm glad that there isn't too much conflict to begin with for this restaurant.
So wonderful to see that guy love his Dad so much that he wasn't even disturbed with his Dad yelling at him, recognised that it was apart of his Dad's growth as a manager, and got so excited by it happening!
If that really happened, I totally agree. But, Idk that part and all the conflicts parts look staged? Or is it just me?
if thats how it actually happened and wasnt just drama to make the ep more entertaining he should have given him a round of applause for finally growing a fuckin pair of balls
Well, lets just pretend it was legit, and that everyone grew from the experience and the business is doing well, yes?.
What does loving someone have to do with them yelling at you?????
@@Nunofyobiz it’s just going, they’re on the show because they have conflict not because they have everything figured out
It's refreshing to see a restaurant owner on this show who isn't a stubborn, arrogant prick. I was genuinely rooting for this guy.
If anything he was too nice on the outside and suppressed too much of his issues in his guts...good for Gordon to try to wake him up to management 101.
It's the other side of the coin. Just as bad. It's advertising people to take advantage of them, like a sign saying "hey i'm easy, do what you want" Nobody respect that shit. People want a leader. I would've fired that cook in a minute, no balls this guy.
Glad you weren't rooting for me. I'll do my own rooting thanks very much. Just so you know, rooting means something completely different in Aus to what it does in the Ununited States
@@samsmythe937 I don't give a f**k
They shut down in 2011 😢
"We've been waiting 15 minutes" -- Lady, if you wanted fast food there's an in-and-out burger just down the f-ing street.
also its not the restaurant problem if they are pregnant noone fuking cares. Thats a restaurant not a hospital
The in and out has an hour long wait line 😂
"Im just happy the dog ate the burger cause if that dog didnt eat it we're fucked" thats the realist line ever spoken by a restaurant worker
well I just saw it as their standards were disappointingly low...hoping/relieved to meet dog food calibre...nuts!
He's not the owner. He's just an employee hehe
That bit was fucking hilarious 🤣
@@pepsy. he said worker not owner
😂🤣 he kept it reallll
"So far I had un-duck, un-fish, un-fucking-believable." LMAOOO
I was waiting on my tippietoes for him to say it, and when he did, I cheered! 😂
@@bethanygee6939dance on your tippie toes on to my long John Hancock
as I read your comment, I reached that point in the episode too lol creepy
😂😂
😂😂😂
When he said "I'm happy the dog liked it" I died on the spot.
To be fair, he was spot-on. Had the dog refused to eat it, Ramsay would have bashed them about it. XD
@@jessiehogue. Good point.
@@jessiehogue. i wish that happened wouldve been amazing xD
Bro I died with you
i came to the comments after laughing at this part lol
I just can’t anymore with Gordon😂 his little side quest with buying Mark some deodorants 😂😂
He needed antiperspirant not deodorant
Side quest 🤣
@@shannonobrien9922he bought antiperspirant
I’ve never seen someone so happy to get yelled at by their Dad/Boss. That was precious. Lol
It’s kinda like “you finally raise up!!”
Shows what a great dad he must be
He's a good father hence he's shown he's a good son 🥰
Because he felt proud that his dad manned up and that rubs off on him too
Before that, it seems like he was kind of being a little bit of an asshole so he can get his dad to eventually get mad. So he was happy when he finally did.
This is one of the funniest episodes. Dean with the handcuffs, yelling, Mark sweating, what a cast of characters this was 😂
LMFAO FRR
I agree, this episode is so LA based lolol
LMAOAO this episode had me crying 🤣🤣
One of the best casts. Rita? and the like jersey sitcom crew are also pretty hilarious as a group.
Mark was def one of my fav managers
Gordon: Teaches owner how to yell at staff
Also Gordon: I've created a monster
I read that in his accent
He took that flag from Gordon and was gonna die on it.
@@bertoneill2488sounds painful...
🤣 I thought the same thing. He unleashed a beast.
he was a true blank slate or piece of clay. gordon tells him to scream and boss, and thats the only thing he will do. then gordon says hey temper with that jerkiness and support your guys and instantly the boss goes to captain america inspiration mode. he absorbs everything instantly without filter so you better be careful with your words of what you ask him
21:16 the son being proud of his pop for standing up for himself even though he was the trigger was ADORABLE
I love how immediately after Gordon teaches the owner how to assert himself he's swearing and screaming every 5 seconds lmao
You took a FuCKinG order?!
Gordon created a Demon
You can't make someone be what they're not, I don't see it as any bad thing that the owner is a nice guy, just cos Gordon is abusive all the time doesn't mean he has to be, it's just that being a nice guy doesn't work for business if your staff take advantage of your good nature which Chef Aurelio did. The bottom line for me is he shouldn't be running a restaurant regardless of how good the food is, he should be doing something else less demanding that could've suited his personality more
I don't think the owner was pretending to be someone he's not, but more like he had that release with Gordon's yelling exercises. I know from experience if you've got bottled up emotions, once you let them out once, it's hard to put that cork back on the bottle. He'd probably ly just been pushed way past his breaking point and finally couldn't hold it in anymore.
@@marycomiskey530 I didn't say he was pretending, I said Gordon was forcing him to be someone he isn't.
Gordon saying “good, good, good” while that guy cursed into the canyon was hilarious. He’s like a Sith Lord
hahah i thought the same thing
That was my favorite park. Good therapy session for him
😆😆😆😆 Best part. Was like Ramsey out here created monsters
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I read it the first time in The Emperor's voice 😆
The son is a class act! He is so sweet letting his dad blow off steam and then being proud of getting snapped on. He is so great, I love his attitude and he's hilarious! I want to see more of him.
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That guy hitting on Gordon 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "hot hot hot hot"
Now kids you see that's called having a crush for someone 🤣
I SCROLLED SO FAR TO FIND THIS I KNEW SOMEONE WOULD BRING IT UP 😂
for an LA gay guy boy has an awful big problem wearing women’s deodorant.
@@Bobsteperoustime stamp please
@@upasanaacharya8208 that interaction starts at 5:00 mark
i actually thought he was pretty disgusting... not being gay, just being him.
When the owner started chewing on the grass like a cow I lost it. The way he just looked at Gordon while he doing it was hilarious.
And then he can’t put it back 🤣 cause Gordon is taller 🤣
i was about to comment this 😂
ahaha i literally searched for this comment
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Some weird shit I’d do 🤣🤣🤣
I love how all the customers become food critics when they know Gordon Ramsey is there
It's a reality show lol.... They're told to be that way. I was recently on bar rescue, I responded to an ad on craigslist. The producers want you to be critical .
Probably for the cameras.
@@pmcrevenant1297 no shit xD
@@jagreen2603 do they tell you specifically to be negative?
@@hherrie3tuoepiw no, or at least not with some, I can't say for every show but most just ask you to point out if, for example, the meat is chewy, lacks flavor, is overpowering, etc. You don't have to be a jerk, but they want you to mention if something's off
Imagine working your shift at a gas station and Gordon Ramsay just runs in asking for deodorant lol.
haha yea and a whole camera crew 😂
So what, he is a normal human like everyone else. Even he might need a deodorant. ( although it was ofc for some1 else.)
Asking for a friend. 🤣
@@Fiona-we8xl the whole camera crew behind him is sending me 😭😭😭😭
Even funnier, he was probably spending his entire shift up to that point annoyed that he couldn’t go to the restaurant to see Gordon, because he was working. Then Gordon came to HIM 😂
His sons are gold. He raised them right.
It’s SO rare to feel bad for an Owner in these videos, but this guy is just a great guy who is being taken advantage of.
People like this should never be in any food business. Serving rotten shit, taking advantage and ripping off customers. Even with the best help in the world, they will never succeed, and closed shop in 2011, only 3 years after Ramsey was there.
Good riddance. Let someone with empathy towards its customers, someone serving good food take over. Its how it should be. Rotten places should close. And new ones should be able to give it a go.
@@Hypergangnam damn omg did you eat there?
@@meriambahri9542 Thankfully not. I just dont like the idea of resteurants ripping its customers off, serving very bad food, food one can make much better and cheaper at home.
Owners like this, has zero empathy towards the customers they are ripping off. Wich is why i hope they close shop. Room for someone who actually gives a S.
Dude was certainly the most deserving of Gordon's help of any of the series I've seen so far.
@@GaryCameron780 yea i fully agree with you.
27:49 this dude running down the street with his sweaty shirt open, looking for another shirt, and gordon going into a random store to buy him deodorant all in the middle of service has got to be one of the weirdest and most hilarious things I've seen in this show.
34:24 was the most hilarious for me. 😂
Motherfucker gave him Secret too 🤣
24:50 LOL
and a camera operator followed him home.. that was just weird.
@@sanjogh777 this is when I knew dude had some Mafia blood in em 🤣🤣🤣
This man is a very gentle soul. It's hard for him to get angry
He's to soft. He's probably a Biden voter.
funny af 😂😂😂
@@dillz_14 Speak English, monkey.
@@NemesisX94 Speak like this to me in person. ill wait.. Gronk
@@dillz_14 Lmao it's an Andrew Tate-like on the internet. internet tough guy. finna drink and make gang signs about my comment
😂😂😂😂 Gordon's reaction to Mark sweating has me dying!! 😂 the handcuffs is a hilarious idea too. Dean is a sweetie trying so hard to tell people what to do.
Gordan putting his hands on his head and saying "what have I created" after the owner kicked the chef out might be the funniest thing to ever come.out of this show
LMAO 😭
@@Bercmmm4566I’m scared to watch anymore. Too late I got see that pure cringe
🤣 true
36:35
He did a total flip in management style but he will hopefully get the hang of how to manage a team full of different personalities.
I liked how gordon ramsay handled this. Not only did he change the restaurant but he instilled courage to the owner of the restaurant.
What’s the Z for
@@TOCC50 A letter in the alphabet
@@nathalie9876 I feel like I'm missing context here
It shut down lol
Why is nobody talking about how gordon ramsay is not only a chef, but practically a psychologist he literally pushed this man to find his back bone.
Gordon isn't just a successful chef he's a successful business man who knows the in and outs of a restaurant though i do agree that he seems like a merrige counselor or therapist who not only fixes the menu but also fixes bad owners i think its just years in the business he just knows what needs fixed
Literally did assertiveness training with his "clients"
@Hshxb Dhehs read it again i said not only is he a successful chef and yes i can crack an egg amongst other things
@@cod_joker_4205 I hear ya, you weren’t Hating on Gordon, you were calling Gordon impressive so @hshxb dehs is clearly childish for commenting without paying attention to your comment.
He's at the top of the food chain in the modern food industry for good reason
34:22 He snatched Mark up like he was a little kid. Lol😂😂
& he clearly needed it😂😂
I screamed on that part 😂😂😂😂😂
I really respect the fact, the son was very impressed by his dad blowing up in him and gave him the respect ye deserves. You don't hardly see that on these shows.
His son Sammy was great, clearly has a strong bond with his father
Right? I loved that! They seemed to have a great relationship
He must have seen his dad full of debt and maybe attempted suicide before, i hope not.
He support him all the way. And can't bear to see anymore sad tears come from his dad.
The bonding is great
That shit was very obviously fake. Completely staged reaction. Glad you enjoyed it lol
@@RustyShacklefordJr1337 You sound like this "I'm a fucking bozo"
That one dude losing his shit because he heard Ramsay is 6' 2". 😂
😅
Haha he doesn't come across as a tall dude.
He's a pretty decent boxer, a black belt in karate and footballer too. I'd not mess with him! 😅
Forgive him if he slouches, he carries the weight of these kitchens on his back
Sammy was the absolute MVP here, love how excited he talked about his dad shouting at him. He'd probably been hoping for it for a long time
23:12 always cracks me up. Dean standing there almost crying and Gordon like "You're not getting arrested you silly Billy" hahahaha
😂😂😂😂 he was really starting to cry
I'm in such a deep kitchen nightmares binge I swear I can almost hear those sound effects without the video playing gosh they put so so so many of those alarming horn noises
I can't stop watching them. I dream about it, LOL😭
they definitely over use the cymbals with that swishing sound......
I feel like I can open a restaurant consultation company 😂
Literally same lol
And here I am on a binge for the last 2 weeks... I was too busy and missed watching when it aired years ago...niw I'm catching up, falling asleep while it continues to play.... rewatch... while I work,, I have on my second monitor.... I mean its been daily... lmao...
Gordon is like that horrible teacher we all hated at school but later tell our kids about the valuable lessons he taught us in life!
We we're just not mature enough to understand the lessons they taught back then
The teacher I respect the most is the one I disliked in class the most. He was a strickler for organization and that was the biggest lesson he gave, even compared to his geography.
😂😂😂 I AGREE
You still think that abusive teacher had your best interest in mind? Good lord, you need to grow up and realize some people are just assholes
Yeah you pretty much nailed it.
“Unduck, unfish, unfucking believable!”
LMAO! I laughed so hard at that 😂😂😂
Me to 😂😂
Same bro 😂was looking for this comment
My Favorite Part, I was crying!! 🤣😂😂🤣🤣
He's a master of off the cuff one liners
😂 As a long time vegan, I can tell you that, if prepared correctly in a good veg Asian restaurant like some Loving Huts, the unfish is actually quite good.
the owner is a keeper! he is so so nice....no ego and not ashamed to show emotions
Imagine trying to eat your Halibut special and some hysterical guy is running around, handcuffed, yelling at a sweaty dude to stop putting menus under his armpit. Insane 😂
Hahahahahah
Well, when you put it *that* way. It sounds like a hilarious comedy of errors!
Hahaha 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nonibut
That chef was absolutely insufferable. He just worked there because he thought he could get away with not doing anything
yes, pretty bad, and the editors didn't do him any favors. haha
Yeah but in the end the chef was doing all the work walked out be he was being mentally abused while the owner still owed him money and worked anyway the walked out bc if this and Ramsey had to pay him to stay then the owner takes credit for all the work the chef is doing. Yeah real nice owners
He was definitely one the problems
I wouldn't say he didn't do anything, but that he could get away with far too much perhaps...
Credit to the chef 👨🍳 I’m sure he’ll be back cause they need him and they know it !
I'm so impressed by how loving, respectful, and supportive the son is.
and handsome
@@bettyutub lmao
@@zacheray aren't too many dads worth love respect and support these days
@@sp00kyd4ddy6 bruh ur name😂
@@bettyutub agreed! Bit of a hottie! and he can take orders too 😆
Ahahaha😂😂😂 “we’ve been waiting here for like, 15 minutes 38:07 😂😂😂 like did you think this was McDonald’s drive through or what
She even said “well we’re both pregnant so” like what💀
I was HOLLERING over this man's sweat problem, and how it was beautifully highlighted all throughout the episode 💀
SAMEEEE 😭
I seriously think he was on drug. Meth or something
@@kelvinrittchenit could be a condition though I have hyperhydrosis so am always sweating vest in winter sweating and in a hot room it’s 100X worse
It’s probably because he’s incredibly stressed
I'm a sweaty boi and I'm not blaming any drug, that's 100% me
it can be freezing but I'll still be sweating my balls off
@@Kayliep00
for anyone wondering, Sante La Brea close in june 2011, 3 years after the show and was sold. the place was then, and still is a german restaurent called “Wirsthaus.”
Wirtshaus, probably :)
@@bolshevikapologist9957probably Wursthaus
For Sante La Brea, that was the wurst / käse scenario
@@1972hermanoben😅 😂 🤣 👍👍
Probably is the worst house
I like how Gordon teaches the owner to be a mini-Ramsay.
Fr tho lmao
I was thinking the same, but also can we be a boss without verbally abusing our staff, possibly? Without cursing & screaming 3 ft away from the dining room for the customers to hear?
Agreed😭
@@redlemur9074 No
That Rocky montage on the cliff had me rolling
35:55 The edit is so good, the Ad break buffer/recap making it look like Gordon turns back to the garage to see Aurelio leaving again "What the fuck is going on".
I guarantee that mini mart worker had an 'oh shit' moment when Gordon ran in, out of breath and looking for deodorant over the counter 💀😂
Right. 😂😂 And he said the deodorant was for his "friend" 🤣🤣
“If the dog doesn’t eat this burger we’re fucked” lmao
the owner trying to be mean was so precious 😭😭 him just using cuss words randomly so cute
RIGHTTTTTTTT HE JUST LOOKS SO CUTE LOL
What the fuck is cute about cussing?
@@Sam-k3p6y it's like a baby trying so hard to be cool
@@Sam-k3p6y absolutely nothing
@@Sam-k3p6ycutie patootie you look so red when u cuss 💗 how about we go out sometime, qt?
I always find it kinda funny how everyone in the room stares at Gordon when he first sits down and tried the food. He’s asked people to stop a few times bcos it always happens.
I ate here as a kid before, during, and after the filming of this episode. My dad is vegan so we went here often. The food was always great and the son was who my family usually interacted with, he was always super nice. You could imagine my surprise when I got older and saw this episode lol. I never saw Gordon Ramsay but I saw the son and staff being interviewed one of the times my family went for breakfast. The potato pancake was my favorite on the menu! It's a shame the restaurant was sold and no longer exists.
Potato pancakes are a childhood favorite of mine. Love this episode because they are good people 💕
Mark needs anti perspirant tho lol
Why did they sell it? Do they got another restaurant?
@@DavidLopez-vc2tf dean retired, and his sons took over who sold it for unknown reasons
@@imEden0 damn figures and makes sense
Love the fact that the owners kid was happy when his dad showed some gusto and yelled at him shows he was raised right and actually cares about the business
"I think we need chef Ramsey's help, cause we don't know what the fuck we're doing" Ha, ha, love it, straight to the point! At last he gets it unlike many of these people.
Straight to the motha fuckin point😂😂
The bald headed son is most of the problem. attitude. No employee wants to work with , for, an ahole.
The son was ready for the camera
Gordon teaching him to yell 😂 is crazy and two seconds later he yells at his son and he son loving it
The son of the owner was very well spoken and respectful. I really loved how he was honest with his dad but also showed a caring side as well.
He was really a sweet heart
Santa La Brea was revisited in a subsequent episode of Kitchen Nightmares where it was revealed that Dean would be retiring and traveling overseas and that his sons Sammy and Arthur would be taking over the restaurant (with Sammy’s girlfriend stepping in as the new manager).
That arrangement didn’t last, however. By 2011, just three years after they were featured on Kitchen Nightmares, it was announced that they’d be selling the business (according to online records, the sale was officially completed in June 2011). While Sammy and Arthur never revealed what the official reason for closing was, many believe that they were burnt out and needed a break. It’s currently unknown whether or not they’re still involved with the restaurant industry (a Google search didn’t come up with any results).
True mvp right here.
Thanks 🙏
That's the comment I was looking for!
are they kinda young to be burnt out?
@@d-padqueen1103same, at least they did not go belly up.
Finally, an owner that is totally on board and took responsibility and is ready to fix stuff
Imagine you’re working the convenience store counter at like 8pm on a random night, and Gordon Ramsay sprints in in full chefs’ whites, asks you for your strongest deodorant, thanks you, and then sprints out.
Guy must’ve thought he was having a fever dream.
"You can't stick menus under your armpits then hand them out to customers" Gordon is wise beyond his years.
It had to do with his sweating problem, in the arm pits. lol
Yeah how disgusting to get a wet menu and then to realize it’s human sweat 😱right before you eat ! Super gross! If you sweat and work at a restaurant please wear antiperspirant .
The son was so sweet and supportive of his father. Letting him vent at him even and being happy for him standing up for himself. He might have been to lenient of a manager but he must be a good dad to have such a loyal son
Lucky man to have two adoring sons, you can tell he was an amazing father to them.
Eating food prepared by Gordon is at the top of my bucket list.
same, i wish to dine at one of his restaurants. bucket list
Too bad he doesn't cook at any of his restaurants.
Yes! I was just telling my bf that I really want to dine at any one of his restaurants!
You would have to hire him as a private chef to eat his food.
Like carbonara with PEAS? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🏼♂️
I love how overjoyed the son was that his dad verbally exploded at him 😂 he knew his dad needed to let that out.
I love how it starts with the owner guy starts going on about how he doesn’t understand why the place is going down and then Sammy the server just looks straight into the camera and goes ‘this place doesn’t work because nobody knows what the fuck they’re doing’. Concise
Sounds like most businesses these days
man this episode is so full of characters, its amazing, compared to other one dimensional and (no offense) almost villainy manager, people etc Gordon has to dealt with, this is smoother and so much fun to watch.
Them pregnant ladies made me angry "I've been waiting 15 minutes" get over your self if you want fast food go to mcdonalds
Amen.
I've benn looking for this comment lol
👏🏻🙌🏻
Makes me wonder how they would survive in a European country because all the food is fresh you have to wait 30+ minutes 🤭😂
it was for their order 🤦♂️
I was at a Soul food place that had just opened and the chad and karen next to us started up about waiting 15 mins for their fried chicken, when the owner went to talk to them they had left. He looks at me and my wife and starts to say how he is sorry and I cut him off like "Sir I fry chicken all the time and I know how long it takes and if they want crappy instant chicken then go to KFC but I want the good stuff so I'm here" he gave me their chicken and a peach cobbler on the side. They've been open for over 5 yrs now and everytime I go there, the owner remembers me.
The son being excited for his dad finding his business voice and comforting his dad when he needed it was so nice to see😭
this is a really good episode, lots of great moments. the son getting excited about his dad standing up for himself, the owner secretly shaking the pan while handcuffed, the owner eating the plants straight from the pot... a fun time
Oooh, good points from Kanaya!
I also love the guy with the sweating problem. It's so relatable!
Crazy guy! 😂
🤣to see the owner hemming up the host is gold. Real knee slapping funny moments in this episode.
My favourite episode. Had me cracking up.
The father is so adorable and him slowly becoming more assertive such a cutie pie
I have to say this was the funniest and most awkward episode of kitchen nightmares I've ever seen.
HILARIOUS.🤣
Also, Mark is the gayest manager ever.
@@yudithcaron8053 Yea if I was the owner, Mark had to go. Whoever doesn’t like to wear deodorant apparently doesn’t care for their own hygiene. Very unhygienic the way he wiped his sweat with his hands snd touching people.
I agree
@@xorxpert Mhhh please.... Some people sweats a lot more naturally
I read your comment at the beginning and thought “hmm we’ll see” and that shit was hilarious 😂
"When I smell bullshit, I go straight for the jugular."
Gotta love Gordon Ramsay.
My captions changed it to juggler. Fitting considering the circus most of these places are lol
If you smell bullshit you need to get rid of the asshole 😉
including underarm bullshit
The owner in this episode is such a sweetheart, bless his heart. It's sad that some of his staff take advantage of that. I'm so glad Gordon came to help and I hope they clean up their act and kick it into gear. I really hope that after Gordon leaves that Dean will continue to put his foot down and have the restaurant and life he deserves. To be completely honest, the cook showed promise, but he didn't show up half of the time when he needed to and didn't listen to Dean and wants to say Dean is a bad man...that's ridiculous. Dean put up with Orelio (cook/chef) thinking he can do what he wants (mainly Dean's own fault) and so now that is what he expects. I would have fired his ass a long time ago.
- Damn straight. I was actually expecting this to be one of those episodes where Gordon made a few phonecalls and tracked down an available good Chef with a good reputation, I always love when that happens, I feel like THOSE restaurants are the ones with the highest chance of keeping it going when they bring in new blood for the kitchen.
Business is not about being a sweetheart, at all. It's about being an effective leader. When I go to a restaurant - or any other service I pay for - I'm not looking for a sweetheart or buddy, I'm looking for a good product period. You don't have to be a jerk but you have to set standards and hold people accountable - as well as reward them if appropriate. My worst bosses are the sweethearts or asses - give me just the professional guy with eye on the prize, period.
tbf he might have been saying Dean was a bad man because he wasn't paying the guy
i don’t wanna say like everything is fake but tbh i could tell this episode was def staged extremely. like when the chef was acting lazy i was laughing because it just seemed so fake. of course i’m not sure but if you look back at those scenes you can clearly tell, because no one in their right mind would act like that on camera.
Love the way he said, THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS and just looked at him no swearing just straight to the point.
27:25
Owner "Gordon Please, Send him Home! I don't need him!"
Ramsay "He's your fucking member of staff." 🤣🤣
that shit was hilarious, omg 😂🤣
The owner had a good heart and his son is right at his side. It’s beautiful
right 👍
This owner is by far my favourite. His whole heart and soul is in this business and I hope from the bottom of my heart, that he and his business succeeds!!
Agreed, they're usually egomaniac douchebags but this fellow was a genuinely caring and people walked over him
The chef and the host guy should have been booted out
same
It closed in 2011. 🤣😅😂
@@Temulon at least he sold it. I hope he got a decent price for it, he seems like a decent guy.
@@Temulon , Yeah it sure did!😂 The fact that all these shows are staged by Jordan Ramsey and its producers... musty , lazee cooks and everything customers complaining its all for entertainment that's just Jordan Ramsey selling his brand😂😂
"This is Mark, our HOSTESS😅 for the evening"😂
"C'mon man gimme a hug... this is some fatherly love shit." 😂😭
The son is more of a Dad than the actual Dad
I like how the father is some FOB southern european and the son is some LA cholo. Did they do son swap or something
@@opinion56 was thinking the same, mother is probably Mexican or Spanish
6:37 LMAO the guy is hilarious "if the dog didn't like it we're f**ked"
😃
Man, an owner that’s actually likeable that we can root for. So refreshing.
See, and I found him spineless and cringey, he's so beta
@@TeutonicNordwind Man shut up. I wish people who used the words alpha,beta realised how stupid they soind
@@TeutonicNordwind‘he’s so beta’ typical choice of words of an insecure male
@@TeutonicNordwind wow ure so sigma big boy no shit 😂
@@oljackie35 Uh oh...looks like we've got a triggered Polska mały chłopiec 😆 Part of the gay Warsaw underground scene?
Update: Gordon revisits the restaurant to find that Dean has retired and gone overseas. He has passed the restaurant to his sons. Aurelio and Mark are both no longer working at the restaurant. He discovers takings are up 10% and Sammy's girlfriend Dawn is the new manager.
Gordon thinks the food he tries is delicious. He then discovers that it is the Unchicken. He meets with Mark, who tells him that they had lost respect for him. With this he couldn't continue working there and he is now working in raw food. After Gordon had been to the restaurant they returned some customer favourites to the menu. They changed their chef in early 2009. Yelp reviews were mostly positive, with even meat eaters complimenting the food. There are negative reviews on delivery and the odd dish failing to impress. Santé La Brea closed in June 2011.
I love how he's so nice he even struggles to yell at the air
lmao
fairies started flying around his voice was so peaceful haha.
HAHAHA That was SO funny 🤣🤣
He said the most cuss words of his entire life in one day 😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
Owner is too nice he actually struggles to be mad! I hope I have his patience in my life.
i feel for him , it's one of the moment that you felt guilty for being mad even though you have a reason to be . It so hard because it is for them to take a advantage
He has a patience million times than I lol, 😅
I feel so bad for him.
Gordon getting so angry and frustrated at Mark for being too sweaty is killing me 🤣😭
20:00 the “god damn it” at the end of his yell was such a 🥺 moment
This was one of the owners I wouldn’t hate working for
"Made for a lady, strong enough for a man" HILARIOUS
It's probably mitchum's. And I don't care about the pH balance it works and smells good to me and others
Years ago, television commercials used that line except it said "woman", and not lady.
Made for a woman, strong enough for a man.
~SECRET DEODORANT~
the line is :
"strong enough for a man, made for a woman .."
unrelated but this popped up.. Old SPICEEEEE made a man of my son
Literally the funniest KNM episode I've ever seen. The owner is so sweet, Mark's sweat problem made my day! I'm glad they turned it around and I hope they did succeed in the end.
Nah, the funniest one was with two owners Rita and Lisa. This episode was like a real life sitcom.
Amy’s. Baking. Company.
they actually closed 3 years later even tho it seemed that they were doing good
@@spenzix3720 Often these places have just too much debt that no matter what Ramsey does it cant save the place. And 3 years on top of the original run is not bad at all. Many great restaurants dont live that long either, ones that do over 10 years are rare.
Mine was Shirley with the soul food one especially when Gordon tried to eat the chitlins lollll and Mama Mary’s red velvet cake
Best line of the episode - 28:35 “Secret... made for a lady, strong enough for a man... he’s a fucking funny little limey bastard.” 😂
Secret is my favorite deodorant.
Imagine Gordon Ramsey just runs into your convenience store all of a sudden
I think that's the only time I have ever heard Gordon call someone a 'Silly Billy'! LOL!
That chef should have been fired years ago, I don't think that Gordon fully grasped how he was acting and cooking. He really did not care and he knew he could walk all over the owner.
He knew he could walk all over the owner because he doesn’t pay him in time I wouldn’t want to work 100% either if I wasn’t getting payed
@@Mokawoo $140 tho??? In California?! That’s probably not even one days wages.
@@roxywhite1936 doesn't matter how much, i don't work for free. He's probably being dealing with late pay for a while I'm sure it isn't the first time
agree.. should have been replaced whether by being fired or quitting. But it lacked class both to show up 2hrs late with no communication and no good excuse and then to walk out in the middle of a busy dinner service.
@@erobinson8997 you don’t know that
The chef leaving and coming back was too funny 😂😂
19:34 he was loosing it😭
U can tell he not really like that & Gordon put that battery in his back y'all better be careful
This show really makes you think about all of the small restaurants you’ve gone to once or twice for a meal and the possible reality behind the scenes
AHHHH YOURE RIGHT
I was thinking the same thing…😒😒😒
Oh fuck, you’re right..
My stepson just quit a job at Carl's Jr...All I have to say is never order the cheesecake or any drinks with ice.
@@spiwolf6998 🤢🤢
Can't believe I haven't seen this episode before. Its great. Such a nice guy. I hope his restaurant is prospering.
Unfortunately closed in 2011
me neither! There's a always a surprise KN treat somewhere...
I love cooking for my Elders, tonight I cooked them a Meat Loaf...
@@damageincorporatedmetal43v73 im sure you cooked it like a bat out of hell.
@@kittenak47 damn why?
The owner getting caught trying to help cook with the handcuffs on is my favorite moment of this episode 😂
Ramsey feeding the dog, had me in tears. I watched it 10×'s. Too funny 🤣😂😂
19:50 gordon's little hops of joy he's so sweet under all the British cursing haha