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  • Опубликовано: 17 июл 2022
  • Gordon Ramsay visits Classic American and tries the "bomb burger".
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  • @j1g2w3
    @j1g2w3 Год назад +14506

    I love the boyfriend. "I like the food but I'm a bricklayer, what do I know?" A nice change from people insisting that the international chef doesn't know anything about food.

    • @joaquinpv7904
      @joaquinpv7904 Год назад +1

      The mom was really r4peab1e years ago, why not now?

    • @joaquinpv7904
      @joaquinpv7904 Год назад +69

      At least Teresa still being considered 🤪🥰😋

    • @laurahageneder1604
      @laurahageneder1604 Год назад +95

      @@danielmcleod163 oh I didn't even realize he threw his drink haha

    • @cocodelight5077
      @cocodelight5077 Год назад +120

      Lol lol I rolled right out of my chair. Lol he don't give a fuck...he getting free food.

    • @chiemeriekitchen2023
      @chiemeriekitchen2023 Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/9w_B_9cShts/видео.html

  • @jasonholt1853
    @jasonholt1853 3 месяца назад +2582

    Told my son today that when you hear "we're a family here" at your job, you need to make a pros and cons list right away.

    • @chef.in.the.woods7
      @chef.in.the.woods7 3 месяца назад +168

      I only worked in one kitchen that actually acted like family. I even named my son after my boss. Not once did the phrase we're a family ever come out of someone's mouth. We just acted like it. Good and bad. Every kitchen that says that is the most toxic place.

    • @JaneDoe-ql7sc
      @JaneDoe-ql7sc 3 месяца назад +7

      Lol! 🙂

    • @VS.VideoZ
      @VS.VideoZ 3 месяца назад +101

      We are a family is code for we are all dysfunctionally codependent

    • @crazychris1123
      @crazychris1123 3 месяца назад

      When i worked for Coca-Cola that was a thing they always said, the worst types of people in a company ive worked with...family my fckin ass

    • @Blackatchaproduction
      @Blackatchaproduction 3 месяца назад +10

      He needs to just find another job honestly

  • @MakoRuu
    @MakoRuu 2 месяца назад +821

    Classic American remained in business until 2013, almost four years after Gordon visited. They had a lot of success, and the new menu and changed stayed. But the overwhelming mountain of debt continued to eat at their business, and the restaurant was sold to Blu Mediterranean, which lasted from 2015 to 2022, before closing due to the Pandemic. The building remains empty as of late 2023.

    • @temper.temper
      @temper.temper Месяц назад +68

      The pandemic ruined everything man ...its aggravating

    • @theblazingangels4286
      @theblazingangels4286 Месяц назад +3

      them, was looking for cool

    • @user-go8fp5xr3x
      @user-go8fp5xr3x Месяц назад +18

      By the time Gordon gets there, the ship has already struck the iceberg.

    • @nathanwatkins1005
      @nathanwatkins1005 Месяц назад

      ​@@theblazingangels4286proof read

    • @cory5233
      @cory5233 Месяц назад

      Your government ruined everything. ​@@temper.temper

  • @chunkygiblets4678
    @chunkygiblets4678 Год назад +1997

    Throwing that cup so he could better embrace his woman tells me all I need to know about this man.

    • @mtl6562
      @mtl6562 3 месяца назад +55

      But not the cig

    • @WalkingRoscoe
      @WalkingRoscoe 3 месяца назад +34

      A classic gent.

    • @VS.VideoZ
      @VS.VideoZ 3 месяца назад +21

      Yeah he throws another cup that might change your mind

    • @christinegelabert1651
      @christinegelabert1651 2 месяца назад +12

      ​@@mtl6562So FUCKING what? Him holding a cigarette has NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS PALMS NOW DOES IT? NOPE! YOU'RE JUST LOOKING TO START SHIT WITH SMOKERS... CUT IT OUT! In case you're wondering, they've closed and the building i believe is a car speaker and detailing place now. It WAS another restaurant after this episode but that one failed too. Honesty part of it they NEVER got into is the fact of the lack of good parking over there. The road weather was located on his route 109 West. I know this for a fact because I used to live there...one light East of them is well you made the turn. I also worked in a restaurant on the corner of Route 109 and straight Path Avenue. Ok that corner on the opposite side is the Route 109 DINER which serves excellent food and it's been around since the 50s. So back then during this episode, anyone traveling west ON Route 109? They would have passed the diner...and then Silvio's... Then a mile and a half down the road they would have found that place which had no parking you had to go around the back. Sooo... Has Gordon says won't you miss that sign for them you have to go past their entrance. You'd actually have to go to the next light and make a u-turn and then go again and make another u-turn. THAT was always part of the issue as to why people wouldn't go there. If you went to the light and made a right you would be over by the two cemeteries. Once again you have to keep going in order to make a u-turn which is about 2 mi down the road. So they're not exactly as visible as they portray AND honestly I don't know how much you expect when you are literally putting out KRAFT macaroni and cheese! LOOK AT IT! THAT'S what it is, he's pre-made it and he put it into cups that's all it is because it's bright orange and IT'S Kraft's macaroni and cheese, any mother recognizes that pasta! You're lucky he's not out there smoking crack! So don't be discriminatory against people... Because honestly, he doesn't have to throw his cigarette away because he uses his palm to hug her. To use the BACK OF HIS HAND id ridiculous AS ARE YOU! #NYGenXBIKERLady

    • @ryley.mcginnis
      @ryley.mcginnis 2 месяца назад +134

      @@christinegelabert1651ain’t nobody reading all that. Jus shut up 😭

  • @l0stk3y
    @l0stk3y Год назад +2648

    ‘I’m the bus boy, I do whatever they tell me’ aka ‘please god leave me alone’ 😂

  • @discordiasreturn1222
    @discordiasreturn1222 Год назад +7902

    the manager cracks me up, such a sweet gentle man but at the same time he IS an absolute bricklayer, the way he chucked that drink sent me

    • @chiemeriekitchen2023
      @chiemeriekitchen2023 Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/9w_B_9cShts/видео.html

    • @edithnackers7127
      @edithnackers7127 Год назад +310

      Me too. I was not expecting him to chuck his drinks behind him so he could hug her better. That was both hilarious and endearing.

    • @kielanwade5096
      @kielanwade5096 Год назад +154

      Sweet and gentle? Dude blows up and screams at everyone when he's asked a simple question and then runs off and throws a bottle at a wall.

    • @V0ND4M4N
      @V0ND4M4N Год назад +23

      @@kielanwade5096 idk. anyone can be usually quiet and gentle and all happy but is actually a psychopath. sometimes people just be like that

    • @kielanwade5096
      @kielanwade5096 Год назад +22

      @@V0ND4M4N "but is actually a psychopath" is literally the exact point I'm trying to make

  • @urangmyphone265
    @urangmyphone265 Год назад +491

    THE SERVER💀💀💀 IM DYING “I don’t really think I should be- touching the food, yknow?”

  • @potatofries4189
    @potatofries4189 Год назад +588

    I love this episode. This is seriously one of the most normal kind of episodes. Normal people, not some arrogant kind

    • @xanny4747
      @xanny4747 2 месяца назад

      Yup just some basic idiots who let life run them over

  • @Chrome_Dreamer
    @Chrome_Dreamer Год назад +4562

    the way he just threw his drink behind him when she was crying at 11:26 made me laugh out loud, i was not expecting that

    • @videomixer1629
      @videomixer1629 Год назад +38

      right u r 🤣🤣

    • @InDeathWeReturn
      @InDeathWeReturn Год назад +361

      Priorities, a good hug over a drink

    • @isacfred3418
      @isacfred3418 Год назад +98

      I was thinking hey bro dont litter! : but also like: Its in love! Lol

    • @Aeroaphy
      @Aeroaphy Год назад +12

      i were about to say the same thing! 😂

    • @vendasiax666x8
      @vendasiax666x8 Год назад +63

      And they suddenly highlight it with a subtle sound in the background.

  • @matttarling1751
    @matttarling1751 Год назад +3086

    One of the few genuine cases where it looks like they appreciate what they were given.

    • @cpilfold420
      @cpilfold420 Год назад +59

      a lot of them do this just for the show
      Maybe a bit of cash and a makeover
      Then they sell it off
      many also play it up for the cameras
      So it looks like a craZy comeback story when the revamp happens.
      It's a lot of tv influence
      The euro one was a lot more honest

    • @cubertmiso
      @cubertmiso Год назад +11

      they should make a rule that you cant smoke at work. would give then younger and less smelly waitresses.

    • @elsiedoomhammer7646
      @elsiedoomhammer7646 Год назад

      ​@@cubertmiso Wow. I don't know why I still let comments like this surprise me. Not only is that a completely ridiculous, draconian suggestion but it's a revealing one too. I'd be surprised if you'd ever worked in any part of a restaurant but, CLEARLY, you've never worked in a kitchen. If only you knew how absurd it would look if just about any restaurant owner in America tried to implement such a tyrranical policy. The speed of their turnover rate would break the sound barrier. That's assuming prospective employees aren't getting all the facts until after employment is finalized; otherwise most of them aren't even making it through the hiring process to BECOME turnover.

    • @hierveynarbay5448
      @hierveynarbay5448 Год назад +28

      ​@@cpilfold420 nah colleen tears look genuine.. if she was acting she has the potential to be an actress

    • @cpilfold420
      @cpilfold420 Год назад +16

      @@hierveynarbay5448 there's definitely a lot of real in this as well
      It's a mix of everything

  • @jutka2003
    @jutka2003 Год назад +133

    Boyfriend Dom (the unofficial manager): "Gordon got us this awesome computer... does everything but wipe your ass" lol

    • @SeraphsWitness
      @SeraphsWitness 3 месяца назад +8

      This is such a northeastern US saying. My pops used to say stuff like this all the time.

  • @alexb6695
    @alexb6695 6 месяцев назад +213

    I feel for both owners. Especially, cos they seems to be good hearted,honest ppl, trying their best. The fact they can't afford menus speaks volumes.

  • @ThinkingCap_
    @ThinkingCap_ Год назад +4798

    This is one of the most endearing episodes heh, usually I feel like a lot of the owners don't deserve the upgrade to their business but this woman definitely did

    • @MrSuperG
      @MrSuperG Год назад +5

      Yeah yeah Otto ok if you say

    • @sonicartzldesignerclan5763
      @sonicartzldesignerclan5763 Год назад +14

      " Usually i feel like a lot of the owners dont deserve the upgrade " Lmao

    • @MrSuperG
      @MrSuperG Год назад +3

      you two muppets help pay for it :)

    • @alainportant6412
      @alainportant6412 Год назад +120

      @@sonicartzldesignerclan5763
      The kid is right. Some owners really don't care all that much, and some even got pissed with their upgrades.

    • @lilkittygirl
      @lilkittygirl Год назад +2

      Nah, people who earn it deserve it.
      These owners didn’t earn it

  • @markram4444
    @markram4444 Год назад +2008

    The thing I like about Dominick is that he’s pretty honest. Maybe not the most reliable but he’d be a good uncle

    • @petrkrejci7994
      @petrkrejci7994 Год назад +9

      😂

    • @TheLikenessOfNormal
      @TheLikenessOfNormal Год назад +197

      "I honestly thought the food was pretty good here, but what the fuck do I know? I was a bricklayer."
      That line alone made me love him lmao.

    • @emilio1516
      @emilio1516 Год назад

      he is a toss tf you mean

    • @UnCannyValley67
      @UnCannyValley67 3 месяца назад +1

      I thought he was a man-child. All id.

    • @fofs3084
      @fofs3084 3 месяца назад +1

      😂😂😂

  • @dejavoo1234
    @dejavoo1234 Год назад +405

    ah yes a waitress being able to afford a restaurant how to tell its the year 2000

    • @deandrep4273
      @deandrep4273 3 месяца назад +11

      LOL SERIOUSLY

    • @nicoleraheem1195
      @nicoleraheem1195 3 месяца назад

      😅

    • @edgarlopez8986
      @edgarlopez8986 3 месяца назад +24

      Nah but fr bro! I remember all the old bosses I had telling me if I worked hard I could save up and do that too and now you'd need like 5 total partners to open one

    • @valvodka
      @valvodka 2 месяца назад

      Could be owner financed.

    • @methodermis
      @methodermis 2 месяца назад +11

      They said they were 700k in debt to the place, they must have gotten a huge inheritance or trust fund and poured every cent into this business. What a terrible plan.. But they definitely did not buy the place with waitress money.

  • @H.S178
    @H.S178 3 месяца назад +68

    :UPDATE:
    This episode was filmed around November 2010 and classic American restaurant closed back in 2013 so they did OK after Gordon but my guess is their debt caught up to them truly sad thing the people seemed very sweet especially the manager Dom

    • @Anton_3112
      @Anton_3112 3 месяца назад +4

      Thanks for the update

    • @user-go8fp5xr3x
      @user-go8fp5xr3x Месяц назад +2

      28:39
      The second I see red walls, I'm running out, screaming. It looks like Jack The Ripper ran through with his knife stabbing everyone, and sprayed their blood everywhere.

    • @ChelseaChfy-ex1po
      @ChelseaChfy-ex1po Месяц назад +3

      @user-go8fp5xr3x, sounds like a conditioned response on your part.

  • @smileysatanson3404
    @smileysatanson3404 Год назад +714

    "I like the food, but fuck if I know, Im a brick layer"
    Most honest talking from the gut man there been on this show, we need more men like this in the show, so many kiss asses that doesnt know shit, yeah he got flaws but he doesnt hide it

    • @SeraphsWitness
      @SeraphsWitness 3 месяца назад +15

      Blue collar folks tend to be like this. Humble, honest, brutal.

  • @gokuxsephiroth4505
    @gokuxsephiroth4505 Год назад +1349

    Ladies, find yourself a man who'll toss his XL drink over his shoulder without a second thought just to give you a hug when you're crying. I think my fiance would with most drinks, but if it was his precious whisky, then he'd put it down carefully first lmao

    • @DimT670
      @DimT670 8 месяцев назад +46

      It's whiskey so understandable

    • @cherihayward350
      @cherihayward350 7 месяцев назад +1

    • @randomfactsthatdontmatter3466
      @randomfactsthatdontmatter3466 3 месяца назад +32

      Bro decent whiskey is like 40$ a bottle now. I'd be offended if he just tossed it.

    • @Morgan_of_the_Maxilla
      @Morgan_of_the_Maxilla 3 месяца назад +8

      Why would you throw glass where it can shatter into a million pieces instead of putting it down gently like a normal person?

    • @queenbee137
      @queenbee137 3 месяца назад +18

      ​@@Morgan_of_the_Maxilla it was a foam cup 😂

  • @Pantherking916
    @Pantherking916 Год назад +175

    How absolutely refreshing to see someone owning the fact they're not perfect & they know they're messing it up & who is frikkin' honest about it!!!!!!!! No excuses, no passing the buck, no cop outs, no blaming anyone & everyone else!!!!! These girls deserve nothing but respect as does the bf actually - in your face without being IN your face!!! There are some who, on seeing the work & effort Gordon & his team have gone to in upgrading their businesses property, give it lip service but don't really feel it....not Colleen!!! The look on her face says all you need to know about exactly how appreciative she is!!! One of the most honest episodes ever from owners who acknowledge they need help & don't try to hide from their problems. These ladies are the epitome of NEVER GIVE UP.

    • @wvrjl
      @wvrjl Год назад

      The "manager" blamed others for him not doing his job right.

  • @LOVESTORY-vm2id
    @LOVESTORY-vm2id Год назад +274

    I need me a boyfriend who would throw his drink like that to hug me when I'm crying 😔

    • @dkznikolaj7013
      @dkznikolaj7013 8 месяцев назад +9

      And I need a girlfriend I can hug.
      Sometimes it's just hard to get what we need.

    • @kukifitte7357
      @kukifitte7357 7 месяцев назад

      I need me a thick tomboy girl with abs and olive coloured skin to just beat the shit out of me and sit on my face while I’m crying 😋

    • @WalkingRoscoe
      @WalkingRoscoe 3 месяца назад +6

      You, sir, find her.
      You, madam, wait on him.

    • @radscorpion8
      @radscorpion8 2 месяца назад +1

      you want a boyfriend that litters thats unacceptable

    • @unnamedchannel1237
      @unnamedchannel1237 2 месяца назад

      @@radscorpion8😅

  • @fave525
    @fave525 Год назад +1186

    one thing i've learned from all these shows is: you don't need a big menu. and from my own esperience as a customer i prefer a small menu, so i think that's the way to go. make your menu small and nail every dish.

    • @chiemeriekitchen2023
      @chiemeriekitchen2023 Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/9w_B_9cShts/видео.html

    • @tracylawrence6872
      @tracylawrence6872 Год назад +114

      That's the one thing I've noticed Gordon telling the owners.....have a smaller menu which is manageable and where possible use local produce and seasonal.

    • @Besitzerstolz
      @Besitzerstolz Год назад +21

      Small menus are terrible for people, who don't eat everything. As a gluten and lactose intolerant vegetarian, I often just eat a salad, because there is nothing else I can eat. Especially if there's a small menu with only 1 or 2 vegetarian dishes.

    • @user-cz1bq7ml7d
      @user-cz1bq7ml7d Год назад +109

      @@Besitzerstolz man up

    • @maureenmolleron747
      @maureenmolleron747 Год назад +73

      Here in France, my favorite restaurants use a chalk board for the menu of the day. What they bought that morning.
      2 appetizers, 2 entrees and 2 desserts to chose from.
      Fresh and seasonal!

  • @jub388
    @jub388 Год назад +1282

    No matter if you like or dislike Gordon and his methods - he always tries his best to help ...! I've got great respect for him...!

    • @IPLS32
      @IPLS32 Год назад +3

      u got a huge W

    • @ComboBreakerHD
      @ComboBreakerHD Год назад +26

      Gordon's big thing is that only you and your passion for what you want can fix the core of your own problems. A lot of people could use a 5 minute teardown from Gordon

    • @JenniferMathew18
      @JenniferMathew18 Год назад +24

      I also noticed. He is caring in some ways. This is not just for television sake. But he really cares about the owners and the business.

    • @DizzyDez613
      @DizzyDez613 Год назад +15

      I describe Gordon like an army drill sergeant. He first has to tear them down in order to build them back up.

    • @osmanthuskeyk
      @osmanthuskeyk Год назад +5

      same he's professional and his intentions are pure

  • @JDoeX
    @JDoeX Год назад +59

    "But what the f I know, I used to lay bricks" - a honest man

  • @TheJzai
    @TheJzai Год назад +219

    Never really noticed it before (perhaps because they never really inform the guest diners that appear on the type of restaurant it is), but it's kinda funny seeing people dressed up for a fine dining experience show up in a small casual joint.

    • @michaelmck151
      @michaelmck151 Год назад +39

      I think word gets on the street that Ramsey is in the house. So they probs dress nice for the TV lol

    • @EngineScypex
      @EngineScypex Год назад +7

      They're 100% invited or even paid.
      Think about it:
      1) Why is Gordon comming? Because business isn't running well and if things aren't changing they have to close. Since the management wasn't covered in a single episode (at least the ones I saw) it's the lack of customers - every single time.
      And just when Gordon want's to see how they perform on diner time and at relaunch suddenly every single table has a customer? Yeah, looks realistic to me (sarcasm).
      2) Every single time he want's to see them perform at diner time and show them how bad their food is, customers are sending barely touched food back to the kitchen. I don't live in US, but I don't believe for a second that that's usual behavior from customers there. Usually only a few are really complaining and even less people refuse to eat it after a few bites.
      If 50%+ of the customers would sent their food back barely touched even the most stubborn chef would wake up. But thats usually not the case. Especially since "didn't taste good enough" is not a valid reason to not pay.

    • @P0L3D4NC1NG1ZFUN
      @P0L3D4NC1NG1ZFUN 3 месяца назад +4

      ​​@@EngineScypex well idk, in the beginning of a lot of the episodes I notice that they mention they're throwing a lot of food off the plate out--it's just less noticeable bcuz the volume of ppl is so low at that point. Yea Ramsay and his crew probably take measures to make sure the restaurant fills for service night both before and after the menu relaunch, but the food beforehand just really must be that godawful LOL

    • @juanpablogarcia5362
      @juanpablogarcia5362 3 месяца назад +13

      The guests are 100% invited but NOT paid. I had this show come to my town for a local restaurant. It's a popular show EVERYONE knows who Chef Ramsey is. The PR team goes around telling the locals that the Chef is coming to help and film the restaurant and that's pretty much all they gotta go. A LOT of people want a chance to be seen on TV​ for just a second, or even just for the experience. But they aren't paid, there's plenty people that want to go just cause the show is filming. Also people know ahead of time that it's "Kitchen Nightmares" so they know the food is probably bad. People aren't sending the food back because they are scripted, people in the US usually do send food back when it's crappy food. The only difference is that now it's en masse because there's actually a full restaurant as opposed to the 8 tables a day they are used to.
      All in all, the show is semi-scripted because it creates situations for drama that are worth filming, but it's not a full "set-up" because nobody is paid to act a particular way. Guests just act however they want to. @EngineScypex

    • @Unfortunately_Mickey
      @Unfortunately_Mickey Месяц назад

      ​@juanpablogarcia5362 I believe the meals are all paid for by production tho? I could be wrong

  • @the_rover1
    @the_rover1 Год назад +511

    "I started hookin up with coleen, and she said I could use you in the restaurant"
    perfect qualification for management position 👌

    • @zenlife321
      @zenlife321 3 месяца назад +20

      Any man who talks about a GF of 6 years as a hookup, is not a guy to hire into your business.

    • @malloryoates8580
      @malloryoates8580 2 месяца назад +1

      definitely usin him in the kitchen 😂😂

  • @the_rover1
    @the_rover1 Год назад +1042

    chef ramsay: *orders mac n cheese*
    chef: *heats convenience in microwave oven*
    ramsay: dreadful!
    chef: 👁️👄👁️

    • @samsamcupcakes6476
      @samsamcupcakes6476 Год назад +36

      Any " chef" doing that should change career.
      The base is fresh food.
      If you are a microwave master don't pretend you are a chef 😉😁

    • @joartuk
      @joartuk Год назад +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @andrebaptiste7288
      @andrebaptiste7288 Год назад +38

      It was Kraft dinner too 😂💀

    • @fmo94jos8v3
      @fmo94jos8v3 Год назад +11

      @@samsamcupcakes6476 Chef Mic is the chef

    • @growskull
      @growskull Год назад +21

      it should be illegal to sell premade microwavable food in a restaraunt, youre selling something that isnt your product

  • @PapiyoneVineland
    @PapiyoneVineland Год назад +155

    Coleen is so god damn loveable, I just want to hug her, tell her we can turn this around and stand beside her to help when she’s overwhelmed. You can tell just by her presence and how the men in her life are around her how great of a mother and a woman she is.

    • @KrotharSmash
      @KrotharSmash Год назад +18

      Hope your going to throw you drink at a bench behind you when you go in for that hug.

  • @tobycampbell2739
    @tobycampbell2739 Год назад +115

    He tossed that coffee like a boss 🤣 so slick... Seems like a good dude

  • @robertburk5550
    @robertburk5550 Год назад +1298

    Easy to blame Dom but he is honest.
    He quit his former job to help out because he loves the woman, but then he's given no real role.
    He's supposed to order, but they have no money and he isn't able to be there every single day and nobody tells him anything.
    He's right about being disrespected

    • @alexb6695
      @alexb6695 6 месяцев назад +37

      True. However, there's simple solution. Simpler, than simple. Blank a4 paper on the wall for everybody to write down what they need.
      But I get it. If ppl don't have experience running restaurant every small problems turns into disaster.

    • @velvetunderpants44
      @velvetunderpants44 6 месяцев назад +18

      @@alexb6695 Whiteboard would be even better

    • @bautistalover
      @bautistalover 3 месяца назад +14

      @@alexb6695that’s the thing he said someone needs to take stock at the end of the night since he doesn’t close every night. They dismissed then in that meeting so I don’t doubt it’s not the first time he brought up the issue but was ignored.

  • @bronsonperich9430
    @bronsonperich9430 Год назад +361

    You serve a Michelin star chef microwave mac and cheese and you’re surprised he thinks it’s yuck?

    • @sebastienmonette6659
      @sebastienmonette6659 9 месяцев назад +30

      And it's boxed mac and cheese to boot

    • @DancingShiva788
      @DancingShiva788 3 месяца назад +4

      Yeah. They're racing on a bumper car track, he's racing formula one...

    • @wb5mgr
      @wb5mgr 3 месяца назад

      🤯🤦‍♂️😂

  • @Ogsonofgroo
    @Ogsonofgroo Год назад +91

    One of the more endearing rescues by Gordon, he truly is a gem and when people work with him instead of holding onto their egos and old ways, listen to his wisdom, this is the results that make it all worth while and a joy to watch.

  • @nislaav6712
    @nislaav6712 Год назад +84

    Love how owners almost always go like "Everyone loves our food!" while the place is in -700,000$ in debt and rising 😂😂

    • @temper.temper
      @temper.temper Месяц назад

      Ya but thy didn't say that

    • @user-go8fp5xr3x
      @user-go8fp5xr3x Месяц назад +1

      That's a major problem with Restaurants.
      People see Restaurants as Cash Cows, so they go up to their eyeballs in debt to buy one.
      They don't know what it takes to run a restaurant, or have any ready cash to keep it running until it turns a profit.
      So even if the Restaurant is revived, they're STILL drowning in debt.

  • @ntanemohlala4907
    @ntanemohlala4907 Год назад +203

    the boyfriend cracked me up 😭😭
    “the machine does everything but wipe you a**”

  • @jackthebongripper4520
    @jackthebongripper4520 Год назад +121

    The boyfriend definitely shouldn't get blame at all, dude be just helping out of love

    • @deandrep4273
      @deandrep4273 3 месяца назад +6

      she wants him to be the chief of her place 😂😂

  • @jfs983
    @jfs983 Год назад +77

    Aww, owner seems like such a sweetheart. She really does care about her staff.

  • @nayelis8947
    @nayelis8947 2 месяца назад +10

    “But wtf do I know” 😭😭 he doesn’t know how iconic he is

  • @AdamAmer20
    @AdamAmer20 Год назад +1644

    For those that want to know what happened next:
    Thanks to Gordon’s changes, things seemed to be going better for Classic American.
    Gordon revisited Classic American in Episode 5 of Season 5, which is the same episode where he revisited Downcity in Providence Rhode Island and Davide in Boston, Massachusetts.
    When he goes back to the restaurant, Gordon discovers that Naomi and Kevin are running the kitchen while Colleen is in charge of the front of the restaurant and interacts with customers.
    Business is up 35% which is a huge improvement and helps the Classic American owners pay down their purchasing debt.
    Gordon also orders some food, the meat loaf, and rates it a 10.5/10, which is high praise from the critical chef.
    As a surprise, Gordon presents them with an award from Good Times Magazine - the Long Island’s Best Burger Award.
    Beyond Gordon’s praise, the Yelp reviews for the business seemed to be improved. Though the overall Yelp rating was only 3.5 stars, a lot of the recent reviews seemed to be more positive.
    Classic American closed for good in August 2013, which was a little over three years after the visit from Gordon Ramsay and Kitchen Nightmares.
    As of 2022, the old Classic American location in Long Island is occupied by a new restaurant called Blu Mediterranean!. Reviews for the restaurant seem good as it has a four-star rating on Yelp.
    When the Classic American owners closed the restaurant, they didn’t share a specific reason why the restaurant closed but they did post a note saying that they would still be offering catering services.

    • @isacfred3418
      @isacfred3418 Год назад +101

      Yo thanks for this!

    • @ModestlyAmazing
      @ModestlyAmazing Год назад +341

      I swear every restaurant from this show is closed now

    • @andya6461
      @andya6461 Год назад +37

      I wanted to do food originally but watching this and from first hand experience its just too dam hard.

    • @Llucius1
      @Llucius1 Год назад +52

      What a pity , it sounds like a generation of business is growing here , I guess they realize they just had enough and like a change to lifestyle perhaps.

    • @PinkManGuy
      @PinkManGuy Год назад +155

      @@ModestlyAmazing Restaurants very rarely last for longer than a decade, if that. 9/10 of the places I've worked over the years that weren't corporate chains have either completely traded owner hands or are completely shut down.

  • @Maich3003
    @Maich3003 Год назад +79

    "Enter as strangers, start dating the owner" bahahahaahahhahaha, I'm dead.

  • @learn2letgooo
    @learn2letgooo 7 месяцев назад +63

    Bus boy: I didn't talk to Gordon. Cause his hair crazy 😂😂😂

  • @juliannedispain1637
    @juliannedispain1637 3 месяца назад +14

    "His hair is all crazy" lol

  • @ImWhyMortalsCry
    @ImWhyMortalsCry Год назад +68

    That one dude waited so long he forgot what he ordered 💀

  • @jennyradcliffe5570
    @jennyradcliffe5570 Год назад +58

    When he said to the young bus boy "Try chewing before you swallow please. " 🤣🤣

  • @kai1x_
    @kai1x_ 3 месяца назад +42

    "Perfect"
    "Try chewing it before u swallow it yea?" 😂😂 my guy johnnys scarfing that shit down

  • @stratcat3216
    @stratcat3216 3 месяца назад +10

    I have to say I have respect for the boyfriend... I was all set to get mad at him until he consoled her in the parking lot, saying it'll be ok we just needed a new set of eyes to wake us up. Kudos to the man.

  • @gonufc
    @gonufc Год назад +67

    This is one of the few where the owner is not some obstinate egotist but a woman genuinely just at the end of her tether after trying so hard and needs help. You could feel her stress and desperation.

  • @HawreKoyi1
    @HawreKoyi1 Год назад +34

    the Bricklayer boyfriend is most fresh and rational man on entire kitchen nightmare!!

  • @user-ud1re5nx7p
    @user-ud1re5nx7p 6 месяцев назад +27

    if my man doesnt aggressively throw his drink to hug me when im crying i dont want him 11:26

    • @magacop5180
      @magacop5180 29 дней назад +1

      Can I just set it down gently?
      That was good coffee.

  • @BaMFusco
    @BaMFusco 3 месяца назад +5

    DAMNN voice over dude is absolutely SAVAGE lolol
    14:39 “A leaderless classic American runs into problem, after problem, aftwr problem”
    😂😂😂

  • @Channelcoconic
    @Channelcoconic Год назад +116

    What I don’t understand with these restaurants is the amount of staff. They have 8 tables, yet several servers, 2 owners, a manager and a few people in the kitchen. My parents ran a restaurant with 15 tables with 3 people total for 20 years. The personnel costs alone are exorbitant.

    • @samsamcupcakes6476
      @samsamcupcakes6476 Год назад +6

      It 's the USA, maybe the salaries are not high and in my life, I saw small restaurants with lots of customers.
      Never ending service.
      And lots of tables but no one...
      I don' t think you can base a restaurant only according to the number of tables... 😉

    • @Kay-xf9pf
      @Kay-xf9pf Год назад +15

      For 8 tables it’s actually better to have at least two servers one manager and at least one chef if not two it makes things move smoothly they definitely have to many tho

    • @samsamcupcakes6476
      @samsamcupcakes6476 Год назад +3

      @@Kay-xf9pf I think it depends also of the restaurant.
      Family restaurants operate on very little staff...
      In higher hand restaurants, it's surprising to sometimes see the amount of people delivering the food 😉
      Also, you need arms for the prep'.
      And the cleaning once the service is over...

    • @chemicalhaze7607
      @chemicalhaze7607 Год назад +5

      @@samsamcupcakes6476 none of them were on payroll:/

    • @samsamcupcakes6476
      @samsamcupcakes6476 Год назад

      @@chemicalhaze7607 What do you mean, please? 🤔

  • @LilCheesy.
    @LilCheesy. 8 месяцев назад +7

    11:26
    He throws the Beverage away to show his emotions yet kept the cigarette from the same hand he hold the beverage 🤣

  • @ThatGirlFromKillumbus
    @ThatGirlFromKillumbus 3 месяца назад +9

    38:06 seeing her smile after not seeing one smile from her the whole episode was awesome!!!! It even made me smile 😊
    She was soooo proud which she should be!

  • @psar_1156
    @psar_1156 Год назад +43

    took me a moment to realize that he just yeeted his drink all the way back

  • @burndabear595
    @burndabear595 Год назад +40

    I like how this is the only episode i have seen when the kitchen is not a real filthy dirty mess

  • @jdmbren13
    @jdmbren13 Год назад +21

    him whipping the drink is one of the funniest and most touching things I've ever seen.

  • @user_apU201hMnO
    @user_apU201hMnO 6 месяцев назад +18

    never gets old when people say "i think we do a good job and everyone likes it" when the seating area is literally empty 🤣

    • @user-go8fp5xr3x
      @user-go8fp5xr3x Месяц назад

      Someday, maybe people will stop serving Glorified TV Dinners in a Restaurant.

  • @brennanturner7221
    @brennanturner7221 3 месяца назад +3

    “Try and chew before you swallow, yeh?”
    ** Cuts to busboy one biting a slider.
    Almost spit out my drink 😂

  • @KarryLawrence
    @KarryLawrence Год назад +145

    Gordon Ramsey is the best. I love a guy who can take charge and run shyte. This guy is not only an excellent chef, he’s also a plucking amazing leader. This is how you lead people!

    • @samsamcupcakes6476
      @samsamcupcakes6476 Год назад

      Tabatha Coffey is great too.
      Dreaming of a show with both of them. 👍🤗👍

  • @amandamelanson712
    @amandamelanson712 Год назад +64

    Her husband is so sweet and supportive when she is crying.

  • @user-ci8bo8hx1g
    @user-ci8bo8hx1g Год назад +188

    I cried when the mom cried i can feel her pain ….she looks tired and stressed i wish her well❤

  • @rinraiden
    @rinraiden Год назад +122

    Too bad Classic American Restaurant only lasted 3 years after filming this episode, finally closing it's doors in 2013.

    • @deadeyes4626
      @deadeyes4626 Год назад +5

      What happened? I need t/tea

    • @jana-sc6nn
      @jana-sc6nn Год назад

      why?

    • @MaroAsmr369
      @MaroAsmr369 Год назад

      Whyyyyy??

    • @jayar906
      @jayar906 Год назад +22

      Not surprising though most of the restaurant featured on this show closed after months/years

    • @stefankeller7176
      @stefankeller7176 Год назад +45

      I checked, but they never mentioned, they managed in 3 years to improve the income by 35% and Gordon visited a second time and rated their meatloaf 10.5/10 and pay their debt, it might be they got a offer to sell and took it, but apparently they still do kind of catering

  • @davidshoesmith7174
    @davidshoesmith7174 Год назад +54

    They really served Gordon Kraft dinner!! 😂

    • @colink117
      @colink117 Год назад +4

      But I love Kraft Dinner

  • @smithyc2051
    @smithyc2051 Год назад +126

    I’ll never understand why these small restaurants have such an extensive menu,just stick to basics.

    • @datacipher
      @datacipher 3 месяца назад +1

      ….because they’re not reality tv junkies like you guys are who spent your lives watching kitchen nightmares. They’re people who are least trying to do something in the real world instead of trying to pass Gordon’s wisdom as their own in the internet.

    • @seankoas
      @seankoas 3 месяца назад +10

      @@datacipherbreathe. You’re going to bust a vein 😂. Btw, doesn’t take a genius to know a burger shop should just sell good burgers lmao.

    • @datacipher
      @datacipher 3 месяца назад

      @@seankoas listen Nancy boy stop sobbing, everything will be OK. OH WAIT....pretending you know the other person and condescendingly attributing a state of them so you can try to assert dominance is exactly what a Nancy boy does when he has no meaningful rebuttal. LOL

    • @jackuzi8252
      @jackuzi8252 2 месяца назад +3

      Right. A small mom-n-pop restaurant can't possibly store the ingredients for 100 dishes without having them all frozen and microwaved, and the chef working at one probably isn't going to be able to whip up 100 different dishes well and quickly.

  • @illicious
    @illicious 3 месяца назад +5

    I like the way Dominick just grabs a sandwich and starts eating away as if it was a picnic.
    Too bad the restaurant closed in 2013.

  • @maynardcm
    @maynardcm 4 месяца назад +16

    I've never wanted 2 people to succeed so badly in my life. this episode gets me every time. 😭

  • @braddub8145
    @braddub8145 Год назад +109

    The problem with saying items on the menu are your "most popular" when you have a dwindling customer base, most of whom don't return, is that they're not YOUR most popular items. They're items that are commonly popular that people have had better elsewhere, and are often the safe options, so when they come to your restaurant, that's what they'll go for. I mean, calamari and a burger, they're probably two of THE most common dishes, so people will come, be disappointed, and never come again. They're the most popular because no one ever comes back to try something different

    • @leonhardable
      @leonhardable Год назад

      i agree on everything except for the calamari, i think they're usually made for kids, no adult has seafood as their safe option :D

    • @braddub8145
      @braddub8145 Год назад +4

      @@leonhardable Hey, I resemble that remark haha! Calamari for a starter, steak for a main course, boom

    • @dangsood4945
      @dangsood4945 Год назад

      ​@@braddub8145You mean resent, not resemble. Resemble means 'look like' lol

    • @braddub8145
      @braddub8145 Год назад +2

      @@dangsood4945 You definitely missed the joke

  • @pranavambati195
    @pranavambati195 10 месяцев назад +9

    26:00 “Kevin if thats normal. You’re abnormal!” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @oceanfarmer420
    @oceanfarmer420 Год назад +22

    the busboy was the highlight of this episode

  • @wickedxmercz573
    @wickedxmercz573 3 месяца назад +5

    “Try to chew before you swallow it, will you.”
    @22:26
    -Gordon Ramsey .

  • @nicholasgabriel9231
    @nicholasgabriel9231 3 месяца назад +9

    11:22 idk why but I crack up every time I see him yeet that cup at the bench 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Musicalsfangirl
    @Musicalsfangirl Год назад +13

    It sounds like the old owner KNEW that the business was a sinking ship, and wanted to sell it to someone else dirt cheap so it wasn’t their problem anymore and now they are the ones stuck with it almost fully submerged underwater as it were. Bit of a bad move as a business owner and dumb of them to take him up on the cheap offer it was being sold for.

  • @annem1816
    @annem1816 Год назад +19

    As soon as I heard she had employed her son, I was like “well that’s strike one”... it’s hard to work with family, it’s really bad of anyone to force family members to work in something they don’t want to(usually the case in these episodes) and usually kitchen nightmares boils down to ONE thing -the food.

  • @MsGeoffh
    @MsGeoffh 11 месяцев назад +17

    I don't get it I spend most of my time watching True crime and documentaries etc about all sort of things, but Goedon Ramsey always get's my attention and I mean totally.

    • @cherihayward350
      @cherihayward350 7 месяцев назад

      Same..kn is trumping murder for me ATM 😂😂😂

  • @whileysea
    @whileysea Год назад +154

    And exactly because of his abilities to help as is needed, I love Gordon Ramsey. There is so much insight in him, because he saw it all

  • @Terrezio
    @Terrezio 5 месяцев назад +4

    24:48
    "They said it was excellent."
    Gordon standing there like: "I know they're f**king excellent."

  • @AwesometownUSA
    @AwesometownUSA 3 месяца назад +4

    11:28 haha I love the manager just whipping his drink at the bench

  • @Ynox54321
    @Ynox54321 11 месяцев назад +22

    I like how the waitresses' report of a customer's complaint is always "said it's no good" or "said it's gross", instead of actually providing the specific feedback

  • @zartharn1613
    @zartharn1613 Год назад +30

    Dominick is the biggest giga chad in Kitchen Nightmares since chef David Blaine

  • @manuscripter8880
    @manuscripter8880 Год назад +37

    Dominick is a legend tf. Love this guy.

  • @DesminTaylor
    @DesminTaylor 2 месяца назад +2

    Just something about 38:01. Seeing Colleen genuinely happy for the 1st time in this episode just does everything for me. One of the restaurants I've truly rooted for.

  • @hesfrombarcelona
    @hesfrombarcelona 2 месяца назад +2

    "Try to chew it before you swallow it, OK? Easy." Dead 😂

  • @purplecirclebox6462
    @purplecirclebox6462 Год назад +14

    Hohohohoho it breaks my heart when the owner shed tears and really broken inside...and hopeless. She is in the corner of giving up
    But im very happy their new path after the rain. Im so glad to see people very happy and can see the brightest sun.
    Thnx a lot chef Gordon. I really hate u in kitchen hell. But I love u in this.

  • @theunforgiven2885
    @theunforgiven2885 3 месяца назад +3

    Her man throws the coffee to hug her
    ..love that .This a group of good people glad Ramsey helped them ❤

  • @mel0774
    @mel0774 10 месяцев назад +10

    “Enters strangers leaves as friends, enters strangers starts dating the owner” -Gordon Ramsay. 😂😂😂

  • @teariet.tekken-wolffenn5881
    @teariet.tekken-wolffenn5881 2 месяца назад +5

    Dom is such an amazing guy. He is so real.

  • @toprak3479
    @toprak3479 Год назад +86

    That waitress should've been fired years ago. You can't be texting while there are customers waiting even after being warned and still say "sorry!", if you really were sorry you wouldn't be texting.

    • @afonphoenix16
      @afonphoenix16 3 месяца назад +4

      I thought so as well. She's literally RIGHT back at it.🙄🤦

  • @Mary-fo2uv
    @Mary-fo2uv Год назад +27

    "I think we do. A pretty good job"
    "Everyone loves the bomb"
    Boy literally no one is there

  • @steveo288
    @steveo288 2 месяца назад +3

    Classic American closed in September 2013. It was the last restaurant on Long Island visited by Ramsay to remain open (every restaurant he remade on Long Island has since closed). Just a dozen of the show's 77 "nightmares" are still operating as of mid-2023. That means just 16% of restaurant rescues carried out by the show were truly successful in the long run.

    • @tiffanyeyoung1800
      @tiffanyeyoung1800 2 месяца назад +2

      More like they listened to Chef Gordon and followed the blue print he created. They definitely embraced change

    • @tiffanyeyoung1800
      @tiffanyeyoung1800 2 месяца назад

      Those restuarants listened to Chef Gordon and embraced change

  • @mikenelson3338
    @mikenelson3338 3 месяца назад +6

    I always thought Gordon Ramsey was over the top, for ratings, which is probably true. But recently, I’ve realized what a genius he is. A big part of that is that he simply tells it like it is. If only we could all be so brave to tell it like it is.

  • @aw8951
    @aw8951 Год назад +163

    They overpayed for the business by a long shot. They really had no idea what they were doing not hiring the right people and just making a family business. Clear lesson on what to never do

    • @kennash5719
      @kennash5719 Год назад +31

      The previous owner is probably still laughing

    • @Langley_Ackerman19
      @Langley_Ackerman19 Год назад +21

      Exactly. 400k+ for a dump and a hole in the wall.

    • @gandalf8216
      @gandalf8216 Год назад +4

      Never, ever commit to something that starts with someone saying "Let's just do it, c'mon"

    • @SamS-uv2ql
      @SamS-uv2ql Год назад +1

      How could you possibly know that?

    • @crazeet9614
      @crazeet9614 Год назад +12

      I used to work in hospitality (never again!). Often owners hire family instead of the best people for the job. Outsiders deal with favoritism and picking up the slack for lazy relatives. So hard workers leave. Not much of a recipe for success. Its rampant in the industry.

  • @ComboBreakerHD
    @ComboBreakerHD Год назад +23

    "Personally, I like the food. But what the fuck do I know, I was a bricklayer. Knowhatimsayin?"

  • @cwatson42785
    @cwatson42785 3 месяца назад +2

    They served him kraft mac off the kids menu lmaoo. She didn't even tell him....💀

  • @loreleigolding7963
    @loreleigolding7963 Год назад +18

    the ominous zoom in to the microwave in almost every episode gets me every time

  • @Xxcgpancakes
    @Xxcgpancakes Год назад +29

    11:29 The way he threw the cup so he could hug her properly is really sweet

  • @kynoVNs
    @kynoVNs Год назад +12

    The most american thing to ever be said
    "Seasoning?"

  • @noarilabadiza6454
    @noarilabadiza6454 Год назад +8

    25:30
    Kevin: "Yes, its normal"
    Gordon: "If it is normal then you're abnormal"

  • @BadAtWarThunder2006
    @BadAtWarThunder2006 11 дней назад +1

    Dom's such a good guy, doesn't act like he knows everything and genuinely tries his best!

  • @poutinedavid8937
    @poutinedavid8937 Год назад +9

    Restaurant: "We don't know why we don't have customers."
    Gordon: The food is sh!t.
    WHAAAAA OH NO HE D'NT.

  • @ssssale1685
    @ssssale1685 3 месяца назад +4

    The manager man is funny he threw away the cup of coke but not the cig 😂😂

  • @andrecharron8070
    @andrecharron8070 2 месяца назад +10

    I would tell the texting smoking waitresses that they can easily be replaced if caught one more time outside or texting.

  • @alexvanmeter398
    @alexvanmeter398 3 месяца назад +6

    Bro don makes me laugh he’s literally the only one of the big 4 with zero restaurant experience but somehow is the only one who can see the true problems