I've never seen Gordon express such HORROR in his face when he was told in the first episode that they had actually CLEANED before he got there. I bet in his head he was like "If this is clean, then how tf was it when it was dirty five days ago??"
He is always so kind to the servers.. The first restaurant when he starts to roll around on the chair, the look in his eyes when he gets her to laugh... so sweet😊
The daughter of the Greek owners is the adult in the room. She’s literally speaking to her father like a mother speaks to their petulant teenager and it’s amazing. The man is an actual child in an adult’s body. Imagine buying a restaurant without your wife’s consent. That’s insane to me.
Bless that waitress in the first restaurant who found his the best menu. Love how all the servers on this show are brilliant and are very open that they work in a bad restaurant.
I like how he is always concerned with the price, even though he doesn’t have to worry about the money, he hasn’t forgotten what it’s like to need to worry about it
That's just a businessmen mindset, it's not about your wealth it's about your target audience's. If you offer a more expensive product than your competitors and you don't have any kind of brand loyalty, you're screwed
@@jawamedia1529 he is not concerned about his ability to pay, he is concerned about the high prices alienating costumers. Because either they can't afford it, or don't value the service you provide as highly as you do.
I'm a small business owner, and despite not having anything to do with food, there is a lot of feedback that is highly valuable for any kind of company. Gordon gives such sound advice you can adapt to all sorts of business branches, and those owners make mistakes you can do in all sorts of businesses, too! On top of that, you get education in team motivation.
It’s just as bad to buy your son a restaurant when he’s got zero experience running one, and only went to culinary school. Now Thats a joke. 💯 failure guaranteed. Even trained chefs with years of experience have a hard time with a restaurant. It’s crazy
Every person in a restaurant, from the owner to the janitor should be given a paper saying. "Step 1. Research Gordon Ramsay. Step 2. Research Fresh Frozen. Step 3. If Steps 1 and 2 can't be bothered with then you shouldn't be anywhere near a restaurant business you bloody donut."
Evelyn is my favorite person from all the episodes ever. She is so spot on with all her comments, and such a strong, level headed young woman. Also brave to step up to both her parents. Hope she is living a good life.
I think that the first couple are good people and have worked hard for years. They lost sight of what they were doing and they were so overwhelmed and didn't know what to do. They were polite and very appreciative of everything Gordon did for them. I know this is from years ago but I still hope everything is okay with them whether they are still running the restaurant or not.
0:02 still crazy hearing my hometown in a show of this caliber even this many years later. the target next door is where i got all my toys as a kid. it’s now an all day eatery called the butchery!
the manager at bela luna talking about 50 shades of grey bingo, asking gordon if he wanted handcuffs involved. Gordon's response, jesus ive just arrived🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
One of the most baffling things is how completely skipped over the FUCKING MEAT THERMOMETERS BEING PLACED IN THE FUCKING WALL WHEN NOT IN USE is treated by the show. That's absolutely legendary levels of unsanitary and disgusting and they gloss right over it.
I think there were too many other things that also were legendary levels of disgusting and unsanitary lmao. The wall thermometers had to take a number and get in line
The fact of the matter is that in these “family” businesses, Italian, Greek and now Chinese, Vietnamese the kids don’t even get a choice. They are told the business is their life. Forget friends, school, any ideas they might have, their responsibility is the business. They want to attend a friends wedding, forget it you have to hostess.
It makes me so sad. They would be seen as ungrateful if they didn’t take over and it’s so unfair. It’s possible to be thankful for a parents sacrifice and also have your own goals and ambition. I have a friend in this exact situation
You have a choice at all times, your parents have the right to be disappointed in you as well. Everyone has rights. If parents are able to not live up to the expectations of everyone, the same is able to be said about their offspring. You’re an adult, you can make your own choices. Also, I walked away from a family business and in today’s economy….. that was a bad choice. Bet you haven’t even considered that you could regret not inheriting a business and coming right into a market as a business owner. There was a lady here, Jacky, worked nights at Smithfield and worked all day at her restaurant, Jacky’s, for five years straight, and now that the business is paid for, she handed it down to her two kids who co-own and run the place and are making bank, their mother literally inherited them the ability to feed themselves and their families because she established a good name for herself. My dad had a language school and my stupid ass was Americanized like your idiotic brain, I walked away and I regret it every day I live. This. “I feel so bAD for the iMmIgRaNt kIdS” is why over 50% of new businesses are started by immigrants and you see no American kids starting these new businesses. They’re perfectly content working for someone else or collecting bitcoin and calling it a career. I feel bad for YOU.
I was part of a family business. My dad was an immigrant and my mom was born in the US. It wasn't a restaurant but me and my brother were pressured to take it over when my parents wanted to retire. I was in my mid twenties and my brother in his 30s. My mom had fired my brother from his manager position because he came in late. We watched for decades out parents fight about money, cleanliness, customers, and work themselves until their mental and physical health suffered. We declined. We saw what it did to them. It was so so hard. In the end they did understand because I had graduated college and started my own career as an eductor
Never ceases to amaze me how some of these people just wake up one day and go “I’m gonna buy a restaurant” without any experience or knowledge, and then wonder why it fails.
"The difference between reality and fiction... is that fiction has to make sense." Shit's like something out of a sitcom episode except dude did it for real lol
Just under thirty years ago I took over a kitchen like this. It was a nightmare, for two weeks working 18 hours a day I cleaned. Every surface was caked in grease and dirt. I had to buy ladders to reach the top of the walls and ceiling. The opening night was fantastic, I had to open that night ready or not, the range and fryers were not ready. That first night I opened with cold meals and desserts. The following week I had a queue and nobody got sick. My best service, I fed an extraordinary 1100 women at a women's only event. The business was a success. It was a food outlet inside a large working mens club. So, why am I not a millionaire? The club increased my rent at the end of the initial lease, they had been watching my takings and increased my rent by 400%. I couldn't pay it and my other overheads, it turned out that it was what they did to my predecessor. The club never got another tenant and the whole building is apartments.
That is horrible. They do it all the time. GREED. you bust your ass to get ahead and ghey want all your success. I hate it and i feel for you. God Bless.
Sounds like they saved you from getting stuck in a sub par business. If your business doesn't generate enough money to pay a proper rent, it's better to close it in time, if you don't want to become one of Gordon's cases eventually. And if you can make more money out of apartments than a restaurant, it's a reasonable decision to turn the place around. At least they helped you by letting you get started on a much too low rent for the first years.
Similar thing happened to me. Served about 20,000 Martians during a peace summit and was making bank, unfortunately, glib-glob (my Martian sous chef), had an opium addiction. First thing that happened was he would skip a few days here and there. As I was at the point of almost making my first Gazillion, Glib-glob said it would be a good idea to withdraw it all and put it on display in the back room. I thought it was a good idea and had already planned arranging the stacks into the shape of a couch and chair. This is when disaster struck though, glib-globs addiction became too much and he fled the planet with my restaurant. The look on his face as he flipped me the bird just as he was leaving the atmosphere lives in my head rent free. I will never trust another Martian ever again.
@@bluntly- Yes and no, because I mean the super-stale, super-white bread that is meant to be toasted. Here in germany, we call it (losely translated) toast bread, or toast, even if its not toasted.
For anybody wondering: "The Old Neighborhood" remained open for 2 years after the episode aired. The owners sold the restaurant in 2016. A new restaurant called "The Butchery" is now open at the location, offering steaks and seafood. They opened around 2023. Kati Allo is also closed. The restaurant shut its doors just days after the airing of their episode in 2014 on Kitchen Nightmares, stating it was closing for "remodeling". While their doors never opened again, a new restaurant called "Kalamaki" took their place. They opened in July of 2014. Bella Luna also closed their doors in late 2014. Reasons for closure was reportedly a dispute with their landlord. Another reason for their closure is the accusation that they were selling alcohol without a liquor license. The restaurant did have a successful run after their episode aired but it lasted only 3.5 months. The owners mentioned upon their closing, that they planned to reopen Bella Luna. However, at this time, nobody knows if those plans will ever come true.
I hate to tell you this but as a person that worked in restaurants. The health department calls months ahead to schedule their visit meaning every place I’ve worked we clean top to bottom the day before then do whatever the rest of the year. I’ve even worked in a restaurant that failed an inspection and nothing ever happened with it.
health inspections are a joke in some places where i'm from my general manager from my old job just talked to the inspector for about 20 mins and then they both signed off on a good inspection. there was fruit fly maggots in multiple places and mold with dust as well, we served fish that was supposed to be fresh and raw but was not and definitely not at the right temps. we definitely should've failed and be shut down but we passed 🙃🙃
29:00 they begging because they want Gordon to renovate that place for free, and they want to sell that place at higher price with the new decor and furniture. And yeah that place already close long before the show aired. every episode also the same. 90% of the restaurant they visited closed.
It's far from free. Ramsay and his company do these things in exchange for a significant equity into the company. If they close or sell the place, a significant portion still goes to him and if they stay open he continues to get a portion of it.
The first episode, that restaurant actually was still open and remained open for 3 years after the episode aired, They did eventually sell the restaurant in 2016. While it is true that many Kitchen Nightmare restaurants do close, there are also many success stories.
The coolest observation I made of the 1st family, (The Old Neighborhood) was the son hugging & supporting both parents, & the parents supporting each other. No in-fighting, just a lot of support for each other. Also, everybody seemed to be locked in on what Gordon was telling them to be wrong. They were a good family, who simply lost their way, until Ramsay came to The Old Neighborhood. Great episode!
As one who has managed (not owned) a couple restaurants, you absolutely SHOULD. I tried my best but as just one manager, I alone couldn't do much because everyone else was set in their ways including my bosses.
I hate to tell you this but as someone who has worked in many restaurants. Health inspection reports and numbers mean nothing. The health department notifies the restaurant MONTHS in advance when they are going to perform their inspection. So naturally every restaurant has a big clean the day before and doesn’t give a shit the rest of the year.
@@janaR457thankfully I’ve never see it as bad as kitchen nightmare but it’s crazy to me that they schedule the visits months in advance it totally defeats the purpose of the check. It’s like of CPS called an abusive family and said “hey we are going to come visit your house to see if your children are being abused next week at 6:45 on Tuesday”
@@MissH2333 always check reports now where i live only go to places without issues never steered me wrong. before i started id gotten sick a few different times. guess it really depends on the staff at the time, but it may help to check
Its crazy that some owners think their food is delicious and than get upset when the most famous, well renowned chef in the world thinks its gross, they are absolutely clueless and have no idea why customers arent coming in. Duhhh, food is gross and decor is gross= no customers!! Why would anyone want to eat there..is beyond me!! A rather starve than pay money to eat horrible, disgusting food in a dirty place!!
"It's fresh." holding a bag of frozen calamari, "We buy it fresh, it's fresh." still holding that same bag of FROZEN calamari!!! "I don't like frozen food." Has a freezer full of frozen food. "But I don't like it frozen." and a few seconds later "Is frozen so bad, is that why we failed?"...
1:03:33 I woke up at 3 AM to go to the bathroom and this was randomly playing, and this part came on literally while I’m sleeping and I just burst out laughing uncontrollably😂😂😂😂😂😂
Love these failing restaurant owners claiming their food is fresh and 10/10. If it's all that then why aren't you making money? I've never seen a KN episode with fresh food. It's always frozen lol
There is A scottish restaurant (the abstract) but i can’t find the episode anymore. But that is straight michalin chefs in a kitchen. Everything is 100%. They were too posh for their town though 🤷🏻♂️
There are some, but mostly in UK version. America has to have a lot of drama and I am not sure if any got some good food (one got nice desserts made by mom of the owner).
A lot of these places are in America. While it is true the health department will shut you down. You don't often get a visit from them ever. Most of the places with good grades actually prepare extensively for there visits and then call them to get a visit...it's rare they do shit spontaneously
Why would any reasonable consultant try to save these places in the first place? Once you have neglected hygiene so much, you will end up doing it again and again. Cleanliness is an ongoing habit. These people are far beyond any hope of rescue.
The first people put the restaurant up for sale advertising what ramsey did litterally as the show aired, and it finally sold in 2016. They basically just used Ramsey to make more money.
The Kati Allo renovation of the restaurant...the reveal is one of my favorite moments on this entire show. I love seeing people that happy ❤️ the show did a gorgeous job with the restaurant
CHEF GORDON: Have a taste of that. That is a very simple puree of cauliflower. MANNY: It's just cauliflower? 😲 CHEF GORDON: Just cauliflower. MANNY: 🤨 I'm so glad that moment was on this video twice, cos I had to see that reaction again! LOL!
In a British episode he makes broccoli soup alongside an owner. The owner dumps 15 things in the soup and it tastes horrid. Gordonsis made with broccoli only.
At least Gordon is consistent. First he throws all the hoarded stuff in the trash and shortly after that $60,000. One can hardly wait for the new kitchen to be exactly as dirty as the old one.
It always baffles me when they say " word of chef's visit has spread" and everybody flocks to waste their money lol. Don't they know why he's there?!? Do they really wanna be on TV that bad?!?
19:55 "I don't really think that I'm a hoarder, it's just hard for me to throw things away" LMFAOOOOOO. Self-awareness is like, non-existent with this man. 2:20:44 And omg, watching this back and forth with Ramsay still irritates me all these years later. I wonder if this lady ever got it through her head that if you buy fresh ingredients and freeze them for later use, they're no longer considered fresh. She seriously gives me the worst secondhand embarrassment whenever she speaks in this episode lol.
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I've never seen Gordon express such HORROR in his face when he was told in the first episode that they had actually CLEANED before he got there. I bet in his head he was like "If this is clean, then how tf was it when it was dirty five days ago??"
Ik he literally short circuited and had to get out if there as fast as he could
I had to rewind and watch the shock just blow through him a few times lmao
27:50 😂 gets me everytime
yea its the only time ive seen him really freak. “SHIIT!” *leaves* 😭😭😭
@@shutomasi it looked like he was wondering if that place has killed someone 😭
He is always so kind to the servers..
The first restaurant when he starts to roll around on the chair, the look in his eyes when he gets her to laugh... so sweet😊
gordon calling the mannequin "that fucking freak in the corner" is taking me OUTTTT
😂😂😂
As he storms out the door💀 i squealed
Total sidepeice.
The 1000th LIKE is from me!! 😀🍻🍺😀
@StayPositive-sd8opi😂😂
I love that Gordon found a huge bottle of hand sanitizer and his immediate thought was "Yep, that's going in my pocket"
🤣😂
Tactical hand sanny is crucial, once you have one everyone wants a squit.
yes often Lubricant my hands with Hand Lubricant to keep them moist and sliding,
The daughter of the Greek owners is the adult in the room. She’s literally speaking to her father like a mother speaks to their petulant teenager and it’s amazing. The man is an actual child in an adult’s body. Imagine buying a restaurant without your wife’s consent. That’s insane to me.
When GR calls Manni out and then walks out for fresh air, let's just say it's a good thing they didn't translate the utterance 😆
That' a Greek man for you.
@@leelei4636 I was gonna say the same thing
She was so calm compared to them.😂
If that’s crazy, watch the Kitchen Nightmares Burger Kitchen episode; parents bought the restaurant with the son’s $250k without his consent.
The "fucking freak in the corner" comment from Gordon absolutely took me out.
He literally said that right as I read your comment I’m holleringgg 🤣
Gordon always being concerned about cleaning and health concerns.
Also Gordon: Touching dead mice and rubbing his nose seconds later.
Lmao
Bruh he use left hand to pick then use the back of the right hand palm to touch nose
It's about the customers, not him.
He sacrifices himself for the greater good
“I don’t think I’m a hoarder, it’s just hard for me to throw things away” who’s gonna tell him
I’ve not lost it I just can’t find it
😂😂😂
A true hoarder dosnt know hes a hoarder 😢
@@rmc3268 25:09 sz
"Just because I'm dealing a little bit of drugs, it doesn't make me a drug dealer."
Jez, Peep Show
Bless that waitress in the first restaurant who found his the best menu. Love how all the servers on this show are brilliant and are very open that they work in a bad restaurant.
shes such a bad girl
@@DaFlashGuy7??????
fr i dont think ive ever seen a server in this show thats treated him horribly
@@hhouseofballoons fr fr
@@hhouseofballoons It's Gordon Ramsay ofcource they'll be like that, he can make them lose their jobs with a few words
I like how he is always concerned with the price, even though he doesn’t have to worry about the money, he hasn’t forgotten what it’s like to need to worry about it
That's just a businessmen mindset, it's not about your wealth it's about your target audience's. If you offer a more expensive product than your competitors and you don't have any kind of brand loyalty, you're screwed
@@AnonimatosTM Yeah, i would take money from the poor, their last savings for a last meal. =D
Ppp
@@AnonimatosTMmost businessmen dont care about how much things cost, they just want to make the most amount of money as possible
@@jawamedia1529 he is not concerned about his ability to pay, he is concerned about the high prices alienating costumers. Because either they can't afford it, or don't value the service you provide as highly as you do.
I'm a small business owner, and despite not having anything to do with food, there is a lot of feedback that is highly valuable for any kind of company. Gordon gives such sound advice you can adapt to all sorts of business branches, and those owners make mistakes you can do in all sorts of businesses, too! On top of that, you get education in team motivation.
Hotel hell is proof of that
ooh, what’s the business?
I think Gordon gets a bonus for every gross thing he intentionally handles without gloves.
when he wiped off the mold from that plastic thing with his HANDS i wanted to puke 😭😭
@ I think he'd touch anthrax if the paycheck was big enough.
"I'm not in denial, I'm not"
Denying you're in denial. That's always a plus.
I deny your denial that I'm in denial! Checkmate!
😂😂😂
"im not in denial, because i'm not in denial" is my favourite one
The man who bought a restaurant on a dare and ruined his family's life has to be a top ten of all time.
It’s just as bad to buy your son a restaurant when he’s got zero experience running one, and only went to culinary school. Now Thats a joke. 💯 failure guaranteed. Even trained chefs with years of experience have a hard time with a restaurant. It’s crazy
The fly was a paid actor 💀
Bro was Paid in shit 💀
Fly was placed there by production
😅😅 Damn it Theresa
Fiona was a paid actor
Deadass
Every person in a restaurant, from the owner to the janitor should be given a paper saying. "Step 1. Research Gordon Ramsay. Step 2. Research Fresh Frozen. Step 3. If Steps 1 and 2 can't be bothered with then you shouldn't be anywhere near a restaurant business you bloody donut."
😂😂 this is so true! Like did none of them think to watch an episode of KN before going on it?!
Naw then the episode wouldnt be interesting you know xD
Step 4: don’t use Chef Mic, ever.
@@Tonyhouse1168 chief Mike *
Chef* my phone fucking me up while I’m correcting
"That's a lot of farts in those chairs"😂
"I am not a hoarder, I just have problems throwing stuff away"
My good sir, what do you think that is?
I'm not an alcoholic, I just can't stop drinking alcohol.
I love watching people go from despising Gordon to totally respecting him.
Evelyn is my favorite person from all the episodes ever. She is so spot on with all her comments, and such a strong, level headed young woman. Also brave to step up to both her parents. Hope she is living a good life.
Oh loudness just but over layed😊
true
She's an awesome person and I seriously hope her life is much better now. I hope she finds success in whatever and wherever her life leads.
Really?!!! Blaming husband for not even knowing how to cook. Worst pafetick person I had ever seen.
@@SuperShefas pafetick??? bro 💀💀 did you mean pathetic
She threw that mannequin away like it was his mistress
Listen, the way he was about the damn thing, it might as well have been 🥴🥴
He said careful she is slippery, I beg you pardon
I think that the first couple are good people and have worked hard for years. They lost sight of what they were doing and they were so overwhelmed and didn't know what to do. They were polite and very appreciative of everything Gordon did for them. I know this is from years ago but I still hope everything is okay with them whether they are still running the restaurant or not.
0:02 still crazy hearing my hometown in a show of this caliber even this many years later. the target next door is where i got all my toys as a kid. it’s now an all day eatery called the butchery!
"a joker card. How fitting" LMAO
It's even funnier how he just accepts it and puts in in his pocket
@@dianan.g.7799 Like a true hoarder. He probably thought "that could come in handy some day".
"It's all a matter of taste!", she said.
I say, "Some people have good taste...and some don't."
the manager at bela luna talking about 50 shades of grey bingo, asking gordon if he wanted handcuffs involved. Gordon's response, jesus ive just arrived🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
One of the most baffling things is how completely skipped over the FUCKING MEAT THERMOMETERS BEING PLACED IN THE FUCKING WALL WHEN NOT IN USE is treated by the show. That's absolutely legendary levels of unsanitary and disgusting and they gloss right over it.
In the original airing/episode, he made a huge deal out of it if I remember correctly
😂😂well I think the mice and the shoes in the restaurant topped each other so yeah
I think the only usage for those thermometers *was* to _cover up_ those holes.
I think there were too many other things that also were legendary levels of disgusting and unsanitary lmao. The wall thermometers had to take a number and get in line
The fact of the matter is that in these “family” businesses, Italian, Greek and now Chinese, Vietnamese the kids don’t even get a choice. They are told the business is their life. Forget friends, school, any ideas they might have, their responsibility is the business. They want to attend a friends wedding, forget it you have to hostess.
It makes me so sad. They would be seen as ungrateful if they didn’t take over and it’s so unfair. It’s possible to be thankful for a parents sacrifice and also have your own goals and ambition. I have a friend in this exact situation
You have a choice at all times, your parents have the right to be disappointed in you as well. Everyone has rights. If parents are able to not live up to the expectations of everyone, the same is able to be said about their offspring. You’re an adult, you can make your own choices. Also, I walked away from a family business and in today’s economy….. that was a bad choice. Bet you haven’t even considered that you could regret not inheriting a business and coming right into a market as a business owner. There was a lady here, Jacky, worked nights at Smithfield and worked all day at her restaurant, Jacky’s, for five years straight, and now that the business is paid for, she handed it down to her two kids who co-own and run the place and are making bank, their mother literally inherited them the ability to feed themselves and their families because she established a good name for herself. My dad had a language school and my stupid ass was Americanized like your idiotic brain, I walked away and I regret it every day I live. This. “I feel so bAD for the iMmIgRaNt kIdS” is why over 50% of new businesses are started by immigrants and you see no American kids starting these new businesses. They’re perfectly content working for someone else or collecting bitcoin and calling it a career. I feel bad for YOU.
"to hostess" lol
I was part of a family business. My dad was an immigrant and my mom was born in the US. It wasn't a restaurant but me and my brother were pressured to take it over when my parents wanted to retire. I was in my mid twenties and my brother in his 30s. My mom had fired my brother from his manager position because he came in late. We watched for decades out parents fight about money, cleanliness, customers, and work themselves until their mental and physical health suffered.
We declined. We saw what it did to them.
It was so so hard. In the end they did understand because I had graduated college and started my own career as an eductor
Gordon: “why’s it called Yucatán? Whats the relation?”
Owner: “TF is Yucatán?”
"We serve that shit" trying to talk back XD that's the worst thing you could say
0:00:00 The Old Neighborhood
0:40:52 Kati Allo (twice, back to back)
1:21:58 Kati Allo (other time stamp)
2:03:05 Bella Luna
Chad
thanks
i thought i had seen every KN episode in the world but i have never seen Bella Luna!
bless you 🤣
At least I know I'm not crazy
Watching Gordon discover gross decor in the restaurant upon entering is a favourite pastime of mine 😂😂😂
Not me and my microwave cauliflower cheese judging other peoples dinners 😂😭
Lol for real, I'm eating a Microwaved pot pie and judging these cooks! 😅😂
@@gregsouvorin5487at least you didn’t pay $15-20 for it in a restaurant, like some of these places are serving lol
😂😂😂
What I’ll eat myself vs what I’m willing to serve to others are measured against vastly different standards 😅
Wtf is that
The cooking spray is a legend.
Lots of restaurants use it actually
It helps deflect the denial.
@@d.a300 I don't think that's a good excuse :)
@@SvenErik_Lindstrom3 if lots of successful restaurants do it then it’s no big deal?
@@d.a300 Define successful. In terms of quality of the food or profit?
*No matter what, you always end up back at Kitchen Nightmares*
Gordons face after the frist couple told hime they cleaned for 5 days before he got there. Ohmygaassss
Gordons face when bro said 5 days is an absolute face of horror
27:52 I bet it still haunts him
Never ceases to amaze me how some of these people just wake up one day and go “I’m gonna buy a restaurant” without any experience or knowledge, and then wonder why it fails.
Thats not a dead mouse thats Ratatouille. He died after he tasted the mess in the kitchen
his name is remy 😡😡 /lh
It's still bugging me till these days that who in the world decided to open a restaurant after just getting a haircut?
Lol xx
"The difference between reality and fiction... is that fiction has to make sense." Shit's like something out of a sitcom episode except dude did it for real lol
I think you have to absolutely think you are *the shit* and I mean we see how well he takes criticism 😂
This man put the hand sanitizer in his pocket. 😂I’m so weak.. he’s so fucking funny but dead ass serious 😂
old people know how to have fun: "lost a wheel over there bud?"
"somebody stole her hand"
Just under thirty years ago I took over a kitchen like this. It was a nightmare, for two weeks working 18 hours a day I cleaned. Every surface was caked in grease and dirt. I had to buy ladders to reach the top of the walls and ceiling. The opening night was fantastic, I had to open that night ready or not, the range and fryers were not ready. That first night I opened with cold meals and desserts. The following week I had a queue and nobody got sick. My best service, I fed an extraordinary 1100 women at a women's only event. The business was a success. It was a food outlet inside a large working mens club. So, why am I not a millionaire? The club increased my rent at the end of the initial lease, they had been watching my takings and increased my rent by 400%. I couldn't pay it and my other overheads, it turned out that it was what they did to my predecessor. The club never got another tenant and the whole building is apartments.
That is horrible. They do it all the time. GREED. you bust your ass to get ahead and ghey want all your success. I hate it and i feel for you. God Bless.
Sounds like they saved you from getting stuck in a sub par business. If your business doesn't generate enough money to pay a proper rent, it's better to close it in time, if you don't want to become one of Gordon's cases eventually. And if you can make more money out of apartments than a restaurant, it's a reasonable decision to turn the place around. At least they helped you by letting you get started on a much too low rent for the first years.
Similar thing happened to me. Served about 20,000 Martians during a peace summit and was making bank, unfortunately, glib-glob (my Martian sous chef), had an opium addiction. First thing that happened was he would skip a few days here and there. As I was at the point of almost making my first Gazillion, Glib-glob said it would be a good idea to withdraw it all and put it on display in the back room. I thought it was a good idea and had already planned arranging the stacks into the shape of a couch and chair. This is when disaster struck though, glib-globs addiction became too much and he fled the planet with my restaurant. The look on his face as he flipped me the bird just as he was leaving the atmosphere lives in my head rent free. I will never trust another Martian ever again.
This never happened
Greed is the ultimate destroyer of civilizations...
Gonna watch this and judge it while eating my basic ass beef stew I made from frozen stewing beef and packaged powder
me but w pre made chicken nuggets and frozen smiley faces that would be served to a 10 year old
Bro. Untoasted toast and tuna right out of the can.
same im eating supermacs rn
@@Abfallkannibale "Untoasted toast" sooo, bread?
@@bluntly- Yes and no, because I mean the super-stale, super-white bread that is meant to be toasted. Here in germany, we call it (losely translated) toast bread, or toast, even if its not toasted.
They went from being the most obstinate to the most humbled people.
For anybody wondering: "The Old Neighborhood" remained open for 2 years after the episode aired. The owners sold the restaurant in 2016. A new restaurant called "The Butchery" is now open at the location, offering steaks and seafood. They opened around 2023.
Kati Allo is also closed. The restaurant shut its doors just days after the airing of their episode in 2014 on Kitchen Nightmares, stating it was closing for "remodeling". While their doors never opened again, a new restaurant called "Kalamaki" took their place. They opened in July of 2014.
Bella Luna also closed their doors in late 2014. Reasons for closure was reportedly a dispute with their landlord. Another reason for their closure is the accusation that they were selling alcohol without a liquor license. The restaurant did have a successful run after their episode aired but it lasted only 3.5 months. The owners mentioned upon their closing, that they planned to reopen Bella Luna. However, at this time, nobody knows if those plans will ever come true.
When Gordon heard they cleaned five day before he got there he literally stumbled back into some boxes like it was a movie.
Father❤ Yahweh is cmoeing
Gordon loves to touch all sorts of dirt from untouchable places 😂
the second he finds something gross his hand just goes straight into it like wtf 😭😭
im confused do health inspections never happen in these places cause it doesnt seem like it
Pretty much nopw. They don't really bother unless there's reports or you request them.
Usually they are planned meetings so the owners know when they’re coming. They do just enough to pass.
I swear everytime we'd get inspections we would always fail them
I hate to tell you this but as a person that worked in restaurants. The health department calls months ahead to schedule their visit meaning every place I’ve worked we clean top to bottom the day before then do whatever the rest of the year. I’ve even worked in a restaurant that failed an inspection and nothing ever happened with it.
health inspections are a joke in some places where i'm from my general manager from my old job just talked to the inspector for about 20 mins and then they both signed off on a good inspection. there was fruit fly maggots in multiple places and mold with dust as well, we served fish that was supposed to be fresh and raw but was not and definitely not at the right temps. we definitely should've failed and be shut down but we passed 🙃🙃
I like the part when the two got a dressing down from Gordon, and the Son gave his dad a cuddle, so sweet.
I love the person who manages this account. You are perfect
Every owner in this show. "The food is not the problem!"
I'm not a hoarder, I just don't like throwing things away
Literally the definition of a hoarder 😂
29:00 they begging because they want Gordon to renovate that place for free, and they want to sell that place at higher price with the new decor and furniture. And yeah that place already close long before the show aired. every episode also the same. 90% of the restaurant they visited closed.
It's far from free. Ramsay and his company do these things in exchange for a significant equity into the company. If they close or sell the place, a significant portion still goes to him and if they stay open he continues to get a portion of it.
The first episode, that restaurant actually was still open and remained open for 3 years after the episode aired, They did eventually sell the restaurant in 2016.
While it is true that many Kitchen Nightmare restaurants do close, there are also many success stories.
UPDATE: After filming it was revealed that Alexa and Randy had both been having affairs with Fiona!!
What
HAHAHAHA 🤣
wait so Fiona was playing both of them:,)😭
@@emmacottaa Yes...She ain't no dummy!!🤣
Which episode is this?
The coolest observation I made of the 1st family, (The Old Neighborhood) was the son hugging & supporting both parents, & the parents supporting each other. No in-fighting, just a lot of support for each other.
Also, everybody seemed to be locked in on what Gordon was telling them to be wrong. They were a good family, who simply lost their way, until Ramsay came to The Old Neighborhood. Great episode!
I love the concept of gordon helping other people and giving tips on how to succeed in life
Literally nobody else noticed they just played the same episode twice in a row?
I did
Yeah, noticed as well.
Ya.😮
Ok cool not just me
27:49 Gordon is not even acting for the camera at this point, it’s just pure bewilderment and shock 💀
Alexa and Randy 😂 my lord wow.. How do the places on KN operate with the horrific health hazards.. I have such trust issues because of this show 😂😂😂
As one who has managed (not owned) a couple restaurants, you absolutely SHOULD. I tried my best but as just one manager, I alone couldn't do much because everyone else was set in their ways including my bosses.
I hate to tell you this but as someone who has worked in many restaurants. Health inspection reports and numbers mean nothing. The health department notifies the restaurant MONTHS in advance when they are going to perform their inspection. So naturally every restaurant has a big clean the day before and doesn’t give a shit the rest of the year.
@@MissH2333 fair enough. I have worked in my fair share but never seen it that bad..
@@janaR457thankfully I’ve never see it as bad as kitchen nightmare but it’s crazy to me that they schedule the visits months in advance it totally defeats the purpose of the check. It’s like of CPS called an abusive family and said “hey we are going to come visit your house to see if your children are being abused next week at 6:45 on Tuesday”
@@MissH2333 always check reports now where i live only go to places without issues never steered me wrong. before i started id gotten sick a few different times. guess it really depends on the staff at the time, but it may help to check
imagine spending an hour + cleaning out a fryer only for it to get tossed, gutting
They avoided doing something for a decade that should be done every night. Don’t feel too bad
Responsibility
2:21:07 is how someone who intends on whooping ass stands up
Its crazy that some owners think their food is delicious and than get upset when the most famous, well renowned chef in the world thinks its gross, they are absolutely clueless and have no idea why customers arent coming in. Duhhh, food is gross and decor is gross= no customers!! Why would anyone want to eat there..is beyond me!! A rather starve than pay money to eat horrible, disgusting food in a dirty place!!
I dont think im a hoarder, its just hard for me to throw things away.
- every hoarder ever
I'd hate to be a FNG and all of a sudden Gordon shows up and makes me scrub walls for 12 hours straight lmao
"It's fresh." holding a bag of frozen calamari, "We buy it fresh, it's fresh." still holding that same bag of FROZEN calamari!!!
"I don't like frozen food."
Has a freezer full of frozen food.
"But I don't like it frozen." and a few seconds later "Is frozen so bad, is that why we failed?"...
I remember watching these episodes when they first aired and it has forever changed what resturants I eat at.
1:03:33 I woke up at 3 AM to go to the bathroom and this was randomly playing, and this part came on literally while I’m sleeping and I just burst out laughing uncontrollably😂😂😂😂😂😂
Bro the way he be raw dogging the food I don't even like to touch the wet food in the sink 🥲😭😂
i absolutely HATE carpet in a restaurant. but this dump Randy calls a restaurant takes the cake
Love these failing restaurant owners claiming their food is fresh and 10/10. If it's all that then why aren't you making money?
I've never seen a KN episode with fresh food. It's always frozen lol
amy's baking company and an african restaurant had baked goods that gordon complemented but that's about it
fresh frozen is the best
There is A scottish restaurant (the abstract) but i can’t find the episode anymore. But that is straight michalin chefs in a kitchen. Everything is 100%. They were too posh for their town though 🤷🏻♂️
There are some, but mostly in UK version. America has to have a lot of drama and I am not sure if any got some good food (one got nice desserts made by mom of the owner).
Mamas soulfood in the UK. He demolished the plate
How the HELL do these places never get inspected and closed??????????
A lot of these places are in America. While it is true the health department will shut you down. You don't often get a visit from them ever. Most of the places with good grades actually prepare extensively for there visits and then call them to get a visit...it's rare they do shit spontaneously
@@doot7730that’s not true
Why would any reasonable consultant try to save these places in the first place? Once you have neglected hygiene so much, you will end up doing it again and again. Cleanliness is an ongoing habit. These people are far beyond any hope of rescue.
They get a piece of the restaurant and if it doesn't work out they still get money from producing the show... it's a win/win
gordon not only saving restaurants but he saving marriages too😭💞
Gordon ramsay, chef and couples therapist
Evelyn is a beautiful person. I love how Gordon was with her. You can tell he's a good dad.
Not sure if anyone ever mentioned that but there is one episode here in this video that play twice! XD
Soooo no one going to talk about the raid fly traps over Gordon’s Head in the kitchen of the first restaurant 😅 25:14
“Does that remind you of Greece?”
“Only I taste garlic….and Greece.”
Grease😂😂😂
I lost it when the mannequin started falling apart 😂
Ramsey can fix anything in "just 2 minutes" lol
The lady sprayed nonstick spray on a steak. What level of delusion are you on where you think that would be acceptable to feed someone?
I worked in a deli and I wouldn't serve anything I wouldn't eat myself
All the owners act like they have never seen the show before 😆
The first people put the restaurant up for sale advertising what ramsey did litterally as the show aired, and it finally sold in 2016. They basically just used Ramsey to make more money.
When she tossed that mannequin 😂
My Alexa (amazon) had to be turned off for this episode
Everytime when Gordon rips off the fridges etc. I'm always like 'pls, do not continue, hell no'
The Kati Allo renovation of the restaurant...the reveal is one of my favorite moments on this entire show. I love seeing people that happy ❤️ the show did a gorgeous job with the restaurant
CHEF GORDON: Have a taste of that. That is a very simple puree of cauliflower.
MANNY: It's just cauliflower? 😲
CHEF GORDON: Just cauliflower.
MANNY: 🤨
I'm so glad that moment was on this video twice, cos I had to see that reaction again! LOL!
In a British episode he makes broccoli soup alongside an owner. The owner dumps 15 things in the soup and it tastes horrid. Gordonsis made with broccoli only.
This is perfect material for just chillin' or binge watching.
At least Gordon is consistent. First he throws all the hoarded stuff in the trash and shortly after that $60,000. One can hardly wait for the new kitchen to be exactly as dirty as the old one.
Pops looks like jig saw 😂😂😂
Bug eyed Randy with his eyebrows pulled all the way to the back of his head. It’s all the joy I need
The reaction Christina had to the new decor… that woman has my entire heart
It always baffles me when they say " word of chef's visit has spread" and everybody flocks to waste their money lol. Don't they know why he's there?!? Do they really wanna be on TV that bad?!?
“We serve that sh.. “. 😂
Gordon gave Randy such a hard time, by 18:12 minutes into it Randys tie started to disintegrate.
The tuba looked like it just needed to be polished again.
"People have been coming here for 33 years, the food can't be that bad!"
Sir, how many of those people are REPEAT customers???
19:55 "I don't really think that I'm a hoarder, it's just hard for me to throw things away" LMFAOOOOOO. Self-awareness is like, non-existent with this man.
2:20:44 And omg, watching this back and forth with Ramsay still irritates me all these years later. I wonder if this lady ever got it through her head that if you buy fresh ingredients and freeze them for later use, they're no longer considered fresh. She seriously gives me the worst secondhand embarrassment whenever she speaks in this episode lol.