The BEST episodes of Kitchen Nightmares (BR)

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Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/21/2025

#2 - Joka's Grill

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/1/2019

Chef Erick Jacquin will try to help Joka's Grill, a São Paulo-based restaurant that has stood still in time. Suffering from competition and declining profits, owners Linda and João fail to invest in the place and have lost the passion for the business they have struggled to build. Jacquin will have to deal with a team that has been used to doing things the same way for a long time before he can correct the mistakes that are being made to guide these owners down the path that leads to a healthy venture.

#3 - Bawarchi

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/8/2019

Chef Erick Jacquin will try to save Bawarchi, an Indian restaurant in Sao Paulo. Owner Ajay helps his staff a lot, but he has trouble being seen as the boss of the place. Jacquin will closely investigate the restaurant's problems and to help staff do a good job, he will have to know a new culture and face a language barrier.

#4 - Mamma Júlia

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2021

Sewage going up the drain, garbage everywhere and junk in sight of customers. It is with this scenario that Erick Jacquin is faced with arriving at Mamma Júlia, self-service located in downtown São Paulo.

#5 - Ça-Va

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2021

Despite having a French name, Ça-Va has almost nothing of the country's food. As soon as he arrives at the place, chef Erick Jacquin is faced with a small kitchen, old equipment and a killing heat. After a thorough analysis, he identifies the errors using all his expertise and proposes possible solutions to prevent the business from going bankrupt.

#6 - Estrela de Roma

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/2021

Erick Jacquin goes to the Estrela de Roma snack bar. The restaurant is located in a busy spot, but the competition around it further complicates the situation. After knowing one day of the house routine, the chef realizes that more than renovating the space or giving cooking and administration classes, father and son need to be reconciled after 27 years, which will not be an easy task.

#7 - Kitanda

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/2021

Erick Jacquin goes to Kitanda Brasil, an amateur Brazilian restaurant. Chef Tanea Romão, who works and lives there, is unable to lead the kitchen. In addition to the few resources and inexperienced employees, she feels exhausted with the day-to-day tasks. Jacquin tries to organize the establishment while helping the owner to recover her self-esteem. But the conflict between the strong personalities who work there, along with the attachment to the old way of working, can put everything at risk.

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Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/7/2025

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Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/2025

#10 - El Maktub

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/24/2019

Chef Erick Jacquin visits an Arab restaurant located in the east of São Paulo that wants to recover the success of the first years of operation. Built with the effort and unity of a family, El Maktub today is a source of discord and discouragement. To make the restaurant a family gem again, Jacquin investigates the structural, administrative, and emotional problems that are behind the restaurant's decline.

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Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/2025

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Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/7/2025

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Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/14/2025

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Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/21/2025

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Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/28/2025

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Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/4/2025

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Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/11/2025

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Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/18/2025

#19 - Los Molinos

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/30/2017

Erick Jacquin must save the Spanish restaurant Los Molinos. Opened more than 40 years ago, the establishment that was considered one of the best in the city was stopped in time and carelessness took over. In addition, the constant quarrels between the owners and a cuisine without seasoning prevent the growth of the restaurant.

#20 - Najjah

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/2/2017

Erick Jacquin needs to help the Arab restaurant Najjah to re-establish himself - which is even without a chef. Meanwhile, Jacquin must deal with an inexperienced team that leaves a craving in cooking, hygiene, food preparation and in relationship to each other and make owner Arthur put all his aggressiveness out.

#21 - Saia do Padre

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/9/2017

Elaine and Itamar, married 11 years ago, opened the Saia de Padre restaurant together. Jammed in debt and with dreams to be fulfilled, the couple called chef Erick Jacquin to help them make the establishment come out of the red.

#22 - Nahamalho

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/16/2017

The good location and the attraction for Japanese cuisine are not enough for the success of the Nahamalho restaurant. Chef Erick Jacquin faces a major challenge to improve the menu, kitchen operation and service.

#23 - Hooker

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/23/2017

A hamburger house in São Paulo faces problems with organization, staffing, and financial imbalance. Cezar, the owner, ensures that he makes the best hamburger in São Paulo.

#24 - Fina Farina

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2017

The challenge of Erick Jacquin this time is the Italian restaurant Fina Farina, located in Vila Mariana, south zone of São Paulo. The owner Luciano needs the help of the chef to improve the quality of the house.

#25 - Samosa

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/9/2017

The owner of the Indian restaurant Samosa & Company asks chef Erick Jaquin for help in solving the problems that hinder the success of the house.