The BEST episodes of Kitchen Nightmares (BR)

#1 - 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.

#2 - Pé de Fava

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/27/2019

Chef Erick Jacquin visits the restaurant Pé de Fava, located in Guarulhos, São Paulo. The establishment faces many difficulties and Jacquin will have to deal with the strong temperament of owner Fábio, who refuses to realize that it is also part of the problems. The chef will identify the mistakes that are being made and will try to help save the business from bankruptcy, but he has no idea that this will be one of the most challenging restaurants he has ever encountered.

#3 - 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.

#4 - Hero's Burguer

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/17/2019

Chef Erick Jacquin will help a couple who, thinking of taking the next step in the evolution of their business, transferred a hamburger that worked in Jaú, in the interior of São Paulo, to the state capital. Located in the Pinheiros neighborhood, Hero´s Burguer has superheroes as a theme for its decoration. Sibele and William did not imagine that they would face such difficulties, especially with their own employees. To show where these owners are going wrong, Jacquin will have to dive into a fantasy world before he can bring the team back to reality.

#5 - 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.

#6 - 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.

#7 - 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.

#8 - 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.

#9 - Escondidinho da Amada

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/26/2017

Erick Jacquin must save a Sao Paulo restaurant from the chaos - and a marriage in crisis.

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

#11 - 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.

#12 - Sal & Pimenta

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/6/2017

Erick Jacquin goes to the Portuguese restaurant Sal e Pimenta to try to stop the establishment from closing the doors. But the chef's challenge will be great in dealing with the amateur organization, as well as finding employees unmotivated and afraid of losing their jobs.

#13 - Dedo de la Chica

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/13/2017

Erick Jacquin needs to save the Mexican restaurant Dedo de la Chica, which is experiencing a phase of few clients and financial difficulties. To transform the house, the chef will need to solve the relationship problem of the mistress with the ex-husband and motivate the whole team, which is accommodated and resistant to change.

#14 - 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.

#15 - Esporte Bar e Restaurante

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/3/2019

Chef Erick Jacquin tries to help JC, who invested all his money to open Esporte Bar e Restaurante - located in Santo Amaro, south of São Paulo - and saved nothing for working capital. Jacquin should help this troubled businessman correct his mistakes and show how his stress has influenced his team and contributed to an unhealthy work environment.

#16 - 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.

#17 - 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.

#18 - Trilha da Costela

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/20/2017

Erick Jacquin attends the call of the Coastal Grill steakhouse, in São Paulo. In addition to structural problems, the restaurant founded 17 years ago left behind the times of glory and is sunk in debt. And just as in every company, gossip and disunity are part of the daily life of the place, complicating even more the work climate.

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

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

#21 - Alquimia

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/10/2019

Chef Erick Jacquin will help a couple who have two restaurants open in the Barra Funda neighborhood of São Paulo, but have no structure to maintain one. Carmen and Stefane have many debts and can no longer pay the rent. Jacquin wants to try to help them get back on their feet and get their bills in order, but when he thought he would face only a decaying restaurant, he discovers that he will have to deal with a very old feud.

#22 - La Cabaña

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/23/2017

La Cabaña has had its glory days, but now it suffers from debt and is failing. And Erick Jacquin must face a great challenge.

#23 - Burg One

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/16/2017

In Rio de Janeiro, Erick Jacquin needs to help Hamburger Burg One. To save the establishment that suffers with the absence of the owners; with the tragic situation this way there is no other way out that the French chef roll up his sleeves and even get to make deliveries along with the staff.

#24 - 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.

#25 - 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.