The WORST episodes of Kitchen Nightmares (BR)

#1 - Boteco Malum – Alto da Lapa/SP

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/27/2026

In Alto da Lapa, São Paulo, Boteco Malum is in decline. With constant staff conflicts and food with no clear identity, owner Vera must take back control and calls on Jacquin to restore the restaurant's personality.

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

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

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

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Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/25/2025

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

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

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

#9 - 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.

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

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

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

#13 - Casa do Norte – Barra Funda/SP

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/2026

In Barra Funda, SP, Casa do Norte is experiencing a crisis: lack of leadership, the menu is too large, and the staff has no limits. To avoid closing its doors, the family-run restaurant calls on Jacquin to restore order and get things back on track.

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

#15 - 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.

#16 - 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.

#17 - 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.

#18 - 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.

#19 - 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.

#20 - 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.

#21 - 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 7 - Aired 3/21/2025

#23 - Cabana Jubarte – Porto Seguro/BA

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/6/2026

In Porto Seguro, Bahia, Cabana Jubarte struggles to compete with larger beachfront rivals. Even right on the sand, business is slowing down, and partners José and Davi call on Jacquin to help them stand out and get back on track.

#24 - 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.

#25 - 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.