The BEST episodes of Kitchen Nightmares (US) season 1
Every episode of Kitchen Nightmares (US) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Kitchen Nightmares (US) season 1!
Gordon Ramsay's British series gets made over for American Television. In this series, Ramsay will hit the road to help many a struggling restaurant find the path to success in just one week.
#2 - Dillon's
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2007
Chef Gordon Ramsay is hitting the big city in an attempt to revamp an Indian restaurant called Dillon's and make it one of the hottest venues in town. Ironically Dillon's is located right near Chef Gordon Ramsay's own restaurant.
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#3 - Trobiano's
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/25/2008
Chef Gordan Ramsey visits an Italian restaurant in Great Neck, New York, that is a half-million dollars in debt, but a confrontation over kitchen cleanliness and the food between Ramsey and the owner leaves the future of the eatery uncertain.
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#4 - Jack's Waterfront
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/6/2008
Chef Ramsey heads to St. Clair Shores, Michigan, to visit Jack's Waterfront, which is suffering from a lack of fresh seafood and an inattentive management. Chef's goal is to make this eatery a year-round money maker, but the general manager's excessive socializing with his patrons may put a roadblock in this plan.
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#5 - Finn McCool's
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2007
Chef Ramsay helps a family in the Hamptons with their pub, Finn McCools. Retired cop Buddy, fights with sons Jason and Brian, both of whom work for their father. Can Chef Ramsay work his magic on this family owned business before it goes belly up?
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#6 - Sebastian's
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2007
Chef Ramsay takes on the challenge of turning a pizza restaurant in Burbank, California, called Sebastian's, into a pleasurable place to dine at. Sebastian's serves frozen food from a complicated menu and the wait staff is always auditioning for their next big role.
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#8 - Giuseppi's
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/18/2008
Chef Ramsay visits Giuseppi's Italian restaurant in Macomb Township, Mich., and discovers an abundance of bickering from the father-son team that runs the kitchen and a shortage of patrons.
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#9 - Hannah & Mason's
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/6/2008
Chef Ramsey heads to Cranbury, NJ, to visit a French bistro named Hannah & Mason, owned by a pair of friends who lack both business experience and motivation. The staff are holding bounced paychecks, but that isn't as bad as what chef Ramsey finds inside the cooler which causes the place to be shut down on Valentine's Day.
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#10 - Lela's
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2007
Chef Ramsay tries to rev up business for Lela's, an upscale restaurant in desperate need of clientele. When Gordon gets in the kitchen and starts criticizing the menu items, the executive chef is less than thrilled and they have a showdown in front of the entire staff. Find out if the changes stick and if owner Lela will withstand this type of behaviour in her restaurant.
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#13 - Olde Stone Mill
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2007
Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on the challenge of helping Dean and his wife out by attempting to turn around the Olde Stone Mill restaurant located in Tuckahoe, New York. The restaurant has been renovated in the front of the house, but not in the kitchen when it comes to the horrible food.
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#14 - Seascape
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2007
Chef Gordon Ramsay visits Seascape, a mother and son run restaurant located in Islip, NY. Ramsay must work together with a hard-headed chef, along with an inexperienced owner, to make some much needed changes to bring the customers back and to save the mother and son relationship.
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#15 - Handlebar
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/11/2008
Chef Ramsay heads to Mount Sinai, NY, and the Handlebar Restaurant & Lounge, which the owners seem oblivious to the 1880's decor and the head chef's apathy.
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#16 - Sante La Brea
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/20/2008
Chef Ramsey treks to Los Angeles and the Santa La Brea restaurant and finds that the owner is financially strapped and gets no respect from his staff. To make things worse he has spoiled ingredients and very few customers. Then the police arrive for an incident.
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#17 - Sabatiello's
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/13/2008
Chef Ramsey visits Stamford, Conn. and Sabatiello's, an Italian restaurant which is owned by a hot-tempered and has poor customer service. His staff has turned against the owner and Ramsey's offer of criticism, that he decides he will shut the place down himself.
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#18 - J Willy's
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/30/2008
Chef Ramsey heads to South Bend, Ind., and J Willy's Bar & Grille, a business has lost $1.2 million. He gives them a challenge of using fresh ingredients, but the inexperienced chefs become overwhelmed, causing one customer to break down and cry.
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#19 - Fiesta Sunrise
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/13/2008
Chef Ramsey heads to West Nyack, N.Y. and the Fiesta Sunrise, a Mexican restaurant, and meets up with a stubborn owner who seems to be ruining his own business. Ramsey gives the place an inspection and shuts the place down, declaring it is unsanitary.
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#20 - Black Pearl
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/25/2008
Chef Gordon Ramsey visits a seafood restaurant in New York where three different owners run the kitchen, leading to a lack of consistency in food and service, and one of the owners is a "know-it-all," challenging each of Ramsey's changes.
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#21 - Cafe 36
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/15/2009
The season finale finds Chef Ramsey visiting a French-American eatery in La Grange, Illinois, named Cafe 36. The owners have very little experience in running a restaurant and need a hand with their shortage of customers and the head chef, who doesn't practice quality control.
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#22 - Revisited: Gordon Returns
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/4/2008
Chef Gordon Ramsay wants to see if all of his hard work paid off, when he returns to check up on six of the failing restaurants he helped turn around.
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