The BEST episodes of Kitchen Nightmares (US) season 2

Every episode of Kitchen Nightmares (US) season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Kitchen Nightmares (US) season 2!

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.

Last Updated: 4/24/2024Network: FOXStatus: Continuing
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Le Bistro
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7.75
370 votes

#1 - Le Bistro

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/11/2010

Chef Ramsay travels to sunny South Florida, where he encounters a dreary situation. Le Bistro, a small French restaurant, is barely surviving, and the head chef, Andy, has no idea why. He doesn't believe there is anything wrong with the food, service or dining experience. When Chef Ramsay finds out that he and Chef Andy share similar culinary training, he is in disbelief. Can Ramsay cook up a plan that will get through to the stubborn chef and revive this sinking ship?

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Sushi Ko
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7.69
275 votes

#2 - Sushi Ko

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/14/2010

Chef Ramsay visits Sushi Ko in Thousand Oaks, Cal., a failing second location of a family-owned eatery. Problems include debt, a breakdown of the family dynamic, and a relative who has lost his passion for cooking.

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Lido di Manhattan Beach
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7.54
375 votes

#3 - Lido di Manhattan Beach

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/4/2010

Chef Ramsay visits a Lido Di Manhattan Beach in Manhattan Beach, CA. Lisa Hemmat grew up in and around the food service industry and inherited the entrepreneurial spirit from her parents. Shortly after graduating with a business degree from USC Marshall School of Business she secured a loan (with her parents as co-signers) and purchased Lido Di Manhattan in June of 2004, at the ripe old age of 23. Having been left with a strong staff, including a veteran cook in the kitchen, Lisa felt secure and confident in her decision to become the next great Los Angeles restaurateur. Five years later, Lisa is struggling to pay her bills and has come to the harsh realization that she is barely making ends meet. Chef Ramsay gives Lisa a lesson in restaurant business 101.

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Mojitos
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7.43
463 votes

#4 - Mojitos

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/25/2010

Chef Ramsay visits a Cuban restaurant in Brooklyn, NY. Owners Marcelo and Kata, former husband and wife, fight about everything. After moving to Brooklyn and getting married Kata and Marcello wanted to pursue their dream of opening a Cuban Cafe. Seven years ago Kata and Marcelo fell in love, got married and decided to open up a fast food style Cuban cafeteria. Kata and Marcelo are both from Columbia.

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Fleming
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7.43
263 votes

#5 - Fleming

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/7/2010

Gordon Ramsay heads to Florida to help the owners of Fleming, a Danish restaurant in Miami, Florida. The husband and wife team bought the business eight years ago in the hope of continuing the place's success, but started losing money rapidly. With a Cuban chef cooking Nordic cuisine and a filthy kitchen, things go from bad to worse until it all comes to a head on relaunch night.

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Anna Vincenzo's
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7.40
417 votes

#6 - Anna Vincenzo's

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/26/2010

Gordon tries to give some constructive criticism but it gets thrown right back in his face. Will he be able to take it?

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Mama Rita's
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7.38
408 votes

#7 - Mama Rita's

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/19/2010

Chef Ramsay helps a woman with her struggling Mexican restaurant that is facing foreclosure.

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Bazzini
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7.36
545 votes

#8 - Bazzini

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/5/2010

Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on Bazzini Cafe, an Italian restaurant in Ridgewood, NJ, that struggles with slow service, poorly crafted dishes, a lackluster sous chef and a disappointing head chef.

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Flamangos
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7.32
537 votes

#9 - Flamangos

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/2/2010

When Chef Ramsay visits Flamangos in Whitehouse Station, NJ, he feels like he's stepped back in time and into the rainforest. This family-run restaurant is in desperate need of a total overhaul, and with one of the owners stuck in the past and resistant to change, it's nearly impossible for Ramsay to make any improvements.

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Casa Roma
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7.29
451 votes

#10 - Casa Roma

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/12/2010

Chef Ramsay heads to Lancaster, California to help out an Italian restaurant called in Casa Roma. The owners are clueless when it comes to getting people in the restaurant and how to help manage the kitchen. The restaurant is merely surviving on the packed bar area.

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Hot Potato Café
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7.18
463 votes

#11 - Hot Potato Café

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/29/2010

Philadelphia is known as "The City of Brotherly Love," but one restaurant, the Hot Potato Cafe, is tearing a family apart. Passion, motivation and spirit fueled the restaurant when it was founded two years ago, but all of these mandatory ingredients are now in short supply.

Revisited #2
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6.59
309 votes

#12 - Revisited #2

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/9/2010

Chef Ramsay comes back to Sante La Brea and Giuseppi's to see if they have improved or not. He also takes a look at some of his noteworthy kitchen fights over that time.

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Revisited #3
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5.85
327 votes

#13 - Revisited #3

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/21/2010

Chef Ramsay revisits Handlebar (Long Island), Casa Roma (Lancaster) and Black Pearl (New York).

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