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The Best Episodes of Kitchen Nightmares

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The Best Episodes of Kitchen Nightmares

Chef Ramsay attempts to do the impossible: turn one ordinary and empty restaurant into the most popular, sought-after venue in town. There's no time for...

Seasons6

  1. Background image for Amy's Baking Company
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Amy's Baking Company

    S5:E16

    Ramsay travels to Scottsdale, Ariz., to help the owners of Amy's Baking Company.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Dillon's
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Dillon's

    S1:E2

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Sebastian's
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Sebastian's

    S1:E6

    Sebastian's has 20, ah, 21, maybe 23 unique failure combinations, and terrible pizza. Can Ramsay get through Chef Sebastian Di Modica thick skull or is the final combination of closure unavoidable?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Zeke's
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Zeke's

    S3:E13

    Chef Ramsay heads to New Orleans, LA, to help transform Zeke's Restaurant. Will he be able to breathe new life and add some spice into this Southern eatery?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Oceana
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Oceana

    S3:E14

    In the season finale, Chef Ramsay returns once more to the Big Easy. There, he visits Oceana, where he finds food so bad that he temporarily shuts down the restaurant. With an executive chef and one of the two owners in complete denial and unwilling to take responsibility, he's not even sure if Oceana is worth saving.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Charlie's
    7.7/10(203 votes)

    #6 - Charlie's

    S4:E14

    Chef Ramsay visits Charlie's in La Verne, CA to help the owners of the Italian bistro refresh its outdated look and update the menu's bland and unoriginal options. Displeased by the wishy-washy service, unappetizing dishes and old-fashioned ambiance, Chef Ramsay has his work cut out for him to turn the restaurant's luck around. Find out if Chef Ramsay can infuse the restaurant with authentic Italian elegance or if the restaurant's woes are too much for even Chef Ramsay to tackle.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Barefoot Bob's
    7.6/10(282 votes)

    #7 - Barefoot Bob's

    S5:E5

    Ramsay goes to Massachusetts to help a married couple improve their restaurant, Barefoot Bob's.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Revisited No. 1
    7.5/10(226 votes)

    #8 - Revisited No. 1

    S5:E6

    Chef Ramsay checks on the status of Cafe Hon, Chiarella's, and Leone's to see if they heeded his advice.

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Burger Kitchen (2)
    7.4/10(212 votes)

    #9 - Burger Kitchen (2)

    S4:E7

    Finding little improvement, Chef Ramsay pushes for even more changes to the menu and staff at Burger Kitchen.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Return to Amy's Baking Company
    7.4/10(212 votes)

    #10 - Return to Amy's Baking Company

    S6:E1

    Chef Ramsay pays another visit to the defiant owners of Amy's Baking Company.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Pantaleone's
    7.4/10(189 votes)

    #11 - Pantaleone's

    S6:E2

    Ramsay helps a Denver pizzeria owner who believes he makes the best pizza in town despite taste test results proving otherwise.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Park's Edge
    7.2/10(216 votes)

    #12 - Park's Edge

    S4:E12

    Chef Ramsay visits Atlanta, GA, to help the owners of contemporary American restaurant Park’s Edge refresh their menu and service. Although the owners of Park’s Edge take pride in their diverse menu and innovative dining experience, Chef Ramsay is shocked by the restaurant’s lack of cohesiveness in the kitchen, inattentive service and disorganized management. Find out if Chef Ramsay’s advice will be enough to help the restaurant regain its elegance and stylish flair.

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Ms. Jean's Southern Cuisine
    7.2/10(205 votes)

    #13 - Ms. Jean's Southern Cuisine

    S5:E4

    Ramsay heads to Pennsylvania's Ms. Jean's Southern Cuisine.

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  15. Background image for Revisited 2
    7.1/10(180 votes)

    #14 - Revisited 2

    S4:E11

    Over the years, Chef Gordon Ramsay has helped numerous restaurant owners get back on their feet by helping them refresh their menus, customer service and business outlook – but once he leaves, do restaurateurs stick with it -- Chef Ramsay heads to Southern California to check up on La Frite in Sherman Oaks, Kingston Café in Pasadena and Capri in Eagle Rock to see firsthand if his advice has changed the restaurants for good. He also visits Harrison, NJ, to find out if the owners of family restaurant Spanish Pavilion have mended their problems outside the kitchen, or if their disagreements are too much for their business to handle. Tune in to see if Chef Ramsay will be pleased with the restaurants’ progress, or will he have to stage yet more dramatic and emotional interventions.

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Spin a Yarn
    7.1/10(187 votes)

    #15 - Spin a Yarn

    S4:E13

    Chef Ramsay visits Fremont, CA, to help out 50-year-old steakhouse and banquet center Spin-A-Yarn. Despite the restaurant's rich history as an old-time hideaway and meeting place, the restaurant's bland menu and outdated decor are long overdue for visual and culinary makeover. Shocked by the restaurant's inconsistent service and disorganized kitchen staff, Chef Ramsay is put to the test to give the steakhouse a refreshed menu and ambience. Find out if Chef Ramsay succeeds in updating the restaurant's image or if it will remain stuck in its old ways.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Mill Street Bistro, Part 1
    7.1/10(176 votes)

    #16 - Mill Street Bistro, Part 1

    S5:E11

    Ramsay visits Mill Street Bistro in Ohio to try to turn the eatery around; the restaurant's owner acts like a dictator and has trouble listening to others' viewpoints.

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  18. Background image for Peter's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Peter's

    S1:E1

    Gordon Ramsay visits a family-run Italian restaurant in Babylon, NY that's being run into the ground by Peter, the hot-tempered manger and co-owner.

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for The Mixing Bowl
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Mixing Bowl

    S1:E3

    Ramsay takes a trip to The Mixing Bowl, a small restaurant in Bellmore, NY. He looks to turn around this restaurant which has inexperienced staff and special discounts as the restaurants specialty.

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  20. Background image for Seascape
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Seascape

    S1:E4

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Olde Stone Mill
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Olde Stone Mill

    S1:E5

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Finn McCool's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Finn McCool's

    S1:E7

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Lela's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Lela's

    S1:E8

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Campania
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Campania

    S1:E9

    Chef Ramsay visits Campania, an Italian restaurant in Fair Lawn, N.J. He discovers a lackadaisical wait staff is hurting business.

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  25. Background image for Secret Garden
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Secret Garden

    S1:E10

    Gordon goes to Moorpark, CA to assist an obstinate French chef in overcoming an empty restaurant with an off-putting decor.

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  26. Background image for Handlebar
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Handlebar

    S1:E12

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"Amy's Baking Company" is the best rated episode of "Kitchen Nightmares". It scored 8.2/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/10/2013. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dillon's".