The Best Episodes of Kitchen Nightmares Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Bel Aire

   S1:E19/25/2023

   Ramsay urges two brothers to work through their emotional conflicts to save their beloved Bel Aire Diner in Astoria, New York.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Bask 46

   S1:E210/2/2023

   When a New Jersey couple's six-month old gastropub is in jeopardy due to their fiery head chef and dysfunctional menu, Gordon Ramsay offers his expertise and works to transform it into a successful business.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #3 - In the Drink

   S1:E310/9/2023

   Ramsay attempts to revamp a country club restaurant that struggles to find cohesiveness and revive its lackluster menu, despite an absent owner.

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Da Mimmo

   S1:E410/16/2023

   Gordon Ramsay tries to transform New Jersey Italian restaurant Da Mimmo.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Juicy Box

   S1:E511/6/2023

   A family-run Haitian juice bar and restaurant in Brooklyn, NY has fallen into utter chaos after the owner's children, who value partying and having fun over the success of their father's business, take over management. Gordon Ramsay steps in to completely transform the restaurant when the owner is given a 60-day deadline to turn a profit.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #6 - Love Bites

   S1:E611/13/2023

   Love Bites is a small restaurant in Saugerties, N.Y., run by childhood sweethearts who have trouble separating their work and personal lives; Gordon Ramsay steps in to save both the cafe and the couple's engagement.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #7 - El Cantito

   S1:E711/20/2023

   A sibling duo opened El Cantito, a Puerto Rican restaurant, five days before the COVID shutdown. However, they struggle to keep the business afloat with malfunctioning equipment, a small staff and pandemic-induced financial strain. They call Gordon Ramsay for help when the pressure becomes too much and the business is at risk of shuttering its doors.

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   #8 - South Brooklyn

   S1:E811/27/2023

   The co-owners of South Brooklyn Foundry don't see eye-to-eye, causing communication to grow toxic while the restaurant falls into more debt; Gordon Ramsay steps in to reassess the Brooklyn eatery's priorities and straighten out the finances.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #9 - Max's Bar & Grill

   S1:E912/4/2023

   Gordon Ramsay heads to Max's Bar & Grill in Long Branch, New Jersey to mediate the restaurant's divorced owners through their frustrations with each other before their business crumbles.

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    #10 - Diwan

    S1:E1012/4/2023

    Gordon steps in to help transform Diwan, an established Indian restaurant in Port Washington, New York, that is also running a Mexican restaurant out of the same kitchen.

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