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The Best Episodes of Kitchen Nightmares Season 2

Every episode of Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Kitchen Nightmares Season 2!

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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 polite small talk as he embarks on his mission to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 1 - Hot Potato Café
    6.3/10(192 votes)

    #1 - Hot Potato Café

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 2 - Flamangos
    6.6/10(254 votes)

    #2 - Flamangos

    S2:E2

    Husband and wife Bill and Adele were experienced restaurant owners who had retired. They came out of retirement in 2006 to open one with their daughter Cheryl, Flamango's, a "fine dining" restaurant with a tropical theme. Adele is abrasive to the staff. Bill is getting old and yet does all the menial jobs, and also does a tableside steak service. The chef Bryan laments he has no control over the menu. The place is not doing well, so Adele and Bill see no choice but to call upon Gordon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 3 - Bazzini
    6.9/10(214 votes)

    #3 - Bazzini

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 4 - Mojitos
    6.9/10(239 votes)

    #4 - Mojitos

    S2:E4

    Mojito Cuban Cuisine is run by Kata and Marcelo, ex-lovers turned bitter feuders who are ruining the business and in turn, the business ruining them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 5 - Lido di Manhattan Beach
    7.1/10(242 votes)

    #5 - Lido di Manhattan Beach

    S2:E5

    Lido Di Manhattan Beach is owned by Lisa, who proudly goes on about her young age and ownership, yet is oblivious to the faults said age and lack of experience have brought. And then Ramsay starts investigating the kitchen...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 6 - Le Bistro
    6.7/10(224 votes)

    #6 - Le Bistro

    S2:E6

    The owner and only chef of Le Bistro has his mind set to having done nothing wrong and won't listen to anybody, including Ramsay. Can Gordon help a disrespectful, rude and arrogant owner or is Le Bistro beyond help?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 7 - Casa Roma
    6.6/10(219 votes)

    #7 - Casa Roma

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 8 - Mama Rita's
    6.9/10(218 votes)

    #8 - Mama Rita's

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 9 - Anna Vincenzo's
    6.8/10(208 votes)

    #9 - Anna Vincenzo's

    S2:E9

    The prima donna owner of Anna Vincenzo's rebukes Ramsay and his help and insists what she is doing is fine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 10 - Revisited #2
    7.0/10(238 votes)

    #10 - Revisited #2

    S2:E10

    Ramsay revisits restaurants Giuseppi and Sante La Brea, from season two, to see if they have succeeded; there is good news and there is bad news. Also included is an update on what happened at Finn McCool's.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 11 - Fleming
    6.8/10(193 votes)

    #11 - Fleming

    S2:E11

    The only thing that has changed in 30 years at Fleming is the ownership. After literally having to pull a plate from a customer and stop orders of a menu item, Ramsay soon realizes more help is needed than he realized.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 12 - Sushi Ko
    6.7/10(190 votes)

    #12 - Sushi Ko

    S2:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 13 - Revisited #1
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Revisited #1

    S2:E13

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Hot Potato Café" is the best rated episode of "Kitchen Nightmares" season 2. It scored 6.3/10 based on 192 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/29/2010. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Flamangos".