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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 Worst Episode
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    Kitchen Nightmares Season 6 Episode 6 - Mangia Mangia, Pt 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Mangia Mangia, Pt 2

    S6:E6

    Chef Ramsay suggests a few top-down changes for Mangia Mangia to survive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Kitchen Nightmares Season 6 Episode 7 - Zayna Flaming Grill, Pt 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Zayna Flaming Grill, Pt 1

    S6:E7

    Chef Ramsay heads to Redondo Beach, Calif., to try and save Zayna Flaming Grill, a Mediterranean restaurant plagued by substandard food and owners playing the blame game.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Kitchen Nightmares Season 6 Episode 8 - Zayna Flaming Grill, Pt 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Zayna Flaming Grill, Pt 2

    S6:E8

    Chef Ramsay is caught in the crossfire as a family's feud threatens to close Zanya Flaming Grill for good.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Kitchen Nightmares Season 4 Episode 6 - Burger Kitchen (1)
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Burger Kitchen (1)

    S4:E6

    Chef Ramsay pays a visit to Burger Kitchen in Los Angeles in order to revamp the bland menu and to revive the tired establishment with a fresh look and a renewed vibe fit for the hip Hollywood crowd.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Kitchen Nightmares Season 4 Episode 7 - Burger Kitchen (2)
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Burger Kitchen (2)

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 11 - Revisited: Gordon Returns
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Revisited: Gordon Returns

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Kitchen Nightmares Season 6 Episode 4 - Kati Allo
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Kati Allo

    S6:E4

    Ramsay tries to help the owners of Kati Allo in Queens, N.Y., turn things around.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Kitchen Nightmares Season 6 Episode 9 - Bella Luna
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Bella Luna

    S6:E9

    Gordon travels to the town of Easton, PA, where he tries to wake up a mother and son pairing who are running their Italian restaurant into the ground.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Kitchen Nightmares Season 6 Episode 10 - Revisited
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Revisited

    S6:E10

    Chef Ramsay checks in on restaurants he's helped, including La Galleria in Boston; the Olde Hitching Post in Hanson, Mass.; and Prohibition Gastropub in Everett, Wash.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 1 - Peter's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 3 - The Mixing Bowl
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 4 - Seascape
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 5 - Olde Stone Mill
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 7 - Finn McCool's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 8 - Lela's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 9 - Campania
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Campania

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 10 - Secret Garden
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 12 - Handlebar
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 13 - Giuseppi's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Giuseppi's

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 14 - Trobiano's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Trobiano's

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 15 - Black Pearl
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Black Pearl

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Brad Kreisberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 16 - J Willy's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - J Willy's

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 17 - Hannah & Mason's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Hannah & Mason's

    S1:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 18 - Jack's Waterfront
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Jack's Waterfront

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 19 - Sabatiello's
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Sabatiello's

    S1:E19

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Mangia Mangia, Pt 2" is the worst rated episode of "Kitchen Nightmares". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/25/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Zayna Flaming Grill, Pt 1".