Kitchen Nightmares
Get your shift straight.
Chef Gordon Ramsay hits the road to help struggling restaurants all over the United States turn their luck around. Ramsay examines the problems each establishment faces, from unsanitary refrigerators to lazy or inexperienced staff, and searches for resolutions. With help from his team, Ramsay redecorates each eatery to give it a fresh new look and updates the menu as needed. Ramsay's ultimate goal is to make the restaurants he visits popular and profitable, but it's up to the restaurateurs to take his advice and turn their business nightmare into the American dream.
Seasons
1. Bel Aire
Air Date: 2023-09-25
Ramsay urges two brothers to work through their emotional conflicts to save their beloved Bel Aire Diner in Astoria, New York.
2. Bask 46
Air Date: 2023-10-02
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.
3. In the Drink
Air Date: 2023-10-09
Ramsay attempts to revamp a country club restaurant that struggles to find cohesiveness and revive its lackluster menu, despite an absent owner.
4. Da Mimmo
Air Date: 2023-10-16
Gordon Ramsay tries to transform New Jersey Italian restaurant Da Mimmo.
5. Juicy Box
Air Date: 2023-11-06
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.
6. Love Bites
Air Date: 2023-11-13
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.
7. El Cantito
Air Date: 2023-11-20
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.
8. South Brooklyn
Air Date: 2023-11-27
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.
9. Max's Bar & Grill
Air Date: 2023-12-04
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.
10. Diwan
Air Date: 2023-12-04
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.
1. Iberville (1)
Air Date: 2025-01-07
Ramsay tries to help the owner of Iberville Cuisine & Oyster Bar, located in the heart of the French Quarter.
2. Iberville (2)
Air Date: 2025-01-14
Gordon Ramsay continues to help the lost owner of Iberville Cuisine.
3. Voleos
Air Date: 2025-01-21
Gordon tries to revamp Voleo's Seafood Restaurant, a second-generation family-run restaurant struggling to stay afloat following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida in 2021.
4. Kindred
Air Date: 2025-01-28
A vegan restaurant grappling with direction and disorganization is in need of help.
5. Three Southern Girls
Air Date: 2025-02-04
Gordon Ramsay pays a visit to traditional southern cuisine restaurant 3 Southern Girls; the restaurant's owners hope to rebuild a successful business after being forced to close down for more than a month due to a family tragedy.
6. Kings Blu Jam
Air Date: 2025-02-11
Gordon tries to revamp Kings Blu Jam Cafe in Houston, a cafe specializing in all things breakfast, brunch and lunch, but the overwhelming menu and miscommunication among staff members is causing issues.
7. Verdict
Air Date: 2025-02-18
Gordon Ramsay offers his support to The Verdict, a restaurant known for serving traditional New Orleans cuisine with a modern and trendy twist.
8. Grumpy George
Air Date: 2025-02-25
Gordon Ramsay tries to help an English pub located in Georgetown, Texas, which lacks a quintessential British identity.
9. Leo's Italian Grill
Air Date: 2025-03-04
A family tragedy leaves Leo's Italian Grill on the decline; customers are met with low-quality ingredients and a lack of customer service; Gordon is determined to help the owner rediscover his dream of operating a vibrant restaurant.
10. Blake’s Place
Air Date: 2025-03-11
Gordon Ramsay helps the owner of Blake's Place, a small neighborhood restaurant that has lost sight of the most crucial aspect of a restaurant's reputation, which is executing delicious and memorable dishes.
11. Simmer Down
Air Date: 2025-03-18
Gordon helps Chris establish fundamental systems and boundaries at Simmer Down Cafe.
1. Freddy's Steak House
Air Date: 2026-07-21
Kitchen Nightmares returns as Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on struggling restaurants across the Midwest, where small-town businesses face big problems. Gordon's first stop is Freddy's Steak House, where an owner buried in debt after twenty years is caught between a manager and head chef locked in a bitter power struggle. To save the restaurant, Gordon must get them to stop pointing fingers and start working together.
2. The Four-Star Diner
Air Date: 2026-07-21
Gordon heads next to The Four-Star Diner, a classic American eatery serving plenty of customers and far too many frozen ingredients. With an owner whose vulgar behavior is driving away both staff and diners, Gordon must rebuild trust before the restaurant's future slips away.
3. Love on the Blu
Air Date: 2026-07-28
When Gordon uncovers the root of the problems at Love on the Blu, he pushes the owner to confront the changes needed to save both her business and her team.
4. Borelli's Pizzeria
Air Date: 2026-08-04
Slow service, an inexperienced staff and half-baked leadership have Borelli's Pizzeria crumbling; Gordon learns about the personal struggles affecting the owner and helps put both the owner's well-being and the restaurant on the path to recovery.
5. Renate's German Restaurant
Air Date: 2026-08-11
With few customers to fill the dining room and constant complaints about cold, unappetizing food, Gordon must convince the proud owner of a struggling restaurant to abandon her intimidating leadership style before her business goes under
6. Boodles Restaurant
Air Date: 2026-08-18
After four decades of business, Boodles Restaurant is struggling as its aging owner and son clash over the restaurant's future, and poor communication leaves the staff disconnected. When Gordon uncovers the source of the dysfunction, he helps bridge the family divide to give this longtime restaurant a chance.
7. Café Notte
Air Date: 2026-08-25
Italian restaurant Café Notte is on the verge of collapse. Gordon steps in to help with unresolved tension between the head chef and his stepson before it destroys both the business and their family.
8. Golden Girls
Air Date: 2026-09-01
A pair of best friends are put to the test after they become co-owners of Golden Girls Restaurant, a struggling diner in a small town; Gordon steps in to help them rediscover their recipe for success.
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Rating
8.5/10
Release Date
2023-09-25
Episodes
26 (3 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
FOX Alternative Entertainment
Studio Ramsay Global