• Air date: 23 Sep '11 17 episodes
      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 turn around the fortunes of each restaurant in just one week and save them from their living nightmares.
  • List of Episodes (17)
    • 1. Spanish Pavillion

      23 Sep '11
      Chef Ramsay visits Spanish Pavillion in Harrison, NJ, a family-run business established in 1976 whose owners, brothers Michael and Jerry, have allowed their differences to compromise the quality of the restaurant. With a head chef consistently absent from the kitchen and an unhappy staff, Chef Ramsay is determined to transform the outdated ambiance and menu in order to keep the family business afloat.
    • 2. Classic American

      30 Sep '11
      On this episode of "Kitchen Nightmares," Gordon stops by Montclair, New Jersey, to help the owners of the Italian eatery Leone's. Rose began the family-run business in 1996 and said that back then people would wait in line to come in. But three years ago she fell into a coma after a routine kidney stone operation, and her son Michael stepped in as boss. And because of his is lack of effort and laziness, he drove the place into the ground. Trudy, the head server, picks up the slack by doing all
    • 3. PJ's Steakhouse

      07 Oct '11
      Gordon travels to New York to visit PJ's Steakhouse. Owners Joe and Madalyn are in serious debt after opening the high end restaurant and are struggling to keep the business afloat.
    • 4. Revisited #1

      14 Oct '11
      Over the years, Chef Gordon Ramsay has helped numerous restaurant owners get back on their feet by laying the groundwork for their failing restaurants to succeed. It's been a while since Chef Ramsay first paid a visit to these restaurants, so he decides to check in with some of the restaurant owners he has helped in the past and find out if his advice has been put to good use. Find out if he will be pleased with the restaurants' progress or if he will find even more problems than before.
    • 5. Grasshopper Also

      21 Oct '11
      Gordon travels to Carlstadt, New Jersey, to visit the Grasshopper Also, a family-owned Irish restaurant that is falling apart
    • 6. Davide

      04 Nov '11
      Gordon travels to Boston to visit Davide, an Italian restaurant run into the ground by brothers Frank and Anthony
    • 7. Downcity

      11 Nov '11
      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.
    • 8. Revisited #2

      18 Nov '11
      Chef Ramsay visits The Greek at the Harbor, an eatery in Ventura Harbor, Cal., and observes poor service and variable food quality.
    • 9. Café Tavolini

      13 Jan '12
      Gordon visits Café Tavolini, a restaurant that is more than just a culinary disaster. Run by a husband and wife, the business is being neglected as the couple teeter on the edge of divorce.
    • 10. Kingston Cafe

      20 Jan '12
      Gordon travels to Pasadena, California, to visit a Jamaican restaurant called Cafe Kingston. There, he finds Dr Una Morris, a micro-managing owner who also works as a radiotherapist next door.
    • 11. La Frite

      27 Jan '12
      Gordon travels to Los Angeles to visit La Frite - a family-owned French restaurant being run into the ground by Andre Ramillion, his son and daughter Alex and Celine, and head chef Martine.
    • 12. Capri

      03 Feb '12
      Gordon travels to Eagle Rock California to visit Capri. It's a restaurant in a rut, owned by overgrown identical twins Jim and Jeff.
    • 13. Zeke's

      10 Feb '12
      Gordon goes to New Orleans to visit Zeke's, a restaurant famed for its soul food and loyal locals. But, under new ownership, the standards have slipped and the customers have gone elsewhere.
    • 14. Oceana

      17 Feb '12
      In the season finale of Kitchen Nightmares, has Chef Ramsay met his match? The culinary master visits another restaurant struggling to keep its doors open. Find out if Ramsay can help pull the establishment from the brink of failure on the season finale of Kitchen Nightmares.
    • 15. Café Hon*

      24 Feb '12
      Actually s05e13. Chef Ramsay heads to Baltimore, MD, and immediately has his hands full when he visits Café Hon, a Southern Comfort eatery in need not only of a restaurant renovation but also a public image makeover. The owner of Café Hon has come under fire from the city of Baltimore for trademarking the word "Hon," a term of endearment for Baltimore culture. Find out if the restaurant revamp and renewed public image will be enough to win back the city of Baltimore and revive its tradition of
    • 16. Chiarella's*

      23 Mar '12
      Actually s05e14. Chef Ramsay visits the "City of Brotherly Love" to check in on family-owned Italian restaurant Chiarella's. Although the Philadelphia eatery boasts over 30 years of business, Chef Ramsay is shocked by the restaurant's outdated menu, sloppy service and disorganized staff. Find out if Chef Ramsay is able to infuse the restaurant with classic Italian flair and revive its lackluster dining experience.
    • 17. Zocalo*

      30 Mar '12
      Actually s05e15. Chef Ramsay visits the windy city to check in on Mexican restaurant Zocalo. Although the Chicago restaurant offers a vibrant atmosphere, Chef Ramsay is shocked by the disorganized staff and lack of service.