Kitchen Nightmares (US)

Episodes

Season 9 · 12 episodes

• E1 Freddy's Steak House
  Tue, Jul 21 43 min

  Kitchen Nightmares returns as Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on struggling restaurants across the Midwest, where small-town businesses face big problems. Tonight, 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.

• E2 4-Star Diner
  Tue, Jul 21 43 min

  Gordon heads to 4 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.

• E3 Love on the Blu
  Tue, Jul 28 43 min

  Negative customer reviews, an unprofessional atmosphere and sky-high prices have Love on the Blu on the brink of failure, while the owner's hostile management style creates even more tension behind the scenes. When Gordon uncovers the root of the restaurant's problems, he pushes the owner to confront the changes needed to save both her business and her team.

• E4 Borelli's Pizzeria
  Tue, Aug 4 43 min

  Slow service, an inexperienced staff and half-baked leadership have Borelli’s Pizzeria crumbling. Gordon makes a shocking discovery about the personal struggles affecting the owner and helps put both the owner's well-being and the restaurant on the path to recovery.

• E5 Renate's German Restaurant
  Tue, Aug 11 43 min

  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.

• E6 Boodles Restaurant
  Tue, Aug 18 43 min

  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.

• E7 Cafe Notte
  Tue, Aug 25 43 min

  Italian restaurant Cafe 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.

• E8 Golden Girls
  Tue, Sep 1 43 min

  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. With unappealing food and a community that has lost faith in the restaurant, Gordon steps in to help them rediscover their recipe for success.

• E9 Lyla's Family Restaurant (1)
  Tue, Sep 8 43 min

  Waleed sets out to achieve the American Dream with Lyla's Family Restaurant, but a sprawling menu, an overwhelmed kitchen, and a steady stream of dishes sent back have left his dream hanging by a thread. With the restaurant on the brink of collapse, Gordon Ramsay must help Waleed rediscover the passion that once made Lyla's a neighborhood favorite.

• E10 Lyla's Family Restaurant (2)
  Tue, Sep 8 43 min

  After a stunning transformation and a fully revamped kitchen, the owner is ready to give Lyla's Family Restaurant a fresh start. But just as opening day offers a glimmer of hope, a shocking emergency threatens to derail everything Gordon Ramsay has worked to rebuild.

• E11 Wick 'n Ore Kitchen & Tap
  Tue, Sep 15 43 min

  Wick 'n Ore is struggling to stand out with an oversized menu, and an identity crisis that’s driving away new customers. When Gordon uncovers what’s holding the restaurant back, he helps the restaurant redefine its brand and attract a new generation of diners.

• E12 Firenze Restaurant & Pizzeria
  Tue, Sep 15 43 min

  A family-run Italian restaurant with sixty years of history is struggling under leadership. With an inexperienced kitchen manager and subpar dishes being sent back, Gordon helps the staff confront their problems head-on and rediscover their passion for the business.