kitchen nightmares has featured a lot of restaurants that were on the edge of getting
shut down although the celebrity master chef gordon Ramsay'S magic was successful
in saving a few others unfortunately weren't so lucky in today's video we're going to talk about
some of the restaurants that were featured in the hit tv reality show kitchen nightmares did they
close or are they still open where are they now stay with us till the end of the video to find out
10. zayna flaming grill one of the very few kitchen nightmare featured restaurants that
are thriving and quite successful right now to start off our list we have zaina flaming grill
kitchen nightmares visited zayna flaming grill back in august of 2013 to film the episode the
restaurant was a family-owned business which was having a lot of management issues and food quality
that was not up to par gordon tried to settle the dispute between the two co-owners and aunt and her
niece which was successful to a huge extent the star chef also cast his magic spell on the kitchen
and food quality was improved to a huge extent at the end of the episode everyone was happy
that the once thriving restaurant was booming with customers once again the reviews for zayna flaming
grill are very good since the makeover people love its food and the restaurant service is
especially being complimented seems like gordon ramsay's magic worked for zaina flaming grill
9. amy's baking company this is an episode i'm sure most of you remember and the apparent reason
being this was the first restaurant gordon ramsay walked out on on the show at number nine we have
amy's baking company amy's baking company in scottsdale arizona was featured on kitchen
nightmares in season six and was destined to soon be closed if the sale of their restaurant didn't
go through the owners are in negotiations to sell their property and the prospective buyers are from
france the deal is expected to be finalized next month if the new owners get their visa
and immigration approvals the main problem with the bakery was their poor food quality
and bad treatment with customers some employees even revealed that the owners took money from them
Amy's Baking Company is one of the most popular episodes of kitchen nightmares ever due to gordon
Ramsay walking out during their episode and the story going viral after the episode aired
after the episode aired fans of the show were outspoken against the restaurant
and Amy's Baking Company responded to many of those fans and verbally attacked and insulted them
the restaurant is closed now 8. mama maria's this brooklyn new york restaurant is another that is
going quite strong since being featured on kitchen nightmares at number eight we have mama maria's
the restaurant is now called sal's pizzeria and is quite popular mainly owing to the show
the restaurant was established in 1957 and is run by an italian family dramatically when the star
chef visited this italian restaurant an ambulance had to be called when a customer started vomiting
ramsay later found buckets of moldy food gone bad in the storage area and committed to helping these
guys turn around on the night of the restaurant's re-launch things seem to be looking up and while
small changes have reportedly been made to the menu the owner kept many of Ramsay'S revised
menu items the restaurant is still quite popular in new york and is getting a ton of good reviews
complementing its food quality and fast service 7. pantaleonis at number 7 we have
panta leones the kitchen nightmares featured pizza place that has managed to remain open
kitchen nightmares visited panteleone's all the way back in july 2013 to film the episode
gordon is in denver colorado to try to help out a pizza place called panteleones panta leones is
supposedly stuck in the past as they claim they are the best pizza in denver and have a review
from the 1980s to prove that the restaurant is one of the most popular places in the city right now
their facebook page shows an impressive 4.8 out of 5 star rating with people raving about
the delicious food great service and hospitality and their website boasts the fact that they had
a complete makeover in 2013 by chef Ramsay and his team that led to everything being made fresh
daily in-house 6. old neighborhood restaurant one of the most bizarre episodes of kitchen nightmares
which a lot of fans still remember was the one featuring the old neighborhood restaurant
gordon ramsay is in arvada colorado to help out a restaurant called the old neighborhood restaurant
owners alexa and randy are husband and wife and have been working in the restaurant since college
when gordon ramsay decided to take a detailed tour of the kitchen the star chef and the audience were
taken aback by the gruesome scenes they show from dead rats to insects and even a dead pigeon
we saw it all the restaurant's kitchen had a complete cleanup and the staff were trained
to meet the service demands of the customers the restaurant has been getting a lot of good reviews
now and people actually love the place due to its now delicious food 5. catty allo one of the most
unfortunate restaurants on the show that closed just four days after getting featured on kitchen
nightmares at number 5 we have catty allo in the episode gordon ramsay is in flushing new york to
help out a greek restaurant called catty allo the restaurant is owned by a husband and wife
whose marriage is falling apart due to problems at the restaurant the husband bought the restaurant
about 14 years ago without consulting his wife first and they have been struggling recently
the star chef tried his best to give a new life to the dying restaurant by adding new dishes to the
menu and training the staff but apparently the efforts born no fruits catty allo was closed in
late april 2014 for renovations and never reopened they closed shortly after their episode aired
this was one of the most heartbreaking episodes of kitchen nightmares and fans still remember it 4.
miss jean's southern cuisine another success story on kitchen nightmares at number 4
we have miss jean's southern cuisine situated in wilkinsburg philadelphia the restaurant is still
up and running though it has changed locations the biggest issue with this place when the masterchef
visited was the attitude of the staff this was what the customers complained about the most
the owner would often get angry at complaining customers and her staff was also lacking the food
was also tasteless overcooked and or greasy today reviews suggest that customers love
the buffet style and quality and taste of food though some still suggest that the staff is rude
and unwelcoming reviews remain mixed but the owner and retired teacher jean gold was awarded for her
years of service to the community by the mayor 3. mangia mangia one of the craziest episodes
of kitchen nightmares was the one featuring our next restaurant at number three we have
mangia mangia in the episode gordon ramsay is in woodland park colorado to help out a restaurant
by the name mangia mangia the restaurant has been open since 2009 in a location that once was a fast
food restaurant the restaurant is said to have bad italian food and one of the most dramatic
moments of the show was when the restaurant owner julie threatened to walk out during the
show the audience was left shocked at her behavior manchester was unfortunately closed in november
2014 2. spin a yarn steakhouse are you a fan of steaks well i'm sure you might have changed your
thoughts after watching this kitchen nightmare episode spinner yarn steakhouse was featured
on season 5 of the show and surprisingly is still up and running the owners on the brink of
divorce were having a lot of issues managing the restaurant Ramsay helped them turn things around
and focus on a single cuisine with a drastically slimmed down menu they continue to bring in
customers seeking out their delicious prime rib though some favorite menu items were resurrected
as well there is also a new head chef as of 2012. this fremont california-based steakhouse now has
decent reviews though some customers aren't happy with the high prices 1. bella luna ristorante last
but not least we have probably the most talked about restaurant in kitchen nightmares history
the bella luna restaurante kitchen nightmares visited bella luna ristorante back in july of
2013. in the episode gordon Ramsay is in eastern philadelphia to help out bella luna restaurante
the restaurant is being run by a mother-son duo that is having a tough time managing business
the mother has no restaurant experience and does not want to take blame for anything they claim
they are using fresh ingredients when most of them are frozen finally when gordon goes into
the walk-in refrigerator he finds tons of rotten food although the celebrity chef tried his best in
improving the cuisine and the overall look of the place the restaurant unfortunately closed
just a few months after gordon's visit click one of the four videos on screen right now