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channel for today's video we're going to discuss some more of the worst restaurants to be featured
on kitchen nightmares and review how they're doing now so sit back relax and without further ado
let's get right into the content guys sam's mediterranean kebab room Gordon Ramsay heads
over to sam's mediterranean kebab room in monrovia california to rescue it from closure
previously working at the restaurant for over a decade samnijar decided to purchase
the business in 1997 with the help of his family while the business was good in the
beginning it slowed down with time which forced najar to fire most of his staff to reduce costs
aside from the restaurant being 70 000 in debt the business's staff only consists of the owner's
family including his wife and children due to the fact that they're practically forced to
work at the restaurant they're often bitter and argue in front of customers considering that the
place was months away from closing down ninja decided to call out to Ramsay for some guidance
upon his eventual arrival Ramsay's revealed that the owner's children were grueling 12-hour shifts
for seven days a week and justifiably don't want to work there anymore all of them have
dreams and aspirations but they're blocked from realizing them since they're stuck supporting
their father's failing business to make matters worse they aren't even paid to do what they're
doing since ninja claims that letting them stay at his home for free is payment enough
sitting down to order some food Ramsay gets the vegetable combo which tasted dreadful lime shank
that looked anemic and steak with shrimp that was overcooked leaving him with abundant levels
of disappointment calling the staff together to give him his criticism on the awful meals
he was just served the chef openly admits that he's given up later on the famous chef attempts
to observe the dinner service and is disgusted by what he sees not only is there moldy food in the
kitchen but the walk-in freezer has buckets worth of chopped parsley bendy celery soft cucumbers and
rotten lettuce what's more the kitchen tries to send out raw chicken to a paying customer since
the chef assumed that since it looked cooked on the outside that it was the same on the inside
at this point the family broke into an uproarious argument which forced the kitchen nightmare's host
to shut things down having a chat with the owner's children the following day Ramsay urges them to be
honest with their father about the fact that they want to be more independent despite the fact that
najar was resisting to let them pursue their own careers he eventually changes his mind and the
family has a tearful moment fast forward to the end of the episode after Ramsay gave the staff
cooking lessons it was finally time to renovate the place after several hours of hard work the
famous chef and his team gave the restaurant one of the biggest and most expensive makeovers yet
modernizing the place with beautiful carpets freshly painted walls new chairs and other
furniture the business was finally given the second chance it needed months after the taping
of this episode najar gave his children time off and planned to hire new staff unfortunately the
restaurant closed down in january of 2014 since it didn't do much better after the renovations were
made according to the owner they did get a surge in business for around two weeks but it was by
no means a long-term boost thankfully instead of placing the blame on Ramsay for his failure
najar explained that his business simply couldn't compete with the other restaurants in the area
yani's greek restaurant for a season 6 episode gordon Ramsay heads over
to yani's greek restaurant in seattle washington to bring it back on its feet
owned by peter agustio since 2007 the business was previously owned by his father who opened
it in 1994 peter can be described as someone who's controlling hard-headed and constantly
yells at everyone around him hiring both of his daughters to work at the restaurant they've only
made the work environment that much more toxic while elise acts much like her father tarya is
overly emotional and cries for the dumbest of reasons even though the business may have
been successful at one point their customer base has dwindled down and their debts have risen not
knowing how else to move forward the owner called out to Ramsay for some professional guidance
unlike most episodes Ramsay first meets with peter at a coffee shop who reveals that the restaurant
is losing a staggering ten thousand dollars a month he also informs the famous chef that
his family all work at the restaurant to cut costs but this has caused them to have little dedication
finally arriving later on Ramsay is greeted by karen and the owner's daughters who he sits down
with to have a chat as emotional as ever tadia starts tearing up as karen discusses the fact
that the restaurant has been struggling for years aside from the decor looking awfully
outdated the food is constantly being complained about but the owner can care less sitting down to
taste test the food Ramsay scans the six page long menu and orders a collection of dishes
getting some pumpkin hummus that tasted ghastly some musaka that was bitter and undercooked as
well as a yuro dish that was drenched in sauce ramsay was left feeling disappointed
confronting the owner and ali soon after about his piss-poor meal they get extremely defensive
about his criticisms observing the dinner service later on it would be an understatement to describe
the whole thing as chaotic not only were peter and his first daughter butting heads but tons
of food was being sent back and thrown in the trash which cost them hundreds as all
this chaos unfolded ramsay decided to inspect the storage and found tons of packages with no dates
or labels on them as well as raw meats stored next to cooked meats what's more after coming
across a padlocked fridge he notices that it's filled with moldy beef and chicken that's gone bad
horrified by the state of the restaurant ramsay forces the staff to shut things down out of health
concerns coming back the following day the owner admits to the famous chef that he was embarrassed
to have to end the service early but says that things weren't as bad as ramsay made it out to be
failing to see how hazardous the kitchen is to his patrons peter would much rather put all the
blame on his staff justifiably frustrated by the lack of accountability ramsay threatens to
leave which prompts the owner to finally admit that things need to change once the kitchen
nightmare's host got everyone on the right track he was ready to move into the renovation phase
bringing down the 64 item menu down to 21 ramsay also gave the dining room a complete makeover by
painting the walls new colors adding beautiful decor and nice furniture post kitchen nightmares
the owner decided to stick to the changes ramsay made which was the right decision to make
both of his daughters have improved greatly with elise acting more maturely and tariya
smiling rather than crying still open to this day the reviews on the open trip advisor are
fantastic making this rescue a great success park's edge as our final entry we're going to
discuss the restaurant that gordon ramsay visited in inman park georgia called park's edge owned
by two friends named richard and jorge they've been running the place for the last three years
unfortunately since they have no experience in the industry their business thus far
hasn't been the smoothest not only is the food overcomplicated and the staff overworked but
the restaurant was forced to close down twice by the health department for health code violations
what's worse when richard decided to sell liquor at the restaurant without a license and was
interviewed by the news about it he insinuated that the neighborhood was racist as a result
the restaurant has been heavily alienated from the local community which is why they barely make any
money with little to no options left the owners were forced to call it to ramsay and his team for
some much needed help when he finally arrives he sits down with the owners and tries to get
a grasp of the issues at hand claiming that the neighborhood as well as their past mistakes are
the problem the owners assure the famous chef that their food isn't the issue putting this to
the test ramsay sits down and scans the menu that has a mix of mexican asian and indian dishes on it
which is pretty confusing ordering a grilled salad that tasted nasty oysters that were rancid and a
salmon dish that was awfully bland ramsay was left feeling appalled with his experience heading into
the kitchen to give feedback on his terrible meal jorge explains that even though he went
to culinary school he wasn't properly trained on how to work in a restaurant leaving and returning
the following day for the dinner service ramsay was utterly unimpressed with what he witnessed
starting by observing things in the kitchen most of the staff seemed to be hard at work except for
jorge who looked perplexed and overwhelmed as food started to be sent out most of the patrons
seemed unimpressed with what they had received and made a list of complaints while all of this
was happening on the inside richard was hiding out in the back smoking and doing anything but his job
holding a staff meeting the following day with the owners watching through cctv cameras the
kitchen nightmares host is told that richard is the biggest problem aside from being completely
hands off with guests he drinks on the job and has poor communication skills additionally they
point out that jorge is disrespectful and lashes out at them which makes him really hard to work
with touched by what they had heard the owners apologized for their behavior and promised to
change for the sake of the restaurant fast forward after the changes were made the dining room got
a complete makeover the menu was simplified and richard apologized on the news for his
past mistakes which meant that park's edge was given a second chance even though the owners
decided to embrace most of the changes ramsay made things didn't work out after the release
ran out in november of 2013 the owners decided to reopen in a new location but this never happened
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