Gordon Ramsay is a Michelin Star chef who has been in the food business for well over
20 years. Plus, his career in television has taken him around the world. So, it's safe
to say he has seen it all. With his shows, he’s attempting to help other people and
their establishments thrive, but mostly he’s just been subjected to some downright nasty
things. More specifically, he has seen some nasty refrigerators. He usually isn't phased
about anything, but some of these refrigerators have made him literally throw up the nasty
food he just ate at that very establishment. Now, let's get candid, Ramsay is pretty down
to earth. He doesn't come off as high brow or rude and on these shows, he really seems
like he wants to help these people. He wants to save their businesses. But, he also isn't
a miracle worker. There is only so much that he can do and no matter what, he always tries
his hardest. But, some places need to be shut down permanently.
Gordon Ramsay and Handlebar Restaurant
The fridge at Handlebar restaurant was atrocious. Even Gordon Ramsay had no clue where to begin
helping chef Melissa and the owner. Ramsay combed through the fridge finding everything
from clams so moldy that they weren't even clams anymore, all the way to dirt caked onto
the back of the fridge, simply breeding its own form of life. The stovetop was piled high
with black grease, and there was even more in the crevasses of every part of the stove.
The duo tried to convince Ramsay that not only do they clean their fridge regularly,
but that it was freshly cleaned as recently as the week before. He
ended up ordering the owner and the chef to clean the entire fridge out. But not before
they tried to appeal to Ramsay's soft side. They wanted credit for keeping the fridge
as clean as it was currently. Which, let's be honest, sounds pretty insane. They were
in complete denial that their entire kitchen was overrun by filth and moldy food. To top
it off, they didn't even use fresh vegetables. All the owner was worried about was receiving
credit for what he had already done. He should be more worried about food poisoning and a
lawsuit.
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Chef Ramsay and Fiesta Sunrise
The staff of Fiesta Sunrise had a lot of problems. They fought constantly, no one really knew
who the boss was, and they were all in denial about the individual parts they played in
running a horrific restaurant. The owner Vic was kind of a cheapo. He used menus from an
old restaurant he had and just covered the old name with some paper glued on that said
the new name. But of course, nothing was as bad as the kitchen. The tour of the kitchen
started off on the wrong foot right away. The kitchen staff had doubles and triples
of almost everything. And no one had an idea which one was the freshest option. Even the
most basic and ubiquitous food, green peppers, were moldy to the point where they weren't
green anymore. Ramsay couldn't begin to identify some of the food that had gone bad. The beef
had oxidized. The fish was so old it dried up and solidified, and the chicken was green
and slimy. There were jugs of solidified food that customers were currently eating. In addition
to cursing the dog crap out of the owner, he shut down the restaurant.
Gordon Ramsay and Jack’s Waterfront Restaurant
Jack's Waterfront Restaurant may take the top spot for most inauthentic food. From the
get-go, Ramsay noticed that a lot of food was being sent back to the kitchen. Being
a chef, he obviously knew this was not normal behavior. So, the next day he spent his time
searching what looked like a well put together kitchen. But, of course, he made some horrific
discoveries. The tuna was dyed pink to look fresher, and there was a grey mushroom risotto
that was STUCK to the tray and quite frankly looked moldy. Scott the owner claimed he didn't
know what was going on. To his defense, he looked quite shocked. The chicken wasn't pink
and plump, and it looked like it was sitting in a cream sauce. In actuality, it had just
molded in its own chicken juice. To make matters worse, locals were catching fish right outside
their door. They clearly had the opportunity to actually have fresh fish every day. The
scum and dirt and grit were probably healthier to eat than the actual food. No one wanted
to take the blame for anything because who wants to be on television admitting that this
monstrosity is their fault?
Chef Ramsay and Oceana
The episode that featured Oceana restaurant was called one of the most explosive Kitchen
Nightmares of the year. Mainly because the co-owners, two brothers, had horrible tempers.
However, their food was disgusting, undercooked, overcooked, or completely raw, and usually
just frozen food. For a seafood restaurant in New Orleans, that's just a joke. The establishment
was full of rats and the owners were very nonchalant about it. We haven't even mentioned
the kitchen yet. There were milky crabs in a warmer when they should be in the fridge,
gumbo that had curdled and was bubbling, and rancid shrimp. Those were just some of the
disgusting things exposed. This place was so bad that Ramsay threw up, and it takes
a lot for that to happen. The entire fridge had to be considered tainted because of the
mixture of food gone bad. There were roach traps and mouse traps all over the place that
hadn't been cleaned out. Essentially the entire restaurant had to be shut down which caused
a loss of money they already didn't have. Ramsay had to bring in emergency exterminators.
The kitchen had black, sticky grease almost everywhere. Ultimately, the kitchen staff
admitted that they have never had a top to bottom clean in the restaurant.
Gordon Ramsay and Lela's Restaurant
The temperature of Lela's walk-in in the kitchen was 51 degrees Fahrenheit AKA not even cold.
We were already off to not a good start with this restaurant. In addition, the "Executive
Chef" was loud, fighting with waitresses, and making up nasty recipes like a chocolate
mint lamb. The staff was constantly eating the food to the point where they ran out and
couldn’t serve actual paying customers. The meat was rotten, the blood had congealed,
and the smell was vile. Nothing in the entire restaurant was freshly made like the owner
claimed. The audacity of the owner to call her restaurant fine dining was downright offensive.
Basically, all of the food had to be thrown away and Ramsay had to re-adjust the temperature
in the fridge. All of this sounds insane because there was an Executive Chef that was supposedly
running this kitchen. The owner was clueless to the fact that the chef was doing things
his way like using powdered mashed potatoes. To top it off, one of the staff was caught
stealing a lot of food and wine from the restaurant after he left his shift. This restaurant was
a complete joke.
Gordon Ramsay and Capri
Grime on the beer shafts, and owners who stick their fingers in pots and sleep in their cars.
This place was disgusting and to be honest, we hope it's closed down by now. Capri's is
an Italian restaurant and the owners didn't know that putting hot, sealed tomato sauce
in the fridge can make it go sour. Ramsay was literally praying for the customers as
they lifted the forks to their mouths. No one had even mentioned if the owners were
trained chefs or had any kind of experience in the restaurant business. They admitted
that they bought the place because they used to love eating there and now could eat for
free. Ramsay stopped the owners from serving lethally contaminated and spoiled chicken.
In addition, there were pounds of food in the fridge like eggplant parmesan that was
just rotten to the core. These owners were disgusting. We normally don't comment on people's
looks, however, these guys just looked filthy, like they shouldn't be near a kitchen. They
burped out loud in the kitchen over people's food and they never wore gloves. We didn't
see a hand wash at any time. Everything they took out of the fridge to serve had either
gone bad or was undercooked and couldn't just be re-warmed.
Chef Gordon Ramsay and Casa Roma Restaurant and Cocktails
This episode started off with Chef Ramsay having to get rid of a chef who was bringing
nothing but toxic energy to an already struggling restaurant. After that business was done,
he was able to have a proper look around the kitchen. Needless to say, he didn't like what
he saw. Rotten avocados, open buckets of tomato sauce, and roast beef that looked like it
had been there for years. That wasn't all though, it actually got worse. Like the "fresh"
Parma ham that was not only caked in mold, it stuck to Ramsay's hand. Even the lemons
were moldy and falling apart. This was another kitchen that made Ramsay throw up and basically
lose his mind with anger. Keep in mind we only just mentioned what was in the fridge.
The rest of the kitchen was no better. It was messy and had a foul smell every time
a new door opened. It was obvious the kitchen staff didn't clean up at the end of every
shift. Some of the things shown in the fridge we couldn't even identify - that's how you
know you have gone way too far. There was even an entire slab of what looked to be lasagna
that we just know they would try and sell later that day if Ramsay hadn't stepped in.
Chef Ramsay and Chappy's
At Chappy's even the jarred mayo had gone bad. In fact, Chef Ramsay thought it was mustard
because of the pale-yellow color it was sporting. The expiration date was 2010 and this episode
aired in 2013. Yuck! There was raw beef and cooked beef side by side in the fridge. Not
to mention the old cakes that fell apart as soon they were touched. Ramsay had seen a
lot but Chappy's kitchen really threw him for a loop. The shrimp was so old it was both
slimy and stuck together; who knew that was even a thing? At one point he thought there
was a piece of shrimp hanging down in the back of the fridge. However, when he looked
closer it was actually mold growing and hanging down from the racks. Upon further investigation,
he realized the entire fridge was moldy. When he confronted head chef and co-owner Chappy,
all he could say was "something must have spilled". The fact that these people think
they can fool Gordon Ramsay into believing that their nastiness is a mistake is a complete
joke. Even the freaking potatoes were flattened out from just straight up decomposing. Yet,
Chappy told Ramsay that they were "fresh potatoes”, and even the food stands and storage trays
were moldy.
Gordon Ramsay and The Seascape Restaurant & Taproom
Chef Ramsay was able to use a spatula to clean the dirt and caked on oil off of the walls
in the kitchen. Now, that says a lot about this establishment. But, it wasn't just on
the walls, it was on the floors, under the prep tables, and even on the stove. Ramsay
referred to it as "larva" and a "health hazard". The pesto he had for lunch just the day before
was moldy. It looked like a tapenade before he took a spoonful out and revealed that the
dark top layer was actually just mold. Ramsay took time out of his inspection to 1. Scold
the nasty chef. And 2. Make the owners aware of just how ridiculous their 95 grade from
the health board inspection was. The chefs excuse for his nasty kitchen was "I'm just
not a throw away person". In fact, he was so adamant about not admitting that he was
wrong that when he was confronted with a piece of sour pork he said it was his for
his own meals. Ramsay told him not to eat it but he said, "it's only sour on the outside"
and, surprise: he had already been eating it. Another restaurant so contaminated it
had to be closed down for a few days.
Chef Gordon Ramsay and Murphy's Historic Hotel
The name historic is perfect for this hotel. The entire place looked old and not in a fashionable
way. The owner knew absolutely nothing about owning a hotel. But like every other place
on this list, the fridge was the worst part. Chef Ramsay went into the walk-in fridge and
found that literally everything in there had mold on it. Literally everything. Which was
shocking because the restaurant part of the hotel was in the middle of a huge dinner service.
The fridge was so moldy that even the containers and lids were growing their own mold. The
mold was growing from inside to the outside. He was able to slap together tortillas and
cough from all the mold coming off of them. When confronted, the head chef and his staff,
of course, claimed that they clean the fridge top to bottom weekly. We’ll give it to the
owner - he genuinely looked as shocked as Ramsay initially was. Ultimately, very quickly
the head chef began to back peddle saying things like, "oh yeah, I need to toss that".
Even the Thai chili marinade had black mold in and around the container. To make matters
worse one of the owners said that a lot of the sauces had been there from a chef "back
in 2006 or 2007". Oh and one of the 3 owners is so delusional he gave himself employee
of the month.
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