Throughout the whole run of Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon has dealt with his fair share of horrible
situations.
Bad food, filthy restaurants, unreliable staff.
But the worst obstacle of all was dealing with the owners.
In many cases, Chef Ramsay butted heads with those people - just so he could properly do
his job!
Those instances were one of the most entertaining parts of the show!
That’s why we made a list full of the worst owners for you to enjoy!
Mill Street Bistro
The Mill Street Bistro was a very poorly run restaurant.
Owner Joe opened the place without any prior restaurant experience - and it showed!
When confronted, Joe struggled to come up with an excuse.
Plus, Joe was also one of those owners that tried to work as one of the chefs.
Of course, that was also a terrible decision.
Like the time a customer ordered onion soup.
When asked, Joe replied.
Mind you, when Joe first met Gordon, the owner lied and said he was trained by…
Step by step, Joe didn’t take any of Gordon’s advice in consideration.
Even worse, the owner kept fighting with Chef Ramsay over every little thing!
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Downcity
People say that first impressions matters.
Maybe Abby, the owner of Downcity, never heard that expression before?
Gordon had one thing to say to Abby.
By looking at the servers, you get a sense of how much of a mess Downcity was.
When Chef Ramsay gathered all the staff, he discovered how much things were in disarray.
The kitchen didn’t even have a head chef!
Abby’s response?
The trip to the fridge was a disaster as well.
Instead of owning to her mistakes, guess what Abby did?
The situation dissolved into a horrible shouting match.
D'Italia
Restaurants sometimes are a family-run business.
That means that multiple members of different generations can have a say.
There are times that this can work great.
There are also times where this fails spectacularly.
Like D’Italia, for example.
During his first sit-down with the family, Gordon got a taste of how dysfunctional it
was.
Soon, the wives also get involved.
Tony, of course, disagreed.
Then, Tony complained that Grace was sometimes rude to customers.
Grace didn’t like that.
Gordon looked like he didn’t want any part of this Italian family drama that was unfolding
in front of him.
The whole thing turned into a “he said, she
said.”
With a family so dysfunctional, it seemed like there was little to no hope for D’Italia.
Spanish Pavillion
Spanish Pavillion was one of the biggest messes in Kitchen Nightmares.
Michael, one of the owners and also head chef, was barely in the kitchen.
As a result, Jerry - the other owner and Michael’s brother - also got involved.
The two brothers just added more trouble on top of the mess that was already happening.
The mess only served to aggravate Al, the poor cook.
Michael seemed to redirect all of his anger towards Al.
Soon enough, though, things escalated to a whole new level.
How about that for a hostile work environment?
Soon enough, Jerry and Michael’s mom jumped in to reprimand him.
Well, too little too late, right?
That was a single dinner service, mind you.
The whole thing had more drama than a full season of other TV shows!
Sabatiello's
Sabatiello’s biggest problem, without a doubt, was its owner.
Sammy was a larger-than-life character, straight out of a movie, it seemed!
Sammy really did think highly of his restaurant.
At least someone did.
In one instance, Sammy went as far as openly arguing with a customer.
Instead of doing what she wanted.
When the customer rightly called them out, Sammy got angry and went to confront her!
His response got the whole restaurant in shock.
When the lamb went back?
But it wasn’t just the customers who got constantly insulted by Sammy.
His own staff had to endure pretty bad things too.
Sebastian’s
Sebastian, the owner of Sebastian’s, was one of those kooky, weird owners that popped
up so frequently in Kitchen Nightmares.
Sebastian also devised a weird menu for the restaurant.
Which he liked to call a “concept.”
But what it was more like a “mess.”
The staff even had a good laugh about that!
All in all, Sebastian was just a delusional owner who also was in deep denial.
That’s how much he was out of the loop.
Gordon was the only person trying to bring Sebastian back to reality.
To make things even worse, Sebastian walked away from that beating thinking he came out
on top!
How far gone was he?
Not so far to be scared when Chef Ramsay came back to continue his beating.
The Burger Kitchen
The Burger Kitchen was another great example of the owner not realizing they were the problem.
Like when Gordon sat down for the first time with Al and his wife.
Straight away, the couple started blaming everyone but themselves for the failing restaurant.
The one responsible?
Plus, Al didn’t seem very trustworthy.
After all, he openly admitted he used his son’s own money to invest in the restaurant.
The food was a whole different mess.
The chef was overworked and angry all the time.
Gordon kept sending dishes back.
There was a burger that Chef Ramsay couldn’t even fit inside his mouth.
Actual dinner service was even more hectic.
The owners didn’t have the money, so they asked their son again!
Wendy, the son’s girlfriend, also got involved.
She actually yanked the check right out of Al’s hand!
The family drama just kept growing and growing.
Oceana
The Oceana was in a full state of disarray.
Run by two brothers, Moe and Rami, it was more of a battleground than a restaurant.
Right off the bat, Chef Ramsay was confused.
Meanwhile, Moe took Chef Damon’s side at every step of the way.
Matter of fact, every food came back to the kitchen.
What was Moe reaction?
Basically, the kitchen was run in the most baffling way possible.
The discussion kept escalating!
Gordon eventually left, baffled.
But it wasn’t just the food.
Gordon had no other option.
After that, another bad trait of the owners came up.
When the wait staff was resting, after service, Moe came cracking down - hard!
Amy’s Baking Company
Amy’s Baking Company was probably the most famous - or infamous, we should say - restaurant
to ever be in Kitchen Nightmares.
Sammy, the owner, was just the strangest guy and Amy was pretty weird as well.
Sammy also constantly confronted paying customers, like it was no big deal.
Just let Amy herself tell her policy: Amy and Sammy would also constantly fight and
argue with each other, in front of all the customers!
That was the level of control and craziness that Amy’s Baking Company was operating
under.
Sammy actually wanted to charge someone for walking out!
Ammy had a literal breakdown during dinner service!
After Gordon arrived, things didn’t get any better.
Amy didn’t take any criticism well.
Sammy, then, didn’t pass any criticism over to Amy.
Things were so dire in the restaurant, Gordon actually left.
Nino’s Italian Restaurant
Nino’s Italian restaurant was another great example of how family and business sometimes
just don’t match.
The mother, Inge, opened the restaurant.
The oldest son - Nino - claimed to run it.
Emphasis on “claimed.”
Nino’s siblings, however, disputed that.
Plus, Nino seemed like he pestered his own clients.
According to Nino’s brother, at least.
Overall, Nino was a really odd fellow.
To prove to Gordon that he cleaned, Nino had someone take photos of him cleaning!
Plus, Nino even went as far as to start a fight with a customer!
Why?
At least his sister knew better.
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