So, here's my recon team.
Two nice, young, college girls.
If I could have 50 of those girls
in that bar, the place would be packed.
- Right? - Oh, yeah.
What can I get for y'all?
Can I do the Daiquiri? The classic one.
Okay, yeah.
- I got ya, baby. - Thank you.
( laughs )
So my recon orders two standard drinks.
Where are the Daiquiri and Cosmo buttons?
Not only can she not make the cocktails,
she can't even ring 'em in.
Okay, this is their thing.
Uh-huh.
I'll let you take their payment.
So I'm not in your way. Okay?
Here's your daiquiri.
Give me one second.
Is there supposed to be like little flakes of gold in here?
- Oh, no. - Something's not clean.
There's something in the drink that they sent back
that just means that
their glasses weren't washed out properly.
Jon:
Now he's going out into the room.
So, he delivers his own food.
So they have him come out into the room
-
It's even scarier that, like,
nobody is doing anything about that.
Jon:
You think that that's a vinaigrette on his shirt, Vic?
You get free sweat vinaigrette with everything you order here.
This bar can't get a drink out and the kitchen is gross.
And these two idiots
can't seem to do anything.
Whoo! Do not go in there.
Whoo, boy!
Now when they order the food I wanna time this, okay?
Brussels sprouts are really good.
Okay. And Chris makes everything with love.
So, everything he makes is great.
Jon:
He's still sweating, too. Still wiping his head.
- He's got no rag now. - ( gags )
Okay, so now it's been about four minutes.
There are tickets sitting there and nothing is cooking.
So he hasn't even started yet.
Here we go.
Does he do the wipe first?
Let's see.
Oh!
Okay, so, he's reaching with that right hand.
Put the raw burgers on the cutting board.
Touches them with both hands.
There's the smoke coming up from the dirty grill,
and there goes the burger.
The layer of soot on that grill.
The grill is not supposed to smoke when you pour oil.
Look at that.
Jon:
Oh!
Vic:
I think it's a discharge.
That's what I think it is.
Jon:
If he touches those now--
- Ashley:
He's touching every one.
Crispy Brussels sprouts
with goat's cheese and Balsamic reduction.
Every one of those Brussels sprouts
is completely covered in sweat.
Have you seen an owner come into this kitchen?
No.
If anything was wrong, Miles did it.
Aww.
Did you see a manager come in this kitchen?
Who the hell is running this place?
I wanna find out.
The food from this kitchen could literally kill somebody.
I have to go in and shut this down
and figure out who the hell is responsible.
Hey, Henry. Jon Taffer.
- Jon. - Nice to meet you.
- Jon: Let's go in the kitchen. - Henry: All right.
Jon, I like the coat.
This is the sweat rag.
Show 'em how many times you wipe sweat off his head,
puts it down, picks up food, throws it on the grill,
and your food is covered in sweat.
Now you're laughing. Is this fun for you?
You should put gloves on for that.
When I bring the health department in here,
and shut your ass down, is that gonna be funny?
- That would be ( bleep ) sucky. - It really would,
'cause I'm gonna freakin' do it.
I'm gonna shut you guys down.
Shut the grill off!
Turn it off!
- How long have you been here? - Uh, I've been here two years.
I've been managing for a little bit over a month.
Do you know about him?
I just hired him as kitchen manager not too long ago--
Kitchen manager?
Are you ( bleep ) nuts?
I mean, it's what I had to do.
Do you know that this guy's gonna kill somebody?
I'm not doing this.
I'm out.
What?
I'm not in charge of the kitchen, first of all.
So, to yell at me about the kitchen--
I mean, he's yelling at the wrong person.
He should yell at Miles and Henry about that.
Jon:
- No. - 'Cause I'll walk
the ( bleep ) out of here.
How much money do you have on the line?
You're right--
How much?
- How much money? - Lot of money.
How much?
We have over 200 grand on the line.
Henry, shut the ( bleep ) up.
Is there any chance
that you're gonna make your money back like this?
Not like this, no.
It seems like a joke to him.
You know, I don't-- I don't understand why he is
taking this so lightly, because
this is very serious to me.
Is this what you wanna freakin' be?
It's the best we could do right now.
So you're a loser?
- I'm a loser. - Are you?
No.
I'll do it for you.
I don't wanna do it for him,
'cause he's a cocky son of a ( bleep ),
who thinks this is a joke and it's not.
I can do it, for sure, man.
I don't wanna shake your hand.
I want you to look me in the face and do it.
Either you will come on board
and ( bleep ) do this or I walk out.
( laughs )