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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Kitchen Nightmares Season 1 Episode 11 - Revisited: Gordon Returns
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E11

    Chef Gordon Ramsay wants to see if all of his hard work paid off, when he returns to check up on six of the failing restaurants he helped turn around.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Kitchen Nightmares Season 3 Episode 10 - Kingston Cafe
    6.3/10(131 votes)

    S3:E10

    Chef Ramsay makes a trip to Pasadena, California to whip an eatery specializing in Caribbean cuisine into shape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 1 - Hot Potato Café
    6.4/10(183 votes)

    S2:E1

    Philadelphia is known as "The City of Brotherly Love," but one restaurant, the Hot Potato Cafe, is tearing a family apart. Passion, motivation and spirit fueled the restaurant when it was founded two years ago, but all of these mandatory ingredients are now in short supply.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Kitchen Nightmares Season 3 Episode 13 - Zeke's
    6.4/10(126 votes)

    S3:E13

    Chef Ramsay heads to New Orleans, LA, to help transform Zeke's Restaurant. Will he be able to breathe new life and add some spice into this Southern eatery?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Kitchen Nightmares Season 4 Episode 8 - Greek at the Harbor
    6.5/10(124 votes)

    S4:E8

    Chef Ramsay visits The Greek at the Harbor, an eatery in Ventura Harbor, Cal., and observes poor service and variable food quality.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Kitchen Nightmares Season 5 Episode 15 - Chappy's
    6.5/10(145 votes)

    S5:E15

    Gordon travels to Nashville, Tenn., to help the owners of Chappy's turn their restaurant around.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Kitchen Nightmares Season 6 Episode 6 - Mangia Mangia, Pt 2
    6.5/10(111 votes)

    S6:E6

    Chef Ramsay suggests a few top-down changes for Mangia Mangia to survive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Kitchen Nightmares Season 6 Episode 8 - Zayna Flaming Grill, Pt 2
    6.5/10(139 votes)

    S6:E8

    Chef Ramsay is caught in the crossfire as a family's feud threatens to close Zanya Flaming Grill for good.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 7 - Casa Roma
    6.6/10(213 votes)

    S2:E7

    Chef Ramsay heads to Lancaster, California to help out an Italian restaurant called in Casa Roma. The owners are clueless when it comes to getting people in the restaurant and how to help manage the kitchen. The restaurant is merely surviving on the packed bar area.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Kitchen Nightmares Season 3 Episode 11 - La Frite
    6.6/10(166 votes)

    S3:E11

    Chef Ramsay visits La Frite in Sherman Oaks, CA. Find out if his efforts to turn the restaurant around will be enough to keep the its doors open.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Kitchen Nightmares Season 4 Episode 4 - Luigi's
    6.6/10(131 votes)

    S4:E4

    Chef Ramsay visits Luigi’s, an eatery in Anaheim, CA, on the brink of closing its doors for good. Find out if Chef Ramsay’s advice and expertise will be enough for the restaurant owners to reverse their misfortunes or if their problems are too dire for even Chef Ramsay to handle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 2 - Flamangos
    6.7/10(249 votes)

    S2:E2

    Husband and wife Bill and Adele were experienced restaurant owners who had retired. They came out of retirement in 2006 to open one with their daughter Cheryl, Flamango's, a "fine dining" restaurant with a tropical theme. Adele is abrasive to the staff. Bill is getting old and yet does all the menial jobs, and also does a tableside steak service. The chef Bryan laments he has no control over the menu. The place is not doing well, so Adele and Bill see no choice but to call upon Gordon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 6 - Le Bistro
    6.7/10(218 votes)

    S2:E6

    The owner and only chef of Le Bistro has his mind set to having done nothing wrong and won't listen to anybody, including Ramsay. Can Gordon help a disrespectful, rude and arrogant owner or is Le Bistro beyond help?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 12 - Sushi Ko
    6.7/10(189 votes)

    S2:E12

    Chef Ramsay visits Sushi Ko in Thousand Oaks, Cal., a failing second location of a family-owned eatery. Problems include debt, a breakdown of the family dynamic, and a relative who has lost his passion for cooking.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Kitchen Nightmares Season 4 Episode 3 - Mike and Nellie's
    6.7/10(173 votes)

    S4:E3

    Chef Ramsay visits Mike & Nellie’s in Oakhurst, New Jersey. Find out if Chef Ramsay’s advice and expertise can help keep the restaurant from sinking or if the restaurant’s woes will be too much for even Chef Ramsay to handle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Kitchen Nightmares Season 4 Episode 5 - Revisited #1
    6.7/10(162 votes)

    S4:E5

    Chef Ramsay returns to Classic American, DownCity, and Davide to offer more advice and gauge the restaurants' progress - or lack thereof.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Kitchen Nightmares Season 4 Episode 9 - Michon’s
    6.7/10(165 votes)

    S4:E9

    Chef Ramsay heads to the Peach state eatery Michon’s Smoked Meats & Seafood restaurant for a much needed update. Find out if Chef Ramsay’s advice and guidance will be enough to keep this establishment in College Park, GA, open.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Kitchen Nightmares Season 4 Episode 15 - Café Hon
    6.7/10(165 votes)

    S4:E15

    Chef Ramsay heads to Baltimore, MD, and immediately has his hands full when he visits Café Hon, a Southern Comfort eatery in need not only of a restaurant renovation but also a public image makeover. The owner of Café Hon has come under fire from the city of Baltimore for trademarking the word "Hon," a term of endearment for Baltimore culture. Find out if the restaurant revamp and renewed public image will be enough to win back the city of Baltimore and revive its tradition of southern comfort cooking.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Kitchen Nightmares Season 5 Episode 8 - Levanti's Italian Restaurant
    6.7/10(176 votes)

    S5:E8

    Ramsay tries to help a bickering brother and sister whose Beaver, Pa., restaurant Levanti's is failing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Kitchen Nightmares Season 5 Episode 9 - Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room
    6.7/10(166 votes)

    S5:E9

    Ramsay travels to Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room in Monrovia, Calif., where the owner has only been able to keep his own children on as employees.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Kitchen Nightmares Season 5 Episode 14 - Prohibition Grille
    6.7/10(146 votes)

    S5:E14

    Ramsay travels to The Prohibition Grille in Everett, Wash., to help its inexperienced owner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Kitchen Nightmares Season 6 Episode 4 - Kati Allo
    6.7/10(166 votes)

    S6:E4

    Ramsay tries to help the owners of Kati Allo in Queens, N.Y., turn things around.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Kitchen Nightmares Season 6 Episode 5 - Mangia Mangia, Pt 1
    6.7/10(156 votes)

    S6:E5

    Ramsay travels to Woodland Park, Colo., to save Mangia Mangia, an Italian restaurant saddled with tension between the owner and her staff, and problems with the food, atmosphere and service.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 9 - Anna Vincenzo's
    6.8/10(203 votes)

    S2:E9

    The prima donna owner of Anna Vincenzo's rebukes Ramsay and his help and insists what she is doing is fine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Kitchen Nightmares Season 2 Episode 11 - Fleming
    6.8/10(190 votes)

    S2:E11

    The only thing that has changed in 30 years at Fleming is the ownership. After literally having to pull a plate from a customer and stop orders of a menu item, Ramsay soon realizes more help is needed than he realized.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Revisited: Gordon Returns" is the worst rated episode of "Kitchen Nightmares". It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/4/2008. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Kingston Cafe".