Lack of good storyline.

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

An Exercise In Nonsense

A Disappointing Continuation

Gordon Ramsey is a Pimp, I have been involved in food and beverage for 20 years, anyone stupid enough to call this idiot in to "HELP" deserves what they get, a soon to be closed restaurant. Every show is the same, a problem restaurant, dirty, unorganized, crappy stubborn confrontational chef or owner or family member, and in walks Superman with his bloody this and bloody that an fixes everything, from a quick redecorating (with the cheapest Material possible) and a new menu, add in a little psychiatry with whomever the problem person is in that episode and "WALLA" GOOD AS NEW. Grand re-opening night almost a disaster but pulls it out at the last minute, WOW Gordon your the best. Here's advice to any restaurant owner in trouble, the 3G's Good Food, Good Prices, Good Service and you will succeed, you don't need to call in this Moron, he is an actor with a TV show and rating are what he cares about, not you, not your restaurant and most of all not about your success after he's gone. Believe me people if Gordon Ramsey's restaurants are successful it's because he has very talented people running them, obviously he's not there to run them, and anyone in the business knows you have to be there to be successful. If your place is in trouble analyze it, talk to your customers and your staff they usually have the answers, don't rely on a man named after a condom. Renegade 732

Restaurants who take part of that show will receive a huge advertising boost: they become "endorsed" by a 3 Stars Chef; that same Chef always organizes a special night where, oh coincidence, a local food celebrity just decides to come; and as a bonus, the restaurant receives a free overnight complete re-modeling (new furniture, new paintings, new roof, new lighting, etc...). So I guess that a few thousands are queuing up. What must they do to become the lucky ones? 1) Pay money to Fox or Ramsey Inc? 2) Look as miserable as possible.... The show will only work if the kitchen is in disarray, and there is a juicy familial or management problem. I suppose that some restaurants must brainstorm about how to arrange a total mess so that they have a chance to appear. Now the recipes of Gordon are as simple as the problem: father MUST delegate to son, simple menu, fresh ingredients, stop using microwave, taste the food, fire some unmotivated staff. Well, if life were that easy, there would be much more Michelin starred restaurants that there are now.... What about the logistical nightmare about keeping quality suppliers, minimize stock food to keep it fresh, trying new recipes for hours until the cook finds the perfect combination... this is what kitchen is all about, and you learn in with years of practice, now with a magician shouting common sense advice. In one episode, Gordon arranges the surprise wedding of a pair of Managers, with everything ready... GIVE ME A BREEAAAAAAAKKKKK.....

Hell's Kitchen introduced me to Gordon Ramsay. The commercials for that show portray him as a harsh tyrant in a chef's jacket. This is not the case on Hell's Kitchen or on Kitchen Nightmares. Kitchen Nightmares is an enjoyable show that allows the viewer to better understand what goes on behind the scenes of the restaurant business. Part of the the show's entertainment though lies in the incompetence and arrogance of those working in the restaurants Gordon Ramsay sets out to rescue. Without Gordon Ramsay, this show would find itself on The Food Network or TLC. He truly makes the show great as he is hard but fair. He seeks to raise the bar to improve skills, decor and ultimately business. As he does this, it makes for a fairly entertaining reality show.

Brit version... aces! I've watched many eppies more than once.US version... (expletive deleted)! DR has lost the touch. There is absolutely no interest for the viewer in this version. Restaurants that are in trouble, that want help is one thing, but restaurant owners who are not interested in help are totally boring to watch. The "sebastian" resto eppie from LA: all I could think of was that Gordon R. was a prat (winding the owner up to see him act his worst), and the owner chef was a waste of oxygen. There are so many worthy struggling folks out there who are trying to make a go of the tough world of food, yet this worthless ego-maniac got a renovated the restaurant and a state-of-the-art dough mixer.BTW, having every 3rd work *bleeped* out is intensely distracting. Either leave the F-words, and B-words in, or, DR should tone it down. The number of beeps was outright silly.Bottom line... I am very disappointed in this series, and, as a DR fan, I have totally lost interest in this series. Generally a very smart businessman, DR has def. made a big mistake with this US-version of the show. It may cost him his North American fan base.