All Kitchen Nightmares Updates

This page will have updated statistics of the restaurants that have appeared on the US version of Kitchen Nightmares.  This will be continually updated, so feel free to bookmark it and share it with others.

There are relevant links to the restaurant updates from this site, as well as links to reasons why restaurants have closed and how well they are rated.

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Running Total Of Episodes That Have Aired - 61 of 83 Restaurants Have Closed, 20 of 82 Restaurants Are Still Open, 2 Restaurants Have Moved, 2 Restaurants Have Sold


Season 8  (2023) - 5 of 6 Restaurants Open, 1 of 6 Restaurants Closed

Episode	Restaurant	City	Status	Comments
1	Bel Aire Diner	Queens, NY	Open	Reviews are mixed with people complaining about food and service. Brothers said the show helped them and business is better. More Detailed Update.
2	Bask 46	Woodland Park, NJ	Open	Reviews are positive before and after the makeover. The show reached out to them. More Detailed Update.
3	In The Drink Bar and Restaurant	Wayne, NJ	Open	Reviews are mostly positive and people seem to like the drinks and atmosphere there. More Detailed Update.
4	Da Mimmo	Dumont, NJ	Open	Reviews are mixed and the restaurant was briefly listed for sale before the episode aired. More Detailed Update.
5	The Juicy Box	Brooklyn, NY	Open	Reviews are mostly positive and it seems like more of a bar that has a lot of events. More Detailed Update.
6	Love Bites Cafe	Saugerties, NY	Closed	Restaurant closed 1 month after the makekover and before the episode aired. Owners sold due to health issues. More Detailed Update.

Season 7 (2014) - 2 of 6 Restaurants Open, 4 of 6 Restaurants Closed

Episode	Restaurant	City	Status	Comments
6	Bella Luna Ristorante	Easton, PA	Closed	Closed just 3 1/2 months after Kitchen Nightmares filmed.  The landlord kicked them out. They claim they want to open elsewhere. More Detailed Update.
5	Zayna Flaming Grill	Redondo Beach, CA	Open	Still open with very good reviews and a lot of them. Keeps an up to date Facebook. More Detailed Update.
4	Mangia Mangia	Woodland Park, CO	Closed	Still open with mixed reviews as recent as 10/2014.  Brought some menu items back. Closed in November 2014 More Detailed Update.
3	Kati Allo	Flushing, NY	Closed	Still open average to above average reviews, and have a lot of complements on the food. Closed in April 2014, shortly after their episode aired. More Detailed Update.
2	The Old Neighborhood Restaurant	Arvada,  CO	Closed	Restaurant was for sale when the episode aired.  Stayed open for a bit, but closed in April 2016 - More Detailed Update.
1	Pantaleone's	Denver, CO	Open	Still open with above average reviews and people raving about the pizza. Owner says they are still struggling. More Detailed Update.

Season 6 (2012-2013) - 8 of 13 Restaurants Closed, 4 of 13 Restaurants Open, 1 Has Moved, 1 Restaurant Sold

Episode	Restaurant	City	Status	Comments
1	La Galleria 33	Boston, Massachusetts	Closed	Still open with above average reviews, although there are some 1-star reviews mixed in. Closed in November 2018.
2	Mama Maria's	Brooklyn, New York	Open	Still open with above average reviews. Keeps an up to date Facebook page.
3	Ms. Jean's Southern Cuisine	Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania	Open- Moved	The restaurant is still open with minimal reviews and the restaurant has moved locations. Restaurant has positive reviews but there are negative reviews about catering
4	Barefoot Bob's Beach Grill	Hull, Massachusetts	Closed	Still open with below average reviews as recent as 4/2016.  A lot of 1-star reviews. Keeps an up to date Facebook page.  Closed in late 2016 - Info on closure.
5	Olde Hitching Post Restaurant & Tavern	Hanson, Massachusetts	Open	Still open with average reviews as recent as 2/2017.
6	Levanti's Italian Restaurant - Renamed Levanti's American Bistro	Beaver, Pennsylvania	Closed	Closed in November 2013 (despite a lot of positive reviews) with the owner saying he was retiring and wanted to get out of the business.
7	Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room	Monrovia, California	Closed	Closed in the summer of 2013 stating business never picked up after the show.
8	Nino's Italian Restaurant	Long Beach, California	Closed	Still open with average reviews as recent as 4/2016. Recent reviews are much better. Keeps an up to date Facebook page. Closed in August 2016 - Info on closing.
9	Mill Street Bistro	Norwalk, Ohio	Closed	Mill Street Bistro was renamed to Maple City Tavern in December 2013.  There are a lot of complaints about the owner in local articles.   Restaurant closed in 2/2016 - More info on the closing.
10	Yanni's	Seattle, Washington	Open	Still open with above average reviews as recent as 1/2017. Reviews weren't too bad before the makeover. Keeps an up to date Facebook page.
11	Prohibition Grille - Renamed Prohibition Gastropub	Everett, Washington	Sold	Still open with average reviews as recent as 2/2017. A lot of 1-star reviews filtered out. Sold to new owners mid to late 2016 and is still open under the same name.
12	Chappy's	Nashville, Tennessee	Closed	The restaurant closed and was seized by the state of Tennessee in June 2013 due to unpaid taxes.  Owner did a lot of complaining about Kitchen nightmares saying it ruined his business.
13	Amy's Baking Company	Scottsdale, Arizona	Closed	Not enough words for this one.  This was the first restaurant that Gordon walked out on, and the story went viral after that. Amy and Samy responded to people on Facebook calling them names.  Pretty much all the reviews are people bashing Amy and Samy from the show and not actual diners.  They plan to sell the restaurant and will close if the sale goes through - More Information.  Amy's Baking Company officially closed on 9/1/2015 - Info on closing.

Season 5 (2011-2012)- 9 of 14 Restaurants Closed, 5 of 14 Restaurants Open

Episode	Restaurant	City	Status	Comments
1	Blackberry's	Plainfield, New Jersey	Closed	Closed in March 2013 due to stagnant growth
2	Leone's	Montclair, New Jersey	Open	Still open with average reviews.
3	Mike & Nellie's	Oakhurst, New Jersey	Closed	Closed in January 2012 according to their Facebook page, which was just a few months after their episode aired.
4	Luigi's D'Italia	Anaheim, California	Open	Still open with average to above average reviews.  Better reviews as of late.
5	Burger Kitchen	Los Angeles, California	Closed	Was under new ownership in late 2011 around when the episode aired, and closed in February 2012. Owner thought online reviews killed the restaurant. More detailed update.
6	The Greek at  the Harbor	Ventura, California	Open	Still open with average to above average reviews.
7	Michon's	College Park, Georgia	Closed	The College Park location has closed, but they have a small location in Atlanta, GA, and are opening another location in St. Louis. UPDATE - Atlanta location now closed and St. Louis location never opened.
8	El Greco	Austin, Texas	Closed	Closed in December 2011, about 5 months after filming. Closed before their episode aired.
9	Park's Edge	Atlanta, Georgia	Closed	Their lease ran out in November 2013 and they plan to reopen somewhere else, but have not done so. Apparently they may in Spring 2014
10	Spin-A-Yarn Steakhouse	Fremont, California	Open	Still open with average reviews, but there are a lot of reviews for the restaurant.  Some complaints about prices.
11	Charlie's	La Verne, California	Closed	Closed in July 2012 according to Yelp reviews
12	Cafe Hon	Baltimore, Maryland	Open	Still open with average to below average reviews. Some of the recent ones are more positive. Keeps an up to date Facebook page
13	Chiarella's	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Closed	Still open with above average reviews as recent as 3/2015.  Closed in June 2015 - More info on the closure.
14	Zocalo	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Closed	Closed around February 2013 and apparently had some unpaid tax issues.

Season 4 (2011) - 10 of 12 Restaurants Closed, 2 of 12 Restaurants Open

Episode	Restaurant	City	Status	Comments
1	Spanish Pavilion	Harrison, New Jersey	Open	Still open with average reviews. Keeps an up to date Facebook page.
2	Classic American	West Babylon, New York	Closed	Closed in August 2013 according to their Facebook page.
3	PJ's Steakhouse - Renamed PJ's Grill	Queens, New York	Closed	Closed in May 2009 a few weeks after filming the episode, and was closed before the episode aired.
4	Grasshopper Also	Carlstadt, New Jersey	Closed	Closed in October 2012, and a new restaurant is now in its location.
5	Davide	Boston, Massachusetts	Closed	Was sold in November 2013, and eventually closed in January 2014
6	Down City	Providence, Rhode Island	Closed	Closed in December 2011. Gordon's changes weren't liked by many old customers.
7	Tavolini	Bridgeport, Connecticut	Closed	Closed in December 2010 just after Christmas. Was investigated by the Attorney General for selling gift cards right before closing. Owner said they closed due to medical reasons.
8	Kingston Cafe	Pasadena, California	Closed	Still open with average reviews. Some complaints about service and price. Closed for a little, but reopened in Nov. 2013 with the same name. Closed in August 2018 - More info on closure.
9	La Frite	Sherman Oaks, California	Closed	Still open with lots of reviews that are average to above average. Keeps an up to date Facebook page.  Sold in 2016, closed in Oct 2017 - More info on closure.
10	Capri	Eagle Rock, California	Closed	Still open with above average reviews.  Keeps an up to date Facebook page that has a cover photo of the twins and Gordon Ramsay. The restaurant closed in September 2019. More info on the closure.
11	Zeke's	Metairie, Louisiana	Closed	Closed in October 2012, and a new restaurant is now in its location.
12	Oceana	New Orleans, Louisiana	Open	Still open with a lot of reviews, many of which are above average. Keeps an up to date Facebook page.  More detailed update.

Season 3 (2010) - 9 of 11 Restaurants Closed, 2 of 11 Restaurants Open

Episode	Restaurant	City	Status	Comments
1	Hot Potato Cafe	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Closed	Closed in August 2010 according to their Facebook page.
2	Flamangos - Renamed The Junction	Whitehouse Station, New Jersey	Closed	Closed in April 2011
3	Bazzini	Ridgewood, New Jersey	Closed	Owners claimed they only talked to Gordon Ramsay when it was on camera and that’s it.  Restaurant closed around June 2010
4	Mojito	Brooklyn, New York	Closed	Still open with average reviews as recent as 4/2014. A lot of 1-star recent reviews. Keeps an up to date Facebook page. Closed in 3/2016 - More info on closing.
5	Lido di Manhattan	Manhattan Beach, California	Open	Still open with above average reviews. One of the better rated restaurants from the show. Keeps an up to date Facebook page
6	Le Bistro	Lighthouse Point, Florida	Open	Still open with above average reviews. One of the top rated restaurants for Lighthouse Point on Tripadvisor.
7	Casa Roma	Lancaster, California	Closed	Still open with minimal reviews.  Changed names at one point, but it is back to Casa Roma now. Closed at the end of June 2017 - Info on closing.
8	Mama Rita's	Newbury Park, California	Closed	Closed in December 2010, but the owner Laura is still doing catering.
9	Anna Vincenzo's	Boca Raton, Florida	Closed	Closed in late 2010.  Gordon went back to visit in an episode in 2011
10	Fleming	Miami, Florida	Closed	They went back to their original menu, and closed in October 2010
11	Sushi-Ko	Thousand Oaks, California	Closed	Closed in August 2009, a few months after filming. Closed before the episode even aired.

Season 2 (2008-2009) - 11 of 11 Restaurants Closed, 0 of 11 Restaurants Open

Episode	Restaurant	City	Status	Comments
1	Handlebar	Mount Sinai, New York	Closed	Closed in 2009, not long after the episode originally aired.
2	Giuseppi's	Macomb Township, Michigan	Closed	Closed in July 2009. Owners blamed the bad economy and the lack of liquor license, which they put out a lot of money for. They were happy with Kitchen Nightmares
3	Trobiano's	Great Neck, New York	Closed	The restaurant closed in October 2008 after it was seized for not paying taxes. This was not long after the episode aired.
4	Black Pearl	New York, New York	Closed	The restaurant closed in September 2008 just days after the episode aired.
5	J Willy's	South Bend, Indiana	Closed	Owner was trying to sell the restaurant in October 2008, and ended up closing in February of 2009
6	Hannah & Mason's	Cranbury, New Jersey	Closed	The restaurant closed in February 2010 citing the bad economy and less customers
7	Jack's Waterfront	St. Clair Shores, Michigan	Closed	The restaurant was sold in 2009, and the new owners ended up closing in late 2010
8	Sabatiello's	Stamford, Connecticut	Closed	Closed in December 2008, and the owners opened another restaurant in Greenwich, CT, which also later closed.
9	Fiesta Sunrise	West Nyack, New York	Closed	Closed in September 2008 before the episode even aired after failing to pay back taxes
10	Santé La Brea	Los Angeles, California	Closed	Closed in June 2011 according to their Facebook page.
11	Cafe 36	La Grange, Illinois	Closed	Closed in April 2009, a few months after their episode originally aired.

Season 1 (2007) - 9 of 10 Restaurants Closed, 1 of 10 Restaurants Sold, 0 of 10 Restaurants Open

Episode	Restaurant	City	Status	Comments
1	Peter's	Babylon, New York	Closed	Had bad reviews after Gordon left, and closed in December 2008.
2	Dillon's - Renamed Purnima	New York, New York	Closed	Very dirty restaurant when Gordon visited. Owner tried to sue him to prevent show from airing. Closed in December 2009
3	The Mixing Bowl	Bellmore, New York	Closed	Closed in January 2009. People think the manager was to blame
4	Seascape	Islip, New York	Closed	Closed around October 2007(same month the episode aired)and a new restaurant has opened up in its place.
5	The Olde Stone Mill	Tuckahoe, New York	Sold	Was sold to new owners in 2009. Restaurant still goes by the same name and has average to below average reviews.
6	Sebastian's	Toluca Lake, California	Closed	The restaurant closed in January 2008 when the owner moved back to Boston for family reasons
7	Finn McCool's	Westhampton, New York	Closed	Buddy sold the restaurant in 2009, and the restaurant ended up closing in March 2012
8	Lela's	Pomona, California	Closed	Lela's closed by the time the episode aired on TV because the debts were too high.
9	Campania	Fair Lawn, New Jersey	Closed	The restaurant was sold in 2010 by Joe and eventually closed in January 2011. Joe actually committed suicide just days after selling the restaurant
10	The Secret Garden	Moorpark, California	Closed	Still open with average to above average reviews recent as 5/2015. Better reviews as of late. Keeps an up to date Facebook page. Closed in 11/2015 - Info on the closing.

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