What’s been closed?
When Gordon Ramsay offers his culinary advice, it’s probably wise to listen. But, of the Kitchen Nightmares restaurants he visited during the show, only a small fraction are still functioning today.
One of the most intense aspects ofKitchen Nightmaresis the way Ramsay steps up to intervene where needed. The restaurants he visits are often significantly struggling before he comes along to help out.
Gordon isn’t afraid to speak his mind about the changes a particular restaurant needs to make. He’s brutally honest and he never beats around the bush, and that’s what makes it one of thebest TV shows.
It turns out that Kitchen Nightmares has only been successful a small fraction of the time.A mere 30 of the restaurants Gordon spent time in are still open right now.
These are the restaurants that took Gordon’s advice to heart and followed his instructions. They listened to his guidelines and made adequate changes to stay in business for the long haul. The owners in charge of these spots were willing to switch things up, even if the changes felt difficult and unfamiliar to them.
A whopping64 restaurants from Kitchen Nightmares are now closed.That’s more than two-thirds of the establishments Ramsay visited throughout the eight seasons of the show.
For the most part, the majority of restaurants from the earlier seasons just aren’t around anymore. A few of the more memorable restaurants that didn’t survive include The Mixing Bowl, Hot Potato Café, and Amy’s Baking Company.
Most of the restaurants we saw in Season 8 are still functioning, but only time will tell if they will last. Let’s see if they’re still around whenSeason 9begins.
Stephanie Harper was a Reality TV Writer on Dexerto’s US team, covering Below Deck, Kitchen Nightmares, Selling Sunset, Love is Blind, Love Island, Next Level Chef and other shows She also has bylines at HuffPost, CBR, The Daily Dot, Distractify, and Healthline.
