Majority of restaurants visited by Gordon Ramsey on Kitchen Nightmares have closed down

Despite the premise of his show being the recovery of troubled eateries, most of Ramsey's visits were ultimately futile.

18:13 01 July 2014

After Gordon Ramsey called time on his Kitchen Nightmares TV show after a decade on the air, it's been revealed that most of the restaurants he visited went on to fail. 

 

The show's premise is that Ramsey goes into troubled eateries and shakes up the management and kits out the building to make it function better, but new figures have shown the expletive-laden show wasn't a success in that area. 

 

Of the 77 eateries that Ramsey visited during his time, 47 have closed down. That amounts to 62%. 

 

Lela’s, in Pomona, California, closed before the episode it featured in even finished filming.

 

A spokesperson for Gordon Ramsay said: 'You don’t ask to take part in a show called Kitchen Nightmares if your restaurant business is booming and therefore it is not surprising that many of the restaurants which Gordon has visited over the ten years are now closed.  

 

'Gordon and his team of industry experts always have the very best of intentions and passionately use their expertise and resources to help turn the restaurant around, often including a complete refurbishment of the site.  

 

'With the huge exposure that comes with being on the TV show, all the tools are there for success but it’s up to the owners to translate this into long term business which sadly isn’t always possible.'

 

Here's the rundown according to Grubstreet:

 

• Season 1 (2007)
• Peter's, Babylon, New York - Closed in December 2008
• Dillon's, New York, New York - (Renamed Purnima by Ramsay) - Closed in late 2009
• The Mixing Bowl, Bellmore, New York - Closed in 2009
• Seascape, Islip, New York - Closed in 2007, only five months after filming
• The Olde Stone Mill, Tuckahoe, New York - Open
• Sebastian’s, Toluca Lake, California - Closed in January 2008
• Finn McCool’s, Westhampton, New York - Closed in March 2012
• Lela’s, Ponoma, California - Closed during filming
• Campania, Fair Lawn, New Jersey - Sold in 2010, then closed in January 2011
• The Secret Garden, Moorpark, California - Open
  
  
• Season 2 (2008-2009)
• Handlebar, Mount Sinai, New York - Sold in 2010, then closed in 2011
• Giuseppe’s, Macomb Township, Michigan - Closed in July 2009
• Trobiano’s, Great Neck, New York - Closed in October 2008
• Black Pearl, New York, New York - Closed in 2008, four days after the episode aired
• J Willy’s, South Bend, Indiana - Closed February 2009
• Hannah & Mason’s, Cranbury, New Jersey - Closed in February 2010
• Jack’s Waterfront, St. Clair Shores, Michigan - Closed in late 2010
• Sabatiello’s, Stamford, Connecticut - Closed in October 2008
• Fiesta Sunrise, West Nyack, New York - Closed in September 2008
• Sante La Brea, Los Angeles, California - Closed in June 2011
• Café 36, La Grange, Illinois - Closed in 2009
  
  
• Season Three (2010)
• Hot Potato Café, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Closed in 2011
• Flamangos, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey - (Renamed The Junction) Closed in 2011
• Bazzini, Ridgewood, New Jersey - Closed in early 2011
• Mojito, Brooklyn, New York - Open
• Lido di Manhattan, Manhattan Beach, California - Open
• Le Bistro, Lighthouse Point, Florida - Open
• Casa Roma, Lancaster, California - Open
• Mama Rita’s, Newbury Park, California - Closed in 2011
• Anna Vicenzo’s, Boca Raton, Florida - Closed in early 2011
• Fleming, Miami, Florida - Closed in October 2010
• Sushi-Ko, Thousand Oaks, California - Closed in August 2009, weeks after filming
  
  
• Season 4 (2011)
• Spanish Pavillion, Harrison, New Jersey - Open
• Classic American, West Babylon, New York - Closed in 2013
• PJ’s Steakhouse, Queens, New York - Closed in May 2009, only weeks after filming
• Grasshopper Also, Carlstadt, New Jersey - Closed in October 2012
• Davide, Boston, Massachusetts - Closed in January 2012
• Down City, Providence, Rhode Island - Closed in December 2011
• Tavolini, Bridgeport, Connecticut - Closed in December 2011, only weeks after filming
• Kingston Café, Pasadena, California - Open
• La Frite, Sherman Oaks, California - Open
• Capri, Eagle Rock, California - Open
• Zeke’s, Metairie, Louisiana - Closed in October 2012
• Ocean, New Orleans, Louisiana - Open
  
  
• Season 5 (2011 to 2012)
• Blackberry’s, Plainfield, New Jersey - Closed in March 2013
• Leone’s, Montclair, New Jersey - Open
• Mike & Nellie’s, Oakhurst, New Jersey - Closed in January 2012
• Luigi’s D’Italia, Anaheim, California - Open
• Burger Kitchen, Los Angeles, California - Closed in February 2012
• The Greek at the Harbor, Ventura, California - Open
• Michon’s, College Park, Georgia - Closed in August 2013
• El Greco, Austin, Texas - Closed in December 2011
• Park’s Edge, Atlanta, Georgia - Closed in July 2013
• Spin A Yarn Steakhouse, Fremont, California - Open
• Charlie’s, La Verne, California - Closed in 2012
• Café Hon, Baltimore, Maryland - Open
• Chiarella’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Open
• Zocalo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Closed in December 2012, months after filming
  
  
• Season 6 (2012 to 2013)
• La Galleria, Boston, Massachusetts - Open
• Mama Maria’s, Brooklyn, New York - Open
• Ms. Jean’s Southern Cuisine, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania - Open
• Barefoot Bob’s, Hull, Massachusetts - Open
• Olde Hitching Post Restaurant & Tavern, Hanson, Massachusetts - Open
• Levanti’s Italian Restaurant, Beaver, Pennsylvania - (Renamed Levanti’s American Bistro by Ramsay) - Closed in November 2013
• Sam’s Mediterranean Kabob Room, Monrovia, California - Closed in January 2014
• Nino’s Italian Restaurant, Long Beach, California - Open
• Mill Street Bistro, Norwalk, Ohio - (Renamed Maple City Tavern in December 2013) - Open
• Yanni’s, Seattle, Washington - Open
• Prohibition Grille, Everett, Washington - Open
• Chappy’s, Nashville, Tennessee - Closed in June 2013
• Amy’s Baking Company, Scottsdale, Arizona - Open
  
  
• Season 7 (2014)
• Amy’s Baking Company, Scottsdale, Arizona - Open
• Pantaleone’s, Denver, Colorado - Open
• Old Neighborhood Restaurant, Arvada, Colorado - Open
• Kati Allo, Queens, New York - Open
• Mangia Mangia, Woodland Park, Colorado - Open
• Zayna Flaming Grill, Redondo Beach, California - Open
• Bella Luna, Easton, Pennsylvania - Closed in November 2013, months after filming