flyfree-88013 This is FAN-TASTIC!! excellent!! i am a big fan of drama and this really hits the spot! if you love watching people yell at awful men who do disgusting things YOU WILL LOVE THIS!!! Gordon goes all out for this, he gets FOOD POISONING, and he REAMS that chef. he goes IN. highly recommend for those who have passionate souls.

hkobylinski It's sad to see - How they turned an interesting show that actually used to focus on food and the dysfunctionalities like Kitchen Nightmares ( I mean the original UK version) that was focused on food and the kitchen itself into this abomination of a sob fest. The American version is simply not a culinary show, and instead of letting one of the most awarded chefs in the world focus on his job and showcasing all his knowledge - has him play psychologist. It's simply a disgrace. A restaurant is a business, there are gonna be hard times, suck it up, listen to your betters, don't argue.Don't tie emotion into a business. They have no place there.

dyano732 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

Zaniac1273 After my wife got me addicted to Hell's Kitchen (US) during its first season, we've jumped at the opportunity to watch every show or series we could with Gordon in it.We had previously watched several episodes of his show "The F Word" before eventually getting bored with it. This show, however, seems to be much more entertaining and worth watching. If you enjoy documentaries and/or reality shows, this series might be worth watching. To me, this series is to the restaurant industry as The Biggest Loser is to the obese. Although Kitchen Nightmares is not in any way a competitive series, its ultimate goal is very similar to that of The Biggest Loser. Where TBL takes several fat people (some of whom are heart attacks waiting to happen) and "saves" them by whipping them into shape and making them skinny again, Kitchen Nightmares each week showcases a single restaurant on the verge of shutting down due to any number of reasons (food quality, service, management, organization, etc) and attempts to transform the business into one that is popular and profitable.Overall, I'm impressed with the quality of Gordon's "consultant" skills. He does bring out some of his brutally honest mannerisms in this series, but he doesn't take it to extremes like he's some drill sergeant constantly yelling at recruits. Although he does occasionally get in face-to-face jawing matches with some of the people involved, he does often show a more human side, being very professional and down to earth with the owner(s) of each restaurant and telling them what he thinks needs to change. He helps them by giving their dining area a makeover and occasionally replaces old, run down kitchen equipment with new and fancy ones. He's also good about complementing the restaurants and individuals on any positive changes he observes.While one of the other posters wrote about the US version lacking some features present in the UK version of the show (which I don't see as a problem because Americans and Britons often have different tastes anyway), I will agree that the series could be improved by including a segment on how each showcased restaurant is doing several months after Gordon's visit. Such an inclusion would certainly be nice to see, but it might have been deliberately left out for a good reason - why cut out other dramatic details that are definitely worth leaving in the show when they can always throw in 1-2 episodes dedicated specifically to the "how are they now" questions later in the season (or even 1 at the mid-point and another at the end of the season)?