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Season 3, Episode 4
Gordon visits Mojito, a Cuban cafe in Brooklyn, New York. Owners Marcelo and Kata used to be married to each other but now fight over everything. Seven years ago, the couple were happy newlyweds and the restaurant was their shared dream, but now the passion has gone and they’re constantly at each other’s throats, with their staff getting caught in the crossfire.
Season 3, Episode 5
Gordon visits the Lido Di Manhattan in California. Ambitious business school graduate Lisa bought the restaurant when she was 23 but five years later, she’s starting to think she picked the wrong venture. Lisa’s clueless in the kitchen, doesn’t eat the food she serves and has no control over what happens anywhere in the restaurant.
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tonight on Kitchen
Nightmares Mojito’s Cuban Cafe feels
like the set of a soap opera that stars
two hot Latin lovers they were once
romantic newly wits everybody said you
are the perfect couple proud owners of a
restaurant they treated like a newborn
baby it’s everything for me today the
passion is gone the marriage is over and
the business is on the Rocks get
together Marcelo control listen I try to
control everything she used to show
respect for me no now do it do it do it
do it now the person that I was married
to he’s gone always at each other’s
throats I want to kill her the staff is
constantly caught in the crossfire who’s
trying to sabotage this that’s how we
here every day there’s problems with
then too Catalina Marcelo is constant
fighting let me talk is definitely
hurting the restaurant to save Mojitos
Chef Ramsey must find out what killed
the marriage did she meet another man
yeah she love him or these two soulmates
will see the death of their dream I’m
not doing it right because it’s not
perfect follow my kitchen tonight the
soap opera of Mojitos do you think it’s
time that one of you says goodbye Marcel
should quit but I’ll go to the
end
Brooklyn New York just across the East
River from Manhattan this historic
neighborhood has become a hip and trendy
place to live 7 years ago Kata and
Marcelo moved here just after they got
married we always wanted to have a
restaurant and wanted to make a drink
them true we decide to open a restaurant
Mojitos a Cuban
food we live together upstairs in the
apartment hi guys how are you welcome
Marcel and I we both come out with
different specials all the time I’ve
been cooking my whole life and I love it
we share responsibilities of the
restaurant he takes the back house and I
take the front house I do the food the
orders the payroll I do everything but a
year after we opened the restaurant
things started going very
bad Marcelo and I are constantly
fighting just have the rice have the
rice you’re right there yes we are
Marcelo why don’t you listen to me no
let me feel in my way in my way she have
the book how Dy Marcelo crazy first say
you don’t do nothing isn’t that your
responsibility second CL do it do it do
it now okay chees that’s not the way you
make it I don’t respect Marcelo because
he doesn’t know how to handle pressure
where is the woman cheese here the cheer
and you don’t know they will fight in
front of customers pick up the food on
time they get
ugly because of the fighting we
separated 2 years ago I get another
apartment in Queens and I and I I live
there we destroyed our marriage and I
don’t want to destroy my restaurant
there’s someone in the bank zero we have
invested everything we have like
$300,000 if I lost a restaurant I will
lost my dream I lost my baby this is my
baby I sacrifice for Mojito my
relationship where is Kata the most
important thing I have Mojitos destroy
our
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lives
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sorry mojito is the restaurant about to
visit what I do know is it’s the only
Cuban restaurant in Brooklyn so that has
to be a big plus but what I don’t know
is why do they need my help right
well hello hi
hi hello first name is Catalina Catalina
nice to meet you nice meeting you and
you’re the I’m one of the owners SL Chef
okay I have a partner Marcelo is his
name right we used to be married we’ve
been separated for 2 years you used to
be married to my partner oh Jesus this
is like water and oil we just don’t mix
anymore it’s just like conflict all the
time well it’s all about the uh food
I’ll have a look through the menu nice
to meet you same here okay enjoy your
lunch thank
you oh my god a real interesting Decor
yeah it’s almost like a sort of garage
sale that gone
wrong how are you sir good how are you
yeah D thank you and let’s start off
with chicken classic soup let’s go for
the pascar mararo the yeah absolutely I
really believe chff rans going to going
to like the food I think the 97 per of
my food will be
great thank you very much that was very
fast very fast indeed let’s hope it’s
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good it’s
cold I don’t want be a pain of the ass I
can I have a soup hot it’s cold hot it’s
cold W let me get that hot for you okay
absolutely um he would like a hot soup
not cold who said that uh Ramsey
said
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what happened with the soup I have a
thermometer here boiling hat you want to
check you want to check with me it
wasn’t boiling hat now you see it’s
boiling hat please now it is but when it
went out it was before you you guys send
something up please check double check
triple check check one more time yes yes
listen go to your
bar
I’m sorry about that don’t worry just
want I went to taste these These are so
salty I mean you’d need six Mojitos
before you start eating in six spoons of
that right they’re disgusting excuse me
let me take this back what a shame I
can’t even get the basics right do me a
favor try the means Marcelo try the
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means salty as hell throw it out
get it together Marcelo control listen I
try to control everything I try to
control
everything tast throw them out exchange
them for new ones listen let me pick the
pi the che let me pick the CH okay let
me pi the CH here C
here my God there’s definitely
definitely a lack of Harmony in the
kitchen it’s going getting call instead
of arguing do do do it do it do it now I
want this one right right
now oh my God that’s going to be a
complete disaster change your beans and
do what you have to do go out here I’m
not going out go out here go out out my
kitchen go out of my kitchen go out of
my kitchen
now how you doing yeah fine thank you
and you I’m fine can I get you anything
else while you waai for now I’m going to
wait for the clap here okay thank you I
hope it comes all right thank you very
much all right wow I know no I can’t
believe it the beans the basic of
us I hope you enjoy it cuz it’s actually
my favorite dish thank
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you
delicious
wow you love it yeah he loves
it fish is not cooked the fish is not
cooked ah it’s really
not that is a shame I’m going to bring
it back that’s a very big mistake on on
behalf of the
kitchen not
cooked raw fish what’s wrong with you
guys it’s raw it’s not cook I put the
Tester the the OV T this is raw raw raw
raw this never comes wrong what’s wrong
hey excuse me center Catalina please
look handle pressure he should not be in
the kitchen at all one two three filters
and everything’s coming out wrong
unbelievable
goodbye [ __ ] coming up on Kitchen
Nightmares I’m the boss here we have to
listen to me the chaos goes from bad to
worse Kata is out of control Marcel get
out of the kitchen get out of the
kitchen and Marcelo is out the door
what’s wrong with this guy then you’re
not going to believe what’s hidden
downstairs Chef Ramsay’s shocking
discovery that makes everyone sick I
could not believe my eyes can Chef ramsy
bring these two together and get the
restaurant back on track do you think
it’s time that one of you says goodbye
or will one of them walk out of the
restaurant for good see you later that’s
next on Kitchen
Nightmares after a terrible lunch
service Chef Ramsey wants to meet K’s
business partner Marcelo as well as the
chef’s responsible for his meal how are
you fine thank you yeah good and this is
Eduardo
Eduardo okay um let me just tell you
something lunch was a disaster who is
the head chef I am the head you’re the
head chef yes talk about the black beans
was that perfect no the the beans was
not perfect was salty who cooked the
tilapia I cook it it was
raw I could hear a lot of shouting what
is that normal that’s all we hear every
day what do you mean every day every
single day he aggravates everybody Kat
always pushing me pushing me just say
listen do your thing let me do my thing
but she’s in her thing and in my thing
all together checking your performance
you’re not my boss I’m not your boss by
your partner you know what happen when
you are a top of me everything got
worse you still live together no we
separated he lives on he has his own
apartment and I live here in the
building upstairs upstairs literally
upstairs oh dear okay uh right now I
need some fresh air I’m going to go for
a walk and I’ll be in service tonight
watching everything and try to do a
better job than you did for me lunchtime
okay I’ll be back even with ch frany
there’s absolutely no hope for this
restaurant to
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survive after a miserable lunch Chef
Ramsey wants to see how this feuding
couple handles dinner service guys chff
Ram is here please keep focused and do
everything according don’t send every
now that is not right I think she use a
longlasting battery because T and T and
T and
T Catalina the pretty girl own of the
restaurant giving orders to everybody
and don’t do nothing she don’t do
nothing what’s all that [ __ ] on the
Windows there what is all that the blue
botles just for for decoration
decoration decoration that’s it water
but what have you colored it with the
toilet bowls toilet bowls I
the the blue water and I put it on to
put in the I mean I’ve heard of
restaurants bottling water but is just
for decoration just for decoration for
drink not for human consumption unless
you’ve eaten
here word has spread of Chef Ramsey’s
arrival in Brooklyn Hi how are you and
mojito is busier than usual you guys
have a reservation either one of these
to tables enjoy your dinner
guys can I just do the like the grilled
shrimp yes thank with the first orders
in Chef Ramsey is looking forward to
seeing the head chef in
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action are you Expediting yes you are
you could open up at least
talk the kitchen stuff we do so much
better without Mar stop putting the
tickets that I’m already starting there
here because it’s all [ __ ] me up he
doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing
he’s not up at ier it is an appetizer oh
yeah you’re right what is that for
that’s for A3 a A3 yes no I need it look
clearly Marcelo has no control of his
kitchen oh my God not only is food
slowly making its way to the dining
room the dishes are not exactly being
well received terrible is horrible
really what’s wrong with the sh what’s
up with the empanadas going to have a
red
stuff all right I’ll be happy to help
them fix that for you okay they’re
undercooked they want them cooked a
little bit
more Marcel please keep checking that
everything that
comes we got it we got it we got it
Marcel doesn’t expect that he doesn’t
have consistency he just like send
things out just to get him out of the
way they ordered the shrimp CIA but the
gentleman says that he really doesn’t
like it would you like to order
something instead of that I don’t want
to go to go home hungry right no problem
I’m sorry guys you have this
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question who made this you you guys
should know better how can you allow
food to come out like that nasty no not
at all I we are doing something you’re
going to tell me that is supposed to be
crispy and it was like soggy notp not
it’s supposed to be nicer the bad part
of Kata is that she’s not actually
Hands-On she’s just adding fire you’re
trying to sabotage this she’s making the
situation worse but you’re not doing it
right painting right it right perfect
perfect like always not perfect
oh dear Marell a beaten man he’s
soulless if that’s Expediting well he
knows what we said at home Kata well she
can definitely talk but she’s not doing
anything talk talk talk talk but nothing
being done kitchen’s in chaos and the
rest is [ __ ]
sinking it’s cold I don’t want it I’m
done Chef Ramsey has seen enough of this
service customers are
unhappy and there’s chaos in the kitchen
so decides to take a break from the
madness and check out the food storage
look at all this food in here and what
he finds is an outrageous amount of food
for a failing restaurant how much
produce is in this fridge trays and
trays of produce look they put the fresh
one at the front and at the back you’ve
got the squidy
one marinated
skirt oh tilapia that is what you call
dry chicken that’s more chicken there
must be thousands and thousands of
dollars worth of food here if the cash
flow is in the [ __ ]
this is a big reason why thank you very
much have a good night guys after
observing dinner service Chef Ramsey now
knows that Moo’s problems are not just
confined to a bad relationship I don’t
argue for no reason in subpar food we’ll
never come here again in fact Moos is in
much worse shape than he
thought right let’s start off with
tonight’s uh dinner service or shall I
say a
disservice
customers pissed off uh dishes been
returned if each and every one of you
want this [ __ ] restant to work you
all have to reach for a standard whether
you’re serving food whether you’re
cooking food or whether you’re sending
food at the end of service I pop down
downstairs who does the purchasing in
here who buys the fish the meat and the
veget me
mar stay there stay there let me just
show you
something right now I’m pretty nervous
cuz I I don’t know what going to happen
just take that out for me please just
bring the whole try out for me I don’t
know what’s going to happen I don’t know
what to expect I’m
scared
oh
man Mojitos is over
$300,000 in debt I am amazed what Chef
Ramsey found in the basement is one of
the reasons
why I know oh my God I’m not even want
to
look thank
you okay
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I was speechless how can Marcelo allow
something like this to
happen I’ve never seen such waste in my
entire life you’ve got enough food down
there to serve a banquet of
5,000 there’s seven of these down there
seven I don’t know if I going to kill
Eduardo first or I going to kill myself
first this
is rapidly shutting down the
restaurant I’ve got some work to do and
I got to get out of there guys that
makes me feel sick I’m the owner and
this is my kitchen this is my place I
should be the one taking control of the
situation Chef Ramsey uncovered many
problems at mojito but for this
restaurant to ever work properly he has
to understand the issues between Marcelo
and [ __ ] so he spends the morning with
both of them okay all I’ve seen so far
is a bossy angry little princess the
rest and suffering on the back of both
you constantly hurting each other he
does it to you you do it to him and it’s
so sad and it’s affecting everybody else
down the line it’s embarrassing take me
back 7 years when you got
married we are together all time
everybody said you are the perfect
couple we decide to have a baby so we
started to do fertilization process in
the IVF and nothing happened I was
putting everything into it mhm and I was
willing to sacrifice and to do and go
through the treatment but it was no
support from him like while I was on the
treatment injecting myself he was out
paring with friends I was being left
alone that’s when I’m like no not
happening you’re not coming home to me
at 7:00 in the morning I’m your wife
yeah so that’s when everything started
going wrong how did the marriage break
down she go to flor for one year and a
half in Miami did you meet somebody else
in Miami did she meet another man in
Miami yeah I took a trip during the trip
I decided so I was going to leave them
you’re not making me happy I’m not
making you happy go your way I’ll go my
way do you think it’s time that one of
you says goodbye to the business and
give each other space I think we’ll be
very
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healthy I one cata of of this business
she don’t have any idea of how run a
business she don’t do nothing important
is the business for you it’s everything
for me the person that I was married to
the person doesn’t exist anymore he’s
gone and I have to move
on and that’s what I’m doing and I take
the loss of my marriage
MH and I think that’s the price that I
have to pay for my business so I’m
taking it of my business because that’s
all I have
left
whatever it takes I go to the
end until I feel that there’s nothing
else that I can
do I’ve got a plan I just I need to see
you like it was 4 and a half 5 years ago
you know funny confident and no
bickering I’m committed okay thank
you stand strong thank
you
Marcel and I if we don’t find a way to
communicate if we don’t find a way to
get to an agreement the restaurant is
going to go down the drain but Marcel
really drives me crazy I don’t think
it’s going to work
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ever while Kata and Marcelo have both
lost their passion for each other Chef
Ramsey wants to know if they still have
their passion for the food one thing I
haven’t seen since I’ve been here is you
two working together so that’s what
exactly we’re going to do
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now with all these ingredients in front
of you cook me something authentic
something Cuban and do it together oh
gosh are we going to be able to do this
I no argu yes we can be together at the
[Music]
kitchen so okay I’ll make the shrimp
with a app sauce okay let me do the sh
Marcel wanted to make chicken but I
wanted to do my shrimp so we stared
cooking two dishes instead of
one very quiet in here everything okay
everything good everything’s good this
this dish done together we’re doing two
dishes [ __ ] hell I want to see you
two Muppets work together one dish oh my
God that’s not going to happen Okay okay
okay don’t freak just keep moving in
okay one dish
two 50/50 oh
unbelievable okay chicken with potatoes
whose idea was it to do the shrimp whose
was it me mhm simple
flavors I think I did a much better job
than
Marcel I like that nice that’s
nice what is that chicken foras
presentation it’s not as attractive as a
shrimp clearly
not blow me away it’s mediocre the
shrimp is the dish I’d love to pay for
in a local Cuban Resturant we’ll do that
as a special tonight
yes makes me feel wonderful the dis has
been chosen for those specials by CH Ry
and hon know okay good now do me one
more favor [ __ ] off out together through
the door see if you can just manage
walking out
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together
like you know while Chef Ramsey works on
another special with Chef Eduardo right
let’s do something together yes
something special is also happening out
in the dining room Marcelo Kata and
Marcelo are communicating I wanted to
ask you if you want to switch tonight be
in the kitchen you want to be here when
you come out here you stay up front you
just like follow the lead works we got
to talk to chff see if he allows us to
do that if he allows it I’ll go into the
kitchen the people at the
kitchen going to run out with her
attitude with
her she’s a
nightmares coming up on Kitchen
Nightmares I’m the boss here remember
who I am caught us on the war path in
the kitchen if I want to scream I can do
it and nothing he’s standing there doing
nothing or nobody I’ll do it myself
we’ll get in her way you have to listen
to me everything is a disaster and the
dining room led by Marcelo is a circus
don’t bounce around like a monkey will
this soap opera have a happy ending or
will Mojitos go up in Flames get out of
the kitchen get out of the
kitchen that’s next on Kitchen
Nightmares Chef Ramsay’s plan for
tonight’s dinner service features his
garlic chicken and cot a shrimp with
mango salsa tonight is going to be a lot
better now we had last night yes yes but
Carter has a plan of her own um CHF
Ramsey we’re going to be switching plac
oh Marcelo and I I’m going to be in the
kitchen starting he’s going to be from
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house I mean that that sounds great uh
who came to that decision we both of yes
woo Round of
Applause that’s amazing
wow well everybody’s happy so I want
fast efficient service hot [ __ ] food
and more importantly you got to show me
that you can handle those small changes
expedite host serve cook let’s go yeah
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yeah hey how are you you welcome to
mojito thank
you 10 point I’m definitely really
nervous about tonight’s dinner service I
don’t think Marcelo does well in the
front of the house okay don’t bounce
around like a monkey yeah walk in the
[ __ ] dining room as patrons enter the
restaurant welcome to you will find the
species over here con takes the helm in
the kitchen while you work for me I’m
your boy so you’re here and fryer this
is your section I can definitely handle
pressure in the back of the house you
need more chicken than vegetables and I
know I’m going to do a much better work
than Marcel how you doing guys we have a
couple of specials tonight it’s a lemon
and garlic Garden chicken uh we also
have h two Jumbo grilled shrimp with a
tropical salsa take one of those you
want the Chicken special thank you so
much here we go guys first order
yes guacamole and ches beef and panas
and then we’re going to have a gar
chicken PC
marinas I’ll TR you to throw the Chasco
and one order ofas one chicken one
beef let me have an order of jbo shrimp
and one guacamole two Chicken special
thank you team another order of the
jumbo shrimp special well done tonight’s
dinner service is off to a good start
good K has control of the kitchen one
chicken thank you so much and customers
are enjoying the specials
really I don’t know why but it feels
better tonight why better why Catalina
is awesome in the kitchen two wacan
chips one tropical shrimp Marcel is
actually better in the front cuz it’s
less stress on him thank you so much so
he’s better in the French she’s better
in the kitchen yeah I believe so three
more chickens in total yeah you look so
good and composed back here that’s how
you do itell holler back baby holler
back thank you baby
all this restaurant is still chaotic but
there’s a massive significant difference
Kata can handle pressure a thousand
times better than Marcelo and the good
news is the specials are flying out
while the new specials are a big hit
with the diners really good the original
menu is striking out I have to get
something else just a very strange taste
to it like coming up what’s wrong you
didn’t like the uh it say doesn’t have a
strange taste strange T okay let’s go
guys pick up got that this steak was uh
strange Chase can I have
robind down the window come on wake up
keep it respectful remember who I am
don’t give me attitude cuz I don’t need
to give you attitude I’m the boss like
it or not you have to listen to me you
waiting for your sides though right
yeah working it for wait let me have the
ticket what’s the mess for the ticket
I’m feeling a lot of pressure there’s L
tickets there’s uh food coming around
everything is a disaster and Chef Ramsey
is watch us I need a container for their
tickets and Ice buckers I need a spike
in the kitchen cuz we’re losing [ __ ]
tickets for sandwi right my God those
sandwiches are not ready yet almost done
almost done almost done when we get busy
Kata loses herself she becomes very
confused we have one tropical shrimp
that went out already everything went
out she doesn’t know what really is
going on wait wait M hold on hold on
hold on it’s
[Music]
chaos
it’s an hour and a half into dinner
service and the restaurant is in utter
turmoil what is it for there are lost
orders I need to spike in the kitchen
cuz we’re losing tickets unhappy
customers it tastes like fast food and
Kata is spinning out of control hold on
hold on hold on Moos is on the Rocks
once again St getting cold we cannot
have any more food waiting for one order
one order for one ticket like
this lat 5 minutes later Marcel get out
of the kitchen get out of the kitchen
become like a tiger get out of my
kitchen H hell go out out of the kitchen
okay now get out of the kitchen what’s
what’s wrong with this girl it’s crazy
perfect thank you that doesn’t leave
there yeah yeah the kitchen is getting
behind everything is getting it’s not
coming out right everything’s going
wrong have to like take control and do
something take some action all right
guys this order we have to make it
perfect perfect yeah here we go yeah
okay so you need two Chasco medium to
two Garden chickens one pescal Marino
one Mila breaded is the chicken coming
yeah1 after a good start a miserable
middle Kata pushes for a strong finish
take that take that
take Kata seems to be doing better the
two chickens yes nice now she’s got a
better grip on tickets on Expediting
take that chicken m got him got him
brilliant well done tonight was so much
better than last night a lot
smoother take care good
night after an up and down service Chef
Ramsey knows that for mojitos to reach
its potential that is beautiful K and
Marcelo have to be on the same page okay
first of all tonight was better but let
me tell you we can’t just get by on two
specials we need to be consistent so it
was a small step for forward now we have
to take a giant leap forward that will
be done tomorrow we’re going to relaunch
this
restaurant I’m going to be working on
the menu throughout the whole night but
before I leave you here I’m going to ask
you a very serious question and I spent
a lot of time with both of you and I I I
totally accept that the possibility of a
husband and wife scenario is not on the
cards
that is not going to happen but you both
own the place and what I need to know
from both of you is that are you
prepared to put the Grievances your egos
your frustrations your anger aside and
completely focus on your baby and that
is the mahita restaurant cuz if you can
do that you’ve got a strong possibility
of making this place work if you can’t
then we have a big [ __ ]
problem good
[Music]
night have to
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us let’s go let’s go and do it I hope in
my heart got me can work together I
think we’re going to be on track with
the belief that Kata and Marcelo were
committed to working together Chef
Ramsey and his team spend the night
giving Mojitos a much needed
makeover good morning welcome to Mojitos
the new Mojitos yes doesn’t it feel
twice as big hello Cuba this look
amazing
amazing blocking out all that natural
was crazy look how bright this place is
it open first thing that’s gone missing
are the 500 bottles that was stopping
all that natural light oh that’s
beautiful take a look at where your
bottles have
gone look no more blue Rings
cleaner it’s the new beginning of the
restaurant soy car what do you think
this is amazing
this is a huge step moving forward and
this has like Inspire us and like give
everyone this part that we were missing
to keep going and keep working hard
great restaurant yes yes now you need a
proper menu
so menu’s been cut in half why we need
speeds
yes we keep it small we keep it fresh
and more importantly we no longer need
to keep 10,000 worth of ingredients
downstairs that’s not been turned yes
yes you happy
extremely good
unbelievable when I see her crying like
a like a baby I really feel really happy
for
her I’m so happy so so so so so so happy
today is the beginning of a new chapter
inside mjos thank you so much
you little
firecracker hey this is the best yes
this is the
best with the renovation done and
Marcelo and Kato’s relationship on the
end Chef Ramsey has done away with the
cafeteria style food and in its place
contemporary Cuban Cuisine look at the
difference in the portion size first
baked cot meat balls Entre slow Rose
pork ra short rib authentic and
Sumptuous it’s a lot less but visually
it’s beautiful from the new menu I find
a lot of exciting new things wow
meatballs wow I’m so excited I’m really
looking forward for
tonight for relaunch night with Chef
Ramsey’s Blessing K and Marcelo decide
to work the front of the house greeting
customers leaving Chef Eduardo in charge
of the kitchen you convince you can do
it
sure Marell two seconds I’ve managed to
get a really amazing VIP guest here this
evening he’s the president of the
Brooklyn burrow okay so look after him
yeah thank you we will everything’s on
the line tonight Marcel and I have to
come together otherwise we’re going to
fail welcome toito how many are you guys
four how love this way guys good here
used to be a lot are you guys ready got
Cuban okay for the first time in 5 years
Brooklyn’s only Cuban restaurant clearly
has a buzz in the dining room awesome
thank you gentlemen so much and as for
the
kitchen it’s a different
story very quiet here guys huh Eddie two
orders on yeah nothing called out you’re
not going to call the orders out to the
team those tickets come in you got to be
in control Big Boy Yes good man your
food should be out any minute
okay up with Chef Eduardo’s lack of
communication food is leaving the
kitchen slowly be right back with the
beans and when it does arrive in the
dining
room some customers receive dishes they
didn’t even order had a Cuban
sandwich
guys f is missing a Cuban I told what
came back this babe that’s because the
order of Cuban sandwich not the pork not
the pork unbelievable Look at me now
you’ve got to call out the [ __ ]
orders cuz he’s cooking blind okay yeah
so he needs some form of Direction yeah
and don’t forget to send Bean out with
every order oh [ __ ] impression is full
great atmosphere unfortunately food
started coming back and Eduardo has
[ __ ] shut down not tonight because
this could be a [ __ ]
disaster only got six well we did order
six now they’re all
chicken we ordered a mix of uh all all
the different flavors yeah that’s I’m so
sorry they got they got obviously their
information mixed up back there I see
thets call me back because Eduardo was
completely lost hey guys at for is
missing more and panada they have one of
each are we going a little too fast come
on
man welcome to moito thank you enjoy the
food this is the table special for you
okay yes the president of The Bard is
here and the kitchen is a
disaster completely
dis what is this so we can start taking
it what
table this steak’s cold as well the
president of the world is here Ed is not
next for that and he’s not talking he’s
not communicating if Eddie doesn’t start
to speak up this kitchen is going to go
down give me a
[Music]
break it’s relaunch night and the
president of the Brooklyn burrow has
arrived welcome
toito and the timing couldn’t be worse
Eduardo is a mess and Chef Ramsey knows
he has to step in turn those stes over 2
seconds Me 2 seconds literally 2
seconds come on what’s the matter huh
what’s the matter I’m [ __ ] all over I
know you’re [ __ ] all over the place
but what you’re not doing for you for me
for the resturant no one’s
talking okay I’m going to put my
thiswatch into fry because I need do
something okay I gu okay come on Eddie I
got you I got you [ __ ] me talk just do
something but talk come
on okay you can do it come come here
come here the president of The Bard is
here and the kitchen is AER right now I
have to do something and I have to do it
now here we go here we go let’s go let’s
expedite this
weting only rasco pork okay nice here we
go that’s the most important order of
the night that’s one guy we cannot
afford to piss off tonight
exactly
aroso the new Peril the new Peril and
Theos compo fish fish coming out right
now
excellent I need
another beautiful beautiful guys we need
more planting can we do we have more
coming and five give me five give me
five thank
you thank
you bu Kata and me are working together
well again I going to do this and you do
that let’s go with Kata and Marcelo
finally working together as a team all
right the kitchen is back on track this
is B3 B3
and now the only thing left to make the
night a success is satisfying the
burough president how was everything
here they loved everything yeah baby
yeah [ __ ] Marcel took control the whole
situation he was very put together very
calm very relaxed he really got things
going in that make me gain more respect
for him well it means a lot for us for
you guys to be here I appreciate it
thank Youk nice to see you best wishes
thank you that’s it that’s it I think
that the passion is back I’m back I’m
back again thank you thank you so much
bye-bye have a good
night K and Marcelo came together like
the team they once were and Mojito’s
relaunch was a success right tonight
wasn’t perfect but I did see one thing
that that I haven’t witnessed at Mojitos
for the first time and that was teamwork
well done what do you think about the
future of this restaurant now before it
was really uncertain we didn’t know if
we were going to last a month a week
a day now we have a long-term
future it’s up to both of you are you
seriously willing to put your past aside
and commit to your baby I already a
start I feel great this night I get the
energy that I had 5 years
ago it feels great to see Marcelo smile
him showing his emotions it just s right
in my
heart do me a
favor tell each other how important it
is you are my partner and I need your
support and I need your commitment so if
you committed to me I’ll be 110 120 200
committed to you to make it work and to
the restaurant I I need
you to
continue you are the the half of that
I’m going to do everything that it takes
to make it work you guys work well
together tonight proved that I feel in
in in my heart that I get Kata back I
get my partner back don’t stop you’d be
mad to come
[Music]
out thank you good to see you guys great
[Music]
team what a night when I first arrived I
honestly didn’t think it was possible
that Kata and Marcelo could actually
work together but tonight they proved me
wrong now I’m wondering if the
restaurant that actually ruined the
marriage could now be the restaurant
that saves the marriage [ __ ] me only
time will tell you live in Hope get me a
strong
mojito after Gordon’s departure Marcelo
and Kata were determined to follow his
advice we need to work as a team we need
to be able to pay all this thanks to
Gordon’s smaller menu Marcelo buys less
produce saving nearly $10,000 a month
and he and Kata wasted no time promoting
the new Mojitos we want to invite
everyone to come and Shake It Up a
Mojito they got the word out to the
community by using the popular Brooklyn
Flea Market winning rave reviews it was
really good good yeah and I can taste
the spices in there it’s very rich more
importantly Marcelo and K are fighting
less and laughing
more tonight on Kitchen Nightmares Chef
Ramsey heads to Manhattan Beach
California where he must contend with
the youngest restaurant owner he’s ever
encountered how old are you you don’t 28
she may be an ambitious business school
graduate I didn’t really expect it to be
this hard but she may have picked the
wrong business to get into Lisa I am not
serving food like this she’s clueless in
the kitchen when was the last time you
looked in this fridge I never really
examined it she doesn’t eat the food I’m
actually
vegetarian and she has no control of her
restaurant what are you doing why are
you standing here
tonight Chef Ramsey tries to educate
this young owner we’re seeing Tuna on a
Monday for Thursday night but when class
begins who will this owner’s immaturity
be her downfall I think you’re a sure
and will the kitchen staff stick around
for graduation day hello we giving up
Sir yeah I know you’re giving up
L get ready for a crash course in
restaurant 101 you may have bought the
rest of 23 but you’re not running it
grow up Lisa will you
[Music]
just south of Los Angeles is the
pictures Beach town of Manhattan
Beach 5 years ago Lisa hemt an ambitious
23 3-year-old fresh out of USC business
school bought a restaurant called Leo D
Manhattan he guys how are you welcome to
Le did you I think I do surprise a lot
of people based on first impression and
seeing someone as young as I am and
female I think they are surprised thanks
for joining us most people still think
that my parents gave it to me or I
married somebody that gave it to me
which is frustrating but at the same
time I know the
truth I went to USC and studied business
entrepreneurship so after I graduated
college I was bound and determined to
only work for myself but instead of
starting from scratch I started looking
at existing businesses with the staff
with customer base and Leo just seemed
like a real great
fit I don’t think it looks good like
that one big table Lisa did not at that
time have the experience to run a full
restaurant in my opinion I think we
should separate them the only thing at
that point in time that I believe really
helped this restaurant be success was
that she did have a staff that had been
here forever of one of Faith Lis is very
smart person but she doesn’t have a lot
of experience with restaurant I don’t
want to hear complaints I don’t want to
hear [ __ ] I just want to hang out if you
see a wine key I took it from Priscilla
a lot of times she gets things mixed up
like she considers me as a friend not as
a employee do you have his phone number
why are there Morocco they’ve been there
you put them there on your I didn’t I
can’t reach that Daman is bar
manager and someone that I have been
kind of dating in the last six months
thank you I don’t think that I have a
title if she sees something that needs
to be done and will ask me to do it I’ll
do it are you okay no give me these just
relax I kind of crossed this fuzzy line
where I’m having him work here it’s
probably a bad idea but I’m going to do
it
[Music]
anyways it’s heartbreaking to me to see
other people choosing other restaurants
around here I struggle with why it’s not
busier than it is if a little doesn’t
change uh things here I don’t think
we’ll be open until the beginning of the
next year I’ve just been so frustrated
I’m barely making it by and um I can’t
continue on like
[Music]
this parking lot is jammed so my big
question is what’s the problem with the
restaurant I’m about to find
out hello Hi how are you very well thank
you how are you good I’m Lisa hen Lisa
nice to see you do you the owner you’re
the owner yeah um so just very quickly
you’ve owned business for how long I’ve
been here for 5 years you don’t look
that old how old are you you don’t want
me ask 28 28 so you got it when you were
23 yeah how did you man to get r at 23 I
was just determined when I graduated
college and you graduated from where USC
Marshal School business yeah what was
that a graduation present no dad didn’t
buy me a restaurant dad co-signed on a
loan for me um so I’m going to have a
quick bite to eat okay thank you go
ahead
and all these colors who come up with
these colors the previous owner came up
with the colors I kind of have kept it
the way it was right what’s changed
since you took over from the old
restaurant I haven’t changed too much oh
really um what in 5 years yeah in 5
years so this is the same menu that was
off the previous owner alakar mhm right
the head chef name is Luis Martinez and
Luis has been here for 18 years and the
Sue Chef is his brother Arturo okay good
uh what would you recommend this fillet
wrapped in petta topped with a homemade
balsamic reduction sauce but I’m
actually
vegetarian just just say that again
sorry you yes I’m vegetarian you’re
vegetarian right so Char R filet but
hold the filet yeah that dish is awesome
thank you wow
bizar hello hello how are you Priscilla
Priscilla nice beautiful name server
okay nice excellent thank you Priscilla
I think I’m ready sing as the owner
vegetarian the bed eggplant roll and
then the spicy Ahi Tower please all
right and then the toini pasta salad
okay yeah thank you man you’re
welcome young man how are you Daman uh
I’m a the bar manager the catering
director that’s a big title catering
director and bar manager all at once
well done is Lisa a good boss Lisa is a
lovely boss yes lovely boss sometimes
when they refer to the boss as being
lovely it sounds like it’s an intimate
lovely oh which is not nothing wrong
with it no is that no I am dating Lisa
yes okay d right that’s why she’s lovely
got you now
[Music]
okay oh what is that roll really hot
yeah don’t worry thank you um and these
are stuffed with mozzarella cheese
Mozzarella thank you MH oh dear that
look doesn’t look very appetizing does
[Music]
it
[Music]
crunchy eggplant undercooked the
eggplants raw that’s why it’s G so black
take that back cuz it’s like piled in
grease but no problem eggplant shouldn’t
be crunchy and oh
dear you send it back because of the
Eggman is not cooked
properly this is the a tower appetizer
thank you ah dear I feel like there’s a
firework display taking place on my
plate Rocket
Man something’s wrong I can tell all his
face we’re so compressed it feels like
it’s been done two days
ago ouch spicy eye
tuna that tuna doesn’t taste fresh it’s
grainy and it’s furry here you be sat
there watching me come
on hey come on no come on I thought he
was going to like someone wor I know
that’s just gross oh did you like no I
didn’t is it is it frozen tuna no it’s
fresh tuna is it yeah I’ll bypass it go
to the next one thank you funny how owna
is not even in the kitchen you said one
mistake two mistakes she’s just standing
there hanging out and chilling out crazy
he said that he tastes like frozen tuna
it is frozen
tuna I told him it was fresh he’s bad
news so far not a slim ray of sunshine
not even a glimmer of hope anywhere in
the
food chicken to pasta salad excellent
good now is that homecooked those are
not homemade ah
[Music]
thanks what is that in there it tastes
like
rubber that is hideous W yeah not very
pleasant no no I mean that’s just stone
cold I’m sorry asked Lisa to taste the
tolene just a the vegetarian pot all
right
see I still think it tastes good
everything vegetarian at least I’ve
tried I love so I think our food tastes
great to me it really does vegetarian
owner Lisa has relied on the Martinez
Brothers hi guys hello come around and a
menu she inherited from the previous
owner and Chef Ramsey was not impressed
so what hurts more than anything was how
bad the food
was I can’t think of a worse vegetable
to serve raw than a slice crunchy egg
[Music]
plant why is your restaurant that’s on
his ass cooking frozen pasta with a ship
filling and frozen tuna two the biggest
insults well I have to cook it so are
you powerless to talk we talk but we
don’t have the power here to make
decisions we don’t got the last war
Jesus Christ Lisa come on who runs this
restaurant who’s in charge I’m in charge
so you’re giving them the permission to
cook like this yeah I guess [ __ ] me I’ve
had a [ __ ] lunch yeah I’m embarrassed
and you tell me you run the place yeah
but you don’t have the initiative to
identify the that [ __ ] why I didn’t know
you didn’t know no you don’t need a
degree to [ __ ] identify that crap
trust me I think he’s being a little
over dramatic we do overall have
customers that do enjoy the food and you
tell me you run the place I guess I
didn’t think of it as that horrible or
bad you’re dreaming
sweetheart coming up that is disgusting
Chef Ramsey makes a frightening find
filth we have customers to serve right
now and has to make a dramatic decision
you serve those customers right now I’m
out of here your choice but this time
excuse me he involves the customers are
you interested in being serve dinner
without filth then stop a vicious fight
in the kitchen erupts what do you want
what do you mean what do I want as Chef
Ramsey attempts to teach let’s clean it
but this young owner refuses to learn
was it really affecting our food tonight
no grow up Lisa with you that’s coming
up on Kitchen
Nightmares after an uninspiring lunch
Chef Ramsey is looking for some good
news in tonight’s dinner service enjoy
your dinner walk my name is Daman I’ll
be taking care of you tonight I’m going
to go with the auna muscot okay sure
[Music]
absolutely um the computers have been an
issue for me from day one uh it’s really
outdated the keyboard’s not even working
properly so you keep pressing pressing
pressing doesn’t
work it’s ridiculous
my gosh how old is this thing it’s uh I
think about 30 years old everything is
coded like numbers for each and every
order that’s correct sometimes all the
buttons don’t work Jesus Christ you have
a ticket for
108 they don’t have a ticket for 108 L
double check if you have my tickets 104
and 105 uh no it’s Absol Madness this
whole computerized system is a [ __ ]
nightmare I we hate the computer
whenever we kind of busy like really put
us behind the computer just
sucks while an Antiquated ordering
system creates Havoc for the front of
the house and the kitchen Chef Lise
pushes on and manages to get Entre out
to the dining room that’s cuz the
texture is just completely off I think
it’s really gummy
Frozen why would somebody want to make
that oh no very gummy it’s not gummy can
I have that back thank you can I have
that back please she’s right gummy she’s
being polite I think the Lisa doesn’t
know it or what’s going on with the
kitchen what’s this here Lou when was
all this done
Monday so we’re searing Tuna on a Monday
for Thursday
yeah what are you doing look at the
color of it get me Lisa please right
here I’m getting really nervous now this
is seared on Monday for Thursday we
can’t sear tuna to order that’s why it
doesn’t taste good does that make
business sense upstairs or it doesn’t
when was the last time you looked in
this fridge uh it never really examined
it no oh dear Lisa how long ago do you
think that was
sliced I don’t know roughly couple of
days couple of days it’s like pastrami
but then it’s
car a like I don’t know these things are
going on unless someone tells me and
they haven’t told me dinner service is
off to a rough start customers are
unhappy the food is far from fresh and
Lisa the owner is unaware of many of the
problems in her own
kitchen but as bad as it is it’s about
to get worse oh my
God that’s dis
justtin when was the last time this
place was
[Music]
clean stop you
stop everybody
stop Lisa come here 2 seconds come here
when was the last time this place was
cleaned they should be cleaning every
day but look just here just everywhere
disgusting look at it this is above food
I mean come on Louis I am not serving
food like this okay that is
disgusting I don’t think it really has
affected or gone in the food like how’
you know we have customers to serve
right now and people okay do me a favor
you serve those customers right now I’m
out of here your [ __ ] Choice cuz you
think I’m going to stand there want I
let what do you mean what do I
want [ __ ] it I’ll do it this way then
excuse
me excuse
me all these tables here can I borrow
for 2 seconds please follow
me sir come through Madam come through I
just stopped serving food in here
because of the [ __ ] and the
dust are you interested in being served
dinner without filth dripping in your
food does anyone to eat
[Music]
now that’s your customers you need me to
tell you
that laugh I’m not laughing I think
you’re a jerk you should be
embarrassed excuse
me it’s a little bit gross like that but
was it really affecting our food tonight
no like did he need to make a huge
spectacle and embarrass me in front of
all my customers no Lisa just I’m over
it Lisa what do you mean you come out
make us look like [ __ ] in front of like
friends and
customers Lisa first thing I said can we
stop serving food you’re totally
oblivious to what’s happening in your
business you may have bought the rest of
23 my darling but you’re not [ __ ]
running it grow up Lisa will
[Music]
you it’s an hour into dinner service
Chef Ramsey has uncovered an unsanitary
situation in the kitchen grow up Lisa
will you and Lisa has escaped to the
bathroom as for the kitchen they’re
about to get some much needed Direction
not from the owner but from Gordon don’t
St clean everybody grab a towel and
start
cleaning the kitchen it’s disgusting I
me we’re talking about inches of dirt
it’s gross I mean look at this he’s
right he [ __ ] filthy dinner service
is full forc right now we’ve got 93
people in the restaurant that need their
food and dinner service is stopped I
don’t know what else to do where is Lisa
gone upstairs in the restroom yet she’s
in the
restroom she’s in the restroom and the
restroom is in the [ __ ] suing precious
[Music]
princess so I can’t go out there we need
to face and fix it
can’t I have never seen Lisa like that
or upset like that ever she’s a very
tough person Lisa you’re really strong
of course you can handle it
I didn’t expect she was going to react
like this Dam it okay that’s fine yeah
that’s clean yeah yeah it’s cleanest
I’ve ever seen it l okay we start firing
up again now
yeah is L out the toilet yet not yet
she’s still there she’s still in there
that’s nearly an
hour I’ve been here for an hour hour and
20 minutes I’m not going we’ve been
waiting too long she okay is she going
to the bathroom do you want to go and
check on her or I can check on her would
you mind no
problem P let’s go I really like I know
he said he breaks me down like no one
else has me for I can’t go out there
she’s not going to come out for nothing
we are trying really hard so she giving
up
no come on BR a dismal dinner service
comes to an end not even an appetizer
with disappointed customers leaving
unsatisfied as for Lisa she finishes off
the service still sequestered in the
[Music]
bathroom I didn’t really expect it to be
this hard I try my best and I really
want the best for this restaurant you
got 2 minutes yeah I don’t know I feel
pretty helpless right
now
so that was a [ __ ] night mhm you got
upset and you disappeared yeah that’s
not the way to face problems what was I
supposed to do like what you want me to
go back and dust like I don’t get what
you’re trying to say okay right now so
is that the kind of trick that they
teach you in an honest degree to
disappear in a toilet like a precious
princess I don’t think of myself as like
a princess I really don’t like just
think I’m an average person working hard
to fulfill my dreams you bought the
restaurant young that was an easy part
purchasing the hardest part was the
following day running the [ __ ] thing
is I you know no one’s ever told you the
truth but more importantly I think
you’re in
denial why am I here because we need
help and I’m missing a key ingredient
obviously because we have a good
location I have a great staff I have a
good energy I I I love the
place something’s missing okay I’m going
to give you a business assignment
tonight back to the good old days USC I
need five real clear changes that you
want to make tomorrow to be
implemented okay tomorrow New Start
those five issues may start to really
help convince me why you did this 5
years ago okay good night good night
thank
[Music]
you
last night Lisa failed her test as a
restaurant owner but today Chef Ramsey
is hoping she will do a better job with
her homework
assignment um right where’s Lisa right
here good morning trust you to be in the
bathroom when I came in this
morning so last night we had a little
chat and I asked Lisa to come up with
five instrumental changes that she wants
to put into this place to make a
significant difference I want to hear
what those are I’ll give you one thank
you okay five things that I would like
to change about Leo today M be proud of
the food we’re serving keep a clean and
sanitary environment
everywhere the customers should be
impressed by the Ambiance and Decor not
disgusted we need to tighten up the menu
and stay with one theme it works okay
fifth it’s more for me to learn how the
kitchen operates yeah good job A+ you’ve
clearly shown me that you know the
problems the hardest thing now is
following it through yes last night was
rock bottom but I think you know I’m
going to have to embrace these changes
and make sure they happen there’s one
issue that I’m concerned about that you
haven’t managed to
tackle in fact let let me show you it’ll
be easier doing this
[Music]
way POS piece of [ __ ] that is the
biggest headache inside this restaurant
they press less buttons at Nasa
launching astronauts in space I swear to
God yes
yes stand
back let us do
it do
it when he start to just break the
computer I couldn’t believe it I was in
shock that was my dream come true let’s
go Lisa let the frustrations
go Priscilla’s next I won’t drink
anymore go go go go
go this is for all all the hard time I
had with this piece of [ __ ] I hate it BR
let’s
go I hate come on then Big Boy let’s go
don’t hurt yourself I hate this thing
[Music]
okay f with you that felt good well
done coming up there’s Mayhem at Le D
Manhattan oh I’m begging just to talk to
you other I’m begging in the kitchen
there’s a war of words stop it and then
the cooks resign they’re leaving who’s
leaving we’re giving up bye oh my God
they walked out L forcing Gordon to make
a desperate call for help uh listen I
need you right now the tide is rolling
in and this beach restaurant may be too
far underwater to
save while Professor Ramsey is impressed
with Lisa’s homework and her intentions
for the restaurant class now continues
in the kitchen where Gordon is ready to
educate Lisa and her chefs so two
changes tonight yes okay very very
simple we’ll do a Linguini of crab and
we’ll do a t tuna salad Nas okay sounds
good okay so first thing we’re going to
se the tuna nice and gently done
yeah is it always cooked at the same
temperature yeah the better the quality
the least it needs cooking okay I don’t
know much about food so I thought it was
extremely exciting and what an
opportunity to watch someone like Gordon
Ramsey to go with the tuna Nas we’ve got
a couple of potatoes on there it just
looks so fresh and flavorful frh vibrant
okay gorgeous done beautiful right
Linguini
yeah why wh in dungeoness Crab in fresh
lime juice right at the very end yeah
it’s beautiful
absolutely after a rough first day Lisa
now has a positive attitude and Chef
Ramsey is hoping right let’s have a
quick uh briefing she is ready for
another assignment Lisa the boss you’re
going to do something you haven’t done
in 5 years tonight you yeah here we are
are on the line that’s
right yeah you show serious I’m very
serious I’m a little nervous about
hurting myself I hate knives I cut
myself when I was like 3 years old so I
never would have expected to put me on
the line like that I’ll see you in a
minute we’re opening in 5
minutes hello hi hi like this way your
menu just so you ladies know in addition
to our menu we have few specials Chef
Ramsey has put Lisa in charge of tonight
specials that’s for you apron perfect he
wants her to begin to understand the
inner workings of her kitchen something
she has avoided in the past definitely
came as a shock to me I’m thinking about
the sear I’m going to have the crab
all right thank you very much fol you’re
welcome okay there we go first order ah
tuna yeah I didn’t understand what we
were doing I was I was really confused
why is this not turning on Lisa get
comfortable with it yes yeah comtable
why is this not turning on this is hot I
don’t know what to do with it keep it
here Lisa was like touching little
things like doing days oh ouch ow it’s
hot ow it’s hot well Lisa you got to
move fast
waa why is it
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flaming that’s going in the microwave
now yeah why isn’t it going there I
think it’s a very valid point why is it
going in the microwave why can’t it Go
the oven’s on yeah yeah it’s on can you
see what I’m trying to say it’s really
important for you to see this to see a
dish go directly to the microwave I was
just I was really shocked we’re not here
spending all this money on microwave
food why would we do that we’re so
[ __ ] used to microwaving [ __ ] how do
we flavor out with [ __ ] microwav so
good for you to see this I cannot tell
you it’s an hour into dinner service and
while Chef Ramsey specials prepared
capably by Lisa are a hit did you like
it that one’s really good the old menu
cooked by the kitchen staff is a
flop
fish supposed to be crunchy this is not
worth $24 so I was crazy I probably had
like seven items send it back I ordered
medium R which is terrible like no
problem I’ll take this back for you no
problem pleas Absolutely I’ll throw that
right back on the grill for you be right
back out in general the plates going
back to the kitchen was frustrating for
me medium rare please that’s rare it
seemed like something went wrong with
every one of my
tables it’s overcooked I am very
frustrated what’s one with then uh it’s
over cooked what is that this lamb is
overcooked please refire what
temperature you want medium hey you
didn’t write the temperature that’s why
well this is overcooked re fire show you
the ticket you never write out the
temperature now I realized that uro and
Louise like to shift blame all the time
like no one can take
responsibility right the ticket okay so
medium please okay we got it we got it
let’s go we got it can we just refire it
first and we’ll argue after service
please everyone is yelling in being
angry it just tears it apart like you
can’t do that we fireand
medium thank
you got
it it’s overcooked take that back for
you aside from the successful dinner
specials tonight’s dinner service has
been a disaster re fireand medium thank
you yes thank you and Chef Ramsey is
looking for someone to take control stop
it okay we’re going to make it right now
sorry guys thank you how’s that P coming
6 minutes 6 minutes two AI towers and
one Calamar right Lisa you in control
now yet yes good let’s go passes in the
window there it is yes got it up on I
feel like once I kind of learned my
dishes I was like come on what’s next
what’s next let’s get it together 127
yes go amazing very tasty very fresh
it’s good it’s really good what’s going
on now it’s vital to know what what
going on in the kitchen as a owner
operator I should have done it years ago
and thank you for coming out and
hopefully we see you again
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soon okay tonight you’re good thank you
but here’s the bad news I can’t think of
a worse scenario than having lazy chefs
it is the quickest way of closing down a
business I am willing to work with
Arturo and Louise but just everything
has to change
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Lisa’s ability to change has inspired
Chef Ramsey to implement the change of
his own a drastic remodel of Leo that he
and his team work through the night to
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complete good morning good morning today
big day Leo is relaunching ready yes do
it yes yes time to see the new Leo let’s
go come in come in come in
come in come in come in come in come
over oh my God it’s beautiful first
thing that herenda wall that was
dividing your restaurant has gone now
the whole thing just FS open easier to
get round W look oh that’s so cool new
seating brand new Bonet check out the
new China no more hideous colors all the
plates and all the little small bits of
China were from webst straw I was
totally speechless I love what what they
did with the curtains with the lighting
with the pictures one thing this area
hasn’t got and one thing you’ve got
every chance to succeeding in is
becoming Manhattan’s yeah local cool
Wine Bar serving great food great Wines
By the glasses more importantly a very
cool place to hang out I think a wine
bar is exactly what Manhattan Beach
needed there’s no place out there around
here that has that one more little
surprise you’ve got to see these the
system before was useless this is
phenomenal I’m so happy right now wow I
was so surprised when I saw the new
system no way I couldn’t believe it I
was in shock this is designed by Halo
it’s the most advanced restaurant POS
system anywhere in the world w wow I
believe in you I believe in the staff
you’ve got to pull this off we will oh
definitely we have
to not only will the new Decor be on
display tonight Chef Ramsey has
overhauled the food and designed an
exciting wine friendly menu for what he
is hoping will be the new Hot Spot in
Manhattan Beach wow it’s a lot of food
that’s so pretty let’s start off from
the top the homemade chicken sausage
grilled baby archo Vegetarian Delight
one of my favorites flat breads they are
fantastic you’ve got a to gain a serious
reputation mhm right Onre I your burger
grilled minute steak I think it’s going
to be a huge hit here I love the new
menu it’s so tasty it’s easy and I think
it’s
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perfect despite a poor performance last
evening Lisa is hoping her kitchen staff
are motivated by the changes and that
they will rise to the occasion for the
most important night in Leo’s history 1
2 three
Le do
it welcome to the new Leo thank you
enjoy some wine tonight yeah that’s
right we will this is our new menu we
have some new appetizers also Min okay
how would you like that to be cooked can
I have that rare please
yeah I’m nervous I’m so happy with this
computer okay we going guys yes yes
concentrate guys
yeah 20 minutes
Lou I need some stuff coming out here
guys there tickets was piled in the
kitchen oh je in spite of a new ordering
system 30 minutes into service no Entre
have left the kitchen and there appears
to be a communication breakdown what’s
happening here no one’s even working
together it starts off from the chef
calling out the order so away now one
scet one fedini one pen1 grilled State
nobody answers
me yes yeah yes yeah I’m begging just to
talk to each other I’m begging about the
[ __ ] menu being put up together
collectively at the same time that’s
what’s not
happening I was a little nervous right
then because with my relaunch I really
wanted to run smooth unfortunately
there’s no communication it’s
awful unbelievable dining room looks
absolutely beautiful fine great granted
but the kitchen an absolute [ __ ]
disaster five headless chickens with not
an ounce of leadership quality is right
now I’m depending on a 208y old lady to
save her Resturant the biggest test of
been career so
far okay 60 minutes into service the
kitchen staff is finally communicating
and sending out Entre however they are
not being well received by the dining
room are you
serious 11 I need 115 and 60 all of
these steaks are cold oh come on guys
what the [ __ ] overcooked as
well listen to me when a minute steak is
cooked it’s got to be served straight
away you can’t hold a minute steak three
Stakes on the fly as quick as you can
when people are getting their food
they’re getting undercooked overcooked
still sending it back they want the
whole new steak [ __ ] hell there’s
more food going in the [ __ ] trash
than it is going on the [ __ ] tabl we
either need our food in like 5 minutes
or our check 90 minutes into relaunch
diners are fed up with not being fed so
if you don’t want to wait and Lisa is
desperate for a kitchen to bounce back
oh my gosh look at
that those are the tickets oh Jesus they
don’t know what the [ __ ] they’re doing
are you kidding me right now this is
ridiculous like I just couldn’t believe
the the ignorance back there what are
you doing why aren’t you making food why
are you standing here you just looking
at tickets make some [ __ ] food I
don’t understand please our tur will you
please tell her to make some food I’m
trying right now I’m doing my stuff too
this is
stupid they just all standing there
they’re not doing anything I getting
paid as
well
Dam
I’m you know we’re out of here we we’re
out of this [ __ ] yeah we can take it
anymore H
H they’re they’re leaving who who’s
leaving why oh my God hello we’re giving
up bye too we’re giving up Sir yeah I
know you’re giving up
why why is this what they do Lou Louie
on my biggest night they walked out
please guys
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L I’m I’m there leaving who’s leaving we
giving out we’re giving out bye oh my
God it’s relaunch night at Leos and the
only thing that’s taken off is the
kitchen staff Lou
Lou please guys for them to walk out
like that with all those tickets like I
wasn’t sure what to do or what to expect
the head chef after 18 years bails out
that’s [ __ ]
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spineless hello Scot SCH Gordon uh
listen I need you right now jump in the
car and get down here quickly will you
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please Lisa I just phon Scott I’ve told
him to jump in his car and he’s getting
down here Chef Scott’s been my rightand
man for the Last 5 Years okay I’ve asked
him to be here as your consultant for
the next month to oversee this [ __ ]
place is he going to jump on the service
and get this place up to speed we cannot
afford to let this place go down no
chance with an empty kitchen and a full
dining room relaunch night at Leo is
heading towards disaster I don’t even
know what to do even though Chef Scott
is on his way they’re all running away
like cowards Gordon makes one more
attempt to get the disgruntled kitchen
staff back hey Lou yeah we need you Lou
you coming back this is music to my
ears I I would think thank you
ATO okay Scott AO
Scott’s here yeah look he’s here to help
let’s lift it up and let’s let’s let’s
get this back together yes okay okay
here we go listen up everybody I need a
Pudo pizza in the oven I need one
Margarita barbecued chicken I need a
lamb sandwich up top right now to see
Scott in the kitchen like take command
the way he did that shows what a head
chef should be doing hey is that pruto
pizza in the oven okay come on 3 minutes
4 minutes 3 minutes I saw a
communication I’d never seen in that
kitchen before with Scott at the rains
it’s okay let’s pick up farala rosemary
chicken steak medium rare gome with the
Pudo Pizza table 106 thank you
y Chef Scott helped the kitchen make a
massive comeback I have a clam two
Tartar and asparagus key and the evening
ended successfully wow how was your
steak
excellent I think tonight overall was a
good learning
experience thank you guys okay I’m near
my last table served tonight so I’m
looking forward to talking with Gordon
about what I should do in moving forward
with this restaurant because we really
really need a solid kitchen
staff okay Lisa honestly you have
seriously grown up this week more than I
ever expected to do you show such
commitment you do your homework you show
up on time and more importantly you are
a very fast learner however it’s not the
same with the tea
your kitchen staff in a normal situation
would have been expelled then walking
out like that in the middle of service
was disgusting I 100% agree that was
horrible your dream effectively is in
their hands I’m so disappointed tonight
I can’t put up with that [ __ ] I’m not
sure whether Lis and Arturo are going to
be part of the new Leo but now that I
have a much better understanding from
Gordon I am going to really Embrace
these changes and make this place
successful I am so impressed with the
way you’ve handled what you’ve had to do
in this short period of time you stay in
control and you hold the rains firmly I
seriously believe in you thank you I
can’t wait to come back I can’t wait to
have you back I’ll be your honor student
when Gordon walks back in here whenever
he comes back in months from now and
sees this restaurant buzzing that’s
going to be my proudest moment good
night while then I done thank you so
much good luck spend time in that
kitchen oh I will okay GE thank
you tonight was actually the first night
this place felt like Lisa’s Restaurant
sadly there are still leftovers from the
past that keep on dragging her down and
for her to move on and be a success she
has to drop her excess baggage and move
on what the [ __ ] was on in that
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bathroom after Gordon left in the days
that followed Scott took the next few
weeks to train a newly motivated Louis
and aruro that’s for the clams and
muscles yeah okay keep it here yeah
that’s fine no problem welcome to the
new Leo and with Lisa’s Newfound kitchen
expertise from now on 100% just come
straight to me I can listen and make
changes Manhattan Beach’s newest wine
bar has seen a boost in Revenue I’ve
learned so much from Gordon Ramsey the
whole experience has been amazing like
it’s it’s lifechanging really this man
has has given us everything all the
tools in the world like a dream come
true now let’s do it I really feel like
I do own the role of being the
restaurant owner
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now